I have been creating art quilts for 10 years now. For awhile I did arts festivals around PA, VA and NY. That was a lot of work so now I focus on my Etsy shop where I have sold enough for my liking, enough to keep me busy but not too busy! In January I
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Festivals and Events
Holiday Art Show in Lewisburg PA
I am only participating in one art show in 2018 and it is coming up. Mark your calendars for THE HOLIDAY ART OPEN HOUSE, Saturday, December 1, 2018 10am – 4pm at The Cellars at Brookpark Farm (indoors), 50 Brookpark Circle, Lewisburg, PA. This one day show is a wonderful variety of artists and craftspeople,
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Quilt Arts Show at Landis Gallery in Newport, PA
“In Stitches” Exhibition begins February 2 through May 5 2018 at Landis House, 67 N. Fourth St., in Newport, PA. This exhibit will feature quilted wall hangings and other quilted items in both traditional and art quilt style. Landis House is an historic house owned by the Perry County Council of the Arts where special exhibits
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Quilt Show at Elk Creek Cafe in Milheim PA
This week I will be hanging about 16 of my art quilt in the dining room of the Elk Creek Cafe in Milheim, PA. This outstanding brewery and restaurant along Rt 45 in Center County, about 25 miles west of Mifflinburg PA where I live, has been a supporter of local artists since they opened.
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A year with fewer arts festivals
I took a year off from doing festival shows in 2017 except for a few very local, one day events. This was due to a variety of things from the physical activity required for packing, set up and tear down along with the unpredictability of selling, often influenced by the weather. I think if I
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Lewisburg Art Festival Saturday April 29th!!
Come to beautiful downtown Lewisburg, PA this weekend for the Lewisburg Festival of the Arts street fair saturday, April 29th from 10-5pm. About 100 juried artists will be showing and selling along about 6 blocks of downtown Market street which is closed for traffic. Many food vendors, entertainers and community group booths will also be
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Teaching a Quilting Workshop
While teaching and training was part of my professional career before retirement, since I started making art quilts I have shied away from doing this. I have done the occasional trunk show for quilt guilds, traveling a few hours away to meet new quilters. Often at those show and tell events they ask about workshops,
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Festival Season 2017 and some changes
I am in the midst of applications for 2017 arts festivals though this year will be very different from years past. It is a lot of physical work to load and unload and load again at the end and unload at home upon return. When you add to that the cost of the booth, and
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Holiday Open House Great Success!
Saturday, December 3rd I participated in the first annual Holiday Open House Art and Craft show/sale at the The Cellars in Lewisburg, PA. What wonderful crowds we had! There was a nice variety of artists with something for everyone. People were walking around with multiple packages!! I had awesome sales and several
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