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Preserved animal skeletons sit in jars as patrons examine them at the Gainesville Oddities Market at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Handmade voodoo dolls and wands are displayed at Sheri’s Art Dungeon during the Gainesville Oddities Market at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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A row of custom made skull lamps stare out at patrons of the Gainesville Oddities Market at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Sewn and crocheted rabbits sit in a row in front of Stephanie Galtieri’s booth at the Gainesville Oddities Market at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. Stephanie hand crafts each rabbit alongside her husband John Galtieri. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Wet specimens, like rats and snakes that have been bottled and preserved, are displayed for purchase at the Eureka Emporium booth at the Gainesville Oddities Market at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Taylor Eckelmann, a 28-year-old pen and ink pointillism artist holds her 2-year-old sphynx cat, Evie during the Gainesville Oddities Market at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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A customized teddy bear plush created by 17-year-old Ivis Rodriguez sits on display at the Gainesville Oddities Market at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Bryant E. Gorges smiles in his stall behind his hand-assembled custom skull lamps displayed at the Gainesville Oddities Market at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Two Jade axes sit among a vendors crystal display during the Gainesville Oddities Market at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Wet specimens, like opossums and snakes that have been bottled and preserved, are displayed for purchase at the Eureka Emporium booth at the Gainesville Oddities Market at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Handmade ceramic pieces made by Cassie Miles decorate the Grinning Mugs stall display at the Gainesville Oddities Market at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Matthew Gray, organizer of the Gainesville Oddities Market, poses for a portrait at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Stephanie Gray, organizer of the Gainesville Oddities Market, poses for a portrait at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Sunday. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
An oddities market made its first appearance in Gainesville this weekend.
Matthew Gray’s office is located in a section of a strip mall in Ocala. But inside, a cast of characters sit on sofas surrounded by skulls, bugs and taxidermied animals.