April 30, 2019
Wearable Art Spring Kick-Off Wrap-up| Celebrating many FIRSTS! Wearable Art is an ever-evolving genre as is the many ways to show it, share it and own it! Without a doubt, the combinations of clothing and jewelry at this show were simply exquisite. For many of us, it was the FIRST time we had a chance…
April 24, 2019
Timeless Fashion & Colorful Fabric | Defining her brand – by Queen Allotey-Pappoe Queen Adeline by Queen Allotey-Pappoe is a fashion design brand focused on sustainability and is inspired by the colorful culture and art of Africa. Blending clean tailored lines with colorful, printed textiles from her African heritage, rendered in modern timeless silhouettes, Queen…
Overcoming Obstacles| Opening up new paths for jewelry making By Kiki Taron-Kinney I have been a metalsmith for close to twenty years. I love everything about fabricating jewelry…. well almost anything. I have not set a stone in a handmade bezel for over a decade. I am not fond of making them mostly because I…
April 16, 2019
Focal Jewelry Designs started with a small curiosity of the inner workings of old film cameras and has evolved into a full jewelry business. After an unfortunate fall on my camera lens while hiking with friends, I took it apart to see what was inside. The parts were more beautiful than I could have imagined…
The Road to Vegas….T minus 7 days and counting| Beth Williams shares her new inspiration! I originally wrote and published this a couple of weeks ago, and now have added a paragraph and photos at the end to reflect how the presentation went….so this is T *plus* 7 days! Next Sunday I will present my…
April 3, 2019
Weaving Stories| by Anne Lee The other night I went to a live performance of The Moth, a popular series dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Ordinary people – a scientist, a car mechanic, a baker – stood on stage and shared true life stories. The narratives ranged from funny to tragic, dramatic…
April 3, 2019
Barbara Poole| Bringing the Beauty of India home & into her art! Art and travel are my nourishment. I had the privilege to travel to India with my daughter and as a textile artist It was a visit to heaven. I had a difficult time finding yardage and then I had an epiphany when I…
April 3, 2019
Kick-Off Art Week on Cape Ann with the seARTS Wearable Art Group FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gloucester, MA – The seARTS Wearable Art Group will usher in ArtWeek Cape Ann with a newly-designed event – a Spring Kickoff which runs the full weekend of April 26-28. The core of the event is a wearable art marketplace…