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Carolina Creations Newsletter 

September 2013

 

About Us  
317 Pollock St
Downtown New Bern, NC 28560
252-633-4369      info@carolinacreations.com 
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carolinacreations.blogspot.com 
  
Open 7 Days a Week     

- Hours Monday-Saturday 10-6

- Friday 10-8
- Sunday 11-4 

We ship!
Always free gift wrapping.
We have layaway!
Carolina Creations at Christmas
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ArtWalk, Friday, Sept 13    5-8 pm
featured Artist at Carolina Creations
Lou Plummer  Evolution 
Paper Collage

Lou creates collage from her hand made papers.  Before working with paper Lou spent many years as a professional photographer but always longed to work with her hands. After attending a class at the John C Campbell School in Brasstown she found her calling.  Claudia Lee has been her teacher and mentor ever since.
The paper Lou uses is created by first beating down fiber into pulp.   The pulp can be used in its natural state or dyes added for color.  The pulp is then drained through a screen (mould) and laid down.  Water is removed by pressing and drying to make paper.

Lou has chosen to title her show 'Evolution' to show the progression from her first experiments with paper to her current expression through collage. To see more of her work click here.


North Carolina artist
Zach Murray cuts silhouettes on
Sept 7  11-5
at Carolina Creations!

 
Call us to make an appointment, it takes about 10 minutes per person (or pet). 252-633-4369.

The cost is $19 per Silhouette, additional copies of that Silhouette are $10.

Silhouette cutting is a rare form of portraiture that is not practiced by many artists today. Zachary Murray has been a professional Silhouette Artist for over eight years and has cut out thousands of memorable portraits for people everywhere.

Using his scissors he cuts each original silhouette freehand by simply looking at the subject's profile or picture.
They're Back!!
 
We have the clever balance clocks again! After a couple years absence Mike Mikutowski was finally able to find a watch works for his balance clocks. The only thing that keeps the clock up is being perfectly balance on that tiny 1/2" piece of wood. For sizes and prices click here.
Jewelry - always something new!
Desert Heart is the creation of artist Deborah Sparshott. After working in a number of art and craft mediums, she settled in to jewelry in the mid 1980's.

Besides Deborah's keen sense of color and design, the carefully considered range of materials contribute to the unique effect.

Deborah carefully selects all the materials- subtle shades and specially finished Austrian crystal, vintage beads not seen in decades, a palette of semi-precious stones and beads, metal stampings, charms and chains from America's golden age of costume jewelry, the natural beauty of freshwater pearls.

We are always excited to see what Deborah will come up with next!

For prices and to see more of Deborah's work click here!
 

 

So new we don't even have it on our website yet! 
Introducing the work of
Davin and Susan Butterfield
 
 
Welcome to Davin and Susan! We met the Butterfields last winter and were attracted to their work, not only for the shapes and decoration but when you run your hands over the piece the glaze feels like silk! As an introduction Davin wrote this about himself and his work.
     "I have always wanted to live the life of a rural potter. The presence of the woods, gardens and wildlife is inspirational. Working with clay gives me a physical and spiritual connection to the earth. Making pottery that functions in use and aesthetic beauty has been a life long pursuit. My father was a potter in Massachusetts and Ohio in the 70's. Being in the studio was a great joy of my childhood. The process of making clay to the unloading of kilns was fascinating.
     I have been working professionally for over 25 years in pottery. We now work with a gas fire reduction kiln in beautiful blue and green glazes. The work we have created for Carolina Creations is porcelain oxide brushed vases and serving dishes. These pieces are decorated by my wife Susan who is an accomplished painter. The forms are enhanced by floral patterns that are given depth by atmospheric wood-ash, salt vapor, and oxide saturated shino glazes." 
Bridal Registrynothing is worth more calligraphy
Did you know we have a bridal registry at Carolina Creations? We even put it on our website for out of towners and we ship every day.

Emily Deichmann & Andrew Steffens

October 26, 2013

 

J Smith & Joan Kennit

November 9, 2013

 

Cindy Beam & Craig Hegman

November 16, 2013

 

Can't get in to fill it out? Go to our website, carolinacreations.com, copy the links of pieces you like and email them to us along with the name of the bride, groom, the date of the wedding, and where the pieces should be shipped to and we'll do the rest.
  
Carolina Creations Calendar 
I love new bern
September 7, 2013, 10-5 - Silhouette Artist Zach Murray cutting portraits. Call for appointment or walk in. It only takes 10 minutes to have a silhouette portrait done! $19 for the 1st one $10 for each additional copy.

  

September 13, 2013 5-8 pm - ArtWalk - Featured Artist Lou Plummer - Handmade Paper

November 8, 2013 5-8 pm - ArtWalk - Holiday Show celebrating family and friends featuring Gallery Artists

November 29 & 30 Annual Holiday Open House - opening of our blown glass ornament sale! Refreshments. 

Sunday Hours

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.   During the holidays 11-5.  

 

Downtown Calendar
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Downtown News and Calendar

Sept 6-8 Bike MS Historic New Bern Weekend

Sept 7, 2013  Zach Murray Silhouette Cutting at Carolina Creations from 11-5. Call 252-633-4369 or just drop in to have a Silhouette Cut!

Sept 7, 2013  New Bern Pirate Adventures The Pirate Ship "Renegade"Sailing from the New Bern Grand Marina at the Doubletree, Reservations required 252-504-2628

Sept 7, 2013 Super Scuppernong Saturday, New Bern Farmer's Market

Sept 7, 2013  New Bern Pirate Adventures The Pirate Ship "Renegade"Sailing from the New Bern Grand Marina at the Doubletree, Reservations required 252-504-2628

Sept 10 Carolina Chamber Music Festival, Classical Lunch, 12-1pm, Calyx Piano Trio, Bank of the Arts

Sept 12 Carolina Chamber Music Festival, Dvorak After Work Cullman Hall - NC History Center 6-7pm.
  
Sept 13, 2013 5-8 pm ArtWalk Downtown New Bern
Lou Plummer will be the featured artist at Carolina Creations.

The Homecoming at Bank of the Arts  

"No Boundaries Vessels" New Bern Art Works
Boho artists Bear Plaza and James Reed Lane

Sept 13 Benefit Concert for Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation Bear Town Market, S Front St

Sept 14 Carolina Chamber Music Festival, Classics, Old and New, First Baptist Church, 5-7 pm

Sept 20 Jacob Johnson in Concert Down East Folk Arts Society, Trent River Coffee, 7 pm

Sept 20 & 21, 2013 Women's Expo, Riverfront Convention Center

Sept 20-22 12 Angry Men
A drama based on an award winning movie, New Bern Civic Theatre
Follow Downtown New Bern on Facebook to keep up with Downtown happenings.

Downtown is hopping!

Quick Links

September Drawing!
Enter to win this Toad House!  Put it in your garden for a safe haven for your garden frogs and toads. Email us by clicking here - put in the message line - garden haven!
  
We always love your notes too!


Congratulations to Carl Mischka who won the casserole! 

 

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