by Noella Noelophile®
(Graphic courtesy of San Pedro Art Association, and used with permission.)
Yayyyy! They’re back!
I’m talking about San Pedro Art Association’s craft fairs.
They’ve started them up again–with a Christmas edition coming up this Saturday, December 16th!
Getting to explore SPAA’s craft fairs, in the past, I’ve always found something special.
(Royalty-free image by Marco from Pixzabay.)
For example, the breathtaking seascapes which Carlos Anthony Boisselle paints. (He also creates some striking jewelry–and 2023 was a landmark year for him. Carlos hosted his first solo show in Buena Park City Hall this summer. AND, earlier this month, the Hugo Rivera Gallery, in Laguna Beach, invited him to show his handcrafted fine jewelry during the Laguna Beach Holiday Art Walk!)
Carlos currently has four mixed-media paintings in Hugo Rivera Gallery, and SPAA secretary (and fellow artist!) Bill Boisselle-Schalaba emails that he will also be onsite at the gallery on the first Thursday in January, weather permitting.
(Royalty-free image by Antonio Lopez from Pixabay.)
And speaking of Bill Boisselle-Schalaba–he’s another artist whose work deserves a mention. Multitalented Bill creates whimsical mixed-media work, including playfully-styled picture frames, boxes and wooden handbags. He has also done photography and created acrylic-pour pieces. I especially like his abstract, with its jewel colors, created in this style.
(Royalty-free image by Bob Dymt from Pixabay.)
Bill was kind enough to mention, in his email, two other artists who’ll be exhibiting this weekend. Ann Gray is a needlework artist, creating blankets and needlepoint gifts. And Loralin Engel works in a unique medium: she handcrafts mandalas on vinyl records, and on CDs!
(Royalty-free image by Juergen Sieber from Pixabay.)
David Jinda is a woodworker whom I haven’t yet had the pleasure of meeting–but he’s recognized on SPAA’s website as their “Artist of the Month”. His inlaid pieces, which he creates with a lathe, make me want to reach out to touch them, to feel the smoothness.
In addition, SPAA emails that this particular craft show is the only time they allow artists who are not in their membership, to set up their work and sell with SPAA members. Hot sauce and food gifts, fine art and needlework and more, from some new friends, are sure to be a part of the show.