Two talented neighborhood jewelers are having a pre-Mother's Day Sale on Saturday. Get your henna tattoo, munch on homemade chocolates, and shop for Mother's Day. The bracelet in the poster is one of Christiane Danna's sculptural design; the earrings were created by Jennifer Walker who was featured on this blog last week.
Category: Handmade
A busy art weekend
Last Friday evening Craft Alliance opened a new exhibition at its UCity Gallery, "Storylines: Contemporary Embroidery." Five artists were invited to participate in the show, including an old friend, Michael Aaron McAllister, shown below. The other artists are Deborah Slabeck Baker, Diem Chau, Chris Niver, Cayce Zavaglia, and Ray Materson. If you are interested in…
Sewing for more than a cause
When my four sisters and I were growing up, my mother dressed us alike on Christmas, above, and other special occasions. She made our dresses on a Singer sewing machine that was set up in our playroom. I have no idea how she could concentrate while the five of us swirled around her, but…