Artist-Designed Ornaments At Silvermine

NEW CANAAN — Something new has been added this year to the annual Silvermine Guild Artists’ Holiday Show & Sale, which opens with a public reception Sunday, November 23, from 2 to 4 pm, and continues through December 22.

“An Enchanted Forest of unique ornaments and artwork” will feature, for the first time, an extensive collection of holiday ornaments handcrafted by Guild members in a variety of materials including ceramics, wood, glass, metal, paper and fiber. Prices range from $5, for silk-screened paper ornaments by the painter and sculptor Eve Stockton, up to $100, but the majority are priced under $50. Wooden artblocks decorated with collage and script by multi-media artist Jennifer Mazzucco are $15, or visitors can order a customized version for $20 and provide their own images, sayings or small objects to fit on a 2 by 3½-inch block.

Also featured are jewelry, ceramics, paintings, prints, photography, sculpture and works in fiber, glass, metal and wood. Decorative home accessories include wrought iron furniture created by the sculptor David Boyajian and hand woven rugs in colorful patterns designed by Heidi Coleman, a Guild member known for her vibrant abstract paintings. Other unique works include a collection of festive and amusing hand-painted Ukranian eggs created exclusively for Silvermine by the witty New Yorker cartoonist, Roz Chast.

Also for sale are works by the modern master printers in the exhibition “Director’s Choice: Gemini GEL (Graphic Editions Limited).” Included are works by David Hockney, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, Jasper Johns, Richard Serra, Frank Stella, and others

Silvermine Galleries are open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm, at 1037 Silvermine Road. For further information call 203-966-9700 extension 20.