Now on exhibit through January 31, 2010:

Now on exhibit through January 31, 2010:

Marilyn Clifford, MEDIUM: WATERCOLORS

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Clifford, from Reading, Pa., has a master's degree in textiles and clothing from Cornell University, where she also minored in fine art. She taught for 25 years before she retired to Spring Hill in 1993 and returned to her love of painting, concentrating in watercolors.

Clifford has studied under several local teachers and exhibits her work in local art shows.

You can visit our gallery now through January 31st, and see her work on diaplay.  Meet the artist on January 15th, from 5 to 7 and enjoy a complementry wine and cheese reception.  If you have not attened one of these events before, please join us.  It's always an enjoyable meeting of artists and creative minds in a festive, friendly atmosphere!  Sign up for our e-newsletter for a reminder invitation to attend, we send out notices approx 1 week before the event.   http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001QlflZB9bhPxbykCGxLA3LQ%3D%3D

Holiday "Wrap UP"

Nanette's Spirit of the Hand Gallery "Wrap up” your Holiday shopping! Extended holiday hours starting SUNDAY Dec 20th, 12 TO 4, MON-WED 10 to 8 & CHRISTMAS EVE 9:00 TO 3 PM. 

Finish your shopping with us, specials each night from 6 to 8!

 Well, we had a long day today, Saturday, Dec. 19th, but it was fun to enjoy the festive feeling of our customers as they enjoyed selecting special gifts for those on their lists.  We did a lot of peronsalization of ornaments today and hardly could keep up with our handpainted gift bags to package the purchases so they were sure to impress those who will be receiving them.  We  met many new people today and enjoyed hearing how happy they were to find a place in our area to buy unique hand made items.  One comment I enjoyed hearing is that ther isn't crowds and lines to contend with when patronizing small stores like ours.  Merry Christmas to everyone and we appreciate your support and your business.  It is our pleasure.

 

 

NEW addition in our local Community, a great asset for Artists and Creative minds!

Hernando County POP, stands for People of Passion. This non-profit organization's mission is to promote, preserve and encourage the cultural arts in Hernando County. New upcoming event, escape the post Holiday Blahs in January, sign up for a Day of Discovery, Jan 9th and Jan 12.  If you are in our gallery, we are going to have a sign up sheet for more info if you would like to eontacted.  But you can also contact them directly. (More about this event follows below.

 A great article about this great new addition to our community will be in Sunday's paper on 12/21/09 follow this link to see the article.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/promote-preserve-encourage-the-arts-is-the-goal-of-hernando-pop/1060047

DAY OF DISCOVERY

Do you have a creative side you'd like to explore?
The NEW YEAR is the perfect time for resolutions...
resolve to get in touch with your creativity.
Explore something new.


Always wanted to try a different medium without buying all the supplies?
Hernando POP is proud to offer a unique day of experimentation i...n different mediums with five area artists who will offer their supplies and expertise to help you DISCOVER something NEW.
Have an interest in sculpture? Curious about the Batik process? Wanted to dabble in pastels or watercolor? Dying to try fabric dyeing?
We want to share our love of the creative process with you!

$25.00 includes a light lunch and hands on time to explore.
Advance registration is required.
Contact Hernando POP
popart417@gmail.com
(352) 345-4462

Date:	Saturday January, 9, 2010 or Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Time:	10:00am - 2:00pm
Location:	Hernando County POP, 417 West Jefferson St, Brooksville

Angels on High holiday event starts Dec. 10 in Spring Hill - St. Petersburg Times

Angels on High holiday event starts Dec. 10 in Spring Hill - St. Petersburg Times

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Get into the Holiday Spirit...starting tonight! Angels on HIgh

Angels on High (at the Lake House, Spring Hill, FL)  Dec 10th to 13th starts 7pm each night...more event info at the end of this post.

 Come vote for our Angel this weekend at the Angels on High event and get yourself emmersed in the holiday spirit! If you need help getting in the spirit, you can't leave this event not feeling the magic of Christmas cheer!

