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Carolina Creations
August 2012 News and Upcoming Events |
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Are you a member of our Rewards Program?
If not, the next time you're in just say "I receive your email newsletter and I want to earn rewards for my purchases!"
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We are pleased to announce that we won this award from Constant Contact -
All due to you!! Thank You!
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Bridal Registry
Did you know we have a Bridal Registry? You can choose pieces you would like to receive for your new home. We'll even create a page on our website so people can shop online.
Our special couples -
Email us or stop in and we'll help you put together YOUR gift registry!
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| About Us
Open 7 Days a Week
- Hours Mon-Sat 10-6, Fri 10-8, Sun 11-4
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Greetings!!! The Dog Days of Summer are here... time for backyard parties, family reunions, and other social gatherings.
We love it when our friends bring their visiting families and company in! We've watched the kids grow and feel like your friends are our friends. Thank you for letting us be a part of your lives.
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Sally Sutton New Work
Through August 31
Sally's show of her new paintings looks beautiful on our walls!
We hope you've had a chance to stop in and see them.
Nationally recognized artist, Sally Sutton of New Bern "captures light in way that seems to dance on the canvas."
Her Carolina Creations show includes landscapes, gardenscapes, still lifes, and one of her favorite subjects, koi ponds. 
To see more of her paintings COME IN!! Or if you can't do that visit our website by Clicking here. |
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New From Gallery Artists
 
Artist Andree Richmond sculptures on wheels and miniature figures. Made from porcelain and totally hand crafted these figures are wonderful! We welcome Andree. She is a local artist that has a national following and we are thrilled to represent her. Click to see more of her work!
New paintings from Mike Rooney. We've been representing Mike for many years, in fact we were one of the first galleries carrying his work.
Mike has been busy teaching workshops up and down the East Coast.
One of Mike's pieces was recently featured on the cover of Cape Cod Art. Congratulations Mike!
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Just In!
 2012 is the 300th anniversary of Craven County.
To commemorate the occasion we've created this tumbled marble coaster.
They come in a gift box. $14.95.
To purchase click here. Does your group have something they would like to commemorate on a marble coaster? We can produce one for you. Must be ordered in groups of 48.
Send us an email with your idea.
After selling out our last towel I decided to do a new design. The towel is slightly smaller and costs a little less. Now they are $12.95. Click here to purchase online.  Next we have our new hand cast pewter New Bern Bear ornament, hand crafted in North Carolina. This bear was designed especially for us by Kent Morgan who was born in New Bern.  They are $8 and can be purchased online by Jan designed a new set of coasters for the Celebration Pottery collection. The are absorbent stone coasters, set of 4 for $28. To purchase click here. New First Baptist Church print by Jan Francoeur. When I originally did all the historic churches in our Downtown I was working mostly in ink. I then hand colored the prints I did of the drawings.
I have started redoing them all in just watercolor. Here is the latest.
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Workshop with Dan Nelson
Register Now - Space is Limited October 25, 26, 27, Thurs, Fri, Sat Paint in Oils or Acrylics
Location
Jan and Michael Francoeur's Studio
229 E Front Street, New Bern, NC
$295
Space is limited to 12 students
Details: Each day 9-4:30 with 1 hour for lunch. Bring your lunch or there are restaurants in the area.
Start promptly at 9:00 - come at 8:30 am for a cup of coffee Don't be left wondering how to construct a captivating landscape. These secrets are not only key, so is their order.  Students will learn the step-by-step thought process that results in landscapes that turn heads: 1. Focused Light
2. Intentional Composition
3. Rich Texture
4. Inviting Perspective
5. Balanced Color
6. Believable Objects The class will run from 9-4:30 with an hour lunch break.
This is not a medium-specific class, but Dan is going to paint with ACRYLICS for his under painting, and OILS on top. For more information or to register click here. |
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Prints available! Click here for information.
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Downtown News
- The Convention Center has been closed for a few weeks, and is due to open later this month.
- Renovations are being done on the old Pack A Sac building.
- The Sparrow House on E Front Street has been renovated and is available for rent.
- Did you know that the Chelsea now has outside dining?
- The are many venues in our Downtown that have live music!
