THIS MONTH:
Now: Button jewelry and paper garlands can still be found at the Rockford Art Museum gift shop downtown Rockford. 711 N. Main Street,
Rockford, IL 61103. 815-972-2865 Monday - Saturday 10am-5pm. Sundays 12-5pm.
Now: Button-topped salt cellar ring boxes can be found at Pasta Cucina - another great local business! They have these wonderful flavored salts in their shop and you could actually put to good use a real salt cellar for their amazing salts. Say "Hi" to Anne and Joe inside Stewart Square 308 W. State Street, Suite 135, Rockford, IL 61101. Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm, Sat 11am-3pm, Closed Sundays. Check them out! mypastacucina.com
Now: If you live in the Galesburg, IL area, you can now find my Salt Cellar Ring Boxes at Carolina's Creations. Stop in at 108 East Main Street, Galesburg, IL 61401 or give them a call (309) 343-9998. Lots of unique handmade items to found in this shop. My friends at Candle Crest also have their hand poured soy candles in Carolina's shop.
May 4th - May 29th: This will be a group exhibition in the upstairs gallery at Kryptonite Bar. This show will feature my etchings!
May 18th-September 23rd: One of my etchings has been accepted for the 72nd Rockford Midwestern Biennial Exhibition at Rockford Art Museum. I'm very excited about this! Artists residing in
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio,
and Wisconsin were eligible to participate. More than 234 artists
submitted 675 works for consideration and 91 artists with 109 works were picked by 2012 Juror Lisa Stone, curator
of the Roger Brown Study Collection at the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago. Check the website for details on FREE gallery walk on May 19th! http://www.rockfordartmuseum.org/calendar.html
Friday-Sunday, May 18th-20th: Spring PEC Thing at Winnebago County Fairgrounds, Pecatonica, IL. Here I will be selling my vintage finds. I'll have bow back chairs, antique books, old kids toys, vintage buttons, retro kitchen items and much, much more available for purchase. Nikki from Jet Set Vintage will also have her items for sale in my booth - it'll be the best looking booth in the show! My booth is located in the back right corner of Building #3. Hours: 8am - 5pm both days, RAIN OR SHINE, $3 Admission, 12 and under are free, FREE parking, no pets.
NEXT MONTH:
Fridays, June 1st - August 3rd: Rockford City Market every Friday downtown Rockford, IL. My handmade button items and recycled t-shirt items will be available during the whole summer. Look for new artwork available during the Market! Summer hours are now 3pm-8pm every Friday from June 1st to August 3rd. RAIN OR SHINE
Sunday, June 10th: Art on the Lawn at Rockford College, 5050 East State Street, Rockford, IL. 10am-5pm. It will be a wonderful show for The Paper Button Press - look for cool freebies and get loads of my prints for just $20 each or less! This is a wonderful outdoor show with lots of local artists. RAIN OR SHINE
Friday, June 22nd: The Sketchbook Project: Limited Edition - Brooklyn Art Library Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, June 30th: Wind Ridge Herb Farm's Garden and Wellness Faire. RAIN OR SHINE. 9am - 6pm. One of the most beautiful shows I have done - you'll love this place, the vendors, music, and food at this one! 466 Quail Trap Road, Caledonia, IL 61011. Check out the list of wonderful vendors on their website
NEAR FUTURE:
Saturday, July 28th: Midway Village's Heritage Garden Day, 11am - 4pm. RAIN OR SHINE. Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, Rockford, IL. $8 for adults, $5 for children. More info on their website HERE
Saturday and Sunday, September 8th-9th: (tentative) Renegade Craft Fair, Chicago, IL. RAIN OR SHINE. Check out their website
Friday-Sunday, September 14th-16th: Fall PEC Thing at Winnebago County Fairgrounds, Pecatonica, IL. I'll have bow back chairs, antique books, old kids toys, vintage
buttons, retro kitchen items and much, much more available for purchase.
Hours: 8am - 5pm both days, RAIN OR SHINE, $3 Admission, 12 and under are free, FREE parking, no pets.
One Fall Friday: Artists at Work at 317 Market Street Gallery and Studio, Rockford, IL
Friday and Saturday, October 5th-6th: Fall Art Scene, Location TBA, Rockford, IL
October 6th-7th: (tentative) Cider N' Cinnamon at Edgebrook Shopping Center, Rockford, IL. RAIN OR SHINE
Saturdays, November 10th and 17th: (tentative) Katie's Cup Holiday Artisan's Market,
Rockford, IL
Sunday, November 18th: 20th Annual Peppermint Swirl at Hononegah High School, Rockton, IL. 9am - 4pm inside the High School Recreation Dome. This is a huge show with thousands in attendance every year.
Thursday, December 6th: (tentative) Rockford Handmade Market inside at the Prairie Street Brewhouse, 200 Prairie Street just off of Madison Street, Rockford, IL
Hopes for the distant future:
I plan on having a GIANT show with all of my 365 Collages! I'm not sure when this will be happening yet, but please keep checking back for more info posted about this show on this page. Obviously, I have to finish the year of collages, but I'm working on finding a venue and a date. It may even get split into quarterly shows in 2013 in order to get through all 365 pieces in limited gallery space.
If you can't wait for my shows, then hop on over to Etsy and get shopping!
