We first met Joy McCalvin (Waterford, MI) as a first time exhibitor at the 2017 Art & Apples Festival® selling her one-of-a-kind cork handbags, wallets, and purses and we were so excited when she returned for our Holiday Art Market that she just had to stay. Now McCalvin is continuing her display in the Art Market at PCCA. Each bag is handmade from soft cork fabric, which has a similar look and texture to leather. The cork is harvested from Cork Oak Trees, which can live for 300 years and are only harvested every nine years- making this both a unique fabric choice as well as sustainable and eco-friendly.
McCalvin’s work is now available for view, purchase, and custom order in the Art Market located at 407 Pine Street, as well as online on Etsy.