See the article in the St. Pete Times today, they mentioned my dad in it as part of the help creating my angel, love my daddy, he has always been there to help me with my projects!  Thanks Gepetto!

BlackFriday Specials at Spirit fo the Hand

All day on 11/25 we did our first big promo on Mix 100.7 and it was very exciting.  Tomorrow we find out how well it was recieved and hope to hear many who heard the ads and saw our branding all over the radio's website!

New Jewelry from Kathryn Pearce, Veleska Jewelry

Just in, Kathryn Pearce of Veleska's Sterling silver Rings, Earrings & Bracelets.

New Issue of American Style now available at Spirit of the Hand!

Just in, the latest issue of American Style! Stop in and Get your copy...or call us and we can send it your way. This issue has info about many great upcoming fairs, new emerging artist's work and also a nice article about the holiday events in NYC.... and.... you'll also find
OUR ad in it!

Now on Exhibit, Karen Heideler's Watercolors

Please stop by soon to see the wonderful watercolors created by Karen Heidler. They are so realistic that while I was working on this I kept thinking this image of her work looked like an actual photograph! Karen's work will be on display until the end of November. We will hold an artist reception so you can "Meet the Artist" in person on Oct 23rd (Friday) from 5 to 7pm. Please join us for this special event! Follow this link for directions http://www.spiritofthehand.com/store/WsPages.asp?ID=2

Karen Heidler has always had a love for art. She began drawing at a young age and was encouraged to keep at it. She graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University with a Bachelors in Fine Art and worked at a publishing company in the art department until she found a new, creative outlet: raising children!

A few years after beginning their family,
Karen began earnestly painting watercolors
and seeking avenues to display her art.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
God created everyone in His own image. We are creative beings, some more than others. I found my creative niche when I took a watercolor class my senior year in college. It fit my personality: fast, precise, attention to detail, intense focus, follow-through. I love using watercolors to paint the exquisite beauty of flowers, the complexity of the human form in tender moments of life, and to place the beauty of God's creation on the walls of our homes. Artists who inspired me are Norman Rockwell, Andrew Wyeth, Käthe Kollwitz and Gustav Klimt. Just as they expressed themselves through their art so I create art as a refection of who God created me to be.

New Work just in, Soaprocks!

Bring wonder to daily life, transforming the most mundane of tasks into an inspiring daily reminder of nature's beauty. Unlike keepsakes, which are put up on a pedestal and soon forgotten, the beauty of each SoapRock is magnified in action! Under water, lighting up with brilliant natural color, their smooth stone-like texture will gently cleanse with a light lather, leaving your skin soft and refreshed.

About the Artist's Inspiration to Create this Product:

Question: HOW WAS THE PRODUCT INSPIRED?

Answer: While in the shower one cold February morning with just soap scraps to use for washing. The artist looked down at the object in her hand and saw a rock where pieces of soap used to be. There it began. Soap-Rock! SoapRocks! That light bulb moment and seven years of integrating herbs, oils, and wholesome ingredients changed the nature of bathing forever. She integrated her eclectic background in Conceptual Art, Geology, Cooking, Gardening, and a little Chemistry and created this beautiful product that is as beautiful as it is good for your skin.

t.s. pink makers of SoapRocks® soap bars, offering fine soap in the form and color of rocks and gems

Natural Ingredients:
Endowed with extracts of earth: Aloe, Calendula, Chamomile, Comfrey, Lavender, Vitamin E, Jojoba Oil, Olive Oil, Almond Oil. Thus you can experience a beauty that penetrates, yet is skin deep. Prepare yourself for a consummate washing experience. They are a hybrid dense glycerine soap that lifts very little oil off of the skin as they gently cleanse. They are the art that touches us intimately, teaching us to appreciate beauty by using it, and letting it go. What becomes a work of art? ..... you do!

Last Chance to see Rhonda Hancocks Work on Display until Sept. 30th.

