At the beginning of October I attended the ArtFusion conference at the Estes Park YMCA.  While it is a YMCA, with kids camps and all sorts of recreational facilities, it is much more – a huge, sprawling resort, with many types of accommodations and dining areas.  This was “Eco week”, so it was filled with grade schoolers, as well as numerous adult conferences and reunions.  It was very well run. 

The conference was primarily for decorative artists, but I was invited to set up a table for the Society of Gilders.  I also took a verre églomisé class from SOG member Mary Beth Ting, who helped me at the table and took this picture.  On the day I left, there was a beautiful rainbow.

On August 12 and September 23 I exhibited my gold resin ornaments at the Providence Flea.  It is a delightful outdoor market, about half original art and and half antique dealers.  The makeup changes each week.  It is only on Sundays in the summer and early fall.

My friend Fannie came with me (and took this picture), which was a big help, as we had to lug the tent, sand bags, tables, etc.  Fortunately, the weather was not a problem. 

My first trip of the new year was to the West Coast Art and Frame Expo, held at the Paris and Bally hotels in Las Vegas.  Once again, members of the Society of Gilders were invited to teach gilding, and we were generously given a booth on the trade show floor (if you scroll past some of the posts below, you can see pictures from last year’s visit).   Rosemary Campbell, our Executive Secretary, and I manned the booth, as you can see – this was on our first day.  I am wearing my Society of Gilders apron, and Rosemary has on the T-shirt.

The tondo frame on the stand is the work of Barrie Lynn Bryant, our Board member, and his wife.  Both Barrie and Leah Fishman, another Board member, were teaching most of the time. After three days, Rosemary and I had invited almost one hundred visitors to try gilding a  small piece of paper.  We added a few new members, and received a lot of appreciative comments.

I did have a chance to visit the rest of the trade show floor, and even ordered some new tools!  This year I did not teach or take any classes, but there were many excellent ones. – Jan 28, 2018

 

 

For those who celebrate the Jewish New Year, and those who don’t, I hope the coming twelve months will bring you joy, good health, and success.

It is time once again for the Creative Hands Art Show, held at Temple Emanu-el, Providence. This year it is just one day.  I hope to see you there!

 

I will have somethings old and somethings new.  Lately, I have returned to making mezuzahs.  I found a nice, clear plastic box to house each one, for those who do not like it exposed.  The mezuzah can be mounted with Velcro (TM), alone or in the box.  Here are some designs so far:

Oct 15, 2017

It has been a busy few months, with the Society of Gilders conference in Arlington, Texas, and the opening of the American Guild of Judaic Art exhibit at the Sherwin Miller Museum in Tulsa.

This is me in front of my “Jewel Hamsa”, wearing my project from my

“Little Black Dress” class in the URI Master seamstress II program.

It is a beautiful show, beautifully displayed, and I am proud to be a part of it.

 

 

 

 

Here is a long view of part of the exhibit.

The Society of Gilders Conference in Arlington, TX, in June was a great success, some say the best so far.  Here students display their class work at the end of the conference.

 

And I get my props…