By Valerie Lamott
The Charleston Crafts Gallery will present "Jazz It Up," an event being held in honor of the Charleston Jazz Festival (April 18-24). An Open House will take place on April 5, 2024, from 5 pm to 8 pm, in conjunction with the Charleston Gallery Association Art Walk evening celebrations.
Guests can celebrate art inspired by music featuring five artists in the cooperative gallery. The work of Valerie Lamott, Laurie Prophater, Luann Rosenzweig, Susan Livingston, and Tanya Craig will be spotlighted. Jazz up your style with art to wear, jewelry, and home decor. The event will be held at 140 East Bay St. in downtown Charleston.
Valerie Lamott employs traditional metalsmithing techniques to craft jewelry with a variety of themes. For this month’s show, she is featuring a collection of musical offerings.
By Laurie Prophater
Laurie Prophater, a jeweler working in Polymer clay, offers jewelry with vibrant and intricate designs to delight the wearer.
LuAnn Rosenzweig creates gorgeous one-of-kind art to wear garments which are sure to jazz up the wardrobe. Often inspired by Asian themes, her jackets and vests are truly bespoke.
Susan Livingston is a fiber artist who creates fiber collages using hand dyed, hand stitched and found objects with elements on her fabrics. This month, she was inspired by the theme of the song “Fly me to the Moon,” her father’s favorite jazz song.
Tanya Craig creates whimsical, and exciting works in Fused glass. She creates glass plates and trays, as well as mobiles for the home. Her vibrant creations will jazz up your home décor.
While these members are in the spotlight, the work of all the Gallery’s members are also on display and available for purchase, including jewelry, wood puzzles, encaustic paintings, mixed media collages, fiber art, apparel and accessories, as well as functional and decorative objects in wood, ceramic and glass.
By LuAnn Rosenzweig
Charleston’s destination for Fine Craft since 1989, the gallery is located at 140 East Bay Street, in the heart of the French Quarter, on “Gallery Row.” The gallery is open daily form 10 am to 6 pm and staffed by its friendly and knowledgeable member-artisans.
Charleston Crafts Cooperative Gallery is a dynamic community of more than two dozen jury-selected artisans, all from South Carolina, making this the city’s only exclusively local craft gallery.
For more information: 843.501.7522 or www.charlestoncraftsgallery.com.
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By Susan Livingston
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