Mayday! Underground Crafts & Art
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Cool Fact: U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin announced his idea for a nationwide teach-in day on the environment, which led to the development of Earth Day. Perusing Etsy, I came across a range of really neat earth day inspired items:
Etsy also is home to many really cool items made using recycled materials:
Etsy recently launched a new type of treasury. Unlike Treasury Main and Treasury West, Treasury East allows lists to be formed at any time and they never expire. Site administrators explain that this is the new way of making lists and is better suited for the goals of the site. I decided to give it a whirl and featured Mayday vendors while I was at it!
The Rochester Museum and Science Center is holding ARTISTRY IN THREAD – A Celebration of the Fiber Arts this weekend.
Event Details:
Saturday, April 24: 10am–4pm • Sunday, April 25: 11am–4pm
RMSC Eisenhart Auditorium, 657 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607
Displays, Sales, Demonstrations, Lectures
Admission: $4. Free for children 12 and under.
Added highlights include a raffle of a specially designed contemporary quilt, a silent auction, and sales of materials and finished goods by commercial vendors. Lectures on fiber arts topics will be presented at no additional cost:
Saturday, April 24
10:30 am — History of Quilt Patterns
12:30 pm — Overshot Coverlets
2:30 pm — Simple Surface Design Techniques
Sunday, April 25
11:30 am — Natural Dyeing
1:30 pm — Silk from Worm to Fabric
Light refreshments will be available.
I know a couple of local artists who will be there, so come and enjoy the arts while supporting local artists!
Mayday! Underground Crafts & Art 