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AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS Hello from Ellen! This December has been all events and last minute projects for the holiday markets. I have my new warm cotton scarves in new fabrics this year. They're all just over 5 feet long, to wrap and tie easily. Super soft brushed cotton. You can see above my new ornaments, and original screen printed art. I have new sweatshirts in four colors. And only one hat left, made from the Harris Tweed which I picked up in Scotland not long back. We have quite the event this weekend at Del Ray Artisans! Hope to see...

FALL for sweatshirts Hello from Ellen! For my autumn sweatshirts, I tried a new method using leaves and flowers from the garden to create a winking smiley face. These are hand printed in fall colors, using mixed metallic and white inks to show well on the dark fabric. The shirts have been pre-shrunk and are machine washable. See them here.   New Book from Yellow Dot Publishing Steel: From Mine to Mill, The Metal that Made America  Brooke Stoddard and I decided to create a 2nd Edition of Steel after the first hardback edition completely sold out. I met Brooke at a business group some...

Art on the Avenue - Saturday October 7thNew books by Local AuthorsCaps and Hats Art on the Avenue is Oct. 7th Come out to Del Ray's big arts and crafts event in Alexandria! All day Saturday, October 7th, from 10am to 6pm. I will be there, 2 blocks north of the Post Office, opposite side. Booth # E49. We were rained out last year, so it was held later in the year. This year we are back in early October. I have been at work, creating painted caps, a new t-shirt design, and working on new scarves and Alexandria Christmas...

Friday, August 18, 5-9pm Art Mart on the Plaza 99 Canal Center Plaza Alexandria, VA 22314   Sunday, August 20th, 10am-2pm King & Union St. Pop-Up 0 Block of King St at Union St Alexandria, VA 22314   Art Mart, Fun on the Potomac River Canal Center Plaza is where I had my first job in Alexandria, at Kwik Kopy Printing in 1992. It has a great open space, a plaza for events, overlooking the Potomac River. Canal Center is next to the historic tide lock canal in Old Town North. They now have an art gallery and a performance...

Books arrived early   Faith and Race by Melynda Wilcox is about my grandfather and other leaders of a church in Alexandria. In the 1960s big changes were afoot and Cliff Johnson who came from Columbus, Georgia had to wrestle with his own feelings, and lead the church during a difficult time. Melynda Wilcox does a great job of describing the church's history with race relations.   Scottish Migration's Great Great Grandson to Visit Alexandria I didn't know what Pete would say when I first contacted him years ago. I was looking for a Gregory descendant for research on my...