i love it when the past circles around into the present. many many moons ago, when i worked in the fashion industry, the sales reps would come back after trade shows with these incredible rugs that looked like giant potholders made from recycled sweaters, by a mythical person named Crispina. zooming forward nearly twenty years, [...]
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one more chance to buy local, handmade gifts from your favorite Hudson Valley artisans! this will be my last fair in the HV this year (next weekend: Pittsfield, MA!!!) so i hope to see you there… it’s that time of year again! if you’re within reach of the state of New Hampshire, and you love handmade artisanal wares, you might wwant to get yourself over to the fifth annual Squam Art Fair in Holderness. i’ll be there with dresses, leggings, crochet hats and dyed silk and wool scarves, and the other [...]
november is my favorite month! it contains my birthday AND my fave holiday. november is when i went to merry old England and met mr. smith’s family for the first time, and i can’t believe i STILL haven’t told you about that and shown you the pics yet. i’m saving them for [...] HOORAY! it’s time again for Crafted: Handmade in the Hudson Valley. i’m leaving to set up at the lovely old church in a little bit, so i don’t have time to chat, but i hope you’ll come and see us if you’re in the area this weekend! it’s truly my favorite of any holiday sale [...] i’m sure that when some blogs are quiet, it means that there’s not a whole lot going on in the blogger’s life. for me though, the busier i get, the less activity you see here. i’m always trying to fix that, but it remains true… suffice to say, i’ve been a super-busy beaver since oh, [...] suddenly, without any warning at all (i’m still trying to figure out that happened to August?) it’s that time of year again. for us makers, the busiest time! though it seems this whole year has been a whirlwind. wednesday i’m off to teach AND learn at Squam Art Workshops. i’m very much looking forward to taking [...] in October, i went to the annual studio sale of ceramicist Ayumi Horie, whose work i have adored for years. i had no idea she lived anywhere near me, but as it happens, by local standards we are practically neighbors. when she told me she was planning a holiday gift sale in the gorgeous old [...] |
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