Rock Paper Scissors: A Neighborhood Craft Store is a great new shop in Montclair where you will find some Plum Artists showing their work, teaching workshops, and, of course, shopping! The store’s owner, Beth Rowan, has put together a wonderful selection of fabrics, decorative papers, beads, and supplies. The store also has a dedicated workshop space, with sewing machines and other equipment. The shop is currently featuring Anne’s jewelry and Stefanie’s artwork and handmade cards, and in the near future, Miram, Anne, and Maria will be teaching workshops.

The store is having its Grand Opening party on Saturday, June 12, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, with cherry pie, raffles, hand-on activities, and more. Sounds like fun! Hope to see you there.

Rock Paper Scissors: A neighborhood craft store is located at 15 Bloomfield Ave., #5 (near Panera and Smashburger). Phone: 973-337-6759 More info here.

Anne Sailer’s jewelry has been juried into the 16th Annual CRAFTS AT THE BAIRD — a five-day show and sale of fine crafts, including jewelry, metals, fibers, ceramics, glass, and more. The opening reception is on Wednesday, 12/2, from 7-9pm, and the show then runs from 12/3 through 12/6 from 12:00 noon to 8pm, daily. And, on Saturday, 12/5, from 1-3pm, there’s a delicious assortment of demos and kids crafts — all FREE!

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“During the annual Crafts at The Baird, the Pierro Gallery of South Orange transforms itself into a fabulous museum shop filled with unique handmade items in time for holiday giving. In its 16th year, this highly anticipated four day craft sale has been a major fundraiser for the Pierro Gallery, located in The Baird, 5 Mead Street, South Orange. Once again, the Pierro has an ever-changing eclectic group of craftspeople offering a unique assortment of quality, artful work. These include an extensive array of jewelry, ceramics, hand painted silks, wood and woven pieces, glass and wood ornaments, hand-made paper journals and stationary.” For more information, visit: http://www.pierrogallery.org/crafts.html.

Summer Marketplace 2009
July 14th – July 31st
Tuesday-Friday 11:30 – 5, Saturday, 11 – 4
** RECEPTION  (with mojitos!) Wed., July 29th, 5 – 8 pm**

Vintage Alley
730 Bloomfield Ave.
Verona, NJ
973-857-3222

Anne Sailer’s original-design “Off the Grid” bracelet, woven with needle and thread of tiny glass seed beads, is part of the juried exhibit at the World of Beads VIII – A 20-Year Retorspective. The event runs from June 19 to 21 at the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC.

“What’s New?” is Studio Montclair’s Annual Members exhibition, on view June 1 through 30 at the Montclair Public Library.  Participating Plum artists include Keira Boertzel-Smith, Vicki Reikes Fox, Miriam Jacobs, Maria Papale, Anne Sailer, Stefanie Silverman, and Susan van Inwegen. A reception will be held Thursday, June 11, from 6 to 9, with the annual SMI members meeting occurring at 7 pm. Stop by the library sometime and check out our new artwork!

The exhibit “Hard Times/Down Home” at the Watchung Arts Center (Watchung,  NJ) asks artists to respond to “the economic collapse of 2008…coming on the heels of financial excesses of the prior 5 or so years…Is ‘Greed is Good’ still valid,  and where do we go from here?” Anne Sailer’s mixed media piece entitled, “Flow and Release:  The Art of Allowing a Spiritual Relationship with Money,” is part of this show (which opens this coming weekend).  The reception takes place on Sunday, May 3rd, from 1 pm to 4 pm,  at the Watchung Arts Center.

“Fly” Earrings of Sterling Silver and Rhodonite
Fly free with these earrings’ silver swirls and pink rhodonite,
believed to heal emotional and physical scars.
Designed exclusively for the Montclair Breast Center.