Welcome to From the Summer's Garden! You'll find a garden full of unique and useful products and ideas for you and your garden. You can shop here anytime, just make an appointment by calling Steve at 913-579-5395 or emailing summersgarden@everestkc.net. We feature experiential sales events you won't want to miss with guest artists bringing you their handmade original creations.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
LIGHT SHINE-HEAVEN AND NATURE SING
There will be a focused area at our Holiday Gift Open House featuring wonderful things that will either give or reflect light. Lisa Freeman has made these fun suncatchers from recyled glass and all sorts of beads. Talk about sparkle, shimmer and shine!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
GUEST ARTIST - KAY YOUNG
It is exciting that the well-known glassware artist, Kay Young, has moved to Overland Park and will be joining the group at the Holiday Gift Open House.
She started Kay Young Glassware in 1993 selling her work at small boutiques and fairs. She was accepted to the prestigious Baltimore American Craft Council Show in 1994 to exhibit her work to the wholesale market. She was an immediate success! Her work has been sold in over 300 stores including Van Maur, Borsheims, Neiman Marcus, Nordstroms, The Boston Museum of Fine Art, the Oakland Museum and many upscale galleries and boutiques. At one time she had 10 people employed in her painting studio and the pace was fast and furious! She still sells her work nationally, but has scaled down her business to enjoy a slower pace.
Along with having a previous showroom on 5th Avenue in New York City, Kay’s work has appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, Sunset Magazine, Cheers, The Crafts Report, American Craft, The LA Times, the SF Chronicle and other well known publications. She was interviewed for SF radio station KCBS after being invited to create a Christmas tree ornament for the Clinton White House in 1996. Her work has been collected by many celebrities including Kelley Preston and John Travolta and Sandra Bullock. She was featured on HGTV “That’s Clever” television show in 2005.
GUEST ARTIST - PAULA HAYEK
As a child Paula was always concerned about the feelings of her stuffed animal friends. That concern continues as she creates one-of-a-kind plush critters, allowing them to tell her just what their personalities are. They all have a strong unique appeal. Which one is going to end up with you?
These penguins are the newest critters who have posable arms, legs and even beaks!
NEW IN HANDMADE PAPER AND PAPER MACHE
Here's a nice twist on the usual bowl shape, star-shaped platters made from recycled handmade paper, boxwood leaves and beauty berry leaves.
This angel is made from mixed media including recycled handmade paper, silk leaves and various nature bits from the garden. It is one of 11, each with its own personality, that will be supporting our HEAVEN AND NATURE SING theme at this year's Holiday Gift Open House.GUEST ARTIST - MARILYN GASH
Marilyn loves embroidery and the warm feel of beautiful wool fabrics. She still makes her signature pillows, ornaments and pincushions but has expanded to include albums with embroidered covers. Her creative stitchery enhances the album covers with pretty fabric-print pages that are hard to resist. It is hard to pick just one!
GUEST ARTIST - GLENDA FLANNAGAN
Glenda is a city girl who fell in love with wonderful country spaces. When she is not canning and making jelly, you can find her in the studio trying out different art supplies. Fabric dying and weaving have consumed her free time this year. After teaching art for many years, she is adding sparkle to her life finding out just exactly who she wants to be “when she grows up!”
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