Mayday! Musings (Blog)

Many of these items aren’t *just* for men, but since craft shows usually ignore the dudes, here is just a tiny sampling of the awesome gifts you can find for the dude in your life at Mayday! Underground.

Left to right, top to bottom: Old Soul Clay, Metal Some Art, On Hand Lotions, Sage Studios, Dirty Ass Soaps, Mmim, Sunshyne Silverwear, Jackbear Stamps, Moya Lazy Factory, The Nerdy Octopus, Isaac Biddwell, Terremum, Cabbages and Kings, Prismatic Gardens, McGibbom Made, Peaches Products

Stay tuned for a series of themed git guides, filled with awesome handmade items you can pick up at Mayday! Underground.

Handmade crafts are generally seen as a greener alternative to mass produced plastic stuff, but these artists take it a step further by using homegrown materials, old and vintage ephemera and objects, hand dug clay, and natural elements.

Clockwise from top left: Circuit Breaker Labs, The Knotty Owl, Zufoos, Sunshyne Silverwear, Old Soul, Making the Nest of it, On Hand Lotions, Terremum. Center: Prismatic Gardens. Click the image to make it bigger.

Summery finds from Rochester artists:

p.s. Apply for the November Mayday before September 1!