50+ Makers

Makers & Vendors

Meet the craftspeople behind the work. Every maker at Festival of Hands is juried, local, and making things by hand.

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Spotlight Makers

Sierra Clay Co.

Elena Vasquez

ceramicsLive Demo

Elena has been throwing stoneware in her Midtown studio for over a decade. Her work draws from the high-desert landscape — muted earth tones, raw textures, and forms that feel like they belong to the land.

Wheel-thrown stoneware, functional ware, sculptural vessels

Reno, NVBooth A-01

High Desert Wood

Cal Brennan

woodworkingLive Demo

Cal works exclusively with salvaged and locally sourced timber from the Sierra Nevada. Every piece carries the grain and history of its original tree.

Furniture, carved bowls, live-edge slabs

Sparks, NVBooth B-04

Basin & Range Textiles

Soo-Jin Park

textilesLive Demo

Soo-Jin weaves on a floor loom using natural fibers and plant-based dyes sourced from the Great Basin. Her work is slow, deliberate, and deeply rooted in place.

Hand-woven blankets, scarves, natural dye workshops

Reno, NVBooth C-02

Truckee Iron Works

Marcus Webb

metalworkLive Demo

Marcus learned blacksmithing from his grandfather and has been forging functional ironwork for 20 years. His pieces are built to last generations.

Forged tools, hardware, sculptural ironwork

Truckee, CABooth D-01
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Sierra Clay Co.

Elena Vasquez

ceramics

Elena has been throwing stoneware in her Midtown studio for over a decade. Her work draws from the high-desert landscape — muted earth tones, raw textures, and forms that feel like they belong to the land.

Wheel-thrown stoneware, functional ware, sculptural vessels

Reno, NVBooth A-01
Demo

High Desert Wood

Cal Brennan

woodworking

Cal works exclusively with salvaged and locally sourced timber from the Sierra Nevada. Every piece carries the grain and history of its original tree.

Furniture, carved bowls, live-edge slabs

Sparks, NVBooth B-04
Demo

Basin & Range Textiles

Soo-Jin Park

textiles

Soo-Jin weaves on a floor loom using natural fibers and plant-based dyes sourced from the Great Basin. Her work is slow, deliberate, and deeply rooted in place.

Hand-woven blankets, scarves, natural dye workshops

Reno, NVBooth C-02
Demo

Truckee Iron Works

Marcus Webb

metalwork

Marcus learned blacksmithing from his grandfather and has been forging functional ironwork for 20 years. His pieces are built to last generations.

Forged tools, hardware, sculptural ironwork

Truckee, CABooth D-01
Demo

Sage Leather Studio

Dani Okafor

leather

Dani hand-stitches every piece using traditional saddle-making techniques. Her bags, wallets, and belts are built for daily use and designed to age beautifully.

Hand-stitched bags, wallets, belts, custom orders

Reno, NVBooth A-06

Molten Basin Glass

Theo Nakamura

glass

Theo has been blowing glass for 15 years. His work ranges from functional vessels to large-scale sculptural installations. Watching him work is an experience in itself.

Blown glass vessels, goblets, sculptural pieces

Carson City, NVBooth E-03
Demo

Flat Iron Press

Rosa Delgado

printmaking

Rosa runs a one-woman letterpress and screen-printing studio out of a converted garage in South Reno. Her prints are bold, graphic, and unapologetically regional.

Letterpress, screen printing, limited-edition posters

Reno, NVBooth B-09

Ore & Stone Jewelry

Amara Singh

jewelry

Amara works with raw Nevada minerals — turquoise, obsidian, and petrified wood — set in hand-fabricated sterling silver. Every piece is a small piece of the desert.

Sterling silver, Nevada stone settings, wearable sculpture

Reno, NVBooth C-07

Pinyon Pottery

Grace Littlefeather

ceramics

Grace draws on her Paiute heritage to create hand-built ceramics that blend traditional forms with contemporary surface treatments. Her work is quiet, powerful, and deeply personal.

Hand-built ceramics, pit-fired vessels, traditional forms

Fallon, NVBooth A-03

Ridgeline Workshop

Pete Sorensen

woodworking

Pete builds heirloom-quality furniture and small goods from Sierra Nevada hardwoods. His joinery is entirely hand-cut — no pocket screws, no shortcuts.

Hand-cut joinery furniture, cutting boards, wooden toys

Incline Village, NVBooth B-06

Copper State Forge

Lena Marsh

metalwork

Lena specializes in copper and bronze work — hand-raised vessels, decorative hardware, and wearable pieces that blur the line between craft and fine art.

Hand-raised copper vessels, bronze casting, decorative hardware

Reno, NVBooth D-04

Desert Thread Co.

Yuki Tanaka

textiles

Yuki combines traditional Japanese shibori dyeing with Great Basin plant pigments to create one-of-a-kind textile art. No two pieces are ever the same.

Shibori dyeing, indigo, botanical pigments, wall hangings

Sparks, NVBooth C-05
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Are You a Maker?

Applications for the inaugural Festival of Hands are open. We're looking for juried makers across all craft disciplines — if you make things by hand, we want to hear from you.

Festival of Hands

Reno's inaugural celebration of craft, artisanship, and the people who make things.

Made by Reno. Built by Hand.

The Festival

October 4–5, 2025Downtown Reno Arts DistrictReno, NevadaFree Admission

© 2025 Festival of Hands. Reno, NV. All rights reserved.

Inaugural Edition — October 2025