I'm looking forward to showing my new jewelry designs at two (!) craft shows this week. I've been playing around with my swirl pendants in fine silver clay, changing the regular loops into a more freeform design that wraps around the necklace like a vine. At least that's the idea - some have come out better than others.
The wonderful women in the MDI Rotary Club have put together a jewelry party, "Baubles and Gems," to raise money for Rotary International's effort to eradicate polio in the four countries where it is still endemic. Thanks to innkeeper Michelle, this fun evening is going to be held on Tuesday, November 29 from 5 to 7 at the Holbrook House Inn in Bar Harbor. Kim Harty and I, both Rotarians, will show our work, and we've invited other artisans to participate: Vicky Fernald, Linda Perrin, and Sydney Roberts Rockefeller. Benni McMullen is is also contributing vintage jewelry from her mother's estate. We're all donating 15% of our proceeds to the polio campaign.
On Friday and Saturday, December 2 and 3, the annual Island Arts Association Holiday Fair will be held at Atlantic Oceanside. This was my first attempt at a craft show in 2009 and I've loved doing them ever since. The IAA holiday fair is a terrific show with a variety of crafts in all media. An MDI holiday tradition, it attracts a good crowd of shoppers who are looking for unique, locally crafted gifts at reasonable prices. The IAA is a great community of crafters, all willing to help each other, and backed by the seemingly tireless staff of the YWCA, Benni McMullen and Abby Robinson.
