HOLIDAY SEASON AT ROCKER
BLACK FRIDAY
12 PM - 4 PM
10 AM - 4 PM
We’re thrilled to host two one-of-a-kind jewelry artisans alongside our current exhibitions this holiday season.
Give the gift of handcrafted this holiday and shop award-winning rockers and chairs, photography, baseball-inspired artwork, and more in the heart of downtown Sheffield, Alabama.
DECEMBER 6 + 7TH
As far back as I can recall, I've been creating things with my hands. I did a lot of painting, knitting, macramé, crocheting, and then...I discovered the world of beading! I made a few silly things, often simply reproducing something I saw and loved.
When Covid struck, I took a serious, deep dive into bead-weaving. I was making a lot of pieces for friends and family, and, of course, I got better at it with each stitch. My family urged me to start a business selling my signature cuffs, but, as a retired "septuagenarian, I resisted...until now.
My business goal is to do what I love to do for the people who genuinely appreciate the meticulous work and extensive time I put into each piece. I love meeting new customers, designing for and with them.
Whether it be a cuff bracelet, a lanyard, or a beautiful guitar strap, I will provide each customer with a custom, exclusive work of heart.
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JASON JANOW
My appreciation for all that nature has to offer began in my early childhood. I grew up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
I learned to hunt and fish from my dad, which furthered my love for the outdoors. When I began creating jewelry during my years in high school, my first piece was a necklace of shark’s tooth, bone, hand carved beads, and leather. I never took the necklace off and friends soon expressed interest in my work. As the years passed, creating jewelry was always on my mind, and I enrolled in the Haywood Community College- Professional Crafts Jewelry Program.Two years later, I graduated with honors and distinction.
My dream was taking shape. My awareness of nature’s inherent beauty teamed with my new artistic knowledge and skills fueled my passion to create. I believe in the early arts and crafts philosophy that craft- makers should use materials that are local and familiar to them. And so, when I leave a trout stream, my pockets are often filled with such treasures as river stones and twigs. Back at my studio, these materials come together with precious metals and gems to form designs that I love, designs that are Precisely Natural.
For more than three decades, Johnson has been a steady, prolific presence in the Texas music scene. In 1991, he broke out with alternative rock band Funland, and was the leader of beloved indie-rock act Centro-matic and alt-country outfit South San Gabriel. He’s also worked with Jason Molina, David Bazan, Matt and Bubba Kadane, Vic Chesnutt, Mark Eitzel, Jim James, Jay Farrar, Bob Mould, Jason Isbell, John Moreland and many other iconic American songwriters. He makes folk art paintings centered on historical baseball figures, which have been shown in galleries across the country. In 2020, he published his debut novel, If or When I Call.
As much as Johnson reveres our nation’s iconography and folk traditions, he also doesn’t shy away from interrogating the uglier sides of the American experience. Throughout No Ordinary Crown, he chronicles unsavory tourists and the hypocrisy and blind excess of capitalist society. But he does so with the dark humor and moral resolve of the best Southern Gothic writers. “I was a high fashion wretch / Arm in arm with a blissed-out fool,” he sings on “In Granada” over twinkles of plucked guitar, a character study and composite of archetypes he observed while touring through Spain over the years.
“Somewhere along the line someone advised me to never be afraid to hurt my characters, that I will always be able to get them out of it,” he says. “I do want there to be these small victories and small portals of hope.” With No Ordinary Crown, people may behave badly, and the road may get rough, but the reward is in the journey.
WILL JOHNSON
ERIKA GOLDRING
As an entertainment editorial photographer for one of the country’s premier photo agencies, I have developed my own unique style of performance portraiture, be it musicians performing on stage, Mardi Gras Indians masking in the streets or New Orleans Social Aid & Pleasure Club members parading on a Sunday afternoon.
Although I’m continually drawn to color and texture, my intention is to capture the energy—whether it’s the split second a beautiful stage light falls on the subject or the raw emotion emanating from the performer lost in a groove. Capturing that moment is what counts most. I am a fixture in night clubs and arenas, at music festivals and on red carpets, but I am also trusted backstage, during private recording sessions and at funerals to document intimate and candid moments.
My images chronicle a wide range of musicians from icons like Fats Domino, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Aretha Franklin and to current popular acts like Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Big Freedia and Lil Wayne. The camera is my instrument. My body of work speaks of the sounds, vibrations and rhythmic idiosyncrasies distinct to each performer, continually preserving the fabric of our modern musical landscape.
JOSH WEICHMAN
Josh Weichman is an Alabama-based photographer known for his concert and event photography. His work captures the energy, movement, and emotion of live performances, bringing audiences back to the exact feeling of being in the moment.
What started with shooting BMX and local shows grew into a career photographing renowned artists and bands, including Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Trey Anastasio, Nickel Creek, and many more. From iconic venues like Red Rocks and the Ryman to stages across Alabama, Josh’s images reflect his passion for music and storytelling.
