A Gathering of Colonial Wares 2023!!
OCTOBER 7, 2023
A Gathering of Colonial Wares is an annual event that brings together some of the finest artisans in the country. Join us and browse the quality wares created by these very talented artists. Additional artisans will be added.
Early Buying Buying Event and Show Times
Early Buying 9am / 12noon
General Admission 12noon / 4pm
Please join us for our annual early buying event, October 7th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Early buying night tickets are $20.00 per person and include show ticket, first dibs on shipping, breakfast, and beverages. Tickets for our early the buying event are LIMITED, reserve your wristband now! Wristbands may be picked up at Pine Cone Gift Shoppe the week of the show or the day of. Nothing will be shipped.
The Artists
Susan Dwyer Leach - Folk Artist
Susan Dwyer Leach is an artist specializing in Early American art who lives in historic Rhode Island. Susan has been creative pairings on canvas and Murals depicting Early American Scenes for almost 30 years. Together with her husband Bill Leech, they are North Light Artisans, creating tavern signs, and fire boards for custom orders. Bill hand crafts and woodwork and Susan paints. Drawing on her classical training as a portrait artist, Susan will be happy to accept commissions for portraits in the early American style of your loved ones.
Marilyn Willmore - Primitive Rug Hooking
Katie's Lighthouse - Colonial Reproduction Lighting
Katie's Light House has been making high quality colonial reproduction lighting since 1983, when Katie herself began hammering out tin lanterns in her garage. Over the years Katie's Light House grew to employ more than 20 handcrafters in the small town of Cridersville, Ohio
The passing of time brings changes, and in 2015 Katie's Light House was purchased by The Martin family and moved to Lancaster County Pennsylvania. The Martin's have continued the time honored tradition of making each light by hand. Lathes, chisels, hammers, and bending tools, some more than a century old, are used to cut, carve and shape each piece to primitive perfection. Our American artisans then paint and distress our products by hand as well, producing some of the most beautiful and convincingly antique finishes available.
Crocker & Springer - Salt Glazed Stoneware
Jonathan and Jan Wright founded Crocker & Springer, Ltd. early in 1987, shortly after marrying. With youthful enthusiasm, they set out to make a living together in the world of fine craft by combining their skill sets -- Jon's love of hand-throwing pots on a potter's wheel, as well as building and firing monstrous kilns; and Jan's passion for hand-decorating the pottery using the techniques of painting, slip-trailing, sgraffito-carving, and sculpting. During the ensuing years, the award-winning pair has become well-known nationally for their high quality, handmade, early American style salt-glazed stoneware and redware. Even after several decades, the magic of throwing salt into a white-hot kiln to form a clear, shiny glaze over the surface of the wares, then opening the kiln several days later to never-ending surprises, continues to be alluring beyond description!
Steve Hazlett - American Folk Crafts
Weathervanes, whirligigs and trade signs are as varied as the subject matter they represent. One hundred plus year old heart pine salvaged from old buildings and barns built during the 19th century from the upstate New York area are used in creating Steve Hazlett's work. He also incorporates antique copper, tin and iron into his work. He uses chisels, draw knives, handsaws and carving knives to create his unique pieces. Buttermilk paint, which was widely used in early America after 1800, is the most accurate historical choice for completing his Steve Hazlett's projects.
Greg and Mary Shooner - Redware
Greg and Mary Shooner, continuing the traditions of American potters dating to 1630, Greg Shooner and Mary Spellmire-Shooner re-create authentic redware pottery at their Oregonia, Ohio studio. Greg and Mary use their years of pottery experience to make a ware that is unrivaled in its interpretation of rare antiques. They work alone, with a passionate commitment to quality and artistic control. A lifelong interest in art led them separately to pottery , then together to the study of redware.
Dan and Marlene Cable - Painted Furniture
Marta Urban - Handcrafted Traditional Art
Marta has held a fascination with art and hand lettering from an early age. At age 12, she taught herself calligraphy and later worked as a commercial artist while still in high school. Although not pursuing fine arts in college, she knew that her interest in hand lettering would continue to grow and evolve. In the early 1980's, during a familiar trip to the local art museum, she viewed her first fraktur and the desire to learn more about these illuminated documents was born. Being a self-taught artist her journey led her to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the heart of "Pennsylvania Dutch" country. The artform proved to be a tailormade expression of her love of lettering, folk art and early Pennsylvania history. She has been creating frakturs since 1987 and still remains a one-person operation. Her appreciation of the art form and desire to create authentic folk art led her to the methods that are essentially the same as when the originals were made from 1750 to 1850. Traditional verses are chosen and the words inspire the layout and design. Her frakturs are made by hand one at a time, and include museum quality preservation and framing.
Sleep Fox Folk Art
Self taught folk artist and decorative painter with my own unique style and designs. I have been published in numerous magazines as well as having two of my own books published. My work has been on display at The White House, The Library of Congress, The Renwick Gallery, and The Smithsonian. I have taught Decorative Painting for over 30 years and have a home-based studio on our farm. I enjoy repurposing antique and vintage cast offs that no longer have a collectors value.Antique Replicas & Home Decor
Lou and Vivian Schomburg are retired teachers and graduates of Ohio University. For over 30 years, they have been creating replicas of the antique furniture and home accessories that they enjoy. Lou, a former industrial arts and drafting teacher, designs and fabricates shelves, boxes, tables and more, and Vivian paints each finished piece. The couple travels to art and craft shows across the state to sell their work.
Baskets by Gin
This is my 42 year as a student of basketry. My specialty is reproducing traditional styles like the tobacco, the hearth and winnow. I also like to sprinkle in baskets like the fat kitty and bee skeps, as well as snowflakes, for your front door. Baskets are timeless and i make mine last.
Where to Dine:
The Howlin Bird - Conveniently located right next door!
Bocca Grande Italian Steakhouse
The Twisted Olive - Italian American Kitchen