December Shows

Today I will be showing my work at Alfred Alive's annual "The Station and the Center" in Alfred, NY.  I am looking forward to this event because I am sure to see many friends. Santa is planning to make an appearance as well! http://www.alfredny.org/PDF%20Documents/TS&TC.pdf

Last week, I was in Belmont at the Whitney Cafe. It is in a beautiful old building that has been restored and has a warm, inviting atmosphere. I took pictures of some of the other vendors and their work.  I had some time to kill before the show got started, and since it was such a cozy atmosphere, I took the opportunity to get some blog fuel! :)

I was able to get quite a few great Christmas gifts at this show. And, thanks to the new-fangled technology, I was able to shop for ornaments with my children who were at home. I went around and snapped pictures of all of the ornaments and emailed them home, where everyone voted on which one we liked the best! :) We ended up with a cute wooden elephant from RLA Miniatures (Russell Allen from Wellsville, NY) and a gorgeous cloth Santa made from an old quilt by Betsy Orlando.

Charles Orlando was there as well, selling beautiful hand-knitted items. His sweaters are so detailed, you can find them here: http://www.orlandoforge.com/sweaterthumbs.htm

 



Deb Garrison was there with her work as well. The stool in front of her is now my daughter's Christmas present. :)

Bev Evans makes hand-crafted pottery with a focus on function. If she wouldn't use it herself, she wouldn't make it! :) She is the one on the left in the picture, and Betsy Orlando is on the right.

 



Laurie Johnson makes fleece hats in the shape of fun animals. They are warm, and cute and colorful! She is a member of the Allegany Artisans.

 http://www.alleganyartisans.com/fiber.htm

These colorful, soft paintings are the work of Barbara S. Learn, and are now being sold by her daughter and granddaughter across the country. go to http://www.barbaraslearn.com to learn all about it!

 

Christen Dupre Davis makes cute items for babies. She has developed a nice product called "Silkies" which help sooth sweet little pumpkins. She also creates great headbands and other baby-essentials! Great gifts for moms-to-be!

http://www.dupredavis.com/About-Us.html