SATURDAY DECEMBER 4th

10am-4pm

Taking place under the oak trees along Mission Creek, The Lower Lodge is excited to announce our 4th annual Poetics of the Handmade, a seasonal makers' market celebrating the handmade.

“Give the gift of goods homegrown, handcrafted, and heartfelt.” Santa Barbara Independent

At the market this year, The Lower Lodge will be selling hand-dipped beeswax candles and ceramic candlestick holders, Cache Cache Vintage will be back with her amazing collection from jeans to one-off pieces, Jennifer Morris will be returning with beautiful sculptural fruit stands, baskets, and vases. We welcome back Shepherdess Hides, based in Ojai, who runs wildlife grazing projects to help with fire mitigation in the hills around the Ojai Valley and beyond, she will be selling her amazingly lush sheep skins that are humanly and ethically made. We also welcome Pura Luna Apothecary who will be selling special herbal tea blends and botanicals for the body. Other returning makers include Bonnie Longino, known for her playful ceramic people, Lorah Stone and her hand-printed pattern pillows, Fold, with her handcrafted linens and Jos Ceramics. A few new artist’s and maker’s include Zoe Ortiz with beautiful hand sewn mini-quilts and and sweet up-cycled fabric scrunchies and Hannah Anderson whose explorations include 3-D printed ceramics and a painterly glazes. 

Our food pop-up this year we are lucky to have Majak Mamas making a special African Bento Box, and their daughters, Lulu (of Lulu’s Granolas) and Achok will be collaborating on a special breakfast bowl. Dune Coffee will be here too with a coffee cart for your cozy morning fix. We will also be serenaded again this year by The Brambles, yay! Plus there will be a free craft table for children. 

Please join us for this day of merriment!

SOLAR STICKS

Beeswax candles are said to have healing properties by producing negative ions that purify the air and improving one's health, energy, and mood. Rich in color and with a honey scent, each pair of candles is individually hand dipped and imbued with intention.

In this autumn's Lower Lodge's workshop series, PANTRY, we will be focusing on preserving and fermenting fruits and vegetables. Fermentation is an ancient way of preserving foods and is proven to improve and dirversity the gut's microbiom leading to better health.