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16+ hour, 49+ min ago (731+ words) Self-described "serial entrepreneur" Jessica Knopp started her first jewelry line when she was in the 8th grade. She'used supplies that she toted around in a Caboodles organizer.' "My mom recently showed me she still has a pair of those earrings," Knopp told the Current from her studio in Dignowity Hill. "So I'm recreating them in sterling silver for her this holiday." A lifelong maker and traveler with roots in Austin, she met her husband Billy Knopp while living in San Francisco.' Launched in 2011 in the East Austin creative complex Canopy, the couple's business is Son of a Sailor "a concept that's been energizing San Antonio's Dignowity Hill since 2023. An organic hybrid of retail and makerspace, the store builds on the strengths of its founders, who work collaboratively to design and produce leather goods, jewelry, gifts and home accessories.' With a name…...

22+ hour, 27+ min ago (364+ words) The Esperanza Peace & Justice Center is offering up its annual alternative to the commercialization of holiday shopping. The 36th Annual Mercado de Paz / Peace Market will take place this Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at the Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro Ave. The gathering will bring together artisans from San Antonoio and all over South and Central America for a multicultural experience offering handmade wares, live music, food and more. "Rather than the fast-paced pressure of holiday shopping, the Peace Market offers a slower, meaningful way to support artists directly," Esperanza officials said in an emailed release. "Attendees are encouraged to meet the creators, learn about their work, and choose handmade pieces that reflect traditions of peace, justice, sustainability and cultural memory." More than 60 artisans from San Antonio, Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico and beyond will sell handcrafts. Esperanza…...