This Sunday, Sept. 13th, I will be exhibiting a range of my things at an Art &  Craft show at the Rye Arts Center at 51 Milton Road, in Rye, New York , which is at the eastern end of the Cross Westchester Rt. 287, or Exit 20 of the New England  Thruway    ( Rt. 95).

The link to their website and a long list of associated events ( there will be free.Cotton Candy and Sno Cones it’s going to be over 80 degrees) is:

http://ryeartscenter.org/festival51.shtml

I will be showing many new creations including tie-dyed T-Shirts a la the 60’s in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. (Sorry, I wasn’t there).

It has been a while since I added anything new here–but I have been very busy. Some new things are in the creative process- keep watching! There are two new announcements to make. First, for those of you who live in the Westchester area, I will be teaching a non credit Continuing Education course at Westchester Community College this coming Fall.  It will be titled “Sock it To Me” and is an intermediate knitting course which will be focused on learning It is a two session course being held on Saturday morning October 3 and October 17. It will be a lot of fun and everyone will learn a lot of new techniques. The course will be listed in the new Fall Continuing Education brochure- or call the School for more information

Socks are fun and often very colorful. And warm on a winter evening.t

A not so plain WHITE sock is fun too. Let the yarn pattern show off the sock.

Second, I will be an exhibitor at the Rye Arts Council Show in Rye, New York on Sunday, September 13, 2009. It will be held from noon to 5pm. I will post more info as soon as I know more myself.My recent Port Chester show was really good-and the food and entertainment was first rate. Stay tuned and have a great summer!

I will be showing my crafts and jewelry at the waterside in Port  Chester, New York ( that’s in eastern Westchester County ) on the shore of the Byram River for PORT CHESTER FEST on Sunday, May 17, 2009 from Noon ’til 6 PM, Admission is Free!

There will be a lot of terrific exhibitors, music, dancing, and plenty of parking.  PLUS Art Workshops, Activities for young and old, Food, Poetry Readings, and Live Bands !

Want to stay for Dinner?  About 30 terrific restaurants are within a few short blocks.

Need information, E-Mail me or visit www.communitycouncil-pcrb.org

As you all can see, I frequently combine various craft techniques to produce something entirely different and wearable. This time I took a commercial knitting spool and used colored wire to create a knitted “tube” into which I inserted faceted glass crystals. Each piece is completed with bead cones, spring rings and a hand made sterling silver clasp. Notice that there  are three spring rings added to one side for adjusting the size and fit on the wrist. These are very comfortable and try wearing more than one for a really jazzy look. So far I used peach, deep blue, lime green, bronze, amethyst  and clearAB crystals with complementary colored wire. The combos are endless!   Next will be some wonderful knit neckpieces, and wire knit necklaces and earrings. Let me know what you think!  Stay tuned.

CRYSTAL WIRE BRACELETS ARE FUN TO WEAR

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MY GREENBURG TOWN HALL EXHIBIT HAS MADE WAY FOR MORE ARTISTS

STAY TUNED FOR NEW LOCATIONS AND MORE CREATIVE IDEAS

Just a tip:  I received quite a bit of notice and

made a lot of new friends!

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MY NEW EXHIBIT

My craft exhibit has been moved from the Ardsley Senior Citizen Center to the Greenburg Town Hall. You will see it on the second floor where the Building Department is located. I was given more exhibit space so you will see some additional and new work on display. It really looks fabulous and it is all for sale. Again, I am indebted to Sarah White for giving me this opportunity to display my craftwork.

Tarot Card pendant necklace

This is a new series I am creating with a mystical/mythology theme. It is going to feature image transfers of artwork showing tarot cards, dragons, wizards and magic.

The pendant and beads are polymer clay. I added three different designs of chain and wire wrapped some clear crystal briolets to one of the bottom chains. The clasp is formed from sterling silver wire. Total length of the necklace is approximately 20 inches. I will probably be adding brooches and earrings to complement the series. It is sort of labor intensive-especially sanding the beads and polishing them to a smooth satin finish but still a lot of fun. Enjoy!

Closeup of Pendant

The Other Side

I submitted my leather handbag to a “Wearables” contest sponsored by the Creative Home Arts Club. Imagine how thrilled and surprised I was to be notified that I was the 3rd place winner! This is a special membership club and they have a website and official publication called “Today’s Creative homearts. So for all you crafters have a look at the website creativehomearts.com or the September/October 2008 issue if you are already a member.

Painted LeatherHandbag