Welcome to El Taller’s Arts Bodega! When COVID was seriously impacting small businesses negative, we took this chance to close for indoor dining and create a space that continues to stay committed to our local arts culture. Our Arts Bodega remains even now. Come into our shop and have the latest and most up to date picks of our unique local artist products. Support your local artists and El Taller by shopping small. Below are our featured vendors!

Rooted Body Co.

My name is Kelly, I’m a self taught artisan from Lawrence. My focus is creating handmade skin, body, and wellness products with all the goodness that comes from Mother Earth. My products are both uplifting and soothing, and are made from scratch using sustainable raw and organic ingredients. https://rootedbodyco.com/ 

Healing Body Butter $21

Highly nourishing body butter made from scratch with our homemade calendula oil, raw shea butter, organic mango butter, and is infused with skin nurturing herbs that helps fade dark marks, calm redness, maintain skin elasticity, and moisture. Provides skin with a healthy glow. Nice option for all skin types including those with severe dryness, and sensitivity. 

By Omayda

By Omayda is a latinx owned small business. I started making jewelry with beads last year, and started exploring with polymer clay around November 2019. I get inspiration from nature, fashion, art, and my culture. I make earrings, keychains, home goods, and custom clay pieces.  IG: byomayda FB: By Omayda  byomayda.bigcartel.com

Polymer Clay Earring $15

Mariana Perez

Mariana Perez is a Dominican artist born and raised in Lawrence, MA. She is a painter and an illustrator. She creates portraits and self-portraits. A few themes that are examined in her artwork are the Dominican identity, afro-centricity, and womxn empowerment. Overall, she represents people within Black and Brown communities.

DeyCloud

Hello! My artist name is DeyCloud but my real name is Deyaniera! I am a recent graduate from Northern Vermont University- Lyndon State, class of 2020. I am a proud Afro-Latinx from Lawrence, MA. I love art and it is what I am most passionate about. I like to dabble in a bit of everything but my main mediums are watercolor and acrylic. paint. Etsy.com/shop/deycloud teepublic.com/user/deycloud

Resin Hoops Earring made with nickel free metal backends $12

Mini Canvas $12

T.Melon

I am a self-taught artist and Lawrence native I currently work with mostly acrylic paint on canvas but love to explore with all mediums most of my heart is surrounded by nature, women and the world e we live in today. IG: t.melon 

Painted Wooden Box $15

Small Acrylic Painted Canvas $15

JustJulie

Julie Todd is an educator & author who found a new depth of spiritual & emotional wellness through a relationship with plants. Through her business JustJulie, she offers all-natural herbal & aromatherapy products through which she hopes people will be inspired to live more simply, naturally & justly in community & on the earth.

Self-Love Spray Uplift yourself when you need a reminder that you love you. Spray 2-3 pumps around the face & neck area. Stop & breathe back in the love that you left elsewhere & gather it back into yourself. Essential oils of rose, ylang ylang & lavender in distilled water with witch hazel. $7

Wintergreen Wintergreen essential oil gives a little pop to the lips. Blended with calendula-infused olive oil, coconut oil, cocoa butter & beeswax. $4

Headlindaclouds

I was born “Wandering Cloud.” Through my art, I began to embody the name my mother gave me in her native tongue. I wander from medium to medium on a journey to find my identity. Sometimes I am a scattered thunderstorm of pen and ink, and other times I cascade into pastel streams of watercolor. As I continue to drift and venture on this journey, I hope to shower those in my path with joy, warmth, and positivity.

ASL GRL PWR Watercolor Print (5x7) Celebrate woman empowerment with a watercolor print with a bold message: GRL PWR. The ASL fingerspelling provides a unique and inclusive way to display a positive message, while the iconic Rosie the Riveter background serves as a reminder who the boss is. Display this print in your space or gift one to a powerful woman in your life! $4.50

Watercolor Botanical Postcard (4x6) Send a note or decorate a wall with a printed postcard that features watercolor illustrations of pastel flowers. The backs of the cards offer a blank space to pen a quick “thank you” or a lengthy message, or whatever else your heart desires! Buy just one to hang up or more than one to spread some joy. $2.50

Hai Bà Nguyễn

The Nguyễn sisters are inspired by their roots in An Giang, Việt Nam and the realities of living in Lawrence, Massachusetts during this arts revolution. Their namesake comes from the legacy of revolutionary Vietnamese women: Hai Bà Trưng. As sisters who prioritize their healing and the power of creativity in this process, they are working to build a brand that inspires healing in others through their crafts.

