Bustling customers admire handmade clay ornaments, mugs, plates and jewelry as soft Christmas music plays through the first floor of the annual Station Street Studio Holiday Market. This year’s annual Brookline Village Holiday Market took place at 17 Station Street, and was open Friday, Dec. 12 to 14 and Saturday, Dec. 20 to 21. On the second floor, local artists showcase their crafts on the walls, advertising clothing, prints, jewelry and much more.

On the opening weekend, the holiday market hosted Liz Linder Photography, Andem Arts Studios and Gateway Arts, as well as Feet of Clay Pottery and Station Street Studios, which remained for the duration of the market. Station Street Studios included a variety of artists, such as seamstresses, jewelers, photographers and painters, creating a beautiful crafts showcase throughout.

Luciana Daly, a seamstress and teacher at Northeastern who is part of Station Street Studios, said that the market helps highlight Brookline’s talented artists and their creativity.

“It gives awareness to not only the community of Brookline, but also to artists here. It allows the Brookline community to come in to see artists, to see products being handmade and to support local small businesses,” Daly said.

Peter, a ceramicist at Feet of Clay and a commercial banker, declined to give a last name. He said that the Brookline neighborhood is supportive of local businesses and creative projects such as the holiday market.

“The fact that everyone comes out to enjoy all the creativity. The fact that there’s a good-sized community around us that is actively pursuing and looking at people’s work,” Peter said. “That on its own is important. You’ve got a community of people who just want to support artists or want beautiful, creative things around them.”

The market radiated a calm and happy ambiance, with visitors lining up to buy holiday crafts and pieces. Peter said that people buying and appreciating his art was one of the best parts of being a vendor.

“The fact that someone comes up to you at your table and visually you’re seeing them appreciate something. And then they give you the ultimate compliment of giving you money for it,” Peter said.

The artists also explained their artistic methods and the work that goes into them. Daly said her intuition for art and creation lets her work come to life without much planning.

“The fabric inspires me. I don’t really have an ‘Oh I’m going to sit down and do that.’ About every 30 days we produce 230 prints,” Daly said. “I technically never know what I’m going to make until I see the fabric and then I’m like, ‘All right, that’s a bag, those are pillows.’ It’s always the fabric speaking to me first.”

Another artist, Christina Goodwin, makes and sells prints by finding the beauty in the everyday. Goodwin creates from the things around her, like a kitchen or a home. The walls of her booth were covered with watercolor still lifes, landscapes, and cityscapes. She explained how wonderful it was seeing everyone at the market, and how the feedback she receives from it helps her improve her art.

Andrea Wolf, who creates expressive landscapes and mixed-media collages, said that finding her place at Station Street Studios was quite helpful and a great experience as an artist.

“I joined this studio two years ago, and now I’m part of a community of artists where we give each other feedback. So I’m inspired every single day. It is the biggest gift in my life to be an artist,” Wolf said.

This year’s market hosted mostly small, new, artistic businesses. Peter said that being prepared and unafraid of setbacks is one of the most important things to keep in mind when creating. This is a lesson he said he has learned the hard way, especially through ceramics, where mistakes in clay can’t simply be erased.

“Fail. Go ahead and don’t be afraid to fail. Fail over and over and over. Do things for yourself. There probably is a segment of the public out there that wants to buy what you like or what you do,” Peter said. “But it’s okay to change what you’re doing as you’re going along. It’s okay to adapt to whatever your market might be. It’s okay to change your mind mid-stream.”