Welcome to the Walking Tour for our Independent Businesses.
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Studios: First Floor
The first floor is home to Navigation Brewing which is open Thursday – Sunday.
Studio: 107
Studio Name: Elephant Memories
JoBeMac Studios is dedicated to providing you the very best original custom engraving and woodworking items, with an emphasis on quality, craftsmanship and custom designs.Post Covid-19 We will be offering classes in different mediums including but not limited too; epoxy resin ocean pours, epoxy resin river tables, fairy house making, resin stain glass designs, 3D wood ornaments
Studio: 165
Artist : Lynn Iverson
Studio Name: Eir’s Garden
At Eir’s Garden you can find the best in handcrafted, natural products such as soap, laundry & dishwasher detergents, lotions, flower essences, creams & salves, teas, tinctures, etc.; Lynn is also taking appointments for private herbal consultations and is available for on or off site classes or presentations.
Studio: 173
Artist: Bob Gouveia
Studio Name: Wretched Hive CreationsJust a group of creative artists that are experts at designing, creating, and constructing custom silicone and latex masks and prosthetics for any and every occasion. Whether used on set, on stage, for haunted attractions, cosplay, or just to scare the living crap out of people on Halloween, we’ll deliver an incredible custom piece that’s all you.
Studio: 195
Artist: Bernard Aguiar
Studio Name: Mill City MercantileMILL CITY MERCANTILE is a maker of home fragrance including candles, reed diffusers, and room and linen sprays. Our goods are small-batch made and hand-poured in our Lowell, Massachusetts workshop using all natural, non-toxic ingredients and materials.
Studios: Second Floor
The second floor also is home to Nibbana Cafe which is open Thursday – Sunday, the Loading Dock Gallery which is open Wednesday – Sunday, as well as Refuge Lowell – an after school arts program for teenagers.
Studio: 201
Studio Name: Refuge Art School
Refuge Art School is an art classroom that provides a safe place for local, young talent to develop as visual artists.
Refuge began as a literal “refuge” for student artists seeking space, guidance and direction. After five years, Refuge has grown to offer a unique combination of classes designed with empathy at the center. We believe that art is essential to the development of critical thinking skills, creative self-expression and empathetic practice.
Studio: 223
Studio Name: Queen Adeline
Queen Adeline is a sustainable fashion brand dedicated to creating one-of-a-kind styles for women on the go. Each piece is inspired by the vibrant culture of Africa and is made using holistic and sustainable processes.
Studios: Third Floor
Studio: 318
Artist: Todd Davis
Studio Name: Middlesex BinderyMiddlesex Bindery is a full service bindery located in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Studio: 324
Artist: Mary Dumas
Studio Name: Studio Book Works / Pop Culture PlacePop Culture Place is open every Weekend for collectibles in anime, comics, manga, gaming and all things that makeup our popular culture. But all of this is really just a prelude to our real purpose. We want to create comics and graphic novels, and we want to build a community of artists, writers, letterers, colorists, and producers. So we host the Studio Book Works weekly to get interested creators involved.
Studio: 325
Artist: Jan Whitted
Studio Name: Creative AdventuresIn my own art I use colored sand and papers of all types, along with fabric and found objects. Painting with sand –which I think of as a way to connect to the earth–is tactile and soothing. People of all ages and abilities can use sand painting as a way to achieve calm in the midst of chaos.
My business, Creative Adventures, offers sand painting skits and decoupage papers to art enthusiasts, and bulk supplies and kits to stores and studios.
Studios: Fourth Floor
Studio: 414
Artist: Pompei Stained & Fused Glass
Studio Name: Pompei Stained & Fused GlassThe Pompei Stained & Fused Glass studio was founded by Joseph Pompei & Ivy Pompei in 1979. As committed artisans, their pursuit of excellence, and unique approach to incorporating the prismatic quality of glass texture into their windows are what sets the Pompei studio from other glass studios.
Studio: 497
Artist: Katie Blue Nagy
Studio Name: Katie Blue ArtHand Painted Jackets and Accessories (Denim and Leather) Custom Designs & Limited Editions.
Studios: Fifth Floor
Studio: 576
Artist: Tim Palin
Studio Name: Tim Palin CreativeI have three dogs and a husband . . . and will walk hot coals for chicken wings.
(mmm…chicken wings)
I was born a small baby in Salem, Massachusetts. I’m not a witch.
I promise.
But it’s true. I grew up in Peabody a few minutes down the road from the witch gallows. To avoid public shaming, don’t pronounce it “Pea-Body,” but rather PEEbuhdee.
I was a creative little tyke, drawing monsters and dinosaurs and monkeys…lots and lots of monkeys. I drew sad self-portraits that I would slip under the door to the outside world when I was sent to my room. (They had to know how sad I was, right?) From elementary school all the way up through college, I took as many art classes as I could find . I wasn’t a math whiz. And I certainly wasn’t taking the science world by storm. But, hand me a ball of clay, or a sketchpad, or egg cartons and Popsicle sticks and suddenly I could create the world that was inside my head. I loved it all. I loved making stuff.
Lofts
The Lofts are only open to the public during First Saturday or other special events as posted.
Loft: 112
Artist: Paul Carlson
Paul Carlson, pianist, has dedicated his performance career to presenting concerts with unique programming. He appears frequently as a solo recitalist and also as a collaborative musician. Freshness characterizes his programs, which often strike a balance between the familiarity of great music of the standard repertoire, and the exciting discovery of new or neglected works. He also has a special interest in music originating in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Very much in this vein, his CD features the First Piano Sonata by Charles Ives and the Preludes by Ruth Crawford Seeger. It is available online through all the major outlets. His original research focuses on the early performance style of the piano music of Claude Debussy.
Loft: 121
Artist: Antoinette Indge
Studio Name: Small GloriesEach small glories terrarium is a self-contained, green world of plants, ferns and mosses. The stable humidity creates a perfect miniature ecosystem for many of the plants people struggle to grow as houseplants in dry indoor air. Terrariums are very low maintenance and are self-sustaining, needing very little care beyond an occasional misting with water. If you have a “black thumb” and usually find houseplants difficult to keep alive, this is an easy way to have beautiful plants in your home.
