Joining Carole for Three on Thursday, and today it's with three things I found in Elkton.
I walked to the post office a couple days ago, and decided to explore downtown a bit. Like many other small towns, Elkton has a combination of empty storefronts, a few established businesses, and some new ones just starting up (including two breweries!). The little one in the middle had a cart of books outside, so I had to go in and check it out.
The Palette and the Page is a delightful little gallery where local artists display all kinds of arts and crafts - calligraphy, ceramics, glass, jewelry, paintings, photography, textiles, and more. They carry books from local authors, along with gently used books, and hold local wine and beer tastings and workshops. I hope to attend the wire knitting and chain maille workshops some day if they are held when I'm here.
Here are three things I admired during my visit.
Beautiful woodworking. All of these pieces are lovely, and I'm wondering if I might need one (or both) of those small tables for plant stands.
Lots of ceramics,
including the two little trays I purchased.
And lastly, I was fascinated by these paintings on feathers. The images were tiny, precise, and quite beautiful. I'm wondering if someone in the family might need the cardinals for Christmas.
It's a lovely, peaceful place that I thoroughly enjoyed. Their front window says "enriching lives through art & beauty" and I certainly found that to be true.
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Paintings on feathers -- who would've thought?! Love the trays you picked out.
ReplyDeleteOoooo! What a delightful place to visit! It sounds like they're hitting all the right notes in "enriching lives through art & beauty" -- with books and local art and gatherings (wire knitting and chain maille? oh, YES!). I LOVE your new little trays, and vote YES to a little wooden table/plant stand. XO
ReplyDeleteThat seems like a really cool place to hang out and it's great to support local artists, too. I'm glad you are finding things in Elkton to make your time there happier.
ReplyDeleteThose trays are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe pottery is beautiful. Buying from local artists is a great thing to do.
ReplyDeletexx Beca
What a fun little shop!! I've never heard of painting on feathers before.
ReplyDeleteThose cardinals are GORGEOUS. What a wonderful find. The celtic knot plate you bought would be right up my alley! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI love little shops like this. I hope they do well for a long time. I like everything you showed us, but those feather paintings are the most original and unique items I have seen in a long time. Great find, Bonny. Keep exploring!
ReplyDeleteLove your new trays! I have a 'thing' for both celtic knots and turtles. And the painting on feathers... OMG! How beautiful and creative. (And cardinals are our state bird!)
ReplyDeleteI love the trays! And I hope you did grab the tables - they are really nice! And the paintings (and really the READ book) are so creative. (I got none of that!)
ReplyDeleteI love the pottery you choose!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! The little turtle, Celtic cable pattern and the glaze colors make me happy!
DeleteI don't think I made to Elkton when I lived in Annapolis. Looks like I need to put it on my list!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shop in your new location. The woodworking pieces are so beautiful. How nice to give local artists a place to display and sell their work.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes! I need plant stands and have found nothing that nice. So many beautiful and lovely things to buy instead of the mass produced I can find in my neighborhood. That chain mail class could be amazing (if only blog worrthy?)!
ReplyDeletelittle towns struggle, I love to see little shops and browse and hopefully shop, but I get overwhelmed with the choices or lack of choices and tend to buy nothing. I am a waffler unless it's a yarn shop!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a fun little shop filled with so many good things! I am glad one or two made it home with you!
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