"Encaustic Sunset" by Marty Biernbaum
December is holiday time! The holiday season is a celebration of family and friends. ‘Tis also the season for gifts, and Charleston Crafts Gallery features one of a kind handmade local art for all your gift giving needs. Come in and enjoy the December inspired collection by the artisans at Charleston Crafts Gallery, 140 East Bay, Suite D, in downtown Charleston.
Work by seven of our artist members featuring cozy wearables, purses, fine art, and jewelry in fine crafts media will be in the spotlight this month. Come and meet the gallery’s artists who are available to meet on the evening of the first Friday art walk, December 6, from 5 to 8 pm. Stop by and welcome the Season!
Marty Biernbaum is a multi-talented artist who works in encaustics for her paintings. She creates stunning ocean scenes using the encaustic medium to emphasize the tumbling waves and ocean froth.
Peacock feather purse by Lynn Gettelfinger
Lynn Gettelfinger is an art quilter who makes large quilted scenes in her wall-hangings. For this month’s gift giving collection, her purses are featured. These mini-quilts are hand-held works of art, some with changeable accessories to allow the buyer to change the mood.
Ruth Bellou is a ceramicist who creates unique sculptural constructions out of ceramic with stunning subtle glazes that delight the eye. She learned this process while studying in France, and now brings her unique pieces to the Lowcountry.
Cordelia Story works in fused glass, crafting artistic and functional items to delight the senses. She uses several different techniques to create a variety of types of glass effects in her work.
Gini Steele is a knitter who creates whimsical and original designed knit pieces including special buttons, or added felted elements. Gini is an intuitive knitter who uses many stitches in her designs. She has designed a new cowl for this month.
Crochet felted flower neckpiece by Gini Steele
Tammy Rudd makes Lampwork Beads. Using a hot torch process, she individually handcrafts her stunning focal beads. Each bead is in-of-a-kind, and absolutely gorgeous.
Nancy Warren is fiber artist and handweaver who creates one-of-a-kind wearables and scarves. She dyes some of her yarns prior to the weaving process, resulting in unique color blending effects. For this month, she has created some scarves perfect for gift giving.
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.
Charleston’s destination for Fine Craft since 1989, the gallery is located at 140 D East Bay Street, in the heart of the French Quarter, on “Gallery Row”. The gallery is open Daily, 10:00-6:00 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 call 843.501.7522 or visit www.charlestoncraftsgallery.com.
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Lighted Christmas tree with presents table top by Cordelia Story
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Twill block scarf by Nancy Warren
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Three asymmetrical vessels by Ruth Bellou
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Flame-worked glass necklace by Tammy Rudd
