Westerville Farmer's Market - Mother's Day

Date:  May 2, 2012

Contact:  Renee Kropat –– 614-890-8202,
Cell  805-2329

Gallery 202, Partners in Art, Inc.   .,13 E. College, Uptown
Westerville, 43081

Programs@gallery202online.com, www.gallery202online.com 

                        

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Saturday
Uptown Market will be returning in 2012 for our 4thyear in
Uptown Westerville and will continue to offer a variety of vendors from arts,
crafts, home parties and farmers- 
every Saturday from 10am-1pm at the corner of State St and Home St in
Uptown. June 2th – August 25th.

 

We are having a special MOM’S DAY  on Saturday May 12th from
10-1pm – great time to get last minute gifts and learn about our market.

 

We
are still taking applications for this market as well as looking for additional
non profit groups who would like to have an opportunity to showcase their
organization.  Applications can be
found on www.uptownmerchants.com -
click on Saturday Market.

 

Vendors
may vary each week so come often and check out the changes.  The list of vendors can be found on the
Westerville Farmers Market webpage. 
(Both Wednesday and Saturday lists – www.uptownfarmersmarket.com.  Or join us at our Saturday Market
Twitter - 
twitter.com/uptownfarmers

 

 

Artist display original art and jewelry, home parties
include the favorite Tupperware/Pampered Chef, farmers will have bake goods and
home grown edibles.  This is a
market!  So bring your green bags
and enjoy a morning wandering  in
Westerville – from the market to the shoppes – as always an unique uptown ,
restaurants and beauty.   For
more info on the Saturday Market ( to be a vendor or just to come) go tohttp://www.uptownmerchants.com/linkpages/uptownmarketsvendors.html

Or http://www.uptownmerchants.com

 

twitter.com/uptownfarmers

 

The
Saturday Uptown Market is sponsored by Gallery 202, Partners In Art, Inc., a
non-profit art organization that specializes in community art programs for all
ages and encourages the interaction between artists, patrons and
businesses.   The market
supports the Wednesday WUMA produce market and offers a chance for our local
patrons to enjoy a ‘stay-cation” in their own back yard.  Stop by early on Saturday, enjoy a
walkabout in Uptown and then visit some of our great shoppes in our Miracle
Half Mile – Uptown Westerville

 

For
more information about uptown  - http://www.uptownmerchants. 

Don’t forget, Gallery 202
offers a variety of summer visual arts and theatre camps, wild women events,
scout classes, and workshops.

For information www.gallery202online.com, Programs@gallery202online.com.  614-890-8202

Gallery
202, Partners in Art, Inc is a non profit 501.c3 community art center located
in Uptown Westerville.

Custom Cake Topper

There are so many details to cover when you prepare for a celebration, whether its a first birthday party a 50th anniversary or a wedding.  The food is often a popular and extremely important aspect of the party, especially the cake, which is often the focal point that ties everything together.  I recently had the pleasure of making a custom wedding topper for a bride and groom, such a fun project.  Contact me to find out more about creating a custom cake topper for your special event. Here are my results:

What are you getting your Sweetie for Valentine's Day?

February 14th is approaching fast.  Have you started to think what you want to surprise your Valentine with this year?  Here are some ideas:

Are you proposing?  How about a ring holder?
Do they love Coffee?  How about a nice mug?
A wine lover in your life?  How about dinner and some chilled wine?
A lover of hand made jewelery?  How about a charm necklace or ceramic charms for a DIY gift?
Getting married soon? How about a candle set?
There are so many things, browse the rest of my shop for the perfect gift!

Atmospheric effect with Airbrushing

I recently tried my hand at airbrushing for a special order.  I airbrushed a few things in college, but that has been some years back....  I was lucky enough to find the airbrushing equipment in our basement (amazing the things you can find!).  I'm pretty excited about the prospects.  The airbrush almost looks like the results you would get from an atmospheric firing such as soda firing.  What do you think?

The Ring Holder Arrival

New ring holders have arrived!  I have a wide selection of colors - some created from using a different clay body.  I experimented with a new clay body - a nice dark brown clay that is very smooth and plastic and looks really good with some of the glazes I have.  It's interesting how some glazes looked better and others just looked different. 

Yellow Ring Holder

Green Ring Holder

The top picture is glazed in sunny yellow with my normal clay body, the bottom green ring holder is glazed in the same color in the dark brown clay body.

Firebrick Ring Holder

Firebrick on Dark Clay

In this set of pictures, the first is glazed in firebrick in my normal clay body, the second it also glazed in firebrick, but in the dark brown clay body.  The darkness of the clay body really enriched the color of the glaze.

Count down to Christmas....

Can you believe how fast this year has gone? It has been a pretty exciting year for us. My son was born in May and it has been a wild adventure ever since. In order to spend more time with my son, I have done only a couple of shows and have focused more on my etsy shop? Speaking of, the kiln is running right now, so hopefully I will have some new things to post tomorrow. I have a slew of ring holders - firebrick, yellow, purple, gray, black, baby blue and a few others that have been sold out in my etsy shop. Check back tomorrow for your chance to get your last minute holiday gifts!

 

Get your ring holder!

Pottery Heaven’s gift list.

For the Ohio State Fan:

For the Holiday Enthusiast:

For the Nostalgic:

For the Coffee Drinker:

For the Cook:

For the Snacker:

For the Newly Engaged:

For the Kids:

For the Healthy Eater:

For your first Christmas:

For the Kids Teachers: