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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.