News & Events:
September 2010
August 2010
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
November 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
September 2010
Saturday and Sunday, September 25-26, I will be participating in a wood carving show in Strongsville, Ohio. I'll add more details on this show soon.
August 2010
Saturday and Sunday, August 21-22, I will be participating as a "Suttler" in the Black Horse Civil War Reenactment in Ravenna, OH, at Sunbeau Valley Farm. I'll be selling spoons, pens, and a few other little things.
May 2010
Saturday, May 22nd, I plan on having a booth at the Beltane Celtic Festival in Hartville, Ohio.
April 2010
April 22, I have been invited to show some of my spoons at the Faculty Fellow presentation in association with the Madog Center for Welsh Studies at Rio Grande University in Southern Ohio. I am excited to be doing something in association with the Madog Center, and I hope I will be able to be involved in more events in the future!
March 2010
Saturday & Sunday, March 20-21, 2010
I'll participate in the Stark County Woodcarvers' Expressions in Wood show, in Canton, Ohio. The show will be open Saturday from 10am - 5pm, and Sunday from 11am - 4pm.
February 2010:
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Welsh Society of Central Ohio St David's Day Luncheon - For those attending the event, some people had asked me if I will have some spoons available at this event. I will! Hope to see lots of my WSCO friends there!
November 2009:
Friday, November 6, 2009
I exhibited several spoons at the Art Loft in Delaware, Ohio during the months of November and December. My spoons will be among a variety of fine arts and crafts on display. An opening night reception will take place on Friday, November 6, from 6pm to 9pm. Please stop in and say hello, if you can! Or, at least stop into the Gallery.
August 2009:
Saturday & Sunday, August 15-16, 2009 -
I had a tent in the Sutler's Village at a Civil War re-enactment in Hartville, OH at Maize Valley Winery. It was a wonderful event, hosted by the 23rd OVI Co B & US Civil War Ladies Auxiliary Association, Inc. This was my first time at a Civil War reenactment. It was so much fun, and fascinating, too. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, and my neighboring Suttlers who gave me so much education through the event! I am already looking forward to next year's event.
July 2009:
Saturday,, July 18, 2009 -
I had fun attending the Welsh Society of Central Ohio's annual picnic. We had lots of fun visiting, comparing our ancestries, singing Welsh songs, and auctioning off several items, including a spoon I'd donated. I felt really honored at the attention my spoon drew, and enjoyed talking with some people about them, too. Such a nice group of people - always a good time at these events! I might even have found my first distant relative in the group!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 -
I was extremely fortunate to get to visit the 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C. on the Mall. They featured Wales in the festival this year, and among all the people they brought over from Wales was none other than Mike Davies - Lovespoon carver extraordinaire. He was demonstrating carving of Welsh Lovespoons, and talking about them with festival-goers, including me.
Many thanks to Mike for spending so much time answering questions and generously sharing lots of great ideas and carving tips & techniques! Truly a master at his art, and a very kind, encouraging fellow, as well! What a true pleasure and honor it was to get to visit with him like that. A big Thanks to the Smithsonian, too! An outstanding event, throughout! I'm still learning all the time about my Welsh heritage, and this festival was a great learning experience.
June 2009:
No events in June - just lots of family events, work on a few gifts and commissions, and lots of work on in-progress and new spoons!
May 2009:
Saturday, May 30, 2009 -
Beltane Celtic Festival in Hartville, Ohio
Again, I joined Chris Watkins - thanks, Chris! To those who stopped in to purchase spoons, or just to say hello or comment on our spoons - Thank you! It was a VERY fun festival - it was a beautiful day, ideal venue, and so many terrific people and attractions! I definitely hope to do it again in the future. I even made my first offical celtic festival sale - yay!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 -
I managed to get this website up & running - and legible! It's still simplistic, but hopefully at least can show a little of what I'm doing...
Saturday, May 16, 2009 -
A Celtic Gathering in Lancaster, Ohio
Chris Watkins, of Llwyau Sgwd (Waterfall Lovespoons), was kind enough to let me join his booth at the Celtic Gathering in Lancaster, Ohio. This was my first time offering lovespoons for sale. We had a fun day, and met lots of nice people! Thanks, to everyone who stopped by, and a BIG Thanks to Chris for having me along!