Meet Our Crafters
Every artifact has a maker — every maker, a tale.
Here you’ll meet the artisans whose hands shape the treasures of Wyld Sage Wares. We believe collaboration is the finest magic of all. Step through the workshop door and meet the hearts behind the craft.
♦ Jeff Howley - The Weird Beard ♦
Deep in forest on top of a mountain dwells a Wizard of many crafts. He mixes the strange, bazaar, and the weirdness with magic. With quality and fine detail he creates authentic, one of a kind wood carvings, wooden smoking pipes, wizard staffs, riding brooms, magic wands, treasure chests, paintings, prints of original paintings and more! Every one of these special art pieces crafted by this nomadic bus dwelling forest wizard is guaranteed to charm and enchant. It is not by accident that he has come by this gift for creating the most stunning and strange art.
Some say that it's his connection with the other worlds and some say it must be a deal soaked in riddles, but we can't know for sure, as wizard never shares their secrets. What we can know for sure though is that you will absolutely love owning one of the Weird beards unique one of a kind creations.
♦ Melissa Sohm, Ironsmith Creatrix ♦
Born in Magnetawan and now nestled between the misted reaches of Agassiz, British Columbia, Melissa Sohm is a multimedia artist whose hands move easily between worlds - fibre, paper, metal, and the found treasures of the land itself. A lifelong creator, she returned to the Haliburton School of Art and Design in 2020 to study the ancient discipline of blacksmithing. She now forges her love of traditional craft incorporating modern technique.
From her forge - where the belly fires glow at the edge of the mountains - Melissa works her anvil like a ritual altar, coaxing raw ore into magical forms with each resonant strike. The spirit of the owl watches over her hand, guiding her intuition as she blends salvaged metal, river-worn stone, and objects gathered from the wyld places she wanders near the Fraser River and Harrison Lake. Every piece she creates is singular, shaped by nature’s offerings and impossible to replicate, a relic born from imagination and the land it reflects.
♦ Mina von Staden - Mummy's Macabre Apothecary ♦
Mina von Staden Hodges. A human-orc alchemist with an enduring fascination for transformation, illusion, and the wonderfully macabre, Mina built her reputation exploring the corners of the alchemical world that more conventional practitioners prefer to leave alone. Strange ingredients, forgotten formulas, peculiar specimens, beautiful oddities. If something inspires the taboo rather than the norm, there is a fair chance it has found its way onto a shelf in Mummy’s Macabre Apothecary.
Her fascination with transformation began long before the Apothecary. In the mundane realm, Mina is a professional makeup artist specializing in body painting and special effects, using colour, texture, prosthetics, and illusion to transform her subjects. Henceforth, that same talent becomes a natural extension of her alchemy: a practiced understanding that appearances are mutable, identities can shift, and sometimes the boundary between illusion and transformation is thinner than most people realize.
This approach has earned her a peculiar sort of renown among witches, adventurers, hedge mages, performers, misfits, and those seeking ingredients that the respectable apothecaries somehow never seem to keep in stock. Those who know the underground trade have a simple piece of advice:
If the village apothecary doesn’t carry it, ask for von Staden. And should you eventually find the shelves of Mummy’s Macabre Apothecary, do feel free to look around.
♦ Clare Silverhand, Torch-Mistress of Primordial Gems ♦
Deep in the dwarven forges beneath the Wyld Peaks, the rhythmic ringing of hammer on silver can often be heard — the song of Clare Silverhand, Torch-Mistress and Keeper of Primordial Gems. Her craft is no mere adornment; each piece she shapes carries with it the weight of myth and memory, the kind of relic that binds past to present, present to future.
Drawn since childhood to the whispers of ancient stones, Clare honed her art with fire, hammer, and patience until she could coax meaning into metal and soul into gemstone. Where others see ornament, she sees story — retelling the sagas of goddesses, warriors, and forgotten voices through silver bands and mythic talismans.
Now, her treasures are offered through Wyld Sage Wares, brought forth by her husband, the wizard known as Jason the Wyldcrafter, so that seekers across the realms may find the jewel or charm that was always meant for them.
♦ Julianne Dreamweaver of Ggümm Studio ♦
Julianne is the dream-spinner behind Ggümm Studio, a Taiwanese-Korean wanderer who roams between realms collecting small moments of comfort and turning them into charms for the everyday. Inspired by the quiet magic of handcrafted home goods in Korea, she began weaving her own spells in 2020, starting with crochet headphone covers that wrap modern artifacts in warmth and whimsy.
From her cozy workshop in Vancouver, BC, Julianne and her family guild stitch, loop, and shape each piece by hand - headphone covers, dolls, and home treasures - blending Korean aesthetics with practical enchantment. She also crochets the handmade familiar hats for Wyld Sage Wares, crafting each one to mirror the colour and personality of its witch or wizard counterpart, so familiars may walk beside their keepers in matching style. Every stitch is a ward against grey, ordinary days; every piece an invitation to build a little sanctuary around your senses, wherever your adventures (or commutes) may lead.
♦ Kylee Bowman, Mildly Mad ♦
From deep within my tangle of briars and spellwork, Kylee gathers castaway jars and breathe new life into them. With clay, charm, and a dash of mischief, she coaxes them into mushroom houses, tiny sanctuaries where sprites rest, secrets linger, and shadows play.
Kylee sculpts every curl of vine, every cracked stone step, every crooked window by hand. No two grow the same; the forest decides their shape, and she merely guides its will. These jars love to hold trinkets, stolen glimmers, potions, or keepsakes, and if you place a light inside, they glow like homes for wandering fae.
Take one home, human. It may bring you luck… or interesting trouble.
♦ Nikolas Benedikt, Master Engineer of Legendary 3D ♦
Born of High Elven lineage, Nikolas carries an inherited attunement to the quiet intelligence of nature and the unseen patterns woven through all things. Shaped by his own relentless experimentation, he has forged his craft through equal parts discipline, curiosity, and discovery - honing his skills through trial, persistence, and hard-earned insight.
With an instinct for recognizing the archetypes behind form and function, he channels this perception into creating artifacts that feel both timeless and innovative. His work blends refined design with modern fabrication, brought to life through the process of 3D printing. Among his creations are pocket-sized ocarinas that sing with enchanting melodies, each one imbued with a touch of Elven resonance. He also guides others into forging their own Legendary Saber through personalized customization and imaginative expression.
Through this alchemy of wisdom and technology, he brings forth creations that are truly Legendary.
♦ Laura Brackenbury - Sandy Toe Productions ♦
From a galaxy far far away, Laura has been in love with the stars and creating longer than she can remember. She IS that kid who made Princess Leia buns for her hair in middle school and used a plastic white tablecloth for her gown. Raised in the northern woods by flower children, her imagination always flowed to creative endeavours.
Her love of all things Fae comes out in her landscape photography and ink and water paintings where the medium does the talking. Now focused on sewing uniquely whimsical accessories including cross over body bags, small bags to collect shells, herbs, and other treasures like D20's, she loves to use bright cottons and canvas with cork and vinyl as her bases, sourcing Canadian as much as she is able.