Ceramic Earrings handmade one-of-a-kind ceramic earrings. These are lightweight dangling earrings made with hypoallergenic hooks. $16

Gladys Wangeci Gitau-Damaskos (she/they)

Gladys is a Kenyan-born writer, artist, designer, teacher and activist from Lawrence, MA. She is the author of the book “there's the truth then there's other things” and is currently working on her second collection which will feature poems and doodles that came to life while quarantining during this weird year. When Gladys (or Mx. Gitau) is not teaching Humanities to her high schoolers, or doodling Gladys can be found on her couch next to her husband, William, and her tortoises, Sakis and Recho, tweeting memes into the void. 

Viscera Greeting Cards $5

looking for whimsical, colorful greeting cards to celebrate the end of an endless year? need a melancholic message for this bizarre holiday season? consider copping from my viscera greeting cards collection. these cards feature ephemeral doodles & quotes straight from my journal in this year of our lorde, 2020. with 5 originals designs including “a deity of disastrous planning” and “things will fall apart if you’re lucky” viscera is perfect for kwanzaa, hanukkah, christmas, new years, all the sag, cap, & aqua birthdays, (and decent for) breaking up with quarantine bae, setting boundaries with that needy friend, updating your nemesis about your glow-up and subtly expressing relief that we narrowly escaped fascism even if we are still in a preventable yet unrelenting pandemic. i made these cards with my favorite crayons & pens + the sheer terror & existential angst we endured this year & it is so cathartic to share them with you! who knew such a sucky year would inspire something so beautiful. available exclusively at el taller’s holiday bodega!  

Lujo Skin

Lujo Skin (pronounced LOO-HO) is an organic skin care line created by me, Leah Sparks. Lujo was launched in 2019 after many attempts to find ideal skin care products that are both natural and affordable. There are several products on the market that are deemed to be “natural” but contain harmful ingredients such as Fragrance (Parfum), carcinogens and other irritants. After extensive research and experimentation, Lujo Skin was born! My brand features products that contain zero harmful ingredients, embodies inclusivity and promotes luxurious skin/wellness.

Sparks Serum - nightly, healing moisturizer for the skin. This product is perfect for those who suffer from eczema, psoriasis, and acne scars. Sparks Serum also combats hyperpigmentation, active acne and is good for any skin type! *VEGAN* $18/$25

Letters from Tran

My name is Bảo Trân Nguyễn. I specialize in calligraphy and hand lettering. Products range from personalized envelopes to journal covers! Everything is handmade and I use recycled materials. Writing letters has played a major role in my healing process and being able to say how I feel about an experience helps me reflect on my thinking process as well as why I felt hurt or upset. I am able to focus on creating beautiful cards for people to process through, mending their inner turmoil and relationship with others.

“Happy Holiday” Cards made with recycled materials, stickers, and washi tape. 13.5cm by 10cm. $3

Hand Decorated Journals: come in 3 sizes Small (4 x 5.5 inches), Medium (5.5 x 8.3 inches), Large (7 x 10 inches). Hand decorated with recycled materials, stickers, and washi tape. 60 pages. Good as subject notebooks or personal journals. $7-$12

Upendo Clothing

In Kiswahili the term "Upendo" means love. The love for culture, the love for art and the love for fashion. Upendo Clothing; is more than a fashion statement. Through our movement we will introduce to our audience how to break fashion and cultural barriers by introducing different aspects of fashion in unexpected ways. UpendoClothing began in 2013. 

The love for life, art, fashion and education are what we incorporate in every seasonal collection. There is a duo of gifted women who coordinate Upendo;  Kamau and Swaby.

Upendo is an experience and a movement.

Crown Cap: Protecting your crown(hair) and making sure it’s warm is essential in the winter time. Faux fur inside the cap to help keep head warm, and lock in moisture, your hairs natural healthy oils. The signature elastic band ensures a comfy fit. $20