2008 CRAFT FAIRS
MARCH
Saturday, March 8 from 1pm-3pm
St. Mary School
106 Jackson Street
Fishkill, New York l2524
APRIL
Saturday, April 19 from 9am-4pm
Union Vale Fire Co. #1
Route 82
Verbank, N.Y.
MAY
Saturday, May 3 from 11am-5pm
Cold Spring Fire Co. #1
154 Main Street
Cold Spring, N.Y. 10516
JULY
Saturday, July 19 from noon-10:30pm
Beekman Community Day
Recreation Road
Poughquag, N.Y. l1570
SEPTEMBER
Saturday, September 20 from 10am-4pm
Pawling Arts & Crafts Festival
Village of Pawling
Pawling, N.Y. l2564
NOVEMBER
Saturday, November 1 from 10am-4pm
Spackenkill High School
Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Saturday, November 8 from 9am-3pm
St.Denis/St. Columba Annual Craft Fair
St. Columba School
Route 82
Hopewell Junction, N.Y. l2533
DECEMBER
Saturday, December 6 from 10am-4pm
St. Denis Silver Tea & Craft Fair
St. Denis Parish Center
Beekman Road
Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
HUDSON VALLEY ARTISANS GUILD
THE HUDSON VALLEY ARTISANS GUILD IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING ORGANIZATION. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1981 AND IS A FORUM FOR THE CREATORS OF ARTS AND CRAFTS TO MEET, FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HANDCRAFTED AND ARTISTIC WORKS. YOU CAN VIEW MANY OF THE ARTISANS AT www.hvag.org.
I WAS PLEASED TO BE A PART OF THEIR 2007 'SPRING CHALLENGE'; THE THEME WAS 'A PERFECT PAIR' AND EACH ARTIST (32 IN ALL) WAS CHALLENGED TO CREATE 'A PERFECT PAIR' IN THEIR MEDIUM. AS A MEMBER OF THE GUILD I CHOSE TWINS FOR MY THEME. I WAS THRILLED WITH THE WAY IN WHICH THEY DEVELOPED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO VISITED THE EXHIBIT WAS EQUALLY IMPRESSED AS THEY VOTED MY "RYAN AND RACHEL" AS 'BEST IN SHOW'. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WAS THE FACT THAT A SPECIAL VOTE CAME FROM ONLY CRAFTERS AND ARTISTS AND THEY SAW FIT TO FIND "RYAN AND RACHEL - A PERFECT PAIR" TO BE 'BEST INTERPRETATION OF THEME'.

ENJOY THEM -------------AS I DO. MORE PHOTOS ON THE 'AVAILABLE BABIES' PAGE.
OUR 'FIRST BABY OF THE NEW YEAR' HAS ARRIVED AND HAS BEEN NAMED CHARITY. SHE IS A HAPPY FACED GIRL, 18" IN LENGTH WEIGHING ALMOST 3 POUNDS. SHE HAS FOUND A LOVING HOME IN HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NEW YORK WITH MOMMIE ROCHELLE WHO IS CRAZY FOR HER.

I THANK EVERYONE WHO ADOPTED A 'BABY' IN 2007 AND I WISH YOU ALL MUCH HAPPINESS AND GOOD HEALTH IN THE NEW YEAR 2008.