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The weather has turned and the fall/winter fair season is upon us! It will be a hectic three weeks for us beginning the middle of November. On the calendar are CHRISTKINDL MARKT at the Canton Art Museum, BY HAND in Cincinnati, ending with WINTERFAIR in Columbus. I am trying corner booths at two of the shows, hoping to be easy to find. I hope you will say Hi at one (or more) of these shows. See below for more info on each show.
But if you can't make the shows, there is a way to shop without leaving the comfort and quiet of home with a new kick-your-shoes-off service. Not only do we offer reproductions, but we now offer them matted in one of eight colors. On the web site you can see it as a box around your favorite image, and you can click on different colors to try them out. The cost is $50 for matted prints, so consider that possibility if you shop on-line. If you plan to attend any on the shows, I can always bring your matted print with me, saving you the $6 mailing fee.
(note Maximin shipping charge is $ 6.00, no matter how many prints you order. I know the website keeps adding shipping, but my programming skills haven't got there yet, so we make the adjustment by hand before filling the order. J.)
We have offered matted reproductions at the shows for five years and find buyers like the choice; buying it matted means one less hassle for you and one step closer to hanging it on the wall. For frames you can find packages of "rails" or completed frames at frame shops, craft shops or photo stores.
We offer mats in the following sizes:
11" x 14" (for the Sixteen Goddesses only)
14" x 18", (recommended for smaller images only), or
16" x 20". There is a recommended size to fit each print.
My husband wants me to open a blog, but I am afraid it would sound pretty
boring as I don't have the strong opinions and wit necessary for such an
endeavor. I work at the library in the children's section, and I come home
to a husband and six cats (always wanting to be fed... the cats, that is).
And, of course, I get to work in my studio in between. During the summer,
when we are doing the outdoor shows, it seems like just too much to work
in the studio as well as do the outdoor shows, but recently the necessity
of painting a 2008 Christmas card has reopened those inner lines of
communication. So, as of today, there will be a 2008 Christmas card.
Meanwhile cards from Christmas past (always good) as well as a selection
of framed pieces can be found at the Gifts of the Craftsmen Exhibition and
Sale at the Ohio Craft Museum, 1665 W. Fifth Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Dates
for this special holiday sale are Nov. 16 to Dec. 23, with an opening
reception Sunday, Nov. 16, 1-4 pm.
Show Information:
CHRISTKINDL MARKT
Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave. N, Canton, Ohio 44702
Friday, Nov. 14, 10 - 8 pm
Saturday, Nov, 15, 10 - 6 pm
Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008, 11 - 4 pm
Admission $5 in advance---$6 at the door
$5 Seniors and children 6-12)
No strollers please.
FREE PARKING
For more information: www.cantonchristkindl.org
330-453-7666 X 105
BY HAND Fine Art and Craft Show
Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, Nov, 23, 10 - 5 pm
BOOTH # 507 (CORNER)
For more information www.byhandevents.com/qcbh/index.html
WINTERFAIR
Ohio Expo Center (Ohio State Fairgrounds), Columbus, Ohio
Thursday, Dec. 4, 11 - 7 pm
Friday, Dec. 5, 11 - 8 pm
Saturday, Dec. 6, 11 - 8 pm
Sunday, Dec. 7, 12 noon - 5 pm
BOOTH # 526 (CORNER ON THE CENTRAL AISLE)
Admission $7, 12 and under free; free return
There is a cost for parking.
For more information: www.ohiocraft.org
Gifts of the Craftsmen Exhibition and Sale
at Ohio Craft Museum, 1665 W. Fifth Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
Nov. 16 to Dec. 23, with an opening reception Sunday, Nov. 16, 1-4 pm.
Hours are: Mon.-Sat. 10 - 5, Sun. 1-4