AOY Member ~ Fran Leyenberger
at
"The Pen and Brush" in NYC

Fran Leyenberger
exhibiting a large body of work in

"Home Is Where The Art Is"

Fine Craft and
Alternative Folk Media

Decorative & Wearable Fiber, Jewelry, Glass, Mixed Media, Wood, Metal, Assemblage, Enamel Work, Ceramics, Small Sculpture

"The Pen and Brush proudly presents Home Is Where The Art Is: curated by Stacy C. Hollander of the American Folk Art Museum, in conjunction with our Pre-Holiday Fine Craft Boutique. Home Is Where The Art Is delves into the contemporary state of fine craft and alternative folk media through a diversity of forms, while the works in our Fine Craft Boutique mirror these idioms on a functional level created to be used and enjoyed in our everyday lives. "

The Pen and Brush, Inc.
16 East 10 Street New York, New York 10003

Opening Reception: Thursday, Oct. 29th, 4-7 PM
Show runs: October 29th - November 22nd, 2009
Closing Reception: Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 21st & Nov. 22nd, 1-5PM
Gallery Hours: Thursday & Friday 4-7 PM, Saturday & Sunday 1-5 PM

Visit Fran at: http://www.franpots.com/Cracked_Pots_Studio/Home.html

Colleen Attara - Face & Body Spa Show

AOY Member ~ Colleen Attara
featured guest at the...

Face & Body Spa Loft
&
Kristyn April Designs

Thursday, October 15, 2009
7:00pm - 9:00pm

1 South Main Street, Yardley, PA
215-369-0699
email: info@fbspa.com

Visit Colleen at: www.colleenattara.com/

Harshita Lohia - Trunk Show

AOY Member ~ Harshita Lohia

is having an

Autumn Trunk Show and Sale
at
"Blossom" in Newtown

Harshita Designs will be presenting her line of accessories, including scarves and holiday gift items.
www.harshitadesigns.com

Friday, October 9th ~ 10 am to 6 pm
Saturday, October 10th ~ 10am to 5 pm

15% off Trunk Show Items
Organic Tea Tasting

Blossom
13 South State Street
Newtown, PA 18940
215-860-3388

Guest Speaker ~ October AOY meeting

Stanley Bielen ~ Still Life Painter

Guest Speaker at the AOY monthly meeting

Wednesday, October 7th @ 7:00pm

Bucks County Library, Edgewood Road, Yardley

Stanley Bielen - "Ranuculus Bouquet"

Stanley Bielen - "Blue Notes"

Stanley Bielen is a noteworthy still life painter whose loose brushy style has been compared to Edward Monet's. Mr. Bielen was born in Poland. He studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1976 to 1980 and exhibits both regionally and nationally. He has won several important prizes including Fred and Naomi Hazell Faculty Fellowship from the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial. Stanley's work is included in the collections of the Hirshorn Museum in Washington, DC, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Mr. Bielen is represented by the Morpeth Gallery in Hopewell, NJ.

Jo-ann Osnoe - Hank Miiller received awards in the juried "Canal Frame-Craft Gallery" exhibit.

AOY Members, Jo-ann Osnoe and Hank Miiller

both received awards in...

"Creative Flow"

a juried exhibit at the
Canal Frame-Craft Gallery
in Washington Crossing.

Hank Miiller - " Winter Crossing"
Third Place in "Other" category.

Jo-ann Osnoe - "Morning at Thompson-Neely"
Honorable Mention

AOY Members: Morris Docktor, Joanne Donnelly and Bill Hogan are also in the show...
Morris has an oil painting, Joanne has 2 photos and Bill has an 'Oil on wood'.

This show was to benefit the "Friends of the Canal"
Opening Reception was Sunday, October 4th

Show runs through October 31, 2009

Canal Frame-Craft Gallery
1093 General Greene Road
Washington Crossing, PA
215-493-3660

Kathy Metaxas - Perkins Center for the Arts

AOY Member, Kathy Metaxas
was accepted into the juried

"Works on Paper Show" at
Perkin's Center for the Arts

Kathy Metaxas - "Color Bands"
(pulp-sprayed handmade paper)

Opening Reception for "Works on Paper"
Sunday, October 4th from 1:00 to 4:00pm.

The show runs through December 6th.

Perkins Center for the Arts
395 Kings Highway in Moorestown, NJ
856 - 235 - 6488