Unique Art Gifts & Vendor Day Show
When: Saturday November 9, 2013
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Place: The Sprinkler Factory
38 Harlow Street
Worcester , MA
For directions go to:
www.sprinklerfactory.com
Admission: Free and open to the general public
This vendor day event will showcase tools, materials, and supplies from vendors throughout the New England area. Participants will have the opportunity to leisurely browse and purchase almost all of their supplies in one place!
This year we are adding Unique Art Gifts to our event. We have a growing list of talented artists joing us. So, don"t miss the opportunity to buy one of a kind gifts for the upcoming holiday season!
There is also a sumptuous selection of items on our raffle table. Come by to take a chance!
Participating vendors this year are:
Through June's Eyes Award winning nature photographer June LeDuc will have her photographs displayed in the gallery for the month of November. She will also be joining us for vendor day offering her photo note cards, calendars and framed pictures of many sizes. Her photographs hanging in the gallery will also be available for purchase.
Val Cox- Sabrina will be bringing an endless amount of frit. Val Cox frit is made with premium COE 96 furnace glass. This frit is compatible with COE 104 Moretti/Effetre/Vetrofond and Bullseye 90 COE, as long as it's used in moderation.
With Val Cox frit it's a win, win for all glass workers! Check out her amazing mixes at
www.valcoxfrit.com
Wale Apparatus will have all of your flameworking supplies, Moretti and Borosilicate rods, enamels, protective eye wear, graphite tools and molds. Torches, kilns, and beginner kits. call 1-800-334-wale ask for Dan Brucker and place your order in advance so they can bring it with them. Go to
www.waleapparatus.com
GG Glass - This year Gail will have her hand pulled veiled cane. She will also have her new flat and oval mandrels to make beads for Regaliz, as well as flat leather. Gail will NOT be bringing her frit this year so, please go to her website at
www.ggglass.com and pre-order so she can bring it with her.
Greco Leather The best leather cord on the market. Genuine cowhide that is cut to size with maximum consistency in thickness throughout each cord. Cords are double lacquer painted for long lasting color that resists rubbing off. Many colors to choose from. Don't forget to check out their new leather items as well as end caps and clasps.
www.grecoleather.com email
grecoUSA@comcast.net
Basically Beads A wide assortment of glass seed beads, Miyuki seed beads,
Czech glass in in all colors shapes and styles. Tools, needles, wire, and so much more. wwwbasicallybeads.com or email
basicallybeadssc@aol.com
Place your order in advance so they can order what you need and have it for you.
Bead Fiesta The Shoppe A vast array of everything bead and jewelry related, tools, wire, findings, silver, cut crystal, PMC and Kumihimo supplies.
www.beadfiestatheshoppe@yahoo.com 978-870-8864.
American Box & Display Boxes, boxes and more boxes, boxes in every shape color & size! All of your show and packing needs in one place. Choose from a multitude of display products for all of your jewelry needs, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, beads and so much more.
Zooziis Handmade high quality brass presses in a multitude of shapes and sizes. Optic molds, bead release and specialty mandrels for making your own glass cabochons, bead caps and buttons. Amy will not be bringing her full inventory, but will have lots of great tools with her! She has recommended pre-ordering tools that you know you want to bring home that day, or let her know if there are specific tools you want to see in person. You can pre-order online, by placing an order, selecting to pay with a check, and putting a note in the checkout that you will be at Vendor Day. This procedure applies for those wanting to order, as well as those who want to request tools to see and decide at the event if they want to purchase.
www.zoozii.com
Sherry Conger When Sherry comes to teach, she brings with her the materials that the students will need to create the glass beads that she demonstrates. If you're tired of having to buy large and expensive quantities of materials, this is your place to shop. Sherry will have assorted reactive and nonreactive frits, CZ's, as well as her silver and gold fuming kits which include everything you need for fuming.
Steve Taney Blue Heron Designs Professionally hand cut polished cabochons. Steve will be offering individual pieces in Jasper, Lapis, Agate, Lazuli, Petrified, Chryscolla & Chryscoprase as well as rare and unusual stones and cabochon sets. Contact:
www.stevetaney.com
Chris O'Connor Felting Chris will be back this year with her felting kits. Kits will include directions, wool, yarn, foam pad and needles to create your own felted beads. Try your hand at making felted sculptures. Wisp scarf kits will also be available with everything you'll need to make needle felted wisp scarfs. Packs of embellishments will also be available for purchase.
Chris will be demonstrating throughout the day.
Wes Fleming who has recently been accepted by the Smithsonian will be with us this year with a limited assortment of his amazing intricate hand made glass sculptures.
Come early to purchase one of his fabulous pieces.
www.wesleyfleming.com
Beezartdolls Belinda Lyons Zucker is an accomplished ceramic and fiber artist. Her current work is creating masks made of bisque fired stone wear or polymer clay. She also makes wrapped dolls, created from recycled water containers. These dolls and masks are one of a kind.
http://picturetrail.com/beezdolls
Looming Lioness Elaine has found a new passion, bead looming, creating one of a kind pictures using a Mirrix loom and 11/0 Delica seed beads. Elaine will have finished and unfinished loom pieces for purchase, there will also be bookmarks, barrettes, framed and unframed flowers of the month. Check out this new form of creating a detailed picture with beads!
Anita Wales Origami Creations Annie will be joining us this year with her beautiful origami creations which will include brooches, pins, ornaments, fancy gift boxes, spinning tops, paper flowers. She will also be bringing her handmade fabric tote bags as well as her hand made water bottle holders made from recycled plastic grocery bags.
Enamels By Blorch Bill will be offering his one of a kind hand cut enameled pieces as well as his new passion for playing with tin can art! Pins, necklaces, and earrings. email,
enamelsbyblorch@charter.net
The Dog Father - Mark will be here with his Gourmet Hot dogs, and the best chilli in town! He'll be setup downstairs, right outside the doorway. You can't miss him! Grab a couple of dogs and bring them upstairs to sit and eat.
www.thedogfathertruck.com