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Holiday Gift Bazaar :: Friday, Dec 4, 5-8 pm

These artists will present small-sized works of art and original hand-made items for sale at reasonable prices. Twenty percent of all sales from the holiday show and gift bazaar will be donated to Stamford-based St. Luke?s LifeWorks, a non-profit organization providing learning opportunities, housing and support services to people overcoming homelessness in lower Fairfield County.


 

PIERRETTE WAGNER:
Hand-made fish photo calendars, and note cards, and small photo prints.


  

LINA MORIELLI:
"morethanaheart" Hand painted and collaged one-of-a-kind Holiday and Every Occasion Cards; Prints of original artwork; Holiday Tree Ornaments made from found objects; 5"x5"and 5"x7" mini paintings with 3D Hearts; Mini-Heart treasure boxes, painted and decorated.


 

FRANCINE FUNKE:
Art Greeting Cards :: Organza wine bags with original gift tags :: 3 dimensional whimsical prints :: Matted monoprints :: Selected items from the "Frantique collection". (a la Andy Warhol)


MARK MACRIDES:
Small stoneware bottles and bowls in a variety of glazed finishes, small colorful still life prints some in mats and some in frames, note cards with still life prints


   

SUSAN MCCASLIN:
Magnetic and Chalkboard picture frames with whimsical magnet buttons; Hand-painted Holiday note cards; Smaller-scale works.


 

LISA CUSCUNA:
Small gift cards :: Framed and unframed 8.5" X 11" photographs.


   

CLAIR KOCH:
Hand painted Christmas Tree Ornaments ::: Original artist designed jewelry made from Brasilian sea shells, organic seeds, hand painted designs and ornamental beads ::: Original artist designed Fashion Pocketbooks ::: Small, Medium and Mini sized Original Artworks ::: Art Note Cards ::: Miscellaneous Artistic Gifts :::


 

JODY SILVER:
Very limited editions of sterling silver pendants, pins and necklaces inlaid with glass beads. Some necklaces are bead crochet. Also, found object necklaces.


  

LIZ SQUILLACE:
Paradox Ink -- Screenprinted clothing, pillows, and small fine art prints. Also, suede wall hangings with two color prints available.


 

SUSAN FREY:
"Sweet Beads"-- Handmade polymer clay beads, strung together with semiprecious stones, crystal, glass, sterling silver & metal beads from around the world. Each polymer clay bead is produced by laminating different pieces together so that the graphics are embedded, not painted on the surface. They are then oven baked to make a unique piece of jewelry.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Special Events

  • WALK & TALKS on June 12, 10:30am - 5pm Gallery OPENS early at 10:30 am for Connecticut Council on Culture and Tourism's "Open House Day"
  • ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION on June 12, 2-3pm with LAA artists "Does Size Matter?"
  • MODERN MASTERS, a monthly seminar series -- June 10th, July 15th, September 9th, October 14th and Nov 18th $120 for entire series. Contact John Newcomb, jnewk@optonline.net
  • POETRY OPEN MIC, LAA Gallery at 845 Canal • Every 4th Saturday at 3pm beginning June 2010 • Dates: 6/26, 7/24, TBA, 9/25, 10/23, 11/27 • pinkspiderpublications@yahoo.com for further information

Member News

  • Donna Hargrove "CULTURE AND IDENTITY", Mayors Gallery, 888 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT • January 6- February 26, 2010 • Reception: Jan 21 5:30-8pm
  • Amy Bilden "S.P.A.G. Open Studios", 25 France Street, Norwalk, CT; Dec 12 & 13, Jan 16 & 17, Feb 13 & 14, 12-4pm.
  • Cate Leach Art Place at the Watermark Gallery, 3030 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT. Through Jan 4th, 2010.
  • Sandy Garnet "The Fingerprint Project", White Plains Museum Gallery Gallery, White Plains Public Library • Sept 23 - Jan 5, 2010

LAA In The News

  • "A Full View of Renee Kahn"William Squier, Fairfield Weekly Online -- 7-7-09
  • Drawing: The new economy of scale Artists find drawing is the new economy of scale by Abby Luby
    Stamford Advocate, March 8, 2009 (pdf file)
  • Keeping aloft the arts in Stamford
    by Peter Gerstenzang
    Stamford Plus Magazine, Spring 2009