The Rabbit Hole Vintage Marketplace
“I have a passion for restoring and revitalizing vintage furniture so that it can be appreciated and bring warmth to someone’s modern-day décor,” Lisa says. “The character of older pieces can’t be matched because the talented craftsmen are no longer making furniture and today’s materials are no match to what was used in the past.”
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Rich Kriebs isn’t above doing some “dumpster diving” if that’s what it takes to secure an interesting piece of vintage wood. He uses the wood, along with old hardware and other vintage finds, to create unique pieces of folk art.
“I’m a scavenger at heart, so hunting for the materials is half the fun,” Rich says. “I gather old wood from a variety of sources as they pop up…my basement is filled with wood in a wide variety of colors and textures.”
Each of Rich’s pieces maintains its “as-found” textures, patinas and colors. No new paint is applied, only a flat clear-coat to seal and protect the old surfaces.
“I draw my own patterns and select the materials to assure that each piece is a one-of-a-kind piece of primitive folk art,” he says. “My mother was an artist, and I guess I inherited some of her creativity.”
Come see Salvage Arts on June 15 from 10AM – 4PM at McConkey’s Market in Washington Crossing Historic Park (PA).
Mark Bair left the corporate world in 2009 to follow his passion for woodcarving. He’s never looked back.
“I’ve always had a love for art and working with my hands,” says Mark. “I love working with wood, but really enjoy what found objects can bring to my pieces…I consider myself a wood sculptor/mixed media artist.”
Each of Mark’s unique pieces starts out as a block of wood and an idea. He then creates a foundation using traditional hand carving tools. At that point, he merges in salvaged items such as roofing copper, architectural elements or vintage hardware. Acrylics and oils bring his work to life and antiquing each piece marries it with the salvaged items and gives it a historical feel.
“Adding items with a past life makes each piece a special, never-to-be-duplicated work of art,” he says.
McConkey's Market is held in the heart of Washington Crossing Historic Park (PA). The park marks the site where George Washington made his heroic Christmas Day crossing of the river. Vendors are surrounded by the park's Colonial-era buildings against the backdrop of the beautiful Delaware River.
Washington Crossing has been named the #2 wealthiest zip code in the Philadelphia region by the Philadelphia Business Journal. Plus, the eclectic and artistic community of New Hope is located less than 10 minutes north of the park.
The park is minutes from I-95 and set on River Road, a busy thoroughfare.
