08 Dec Holiday Shopping Guide with NBC’s California Live!
Shop LA’s Small Businesses at MTP this Holiday Season.
Greenway Arts Alliance’s co-founders were featured on NBC’s California Live! Whitney and Pierson were invited to talk about MTP and to showcase some awesome holiday gifts that can be purchased from local creative small businesses at MTP.
Live TV is fast, and not all of the items we brought were featured in depth on the segment.
Here’s a look at the unique holiday gifts that were part of this segment.
Beautiful gifts not mentioned on the segment:
Plant Gods
Plant Gods on Instagram
“I don’t sell plants, I sell ART,” says Jamar Jackson of Plant Gods. He recycles, repurposes and reuses interesting pieces of found wood and adds plants to create unique artistic pieces. He collects wood that has character, cleans it, polishes it and even makes the frames, all by hand. He has been at the market for over 20 years, focusing on the wood pieces for the last nine. His plants are largely sourced from vendors at the Market and incorporated into the pieces, no two of which are the same. What makes him special? “I don’t make stuff for other people,” he adds. “I make stuff that I love. Then the same types of people come, and they like it too. It’s organic!”
Planter 1: Plant arrangement made on found wood with moss, succulents and cacti – $150
Wax on Vine
waxonvine.com
Stirred by the aroma of herbs and spices on her travels around the world and inspired by the link between fragrances and memories, model Sigail Currie has created, “Wax On Vine” – candles and bath salts with exotic fragrances with scents that leave your space feeling warm and luxurious. You’ll fall in love with her delicate and alluring vast array of unique products that are elegant, eco-friendly and chic. The candles we’re featuring today are some of her best sellers: Tobacco Rose and Cranberry Wood.
Tobacco Rose – $44
Cranberry Wood (holiday scent) – $44
Little Pieces Lingerie
littlepieces.us
Little Pieces lingerie offers handmade, custom lingerie. Owner, Cullanete Bloom, understands that women’s bodies are beautiful and very different and is driven to create intimate apparel that fulfills the needs and wants of her different customers, showcasing each girl like a Hollywood Starlet. She is dedicated to advancing ethical fashion by partnering with companies who pay their employees a living wage and are kind to the environment. She also aspires to use raw materials that are from socially and environmentally conscious companies as well as upcycling fabrics by using locally available overstock.
• The Cocoon Robe (The longer robe) $160: The Cocoon Robe is a beautiful long robe inspired by the Paul Poiret 1920’s coat. Handmade from beautiful printed silky microfiber with delicate french lace trim, this robe has tassel details and vintage buttons decorating the removable belt.
• Le Moineau Robe (The shorter robe) $85: Le Moineau Robe is inspired by the traditional Japanese Hapi garment. Made from bold printed silky microfiber, the prints are artistically placed to create a beautiful flow within the garment. The thin belt is adorned with vintage chandelier crystals. These robes are mostly handmade, but there are two colorways that were locally manufactured. The fabric is from DTLA, and so when you purchase one of these robes you are helping to support several local LA businesses.
Cullanete of Little Pieces Lingerie
Photographer Lexus Gallegos
Check out Cullanete’s feature on Shout Out LA.
Big news! Cullanete was just accepted to teach at FIDM. Congrats Cullanete!
Give Me Moss
Give Me Moss on Instagram
Give me Moss is a plant lover’s dream. All handmade and designed by Desire Leyva, her glass bottle suncatchers, moss ball planters and garden jars are a combination of flowers, plants and, of course, moss, hand-placed in beautiful glass jars and preserved to last for years! All jars are either topped with a rainbow suncatcher or crystal stone. They make the perfect holiday gift for someone special. Desire came to MTP through her brother, Josh from Sticks and Lasers. She has sold her beautiful plant-based home décor at MTP since 2018.
Large garden jar – $47.00
Medium garden jar – $37.00
Beautiful gifts mentioned on the segment:
Raphael Creations
raphael-creations.com
With a 25-year career in the entertainment industry, artist and cinematographer Lisa Raphael took her love of filmmaking and music and turned it into a passion for lighting and repurposing. She began creating functional electrical art out of nonworking vintage materials such as cameras, typewriters, fans and car parts. Her love of music has led her to create lighted art pieces from discarded musical instruments, including everything from vintage microphones, flutes, clarinets and pianos to her most popular guitar lamps.
Lamp 1: Vintage Brownie Camera – $100
Lamp 2: Antique French Horn – $850
Marz Jr.
marzjr.com
Jason Marzloff is Marz Jr. He’s been at MTP for over a decade showcasing his unique prints featuring iconic Los Angeles locations and others worldwide. Jason developed his signature nostalgic style combining his passion for pop culture and iconic images after studying at Savannah College of Art and Design. He started his career in NY, spending over a decade collaborating in coloring work for a private studio representing Marvel and DC Comics. In early 2011, he began showcasing his work at Gallery 1988 (on Melrose) and Wallspace LA in LA.
18 x 24” Hollywood Sign print – $30
Venice Woven Tapestry – $156
8” x 10” Hollywood Bowl prints – $20
Casa Lulo
casalulo.com
Owner Johana Marin is a dreamer from Colombia, screen printer enthusiast and the founder, curator and creator of Casa Lulo. She started the feel good, printed t-shirt brand in her garage with a borrowed screen-printing press and a big desire for creating pieces that inspire the world to be kinder, happier and more loving every day. As she says, “I’m so thankful I get to do what I love while spreading “BE GOOD” vibes, one t-shirt at the time.” All items are screen printed in her shop/studio in Orange.
Sweatshirt – $45
All t-shirts (including kids) – $20
Vlad’s Vintage
VladVintage on Etsy
Vladimir Ravkin has sold at MTP for over two decades. His booth is a cornucopia of vintage leather jackets and handbags, hand-tooled statement pieces, and glorious boots. One of a kind fringe leather bags are handmade with all recycled materials. Vlad’s designs are created by his family under the label Charlize Kyle Couture, made in LA.
Large Fringe leather bag with leaves – $100
Small fringe leather bag – $60
Thank you to everyone who supported us with this feature, especially Kim Sudhalter of Urban Legend PR and the awesome creative small business vendors mentioned above.
The last market of the year will be December 18th, 2022 – so make sure you get your holiday shopping done by then!