Are you Sharing?
Remember when you were young and your parents always told you that you needed to share? Well you still need to share, just in a different way. With all of the wonderful social media, we now have a great way to connect and support other artists with the click of a button. So [...]
Revitalizing Quakertown: Artisans To Visit
There is a revitalization happening in Quakertown. Festivals, arts events, and new businesses are showing their local pride by facilitating this growth. Here is a guide to some of the things you may not have realized you are missing: Juniper Place Yarns: A charming individually owned yarn shop in Quakertown Borough. This store serves the [...]
Wayne Art Center’s Plein Air Festival
If you happened to have found yourself in the Deleware Valley last week, in and around Wayne, you might have come across artists with their easels set up on the side walk, fields, or in local businesses, capturing scenes of the area on canvas. The artists were taking part in the Wayne Art Center’s Plein [...]
Inspired by…Maria Mangano
Meet Maria, one stellar artist and a fellow art major of mine from Carnegie Mellon University. I hope you’ll find her dedication to her craft and focus in carving out art-making time in her days as inspiring as I did! Name: Maria Mangano Where you’re from: Syracuse, New York Where you live/work now: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [...]
Foxxy Moxxy
Nestled in the woods between New Oxford and Gettysburg, Adams County, in a retreat-like setting, is artist Bobbi Becker’s studio and shop. Drawing inspiration from her natural setting, as well as her cherished memories, the self-taught painter’s works include folksy rural landscapes and scenes of country life, featuring a friendly man-in-the-moon whenever possible. “I absolutely [...]
April Showers bring May (French Beaded) Flowers!
In celebration of the month of May, I’m sharing the work of a talented artisan that creates floral pieces in the French Beaded technique. Each flower by Jill Defelice, of Copperglass, is truly a piece of art. Defelice’s work carries on a tradition that dates back as far as the 16th century and most likely [...]
May 3 & 4 – Haverford Guild of Craftsmen’s Spring Show
Ardmore-ians! Here’s a lovely dose of spring for your calendars. It’s the Haverford Guild of Craftsmen‘s spring show. Don’t these colors just make you want to rush over there and check it out? You should rush over there and check it out. And let us know what your favorite finds were!
