Artisans Market on the Square at Bean Fest Oct. 24-25, 2025

Artisans Market on the Square during Bean Fest Oct 24-25, 2025 features arts and crafts from Arkansas Craft Guild members and approved guests on the grass north of the Courthouse next to Mountain View Music. Hours are Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Dana Finimore, Rare Birds Studio, is multi-talented with her jewelry, pottery, and paintings. She grew up locally, taught at the college level for many years in Mississippi, ran her own gallery, and recently came home to share her talents. (left)

Ozark Pantry’s Marie Busch comes up with new flavors of jams, jellies, soups, dry rubs and mixes, often with some spicy heat. (below)

Tom and Sage Holland, Glass Beadmakers, make bead jewelry and sculptural pieces that demonstrate the techniques of master glass workers. (above L)

Oddbowlz Ceramics’s Greg Hall functional pottery includes bowls, mugs and soup bowls in several colors.

Mike Mowery, MTM Woodworks, brings his turned wooden kitchenware, cutting boards, and board games using native woods in combination. (right)

Matthew Hansen, Hillbilly Ozark Art returns with his paintings of old trucks, barns and nostalgic scenes of these hills. (right)

Returning are Norma and Martie Matthews, NM Quilts and Embroidering, which includes Martie’s useful and decorative wooden wares. (right)

Craig Dunn, Craig's Uncontrolled Creation's bring his wooden shapes zapped with electricity, featuring Razorbacks, the state of Arkansas and more interesting painted wood. (right)

(below) Ed Alexander, Melbourne, crafts live edge wooden tables with bent iron bases. This example uses turquoise particles to fill the cracks. He’ll also have gates and chairs for sale at Artisans Market. Ed is a well-known photographer, whose work is available in the Arkansas Craft Guild & Gallery. Wildcat-Mountain-Photography.com is his site for viewing natural views of Arkansas.

New member of the Guild, Laurie Prather, The Cracked Pot Farmacy, is from Vilonia. She’s became a member while participating in the Guild’s Annual Christmas Showcase at the Fairgrounds in Little Rock. She makes herbal products, soaps, plus plant material fiber art. This was to be her first Artisans Market, but last minute she can't come due to illness. (right)

Jay Petty, Wood Turner, Horseshoe Bend, will bring natural live edge turned wooden bowls to the Artisans Market for the first time. He shows his delight in the beauty of wood, even when it’s not perfect. (left)

Anthony DiPietro, Woods Magic, is from Yellville and new to the Artisans Market. He makes hand carved wooden spoons including serving spoons, cooking spoons, spatulas, baby spoons, jam and jelly spoons, butter knives, and handmade wooden buttons. He often demonstrates his craft during shows. (right)

Also returning, Paula Wooley, Buttercup Creations, (above) makes wood charcuterie trays, stools and more leaving the natural shape of the wood intact. Gynna Southerland, A Touch O'Glass, brings stained glass including fancy wooden frames, including hand-cut scroll work returned after 2 years absence. (below) Last minute family health emergency means Gynna will not be in attendance. We hope all goes well with her loved ones.

I Paint Them by Belinda Lawson returns after 3 years absence. She paints on a variety of surfaces, for outdoor or indoor enjoyment. (above)

Diane Brumley-Tate, Garden Gate, folk painter who works in wood, uses old barnwood and other cut-out shapes for her rustic sign art. (right)

Sandra Brooks, folk painter on various media, including gourds and wood will have seasonal painted decorations. She returns after 3 years as well.

Work by members can also be purchased at the Arkansas Craft Guild & Gallery, 104 E. Main, just a half block East of the Square in Mountain View, sponsor of the Market. For applications and photos of previous Markets, on Facebook - go to

www.facebook.com/artisansmarketonthesquare.

Visit arkansascraftguild.org. Live videos may be viewed on Instagram.com/arkansascraftguild.