Crafts Section :: Page 4
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Artist in residence at Mills Lawn—Students redesign their sign
The fifth-grade art students dove into the buckets of pottery shards in muted shades of blue, pink, orange and brown.
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Ashes to ashes, dust to diamonds
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.
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Bowling ball jewelry knocks ’em down
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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Bowling balls inspire local jewelry
Villager Matt Cole creates original jewelry from the outer shell of bowling balls. His designs can be found online at http://www.matt-cole.com.
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First Cyclops fest a spectacle
Handmade craft vendors and far-flung visitors hung out on the Bryan Center front lawn on Saturday for the first Cyclops Festival, put on by local businesses Basho Apparel and Urban Handmade. See photos from the event.
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Fêting the unique, handmade
Do-it-yourself is the latest thing among the young and hip and two local trendsetters are throwing a new festival in its honor, at the first Cyclops Fest on Saturday, Sept. 17.
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Cyclops Fest fosters Dayton DIY culture
Do-it-yourself is the latest thing among the young and hip and will be on display at the first Cyclops Fest in Yellow Springs this weekend.
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Spoons become art at new store
A new jewelry store downtown has its origins in Jose Soto’s desire, 38 years ago, to capture the attention of a woman who would later become his wife.
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Local pottery features new work
Miami Valley Pottery completed the most recent firing of functional ceramic pots in the pottery’s large wood kiln last week.
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Macbeth offers up the Oten for sale
The brick archways of the Oten Gallery have been a labor of love and obsession for Alan Macbeth, the owner and creator of the distinctive structure on Xenia Avenue. But after several years testing the sound of his voice saying he feels ready to sell, he is sure that he is no longer in a position to steward his master work.
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