Lakeside artists celebrate their fifth art festival
Hewitt Artists from the Lakeside community will be displaying and selling their art at the fifth annual Lakeside Art Festival, Sunday, Nov. 1, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Lakeside Community Clubhouse, 66 Somerville Road, Hewitt (right off Rt. 511). The work of the Lakeside artists is both diverse and affordable. With Christmas right around the corner, they will display items appropriate for teacher gifts, hard-to-buy-for friends and family members and more. Among the artists who will show and sell at the sale are: Jennifer Leigh-Leonard - A self-taught artist who lives with her husband and three children by a lake in NJ. “It all started with crayons and a blank white wall
.. My art goes through phases, I may work with pen and ink for a few months then switch to bright acrylics or do calligraphy .My ideas come from what surrounds me in nature. If I’m not creating artwork, I’m on a hike thinking about the next new project. See you on the trails........” Contact Jennifer at Artist by the Lake www.jenniferleighleonard.com Rebecca Kindergan - Rebecca started crafting chainmail jewelry in 1995 and expanded into sewing in 2000 while working as a computer game designer. In 2003, she opened her internet and event-based company, Merchant’s Wares, which provides goods from custom and pre-made clothing to foam swords and chainmail jewelry to a number of medieval-themed groups. She provides Halloween costumes by request. More about Rebecca and Merchant’s Wares can be found at www.merchantswares.com Deirdre Wexler - Dee has been painting, drawing, and experimenting in all kinds of media since she was a child. She attended the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan as a teenager and trained at the Arts Students League in Manhattan as an adult. She will be exhibiting paintings (acrylic, watercolor, and fabric paint), hand-made Christmas ornaments, fabric paint decorated items, stationery, and photographs. Contact Dee at uechiwoman@verizon.net Peggy King - Peggy is a ceramic artist living in Easton, Pa. She is currently working out of Dingle Pottery Studio in Easton. She recently displayed her ceramic work at the Easton Clay Works Butterfly juried exhibit. In addition to her ceramics, she has recently started creating jewelry with whimsical designs and textural-knitted scarves with vibrant color schemes that are strongly influenced by aquatic and botanical themes. Tracy Lynch will also be exhibiting gourmet foods that can be opened and enjoyed immediately or only require one or two more ingredients to make a delicious appetizer, dessert or meal. For more information, you can contact Tracy at tlynchts@yahoo.com