Sasquatch pulling a sleigh. Skiing snowman. Bubblefish playing the cello.

These are a just few of the fantastical scenes depicted over the years on Graig Anderson's Pike Place Market holiday buttons. He's been creating them since 1999, each year with a new holiday-themed design. Ask any craftsperon in the Market and they'll tell you you: Graig's buttons are a cherished holiday tradition.

"It's fun for me," says Graig. "I've been drawing since I was a kid, and used to paint Christmas stuff on storefront windows. Each year I look back through my sketchbooks and have a big bank of images to choose from as a starting point."

From there, he discusses concepts with Pike Place Market PDA daystall staff and hones his design. "It goes from a drawing to an acrylic painting that I photograph and make final touches on the computer," explains Graig.

Although he cites artistic influences like Edward Gorey, Dr. Seuss, Francisco Goya, and classic Warner Bros. Cartoons as inspiration, its clear browsing Graig's craftstable that he's created a unique magical world of his own.

Shop the Crafts Market from now through the end of the year to receive your own 2016 limited edition Pike Place Market holiday button (while supplies last)!

Graig Anderson's buttons through the years:

Please join us in welcoming Yarnarchy! to the Pike Place crafts community! Jennie Goforth makes beautiful hand-spun, hand-painted yarn, all without electricity on her farm in Skagit County. "Radical yarn for radical living!"

A ceramic artist for more than 25 years, Aaron Murray creates porcelain figurines and earthenware that combine his love of folk art and animal forms with a dash of humor. At first glance his display appears to be an ancient artifacts exhibit, but upon closer examination you'll find a delightfully quirky menagerie of animals, robots and other objects, each handcrafted and imbued with its own distinct personality.

Say hello to Beluga Baby, seamstress Haley Corriell's line of super cute, hip, handmade baby gear. Stroll, toddle and crawl to the North Arcade crafts market on Mondays and Thursdays (and some Sundays) to peep and purchase these precious products in person.

Pike Place Market artists and crafts market featured in The Seattle Times feature story in the Pacific NW Magazine: "The booming handmade arts and crafts business is reaching a wider market online." 

Meet the Craftsperson: Sarah Goldenberg

Popular Pike Place Market hat maker Sarah Goldenberg hitchhiked her way to Seattle from Washington, DC in 1978, landing in the Emerald City with just $10 worth of dimes in her pocket. But she fell in love with the city, and she’s been here ever since.