I have been busy this winter creating many new jewelry pieces as well as carefully curating vintage items that need a bit of tender care & restoration.
My first show of 2025
It’s nearly Spring!
Tag Archives: Sweet Home High School
Fall Craft Show
My next show is a semi-annual fundraiser at Sweet Home High School in Amherst, NY.
Many local artists, craftspeople & vendors, baked goods & a fun basket raffle!
Two Fundraisers on the Same Day (and only one of me!)
I have never in my years as an artist double-booked myself at shows.
Saturday, April 2, presented me with 2 opportunities to sell my work. Since both are fundraisers, I wanted to support both schools.
My wonderful daughter & her daughter stepped in to lend a hand! They will be “woman-ing” my table at one show while I work the other!
Cleveland Hill High School, 105 Maple Road, Cheektowaga, NY 9-1
Sweet Home High School, 1901 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, NY 9-3
The weather prediction is sunny and mid 40’s- a good day to support local high school fundraisers! Thank You!
Autumn Adventures….
October & November Show Schedule
Saturday, October 7 11- 6 Youngstown Arts & Music Festival
Saturday, October 14 9-3 Sweet Home High School Dollars for Scholars
Wednesday, November 8 11-3 Private Holiday Party
Saturday, November 11 11-6 Psychic & Craft Fair Fundraiser, Center for Self Advocacy
Sunday, November 12 9-3 St. Andrew’s Holiday Craft & Gift Show
Saturday, November 18 9-2 St. Paul’s Eggertsville Holiday Bazaar
More holiday shows and details to follow!
Preserving autumn leaves in clay
Always a surprise, raku pottery is one-of-a kind!
Sweet little succulents in raku pottery $20 to $50
Recycled Copper “Cuffaloes” $25
Stainless Steel Wine Bottle Stoppers $20 each- boxed set $35
Recent Work and Show Schedule
Re-purposed Silver Plate Gloria Pattern Pendant $30
- Decorative Raku Pottery $40 to $55
Decorative Raku Pottery $40 - $55
- Decorative Raku & Horse Hair Pottery $40 to $55
- Recycled Unisex Fire-kissed Copper “Cuffaloes” $25
- Fused Glass Pendants with Sterling Bails $25
- Fused Glass Pendants $25
- Fused Glass Pendants (same glass-different results!) $25
- Fused Art Glass $25
- Fused Glass and Laser Engraved Stainless Steel Wine Bottle Stoppers $35 per set
Show Schedule
Saturday, April 1, Sweet Home High School Dollars for Scholars Spring Craft Show
Sunday, April 2, St. Andrew’s Craft & Gift show
Tuesday, April 11, United Way Community Baby Shower event Artisan Show @ Reflections Hair design of WNY Inc.
Thursday, April 27, Private Party
Saturday, May 6, MOMSgiving @Schofield Care
Wednesday, May 17, Clarence Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Conference
Friday, May 26, Buffalove @ the Buffalo Zoo
Friday, June 2, Star Point CSD 4th Annual Art, Music, and Food Truck Festival (details soon)
Saturday & Sunday, June 24 & 25 Buffalo-style Garden Art Sale @ The Botanical Gardens
Saturday & Sunday, July 8 & 9 Hamburg Garden Walk Garden Fair
Saturday & Sunday, July 29 & 30 Glen Park Art Festival
MORE TO COME…
Sneak peek at some of my new glass
My next two shows:
Sweet Home Dollars for Scholars Fundraiser
Saturday, October 15 at Sweet Home High School in Amherst, NY 9-3
MOSAIC
Thursday, October 20 at The Foundry in Buffalo, NY 5:30-8:30
Busy getting ready for these two fundraisers designing and fusing glass for jewelry and my stainless steel bottle stoppers.
I begin by cutting and adding layers of fusable glass, heating them in my kiln to 1500 degrees. Once the glass has cooled, I grind it to shape and return it to the kiln to fire polish the rough edges. Then the fun begins as I attach the new glass to their settings (this is where I find out how accurate I have ground the glass!)
Experimenting with black and white glass
Ready to grind (some pieces require more grinding than others!)
Time to fire polish those grinding marks away!
Fire polishing to 1350 degrees
YAY- the glass pieces fit! (I made 25 new glass stoppers today!)
Black and white and Over the Buffalo Moon!
Thanks Sweet Home Supporters!!
Sweet Home High School Dollars for Scholars fundraiser and raffle was a sweet success thanks to the many supporters who stopped by on Saturday the 12th.
Special thanks to all the wonderful volunteers, coordinators, student contributors, and fellow artists!
Over the Buffalo Moon 