Earth Day Celebration – Pere Marquette Lodge

Mushroom/Earth Day Festival

Sun., April 22, 2012
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference
13653 Lodge Blvd.
Grafton, IL 62037

Ah…a day to appreciate the earth and all it yields. Come and relax at Pere Marquette Lodge for the annual Earth Day and Mushroom Fest. Participants will be hunting and judging the mushroom finds, as well as eating some pretty tasty specials. There will be music, vendors and activities for everyone. The event is free. For more information, call (618) 786-2331 ext. 0.

–I’ll be there with handmade & sustainable glass & recycled. upcycled jewelry & gifts–in beautiful Pere Marquette Lodge – INDOORS – rain or shine.

Once a Flower Child, Always a Flower Child

I have been celebrating Earth Day since 1971 – come see the cool stuff I have made for the Riverbend Earth Day Event in Godfrey, Illinois – handmade, recycled, up-cycled, and lots of fun!

Holiday Sale at Alton High School

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A huge arts & crafts sale – my first year trying it – I will be there with my glass jewelry – my friend Pat Kenya will be there with his African drawings – and proceeds go to help the Alton High School Band & Orchestra!

Peace on an Eco-Friendly Earth!

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Skip the malls! Avoid Black Friday madness! TV commercials are NOT the boss of you!  Some local, handmade, eco-friendly at the Green Gift Bazaar this Sat.!

 

 

Show Times – Fused Art Glass Jewelry & More

Fused Art Glass

 Jewelry & More

Show Schedule

5 Aug. 6PM-10PM	Riverfront Amphitheater	Alton IL	Evening Farmer’s Market & “Fresh” Movie (Sustainability)
21 Aug. 9AM-3:30PM	Edwardsville High School 6161 Center Grove Rd & Rt 157	Edwardsville, IL	D.A.R.E. Car Show & Vendor Fair
Sept. 10 10AM-6PM	Grove Memorial Park, Main & Market St.	Grafton IL	Grafton Air Fair
Sept. 11 10AM-5PM	Grove Memorial Park, Main & Market St.	Grafton IL	Grafton Air Fair
Sept. 17 12 Noon-6PM	Riverfront Amphitheater	Alton IL	Mississippi Earthtones Festival
Oct. 15 9AM-5PM	Hometown Comics, 110 E. Vandalia	Edwardsville, IL	ArtEAST Studio Tour
Oct. 16 11AM-5PM	Hometown Comics, 110 E. Vandalia	Edwardsville, IL	ArtEAST Studio Tour
Nov. 6 11AM-4PM	Historic Hawken House 1155 S. Rock Hill Rd.	Webster Groves, MO	Hawken House Christmas Market
Nov. 26	Riverbender Community Center, 200 W. 3rd Street	Alton, IL	Green Gift Bazaar

Opening Reception Tonight

I have 3 fused glass pieces at the 7th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Jacoby Arts Center:

Jellies –

Tree of Life –

Moonlight Sonata –

The Opening Reception is tonight.  Or you can stop by today through August 21.

http://www.jacobyartscenter.org/exhibition.html

Share the Love This Valentine’s Day!

 

Kerry Ellen, Glass Artist

Jewelry Sale

Feb. 5 & 6, 11-3,
My Just Desserts

31 E. Broadway, Alton, IL

 Share the beauty, share the love!

Do Something Special!

Long before I started doing glass and making jewelry, I was a writer. I still am.

And I do love a story, writing them, reading them, hearing them. One of the great things about selling art glass jewelry is meeting the wonderful people who are interested in my work and buy it as a gift for someone special.  At Christmas, a granddaughter bought a butterfly pendant for her grandmother, whose nickname is “Butterfly”. Often a boyfriend buys something his girlfriend picks out, or a husband tells his wife, “Go ahead – treat yourself”, or a mother buys for her daughter, or a friend for another friend. I enjoy seeing the faces light up, the buyer’s joy at finding something “just right” for someone special to them.

On Feb. 5 & 6, 11 to 3, I will be having a “Valentines’s Day Love Story” sale of my art glass jewelry at My Just Desserts, 31. E. Broadway, Alton, Illinois, a lovely place to have a delicious lunch, see the river from the windows, stop on your way to eagle-watch, and have a slice of homemade pie, truly the “Best Pie on the River Road!” http://myjustdesserts.org/

I hope you stop by and take a look at my handmade, locally crafted dichroic glass jewelry. Maybe you will find something special for someone you love, or for yourself. If you do, I hope you’ll share your story with me – because I do love a story!

And while you are there, you might want to order a Red Velvet Cheesecake for Valentine’s Day (pictured above).  It’s sure to be a big hit! (I bought the My Just Desserts Red Velvet Cup Cakes last year – you won’t be sorry!)

Win Jewelry – Help Animals!

Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, you get 20% off this Sat. & Sun. only, at my last jewelry sale this year, at My Just Desserts, 31 Broadway, Alton IL, 11-2 pm.

Be sure to enter my silent auction for a necklace and earrings set – all proceeds will go to a local animal shelter to help dog and cats in need.

ARTEAST STUDIO TOUR: Oct. 16 & 17

Treat yourself to this free artist studio tour!

http://www.arteasttour.com/ (general info)

http://www.arteasttour.com/tourmap.html (tour map)

For additional information:
email: arteasttour01@hotmail.com

Kerry Ellen’s Corner: 

This year I will be showing my handmade fused glass jewelry at By Design, 136 Front Street, in Alton, Illinois.  Owner Lillian Bates describes By Design as “custom couture clothing and fiber art”: visit http://www.lillianbydesign.com/.

 Kerry Ellen, Glass Artist

Fused Glass Jewelry and More

(Pendants, Necklaces, Earrings,

Small Dishes and Tiles)

Showing at:  { By Design,

136 Front Street, Alton, Illinois

ARTIST STATEMENT:

For me, glass is all about transformation.  You take simple sand, heat it up, and it becomes glass, which can either be liquid or solid, clear or opaque, rough or smooth, cold or hot.  Glass is stronger after it has been fired in the kiln. Dichroic glass both transmits and reflects color.  Sometimes it changes colors after it has been heated: I’ve put in bright orange glass, and when it cooled off, it was neon green. When I open the kiln to see how everything “cooked”, usually, it’s like Christmas morning, full of happy surprises! But if I don’t like the way a piece turned out, I just recycle it and try again. Glass gives you second chances…

13th Annual ARTEAST Studio Tours – October 16 & 17 – 11 -5

Kerry Ellen: Telephone: (618) 463-1507; email: kvwordsmith@hotmail.com;
web site: kerryellen.wordpress.com; etsy store: etsy.com/shop/kvwordsmith