Deidree Bennett is a self-taught artist, curator, and jewelry designer. She was recently the featured jewelry artist of OFF RAMP at Long View Gallery, Get Trunk at Napoleon, and juried into the Columbia Festival of the Arts for the second year in a row. Additionally, her pieces have been selected by three designers to complement their clothing lines on the runway at Fashion Fights Poverty.

Unique artisan  jewelry designs utilizing sterling silver and gemstones are her specialty. Her recycled vinyl record and recycled sterling silver jewelry designs are currently available in the retail shop at Vis Arts in Rockville, MD. She is consistently inspired by the beauty found in natural forms.  Custom orders, and attention to clients needs, are the foundation of her success. She has worked in nearly every medium, including but not limited to: photography, clay, sculpture, jewelry design and production, metalsmithing, murals, prop design, and oil painting.  Her blog, www.dcartdiva.blogspot.com, details exciting, lesser known events in the DC Arts scene.  Find her newest lines on Facebook by becoming a fan of “MiSHi Artisan Jewelry has FAB admirers!”.

“I am thrilled to be selected as a designer for the Temporium, as this brilliant concept is a perfect fit for DC! Everone wins when people buy unique  items directly from the artists.” – D.B

Holland Cox is the home of colorful and whimsical handcrafted handbags and accessories from DC designer Valerie Williams. The Holland Cox collection includes seven handbag styles and more than a dozen accessories, with new items being added all the time. Every item is made completely by hand, and are always limited edition or one-of-a-kind. Valerie is inspired by wildly patterned fabric and bright colors, and the drive to create accessories that add fun and energy to outfits while remaining stylish and elegant. Holland Cox customers are on a quest to find their own look, and to have fun doing it.

Check out Holland Cox’s Etsy site HERE!

Buprestes Collection is the creation of two Peruvian designers, Alexandra Corzo and Joanne Mckay, who craft jewelry that conveys an identity arisen from two distinct personalities and styles that unite to yield pieces with a harmonic sensation and stylish flair.  Simplicity and harmony infuse the designs of Buprestes.  Joanne and Alexandra originated Buprestes while curiously exploring new forms that exhibit inherent personality, style, simplicity, in a truly distinct form.  Their innovative production aims to create a variable, organic, free and fun commercial line. The bupreste is a metallic hued insect that despite its simple and small appearance has a notably playful personality and magical presence.

Both artists got together to combine their knowledge of art and passion for jewelry.  Even though each one of them continues to work on their own art, they decided to create Buprestes. Their idea for this line is based on one concept:

Let’s make this simple, playful, thoughtful and beautiful.

Showing August 5-8

The Creative House of ARTISTIC SOLE is comprised of a group of “creatives” who collaborate with a common goal of creating art for the PEOPLE. Encompassing the idea and spirit of low/new brow art; even the classically trained artists within Artistic Sole push the limits by thinking outside of the box. At the forefront of Artistic Sole’s current movement is the MISS-Adventures of Indian Pussy. The alter ego of Artistic Sole’s visionary, Imani K. Brown, Indian Pussy was originally created and gifted by a good friend and fellow artist, TokyoIII, in 2004.

Indian Pussy is committed to providing some of the best imagery in street art, customized goodies, inspired pieces and tattoos! She, like I.K.B., is dedicating her livelihood to creating and artistically serving the people – all of you, YES, YOU! And now, the MISS-Adventures of Indian Pussy, is the digital comic created by a group of high school friends turned pro-artists. The comic is a true representation of how art imitates life through the viewpoint of animal characters based on the personalities and actions of Artistic Sole’s collective members, family, and friends. Through the MISS-Adventures, the reader is captivated by the behind the scenes look at the Artistic Sole movement – progressively growing both personally and artistically.

The Artistic Sole fashion line, DOPAMINE, is created in the spirit of Indian Pussy and her infectious happiness and excitement to artistically conquer the world. In bringing the line’s product to life, the creative team has taken note that Indian Pussy is a custom, DIY, make-it-your-own kind of kitty. To stay true to that the garments are simple playful pieces with very little patterns that allows for all the accessories that can take any outfit from Urban to Chic in 0.2 seconds. It’s truly the essence of staying true to you, presenting a level of confidence, individuality, and creativity.

Since January 2, 2004 Jon Wye has been building a workshop on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, where he produces a line of handmade graphic leather belts, t-shirts, wrist cuffs, wallets, and a line of dog collars named for his beloved dog FredFred, who passed in early May 2010, just as Jon and company were finalizing the opening of their first brand retail location in New York City.  Nearly all of the items Jon Wye designs are manufactured in his small workshop, with an amazing team, which he has gathered alone his journey.  The emphasis is on handmade and made in the USA.  If you are looking for the latest Jon Wye designs you can check out his NYC store at 47 West 20th St, New York, NY (in the Limelight Marketplace), setup and appointment to visit his workshop, or shop online at www.jonwye.com.

In the spring of 2003, Dopeville was started by Deinde Dawodu and Olmedo Nazati, in Washington D.C. The name ‘Dopeville’ is a derivative of the classic street vernacular, “Dope”, made famous, and forever synonymous with hip-hop youth street culture. From the mid 1980′s to today, “Dope” is a positive expression used to denote a certain level of excellence, coolness, hippness, street savvy, admiration, understanding, and respect. The Ville in ‘Dopeville’ denotes a place or location. It is not a physical location, but a place within each individual. The Definition of ‘Dopeville’ is the location of excellence.

Check out Dopeville’s website at dopeville.com

de*nada is an emerging accessories line, specializing in handmade knits
for women and men. de*nada is the vision of its founder, Virginia Blanca
Arrisueño, who in spring 2005 sought to blend contemporary styles with
ethnic elements to offer stylish yet high-quality merchandise. de*nada
products can be found at select retailers worldwide, and was recently
featured on The Today Show, Daily Candy, and in the Washington Post.

To view collection, please visit www.denadadesign.com