Meet Five Austin Creators And Their Favorite Small Businesses From The Front
How do you unapologetically support the small businesses you want to see in the world?
To close out our Spring Season, we’ve invited five creators based in Austin, Texas to share their favorite vendors from The Front Market’s latest lineup.
Meet All Five Creators, As Well As Their Faves:
WHO: CORRIE POCTA
My name is Corrie Pocta and I am a ceramicist based out of Dallas, Texas. I spent the past 7 years as a high school art teacher and this May marks one year of pursuing my art/ small business full-time.
Corrie’s Front Finds:
WHO: SWATHI KONDURI OF SWATCASSO
I am an artist from Orlando, Florida who loves bold colors and experimenting with a variety of mediums such has acrylic paint, colored pencil, photography and digital art. I am inspired by art that makes me feel deeply and aspire to create pieces that do the same! After quitting my tech sales job, I now make art full time and sell art prints at markets all around Austin.
Swathi’s Front Finds:
WHO: AREN OF SCRUNCH AREN SCRUNCH
Hello!! My name is Aren and I’m the owner of Scrunch Aren Scrunch! I make home goods and accessories out of fabric remnants and secondhand yarn. I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and ended up in Austin for college in 2014. While I ended up studying photography in college sewing has always been something I was interested in. From sketching outfits in elementary school to going to a high school that had a fashion design program where I had a class to sew in everyday for 4 years. I knew that I wanted to create for others and I finally took the leap and created my very own small business in 2019! I started off with just scrunchies, eventually branched out to pillows and now I’ve added punch needle wall hangings and magnets to my shop!
Aren’s Front Finds:
WHO: MARCELLA AND KARA OF GOOD girls ATX
Marcella Bechtel: We are Marcella Bechtel and Kara Wright, founders of GOOD girls ATX. We are a community-driven organization dedicated to helping individuals build wardrobes that are GOOD for the planet and its people.
Kara Wright: We’re here to normalize sustainable lifestyle practices beginning with how we interact with the fashion industry. Our bread and butter is clothing swaps, but we’ve been trying out new concepts like skills workshops and the upcoming Earth Day Upcycling Party. At every event, we promise to be radically transparent, intentionally inclusive and data-driven.
Good Girls’ Front Finds:
EVERYTHING WE DO SUPPORTS WOMEN AND LGBTQ+ CREATIVES, DESIGNERS, ARTISTS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS FROM THE TEXAS SOUTH.
You can browse the 160+ vendors from our Spring Season lineup here.
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