I just thought I would post a reminder about stopping in if you are in the area to see Rhonda Hancock's wonderful work. It's on display until the end of September and then we will have our next artist installing their work. More on them soon, right now this is Rhonda's spotlight! Rhonda's watercolors look great in our store and her versitile choice of subjects is a topic of many conversations when visitors view her work. She has told me that she finds it a challenge to take on something new and figure out how to portray it in her medium. I have enjoyed getting to know her and her work over the past two months.

New Work this week at Spirit of the Hand Gallery

We are very excited to have our newest artists work now here! Actually, there is another box on the way, but so far we have these really terriffic clouds, pumpkins, a flamingo, penguin, smiling shark, and flowerpot. These are sure to make your day, they are bright, fun and very unique. Artist, T. Oliver Kopian, orginally a "neighbor" of ours from Ybor City (Tampa area) recently relocated to NY, but I still remember stumbling upon his studio and thinking it was such a great place and I can't imagine how much fun it must be to come up with these crazy creatures.

A bit about these artist and his work:

Each piece is painstakingly hand crafted from start to finish in a unique patented process known as Rubber Plush®.

The finished product is a cross between paper mache, molded rubber and a stuffed animal. All aspects of the process are done by hand... from the original sculpting and molding, to hand stuffing, and ultimately airbrush and detail painting. All pieces are signed and dated, and limited editions are also numbered.

We have pink & blue clouds...Oh and there is a gray one! I thought it was too funny not to add to the display.

A comment by a customer as we were hanging up these interesting little creatures..."Perfect for a baby's room!" These creatures will bring out the kid in you when you see them, there definately is no age limit for enjoying. This type of art knows no bounds when it comes to delighting the heart and tickling the funnybone! Visit us soon to see for these creatures for yourself!

Keep in mind as holiday gift buying approaches...

This holiday season purchase 3 more American made holiday gifts from a local shop or gallery. You can save Main Street, small local businesses and our creative communities! When you shop at a national chain or big box dollars are transferred our of the community in just a few hours. When you shop local 68 cents of every dollar get recycled back into your community. Buy American made and every penny of every dollar stays right here! Fixing our economy is up to each of us think about the impact you can make by pledging to do this and encouraging your friends to do so as well. We are not saying to boycott big box stores a & chain retailers. But, if you take the time to look at what your local businesses have to offer and can also do some of your purchasing there it will make a big difference in your local economy, local job market and the overall American economy. I borrowed this from http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=282844230312&ref=mf & this terrific principal's creator is Cinda Baxter read about this on http://www.the350project.net/home.html

Labor Day's Meaning

Labor Day:

A tribute to American Workers & fair working conditions.

Keep the jobs in the US and help our country become stronger and prosper. A friend of mine who is a history teacher reminded me about the meaning behind today, and I think it's a good thing to be reminded of...every day.

New work just in!

We just received our latest shipment created by Wanda Allen of Jades Menagerie Really fun checkbook covers, card cases, travel Id holders and internet password books .

About the Artist:
Wanda aka Jade has been a professional artist since 1975. She has had no formal training in the arts, but believes there is a creative nature in all of us. The secret is to acknowledge your unlimited potential in all things and let it manifest in a way that best serves your needs. She LOVES,LOVES,LOVES,what she does!

About Her Work:
Wanda incorporate's handmade and exotic papers, found objects, beads, brass charms, paints, fibers and original artworks in my designs. Each piece of functional art is then encased in our custom heavy vinyl covers.

Don't forget, Friday Aug 21st is Meet the Artist Night.

Tonight, Don't Miss our "Meet The Artist" Reception!

Friday, August 21th from 5pm to 7:00pm

Please join us for a enjoyable evening with wine-n-cheese refreshments, share a story and creative conversation with our featured artist! Visit our website to learn more about Rhonda Hancock visit: http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=nanette%27s&init=quick#/event.php?eid=116399181739

Latest American Style Issue is now here!

We just received the latest batch of American Style Magazines for sale in our gallery, stop by and grab a copy. This is a really good issue! It has national listings of art/craft festivals across the country. So this should appeal to anyone, not just our local FL area. If you enjoy American Made items this is an enjoyable issue to hold onto with the show listings.

Also, I would proudly like to point out that you'll also find OUR ad in it.

