Cat Rocketship, illustrator and artist from Des Moines, will be bringing her original artwork to the Pear Fair this year as a first-year Pear Fair Vendor. She's recently been working on tarot illustrations, and has a slew of other amazing artwork as well. She is a regularly featured artist in Des Moines's famous Portrait Studio pop-ups.
Materials: New
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Website: www.esthervuong.com
Instagram: @esthersometimesdraws
Amigarumi, Sock Creatures, Ceramics & Jewelry
Materials: New
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Etsy: etsy.com/shop/SquiddieArt
Website: squiddieart.jigsy.com/
CFM Designs repurposes vintage hardcover books by turning them into spiral-bound journals and sketchbooks. Each set of book covers is lined with decorative paper, and journals are filled with plain artist's paper before being bound. In addition to journals, CFM Designs repurposes old book pages and maps into multimedia canvas paintings.
Materials: Thrifted, Vintage, Upcycled, Recycled, Repurposed
Location: West Des Moines, IA
Facebook: facebook.com/CFMDesigns
Instagram: @claire_mraz
Louie Moon Shop is a sassy, sweet, and sometimes R-rated smorgasbord of pillows, nasty banners, jewelry, and clay miniatures.
Materials: New, Upcycled, Recycled, Repurposed
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Website: etsy.com/shop/louiemoonshop
Tia Rose Woods is an Iowa-based Multimedia artist working primarily in painting and poetry. She is influenced by DIY culture and the use of accessible materials.
Materials: New, Natural, Found, Thrifted, Vintage, and Repurposed
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Instagram: @bewareofdogsign
Cedar Falls Food Co-op, a community-centered market, provides healthy, responsibly sourced goods built on the ideals of sustainability, education, and accessibility. Cedar Falls Food Co-op envisions a conscious and nurturing marketplace that cultivates a just, vibrant, and sustainable community and is looking to establish a 10,000-14,000 square foot, full-service food co-op grocery in or near downtown Cedar Falls focusing on local, healthy, and organic food. The Cedar Falls Food Co-op is a startup and will be selling member shares and tees at the Pear Fair.
Materials: New, Natural
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Website: cedarfallsfood.coop
Facebook: facebook.com/CedarFalls.Coop
