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Meet Our Vendors
Tumbleweed is not just a perfect stop to grab some coffee and warm food while in Gardiner, MT but also a cozy home to local goods crafted by the community. Around the cafe you will find unique items ranging from accessories for your four-legged friends to art encapsulating the beauty of Yellowstone. Check out the stories of our vendors below.
Alpine Studio - Ariel Rodriguez
A scratchboard artist based out of Gardiner, MT. She was born and raised in the Chicagoland area and attended the School of Art institute of Chicago before moving west. She focuses on capturing the essence of the wildlife around Yellowstone National Park in an intricate and delicate way. Her work is featured all throughout YNP and she strive to expand, explore and capture the light of wildlife around the world in the future.
Debbie
She have lived and worked around Yellowstone for 9 years and have 3 kids. Debbie says earrings are a unique way to brighten your day or make everyone smile when they see them. Her earrings are handmade and inspire anyone's taste and mood. What is your style?
Eld Art - Erin Lee Detinger
Her husband, Jon and their three daughters are ecstatic to call mammoth Hot Springs home. A long time, former Oregonian, she grew up on the northern coast. While obtaining her Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Painting at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Erin was a firefighter with the Bureau of Land Management throughout central Oregon. Eventually putting down roots in eastern Oregon Erin focused on family, painting and teaching art. In the summer of 2022, Erin accepted the Assistant Deputy Fire Management Officer position with Yellowstone and thus, a new adventure with many opportunities for the whole family. Erin hit the ground running. Creating whimsical paintings, developing a website, and continual participation in local art shows, she is eager to share her work. In the spirit of learning and exploration Erin is inspired by all things Yellowstone, in both her art and daily life
Kintla Couture - Rachel Cudmore
Rachel Cudmore is an artist, creator, outdoor enthusiast and dog mom based in Yellowstone National Park! Kintla Couture was born in Gardiner, Montana in 2013. After many iterations and styles, Rachel began hand drawing illustrations inspire by the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; this art is now printed directly into webbing for collars, leashes, belts and other fun wearable items! Artwork that was once meant to be framed and displayed on the wall, can now be enjoyed at home, on the trails, ski hill or even the office!
Little Viking Art- Jess Nelson
1980s meet the 2020s. Presenting the revived and reimagined art of Martha Mjolsnes-Nelson. Martha died at the age of 47 due to complications from a brain tumor. Her daughter Jess Nelson found a passion project in spreading Martha's art and dreams to a new generation. 100% of the profits go to cancer research in her name.
Mordensky Art- Elizabeth Mordensky
Elizabeth is a lover of all things wildlife and art. She fell head over heels for Yellowstone upon her very first visit at the age of 12. Even then, she knoew she would forego the beautiful rolling hills of Virginia for a lfe among the bears and the bison. For the last decade, she has been living that dream, balancingher art practie with a career as a wildlife and backpacking guide in the park. As an atist, she specializes in the unconventional technique of finger painting with oils. This style serves as a creative gateway, empowing her to inject texture and expression into her pieces. The result? Artwork that posses an almost tangible quality, as if the subjects could spring to life and stroll off the canvas. The joy inherent in the process of finger painting is undeniable, and it's precisely this emotion that she aims to channel directly to the viewers of her work. She hopes you get as much enjoyment out of it as she does.
Jessico Pico
Jessica Pico is an artist living at the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, MT. She spends her free time in Yellowstone where she finds inspiration from magnificent landscape and wildlife for her jewlery and art.
Sin Nombre Concrete
Sin Nombre Concrete creates unique concrete plant pots in Gardiner, MT. All pots are unsealed to ensure they are breathable, having drainage holes, and come with a bottom saucer. Pot sizes range from 2 to 8 inches in diameter and come in a variety of shapes and colors. Each pot is as unique as the plant you choose to put in it.
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