Stowe Street Arts Festival

Today I am breathing a big sigh of relief.
For the past several months, I’ve been working as a consultant for the Stowe Street Arts Festival in Waterbury, Vermont. This was the first time that I’d worked on an art show where I didn’t exhibit. For weeks, I’ve worried about the fact that our weather has [...]

Elissa’s Picks for Vermont Open Studio Weekend

As I mentioned in my last post, this time of year I’m usually busy prepping for Vermont’s upcoming Open Studio Weekend. As this weekend gets closer, I continue to feel bummed about not participating this year.
Meh.
In my last post, I listed the book arts studios I’d visit if I were touring this weekend. Of course, [...]

A Book Arts Guide to Vermont Open Studio Weekend

This time of year, I’m usually busy freaking out over Vermont’s upcoming Open Studio Weekend. Unfortunately, I am unable to participate this year due to a family commitment. I am most definitely having withdrawal symptoms and am experiencing pangs of sadness as I hear this year’s plans for the Montpelier Watershed Artists.
Meh.
Kristin Crane asked me [...]

Tutorial: A-7 Pocket Folders

As I promised yesterday, what follows are step-by-step directions on how to create your own A-7 pocket folders, similar in style to those for sale at Paper Source. The pocket folders are perfect for use in DIY wedding invitations (I’ll show you my own finished invitations once the bride has mailed them out). Some different [...]

My sweet little orb

Last Friday I went to the Artisans Hand Craft Gallery annual winter sale, as I mentioned in this post. I got there in the afternoon and had already missed the early day rush. As I sifted through the handmade treasures, I found a basket full of orbs made by Alan Paschell, a ceramicist from Calais, [...]

Artisans Hand annual winter sale

As I’ve mentioned before, Artisans Hand Craft Gallery, located in Montpelier, VT, holds a special place in my heart – it was the very first gallery to sell my handmade books. The gallery exclusively features work created by Vermont artisans, which is great. All of the folks there are so sweet and it’s clear that [...]

What happened to the paper in Paper Source?

As I’ve mentioned several times before, I owe my love of bookbinding to Paper Source. When I was in graduate school for Art Therapy at Lesley University, I passed by Paper Source on my way to and from my classes. I jumped at the opportunity to work there when I saw the “help wanted” sign [...]

The state of craft in the state of Vermont

As I mentioned in this post, I resigned from my full-time job of 4 1/2 years. I am definitely going through a period of adjustment, trying to figure out what it means to be a full-time artist (what it seems to mean so far is that I get to clean my studio and sort through [...]

I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth…part 2

Geez, can you see a pattern here? I have a craft show this weekend and I’ve been in the studio, again, for something like a gazillion hours.
My hubby and I are leaving for New York City in about 24 minutes, so I have to keep this brief. Plus we’re driving all night for a 6:00 [...]

I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth…

I haven’t written a meaningful post in a while. Bad me.
I’ve been in the studio for countless hours getting ready for my first craft show of the season, which opens this Thursday.
Vermont Hand Crafters will be holding its 56th annual Fine Craft and Art Show on November 20th – 23rd at the Sheraton Conference [...]