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Good day talented artists and friends!!!

Forgive this group email but it is the easiest way to catch your attention as a group.  Time does not stand still and as such we are  delighted to remind you that this is our  
5th  exhibit year at 'STL'.   
 
It's time to re-open the doors and that means a call to action.  We need your beautiful functional art!!!
 
What success we can measure comes in a large part from your faith in us.  All exhibit season long we are planning a celebration of our success to date and our survival! 
 
 All we can humbly say to each and everyone of you who have believed in us is "thank you, thank you"!!!
 
The Boutique:
You are receiving this email because you've participated in our boutique in previous years and we are hoping to carry your work this year as well.
 
We must confess we are running a little late with this reminder and could really use an early and positive response from those of you who wish to place your work with us throughout our exhibit season.
 
We will need your work by August 30, 2013 if at all possible.  If that puts undue strain on you and you still wish to participate, please reach out to rebekah at rritter@somethingslooming.com or Melanie at mmittchell@somethingslooming.com so we can work something out.
 
Some of you live and work a distance away and may wish to mail work to us which is fine.  It's just important that we know that it's coming and what it is.
 
 
Sneak Peak at the Season:
  • Season openings with: 
    Food For Thought 
    Opening Reception is September 13, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM - combining the food theme and some good works.......we will sponsor a:
  • Fund raiser for the food pantries at
    • Exeter township
    • Centre Park @ Reading dove
    • Compassion Ministries - feeding the homeless of Reading
  • Special music and advance ticket sales for benefit "Fill Our Neighbors Table"  for the Exeter Food Bank.
  • Those of you who live close enough to attend, we hope we will see you at the opening and bring friends and family to support the art and the good works.
  • Handmade Holidays 4
    • Our month long event during the month of December
    • $25.00 helps to support the extra costs to heat and advertise
    • Some of you have already signed up - Thanks!!!
  • Me, Myself and I
    • A juried show with:  Bruce Hoffman
    • Bruce is on the executive committee of Fiber Philadelphia and has impressive credentials in the fiber art world.
    • This call will be going out soon and across the nation
  • The Gallery has a new look and the web site is the middle of getting a more modern face lift which we hope will be ready by our September opening.  All preparations to help celebrate our 5 year milestone!!!
Please email us if you are planning on putting work in the boutique this Fall and when we can get your work.

Think Fall.  It's a fine idea to switch work in out to keep it fresh and to think about the weather outside when selecting work.

Again, we really need your work as soon as possible and no later than August 30th so that we can get it inventoried and tagged.

Thank you again for your support.   We are humbled by it! 
 
While we mostly maintain a "Fiber Only" policy in the boutique and only Handmade Holidays is open to all crafts, some artists are just a perfect fit for our boutique and exceptions are sometimes made.  To that end, if you know an exceptional functional artist who is either a fiber artist or fits that 'unique' niche, please feel free to forward this email! 

Rebekah and Melanie

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