Wedding and Special Event Gifts & Accessories

Special events and weddings can be creative and memorable with a touch of an artist's handmade creation. Find us listed on www.momentville.com We can customize or have our artists customize items for your special event, ceremonies and thank you gifts. If we don't have it we can find it and help add a creative touch to the occasion that will be cherished and remembered.

One of our popular offerings...Keepsake Boxes.
Capture those sweet and tender moments in this vibrant keepsake box - invitations, programs, favors, photos and ''wish cards'' (25 provided) from friends and family. Ideal for gift envelopes at the reception table. Inside lid quote's "Happily Ever After"...and "It's the moment we've been waiting for." Can be personalized and also come in Baby themes, Judaica Themes and More. By the "Wacky Girls" a couple of the artists we represent in our gallery. >>>>Baby Bear memory Box (below)

As seen on MomentVille.com. Get a wedding checklist, wedding budget and free wedding website.

Why we've setup a Blogspot, Twitter, & Facebook page for the gallery?

Word of mouth has become our best way of getting our future customers to find us. We have tried ads in many different publications in our local area. I think most are getting so much mail in the newspaper and mailbox that they don't have a chance to look at it all and it goes in the circular file many times. I have just returned from a show in Philadelphia where I acquired new artists work and ordered new designs from artists we already represent in our gallery. I took a seminar of social networking and found I was on track as I had just set up a Facebook page a little over a week before I flew to Philly. But, I learnd so much as well that will help to stay in contact and also offer a bit of what goes on in our gallery behind the scenes. There are so many ways to find what you want on the web, and I find more and more are spending a lot of time obtaining information and things they need in this way. Nothing replaces the quality of holding a great newspaper or magazine's articles & offerings that you can hold on to and refer back to anytime you want to pull it out and look at it again. But in our busy lives I think there is more and more of a trend that people are turning to ways to seek the information they want to receive catering to their specific interests and needs. Staying in touch with what is going on targeting what is important to the individual is what makes subscribing to feeds on Twitter, Facebook, and so on. One has the freedom to recieve information and stay up to date with whatever they want to know about, and unsubscribe if their interests change and have it all taylored to their interests and needs.

I am just getting this all setup, but I will be posting information about what is going on in our gallery and anything I think may be of interest about American made products, the American Craft industry, artist news and more. Please subscribe to my blog and stay in touch with what goes on in Spirit of the Hand's world.

Meet the Artist Night, Friday Aug 21st 5pm to 7pm

Meet The Artist Reception

NEW NIGHT FOR THIS EVENT!

Friday, August 21th from 5pm to 7:00pm

Please join us for a enjoyable evening with wine-n-cheese refreshments, share a story and creative conversation with our featured artist!

On Exhibit though the end of September

August/September's Featured Artist Rhonda Hancock, MEDIUM: WATERCOLORS ABOUT THE ARTIST Rhonda Hancock‘s work expresses an eclectic range as she continues to venture into different approaches with water color. A member of the Citrus Watercolor Club, Florida Watercolor Society and Spring Hill Art League, Rhonda is continually discovering and honing her skills through workshops and classes these organizations offer. She is a former teacher of mathematics, having taught at Central High School for eight years. She is currently the Art Coordinator for the Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery. "Global" ____Rhonda Hancock, Watercolors___ "Giraffe"

Establishing a blog for Spirit of the Hand

Well, it took a bit of time, but after getting hooked on Facebook to stay in touch with family and friends I ended up setting up a page for the gallery and it's been really fun to have a place to post what is going on in the Gallery, what's new, things going on that are related to the Art/Craft community...so, now I am learning about blogs, & tweets and also Flickr for photo storage. It seemed more overwhelming in the beginning but it is finally making more sense how they all connect and so I will be using this to keep informative updates and a journal of the happenings in the gallery and a bit of Nanette Orijinels (my designs) to share with anyone who would like to know more about what goes on behind the scenes.

Sign up to follow me and I will keep you updated with events and what is going on.

Look for me to do more updates as I set this all up!

Hope you are having an enjoyable summer!

Nanette