My grandmother and mother taught me to knit. Making doll clothes, coasters, hats for the pet cat~has transformed into my passion of combining textures and colors into what I call Fancy Nancy Knits. I am lucky to have a wonderful husband and two sons. A mostly male household does not allow me much sparkle or glitter. My knitting lets me bling something up. Each item I knit is adorned with a button, a pin, a flower. Something girly. Life gets busy-but I try to find time to knit. I am still knitting with my grandmother’s and mother’s needles. What a joy that is. In the evening when I knit my fingers are busy so I cannot be munching on chips. So please help me put down the chips and keep knitting.
I am excited to be in this event-in my old neck of the woods Hilliard. I grew up in Upper Arlington and use to live in Hilliard until my husband and two boys moved to Mason, Ohio about 10 years ago. I still think of my self as being from Columbus and I will aways be BUCKEY!!
What inspires me to create.. I love to mix colors and textures and often find colors and patterns in nature-like a bouquet of flowers from the garden, a sunset over Lake Leelanau or in the greys of the Ohio sky.
How I got into my craft.. I came from a crafty family. My family was always crafting. I do love to try new crafts out even today-but knitting has remained the one that I continuously go back to. I think it is in my family blood. I am still knitting with the needles that my grandmother used.
My creative process... It all starts with color. I usually pick colors that match my mood or desired mood. They might be calming greys or bright pinks. That is the great thing, my knitting is almost like a meditation. If I need to be calm -- knitting with some soft fuzzy grey yarn will get me there. Part of the process is adding a button or bling to each item I knit. And this is fun to always be on the hunt for buttons on sale, pins at estate sales. I can even custom knit something and add your own pin-maybe something that has been in your family. Or an initial charm. You think it up I will knit it up.
My five year goal.. I would like to retire from my day job of being a Speech and Language Pathologist, move Up North in Michigan with my husband and be able to hike, garden and knit.
The message behind my work.. I add a bit of bling to each of my items because we all need sparkle. Often my mittens do not match because too much in life has to match -our gloves do not need to. I hope that people look at my knit items on there hands, necks or heads and smile.
You can find Fancy Nancy Knits on Facebook facebook.com/fancynancyknits.
Meet Maria from Maria's Fine Art Crafts, and Jewelry...
My name is Maria. I like art and making things. I've been doing my art since I was a kid. Basically all my life!
My inspiration come from my dad, he was an artist.
How I discovered my talent.. I've always been talented and very patient with my work, obviously my talent has been honed to a higher quality over the years.
My inspiration come from my dad, he was an artist.
How I discovered my talent.. I've always been talented and very patient with my work, obviously my talent has been honed to a higher quality over the years.
My creative process.. I would not exactly say that I have a process. It is mostly a downhill focus on being in a creative mood or mindset. I basically don't know where the drive to be creative comes from, some would say for monetary incentives, but I might still need to be creative in some way, even if I wasn't getting paid for it, but it is a nice bonus to have my work appreciated in that way. I usually just get an idea, or I see something that I kinda like and begin creating my idea or improving upon what I've seen.
My five year goal.. I see myself participating in more and more craft shows, mostly in the greater Columbus area, and having more and more solo art shows in the art community of Columbus, Ohio, and continuing to improve upon my work and continuing to create more and more beautiful work that people enjoy.
The message behind my work.. I don't think I have any particular message, except that the world is full of great beauty, and that I try to make things I think people will like and enjoy for years to come. It is my way of giving some of myself to the public and connecting on a creative level to other people.
Meet Heather Fox from H. Fox Designs...
The message behind my work.. I don't think I have any particular message, except that the world is full of great beauty, and that I try to make things I think people will like and enjoy for years to come. It is my way of giving some of myself to the public and connecting on a creative level to other people.
Meet Heather Fox from H. Fox Designs...
Hi All! My name is Heather Fox and I am the owner of H. Fox Designs. I am a Northwest Ohio transplant to Central Ohio and love being a midwestern gal! My husband, Rick, and I live in Galloway with our two dogs, Bennie and Hector and cat, Bella. Most weekends you can find us at the drag strip where my husband races his diesel truck. We travel a lot in the warmer months participating in a points series, so I do a lot of my crafting on weeknights while he is at the shop wrenching and tuning the truck.
I was fortunate enough to grow up with a TON of crafty ladies in my life. Growing up, my Great Grandmothers, my Grandmothers, my Mom and my Aunts all have had a role in teaching me different skills and showing me the gift of giving something handmade. When I was young, mom and her sister used to have a craft booth at a vendor hall. I have such fond memories of my mom and her sister creating their items and staging their booth.
After tackling some bigger projects for friends and with encouragement from them and my husband, I started H. Fox Designs towards the end of 2017. I participated in my first craft show last December and enjoyed it tremendously. Following that December show, I continued to do custom orders and launched an Etsy store along with my Facebook page.
I really enjoy creating items that encourage a happy home and lifestyle. Each item I create reflects my love of holidays, Ohio, gardening and friendship. It warms my heart tremendously to see folks walk away with one of my items to give as a gift or place in their home.
This will be my first time as a vendor at an Avant - Garde show and I cannot wait to meet everyone that walks through and the other vendors. See you all there!
2018 Columbus Fall Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show
Sunday September 9, 2018 - 10:00am-4:00pm
Makoy Event Center
5461 Center St.
Hilliard, OH
For more information, contact Becki Silverstein, Event Coordinator at Becki@ag-shows.com
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