I have hand-printed holiday cards, original prints and bookish items for your holiday giving lists – give a little Starpointe to someone you love.

Catch me at the Shelby County Farmer’s Market Holiday Bazaar Saturday November 26, 9am–3pm (Floral Hall, Shelby County Fairgrounds, Shelbyville, KY)
Standing along side my Farmer’s Market folk, I’m proud to be spreading the good word about locally grown and made food and crafts.

And at the Evansville Museum Arts, History & Science Holiday Mart, located in the Historic District, just a short walk from Downtown Evansville, along the Ohio River in Sunset Park (411 SE Riverside Dr, Evansville, IN)
* December 3, 2016, Saturday 8 am to 11 am CST – Member’s Morning Pre-View
* December 3, 2016, Saturday 11 am to 5 pm CST – Holiday Mart
Also check out the paper airplane contest from 10am–1pm on Saturday Dec. 3! (pre-registration required)
* December 4, 2016, Sunday 12 pm to 5 pm CST – Holiday Mart

Additionally, take a peak at my online shop – there are some great gift ideas and I’m happy to ship items wherever you’d like! Framing and gift wrapping are optional – contact me for details!

AND, if you’d love to give a great experience instead of a “thing” – consider the wood engraving class at Starpointe Studio that gives structured creative concentration after the hectic holiday season.
OR consider attending a special event at Josephine Sculpture Park – a Star Tour of the night sky by my husband, Daniel Price! Great for all ages and supporting a great cause – it’s sure to be a stellar time! Multiple telescopes will be available for viewing – Check it out the star tour Friday December 2nd, 7–10pm and enjoy other “after dark” activities at JSP!

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On Friday, November 4th I attended the opening for the three featured exhibits at the Margaret I. King Library: The Wood Engravers Network Triennial Exhibition, “In Relief: An Exhibit of Wood Engraving and Relief Printing,” and “Back Alley Press at the Lucille Little Fine Arts Library”.

The openings were lovely, but the exhibits were only the start. After the opening I was the guest speaker for THE FALL KING LIBRARY PRESS LECTURE, “Out of Wood,” about wood engraving and the history of relief printmaking.

The following morning, I led a group of people in a Collaborative linocut workshop at the King Library Press. We brainstormed ideas for Kentucky themed imagery and chose a title “Kentucky Flows On” from one of Thomas D. Clark’s writings that was on a broadside at the King Library Press – it seemed fitting.

Our group of 11 worked diligently on their linoleum blocks – for some it was their first time and for others, the first time in a long time. In the end we each went home with a hand-pulled print and a feeling of accomplishment for our 6 hours of carving and proofing.

To top off a fantastic weekend, I dropped off the Little free Print Exchange at the University of Kentucky’s School of Arts and Visual Studies on the second floor, just outside the Print Media room. Lexington, there is plenty of time to “take a print, leave a print” – open exchange through December 16!

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Everyone worked diligently on their engraving – it is slow work, but the images emerge from the darkened surface, light is teased from the darkness. We used maple end grain blocks from Jim Reynolds. We printed the engravings the last day, adjusting to the shift in dimensions – a two-dimensional mirror image of the relief carved end grain block.

Many thanks to The Morgan Conservancy for all their hard work and to the fantastic students who made this a great class!

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