Holiday Open House

Join me December 2 & 3 from 10AM - 5PM for my first Holiday Open House! A collection of artistic and luxurious, handmade home products, together for a unique shopping experience! 

I will have original artwork, prints, framed prints, pillows and greeting cards available. New Christmas ornaments will also be available. I will be revealing my new painting on Saturday, December 2 at 10:15AM. Preordered 2018 Salem County Farmlands Calendars are also ready for pick up.

Janice Chassier will offer her handmade ceramics. Including: mugs, bowls, soap dispensers, serving platters and more!

A Whole New Light will have handmade soy candles and warming oils.

Handmade and painted bowl fillers for your home decoating needs.

Happy Goats Soap Company will have handmade soaps and lip balms

New painting reveal is on Saturday, December 2 at 10:15AM

Preordered 2018 Salem County Farmlands Calendars are also ready for pick up during the Open House

Holiday Open House

In 6 short weeks, join me for my first Holiday Open House! A collection of artistic and luxurious, handmade home products for a unique shopping experience!

I will have original artwork, prints, framed prints, pillows and greeting cards available. Preordered 2018 Salem County Farmlands Calendars will be available for pick up.

Janice Chassier will offer her handmade ceramics. Including: mugs, bowls, soap dispensers, serving platters and more!

A Whole New Light will have handmade soy candles and warming oils.

Handmade and painted bowl fillers for your home decoating needs.

Happy Goats Soap Company will have handmade soaps.

2018 Salem County Farmlands Calendar

The Salem County Farmlands Calendar is a collection of photographs by Kimberly English featuring the farmers and farmland of Salem County. $5 of each calendar sold will be donated to the Woodstown Future Farmer's of America Program. A great holiday gift that gives back to our farming community!

Featuring: Coleman Brothers Farms of Elmer, English Farms of Aldine, Wilson Brother's Farms of Daretown, and Spring Brook Farms of Pittsgrove.
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Calendars are only available through preordering. Orders will be taken until November 20th. Calendars will be available for free local pick up at my Holiday Open House December 2-3, 2017. For non-local customers, please choose your shipping option at checkout.

If you are a Salem County farmer that would like to have their operations and/or land photographed to be included in next year's calendar, please email me at: kimberlydenglish@gmail.com

Wheaton Festival of Fine Craft

I love viewing and speaking with other artists and on Sunday I had the opportunity to attend the Wheaton Festival of Fine Craft. It's a well established, local show that draws talented artists and craftspeople from all over the country. 

I gain inspiration by browsing different mediums and experiencing what other artists are doing. I really enjoyed the demonstrations that were offered: Glass blowing, wood turning, weaving and more! Having the opportunity to see other artists creating brings a new perspective to my own work and provides great motivation.

I was really excited to see an artist I met at my very first show at Appel Farm 8 years ago, Ramona T Maziarz. She is an exceptional pen and ink artist who utilizes nature and animals as her inspiration in her drawings. I immediately had a connection to one of her miniature originals of a hummingbird moth. Years ago, I had a flowering bush right outside my kitchen window that would attract hummingbird moths that I enjoyed watching as I washed the dishes. Unfortunately, due to home renovations we had to remove the bush. I purchased the drawing and will be hanging it by my sink to admire. It is pictured below.

I also used my time at Wheaton to support some friends. I am the Social Media Coordinator for the Salem County Arts in Bloom Studio Tour. While at Wheaton, I documented the participation of fellow Arts in Bloom artists. Below are some pictures of those who were exhibiting this past weekend.

Pumpkins in the Wheaton Pumpkin Batch

Hummingbird Moth by Ramona T. Maziarz

Glass ornaments by Deb DiMarco

Painted Glass by Deb DiMarco

Annette Devitt demonstrating weaving

Annette Devitt demonstrating weaving

Skeff Thomas and Diane Driessen

Skeff Thomas and Diane Driessen

Dana Gayner

Tree Bark Cupcake Stand

This past weekend we celebrated our son's first birthday and I wanted to share my favorite part from his party. I contacted my friend, Janice, to see if I could rent a few pieces of her ceramic bark  collection since I was doing a woodland themed party. She agreed and I visited her gallery to pick out the pieces.

While I was there, I purchased her unique three tier cupcake stand that I had been wanting to add to my collection. Kent's birthday party was a great reason to finally purchase it! It is very versatile since it can hold over 32 cupcakes OR each of the three slices can be turned upside to serve as a chip and chip dish. The two pillars then can be used as vases for flowers.

Below are pictures of the cupcake stand and vases. To view more of Janice's work, visit her website by clicking here.

Ceramic tree bark cupcake stand

Ceramic tree stump vase

Ceramic tree stump holding rolls

Buffet featuring Janice Chassier's ceramic work.

Black Friday Weekend Sale

This past weekend I set up my paintings, prints and greeting cards at one of my good friend's ceramic gallery. You might remember her from previous posts, Janice Chassier. It was a lot of fun to meet new people experiencing my artwork for the first time and others who came specifically to see me. I saw some old friends, like my high school classmate, Jessica. A mother of three, avid blogger (you can read about her family's adventures by clicking here) and owner of Happy Goats Soap Company.

It was a great opportunity to reflect on the year and discuss our plans for 2016. I'm so grateful for everyone who came to support us! 

From left to right: me, Jessica, and Janice