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Always Exciting Jewelry 
Anne Marie ChagnonQuirky, sophisticated and always surprising jewelry by Anne Marie Chagnon. A Graduate of Fine Arts of the Université du Québec à Montréal, Anne-Marie creates her sculptures inside a constant research of asymmetric equilibrium. The jewelery reflects the creator, at once eccentric and aethestic, intriguing and seductive. Her pieces are made from fine pewter, glass and pvc. "From as far as I can remember, I always loved making all sorts of objects. As a child, I recycled my mom's jewels, making new ones by welding them with my dad's tools. Today the materials have changed but the passion has remained intact, whole and bold." We have a wonderful selection of Anne Marie's pieces. Click here to see more!Ann AllenSterling silver, with 14 kt gold components and colored gemstones, Ann Allen's jewelry is always a favorite.
Ann Allen Jewelry is a collaboration of jewelry designers Ann Allen and Mary Winstead. Ann Allen is a gold and silversmith with a B.F.A. from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York  and a Masters in Metalsmithing from SUNY New Paltz at New Paltz, New York.
Mary Winstead, silversmith, holds her B.A. from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Her Masters degree and Doctorate degree in Urban Studies are from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Both artists worked in the field of social work before making the decision that creating jewelry was the medium that they wished to use to express their creative selves. This year starts their thirty-second year creating jewelry. Click here to see more!
Jim Mullan
Steampunk is the word most people characterize Jim Mullan's jewelry as.
What's tha  t you say? It is kind of hard to define but here's a shot at it. Steampunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be described by the slogan "What the past would look like if the future had happened sooner." Jewelry and sculpture in this genre usually has gears, watch part and other objects thrown in.
Jim and his wife Tori also create the wonderful bird sculptures that we carry! Always a source for conversation in our gallery.
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Carolina Creations Calendar
Through-August 31 - New Paintings by Sally Sutton
September 14 - Friday - 5-8 pm - ArtWalk featuring New Work by Brenda Behr.
Brenda will be demonstrating during ArtWalk at Carolina Creations
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October 5-14, 2012 - Celebrate American Craft Week! Demos by Brenda Behr and Dan Nelson during Mum Fest, October
October 25, 26, 27 - Workshop with Dan Nelson.
November 9 - 5-8 pm - ArtWalk featuring our Holiday Show with work from gallery artists
We've been open 7 days a week for about 15 years and yet we still hear "we didn't know you were open on Sundays!" Our Sunday hours are 11-4 pm. Downtown Calendar
To keep up with what's going on downtown "Like" the Downtown New Bern Facebook Page!
Aug 4 Bear City Opry, Masonic Theatre 7 pm.
Aug 23 Business Expo, Riverfront Convention Center 10-5 pm
Sept 1-October 31 En Plein Aire Paintings by Brenda Behr at Carolina Creations
Sept 7-9 MS Bike Weekend
Sept 14 ARTWALK, Downtown New Bern
Sept 29-30 Craven Arts Festival at New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
Oct 13-14 Mumfest 2012
Oct 25, 26 27 Painting workshop with Dan Nelson through Carolina Creations, Downtown New Bern.
Nov 1 Deadline for Downtown Wreath Contest
Nov 9 ArtWalk Downtown New Bern
Nov 9-11 Holiday Home and Gift Show, Presented by The New Bern Sun Journal at the Riverfront Convention Center Nov 23 Light Up the Season! Bear Plaza Nov 23 & 24 Downtown Shops Host Open Houses
Nov 30 Christmas Tree Lighting DoubleTree by Hilton 6 pm
Dec 1 Breakfast with Santa, Riverfront Convention Center
Dec 1 Flotilla 6 pm Union Point Park
Dec 1 & 2 The Nutcracker Ballet, Down East Dance at New Bern Civic Theatre
Dec 8 Christmas Candlelight Tour at Tryon Palace 5-9 pm
Dec 8 - the Holly and The Ivy Holiday Homes Tour, 10:30-3:30
Dec 15 Christmas Candlelight Tour at Tryon Palace 5-9 pm
Dec 15 "Bernie's Beary Merry Mistletoe March" New Bern Chamber of Commerce Event, 4-6:30 pm
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We look forward to seeing you in our beautiful Downtown! Jan & Michael, Lou, Donna, Irene, Lori, David, Shirley
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August Drawing!
 Enter to win this ceramic blue box with lid by emailing us by clicking here - put in the message line - Think Cool!
We always love your notes too!
Congrats to Jude Grishkat for winning the necklace and earrings! |
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