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  • Teens gather to make art with henna

    By Suzanne SzempruchJune 10, 2013

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    A workshop on natural henna art for ages 12-18 will be held today, Monday, June 10 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

  • Boxing day, every day

    By Matt MindeApril 1, 2013

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    For an arts village that prides itself on thinking outside the box, a recent newcomer is living the dream thinking entirely within the box. The packaging box, that is.

  • Hungarian master potters visit village

    By Diane ChiddisterMarch 12, 2013

    Hungarian master potters Ference and Veri Bognar, shown above, will present a series of events this week at John Bryan Community Pottery. Shown above with the Bognars are YBCP Manager Allison Paul, center right, and Beth Holyoke.

    Hungarian master potters Vera and Ferenc Bognar will be in Yellow Springs this week for special events at John Bryan Community Pottery.

  • Handmade festival ‘Cyclops’ returns

    By Megan BachmanSeptember 11, 2012

    Kids showcase their handmade puppets at last year's Cyclops Fest, a festival celebrating hand-crafted wares. (Submitted photo)

    Cyclops Fest, a celebration of handmade goods, returns to Yellow Springs this Saturday, Sept. 15, with over 80 vendors, live music and craft demos.

  • Community focus of new Pot Shop leader

    By Anisa KlineAugust 30, 2012

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    When Allison Paul created a mosaic with schoolchildren for her final project as a fine arts major at Earlham College, she experienced firsthand the value of community-based art projects.

  • Celebrate art at Art on the Lawn

    By Diane ChiddisterAugust 16, 2012

    Villager Dinah Anderson, shown displaying her original jewelry, was one of several local artists selling their wares at the 2011 Art on the Lawn. This year’s event, sponsored by the Village Artisans, will take place this Saturday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the lawn in front of Mills Lawn School. (photo by Diane Chiddister)

    Artists will display their artwork artwork this Saturday, Aug. 11, at the 29th annual Art on the Lawn. The free event, sponsored by Village Artisans, will feature almost 100 artists of all varieties, and will take place on the lawn of Mills Lawn School from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • New holiday arts event this year

    By Diane ChiddisterMay 31, 2012

    When Glen Helen announced last fall that it would discontinue its Nature Arts and Crafts Show, plans were made for a new collaborative show.

  • Artist in residence at Mills Lawn—Students redesign their sign

    By Lauren HeatonApril 26, 2012

    Fifth grade Mills Lawn students Will Mitdbo and Stephen Kaiser-Parlette worked on a joint mosaic project last week, which will soon become part of the newly tiled Mills Lawn School sign at the front entrance of the school. (Photo by Lauren Heaton)

    The fifth-grade art students dove into the buckets of pottery shards in muted shades of blue, pink, orange and brown.

  • Ashes to ashes, dust to diamonds

    By Lauren HeatonJanuary 19, 2012

    Rita Caz recently set an unusual diamond ring for customer Vernon Dunlap. The diamond itself was created from the cremated remains of his wife, Roberta, using a process that distills and concentrates the carbon in human ashes under high heat and pressure. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    Local jewelry store Rita Caz has long helped customers honor deceased friends and relatives. But a recent request by a former Springfield man who now lives in Arizona to set a diamond ring made from his wife’s ashes was a first.

  • Bowling ball jewelry knocks ’em down

    By Sehvilla MannDecember 8, 2011

    New village resident Matt Cole makes jewelry from bowling balls, and sells his work at craft fairs. He and his family moved here recently from Bali. (Photo by Sehvilla Mann)

    Bowing balls distinguish themselves with bright, eye-catching patterns. Some may even find them reminiscent of semi-precious stones. Yet who takes this observation to the next logical step?

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