Sale On!

Got Xmas Cash?  January is a great time to go shopping in the Arts District.  Many shops and galleries hold their best sales of the year in January.

The view so far:

Woven Soul

631 N. Trade St.

336-748-1114 Sale starts January 3rd.
50% off clothing and
25% off Kantha Blankets.
They will be closing January 10 for the winter.
Open Thursday-Saturday from 11-4pm. For more info call 448-0258.

Woodland Moth Visual & Performing Artists

 619 N. Trade St.
January Sale-a-Bration sale. Select merchandise is priced up to 50% off.  And it's not too late to see the Wachovia Watercolors by Rick Jones exhibit in the main gallery. Beautiful watercolors of Old Salem sites are framed and ready to be hung on your walls.
woodlandmothstudio@gmail.com
facebook.com/woodlandmothstudio

Paz Boutique 

633 N. Trade St.
Blow-out Clearance Sale on select merchandise throughout the shop during the month of January! 
Take an additional 25% off already marked down items.
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WILLY NILLY/Deborah Willard Design,

 604-A N. Trade St.
"Sale" into 2013
10-50% off everything--hand painted clothing, dollhouses, wooden toys!
336-306-4050
Open 8 days a week, 12noon till 6pm
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Other News of Note

Kindred Spirits

537 N Trade Street, (336) 794-6919
has a new owner. The store underwent some renovation Jan. 1-2 and reopens Jan 3.
http://www.kindredspirits.ws/index.html

Studios @ 625

625 N. Trade St. 336-724-3000
Center City Frame Gallery has moved from the AOL building at 521 N. Liberty, into the front two spaces at Studios @ 625. (704) 617-1243  or (336) 829-6903. Owner Ed Koos has more than 25 years of experience in the framing industry, and takes great pride in the custom frames and framed art work he sells.
http://www.centercityframegallery.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Studios625-Trade-Street/122167638688

Piedmont Craftsmen 

celebrates its 50th birthday this year!
Special events planned throughout 2013.
Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery 601 N.Trade Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Tuesday- Friday : 10:30-5:00 Saturdays : 11-4
336.725.1516

http://piedmontcraftsmen.org/

Piedmont Craftsmen's Fair: November 17-18 2012 at Benton Convention Center

I grew up with Piedmont Craftsmen. My mother, Linda Willard, is a former exhibiting member for her stitchery. She wasn't one of the founding members, but she was admitted with the 2nd group of artists. Every year in November, we devoted an entire weekend to the fair. She had her booth which she set up to look like a comfy sitting room or den, the perfect environment to show off her embroidered works--decorative pillows, mostly, and the occasional wall hanging. She sat in her chair with the big, oval, stand-up embroidery hoop in front of her, where she basically painted beautiful pictures with woolly yarn and thread. Variegated colors of yarn created shading in flowers and leaves; different kinds of stitches added texture to various design elements. And it all came together to create a softly beautiful picture of graceful flowers, leaves, insects,and birds.

I was old enough to come along as a helper--it meant I could get free admission to the fair using one of her allotted volunteer passes. I don't recall how much I really helped, other than to watch the booth whenever she wanted to take a break.
But I loved roaming around looking at all the fine, imaginative crafts on display, and buying something every year to add to my own collection of fine, handcrafted items-- colorful pottery, clay animal-shaped pins, stuffed animals, and the occasional "splurge" for a hand-woven pillow or wearable. And I guess I inhaled enough creative energy from it all, storing it up inside me until I was ready to unleash it in my adult life.

My mother's craft was a labor of love--tedious and time-consuming. As time went on, it became more important for her to engage in more profitable activities which included selling real estate. And with arthritis settling into her hands and thus interfering with her ability to manipulate a needle and thread, stitchery has been relegated to the archives of her life.

With her 80th birthday barely 3 weeks away, she now channels her creative energy into making and refurbishing dollhouses. But that's another story entirely.

In the meantime, it's well worth your time to visit the upcoming49th Annual Piedmont Craftsmen's Fair

The Fair, which was recently named one of the 10 best fine craft shows in the country by American Style magazine, presents a broad sampling of the finest work available in artist-designed handmade home goods, wearables, jewelry, furniture and decorative items.

It is the keystone event in "6 Days in November," a week-long celebration of art and culture in Winston-Salem, known as The City of Arts and Innovation.

The Fair is at the Benton Convention Center, which is just a hop, skip and a jump from Trade Street, occupying the block from 5th to 6th street, bounded by Cherry and Marshall Streets.

www.piedmontcraftsmen.org

Fall Frenzy!

Lots and lots going on around here this month!

Piedmont Craftsmen' How2Night

Thursday, October 18th ....which is tomorrow!!!! They have great demo in store for you!  Jelaina Frelitz from Yay! Snacks Bakery will be here for the "Art of the Yeast Roll". She will be demonstrating how to make yeast rolls and talk about her bakery as well. Her yummy treats will be displayed on platters by PCI artists. The event is tomorrow from 6-7 pm. See you there!!!  Piedmont Craftsmen is located at 601 North Trade Street, right at the intersection of 6th and Trade streets. Off-street parking is available.

Well, well. I often tell people that "I don't do food."  I was born with abnormal taste buds.  I don't have a sweet tooth.  I HATED that sugar cube you had to eat in order to get your polio vaccine back in the 60's. And I wouldn't even eat my own birthday cake.  The only thing I can cook expertly is popcorn the way my father did, in a large pan on the stove.
And as a popcorn purist, I don't want anything but popcorn salt on it. No candy gunk, no cheesy stuff, and absolutely no butter, because butter gives me horrible headaches.  Even the smell of butter makes me ill. Which is why I avoid all that microwave stuff. The smell goes all over the place.

But where were we? I get so sidetracked.
Piedmont Craftsmen's How2 Night and Yeast Rolls.  Now the thought of yeast rolls right across the street from me may actually lure me into attending a cooking demonstration.  Will wonders never cease!

Bubbling Well Bead and Tea Bar's MAD HATTER TEA PARTY.

Saturday, October 20th, 3-5pm

Essentials Tea Tasting

... featuring over 90 fine loose teas to drink by the cup or purchase by the ounce. Choose the perfect blend of refreshing tea to serve your family and guests for cookouts, parties, outdoor weddings, or a float down the river. KIDS love them too!

Bubbling Well is offering several beading classes later this month and into November as well.  Visit their website for schedule and cost information.  Bubbling Well Bead and Tea Bar is located at 612 North Trade Street, next to Finnigan's Wake.

Yoga Gallery Lecture

One little word that causes HUGE problems...
"MY"
Lecture by Swami BV Tripurari
Friday, October 19 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.

We love "things". Who doesn't, right? From little doodads...to our cars… our houses… pets... family... friends... country.... world.

But WHY do we love "things"? And why do we love our things and not care for another's, not in the same way?

Swami BV Tripurari explains that matter matters when it is MINE. WE are what gives value, meaning to things, not by some intellectualized ranking system, but by extending OURSELVES into them; because we enter our energy into them, dull matter becomes attractive.  (READ MORE)


Yoga Gallery
633 North Trade Street

For a full schedule of classes listed on their website click here:  CLASSES

Cool Stuff at Piedmont Craftsmen!

It's How You Play the Game by Lynne Sward

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You only have two more weeks to see the current show, Games People Play. We thought for those of you that haven't been to see it (and why not?), here's a look at some of the "game pieces" being exhibited at Piedmont Craftsmen.

Piedmont Craftsmen just received this beautiful new lamp from Jay Speetjens