As you stroll through downtown Grass Valley take a look in the store windows to see many of the Art Dolls that will be auctioned off on May 7th. So take a look and save the date – May 7 – for the 2nd annual Art Doll Show at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City where this year, Music in the Mountains joins the Gold Country Kiwanis in producing the event.
Above is a doll by Mike Weaver , one of the local wood turning artists who displays his artistic turned pieces in our store. The hat, arms and boots are beautiful pieces of finished wood. Stop into our store to take a closer look. And go to
www.jordanwood.com/index.php?cPath=56to see other fine pieces of wood by Mike.
Nevada County artists and community members are busy transforming some 130 plain muslin doll shapes into “art dolls” which will be available for sale at a wine and cheese auction and reception from 6 PM to 9 PM. Local personalities donating their time and talents include artist Julianne Van Dijk, cartoonist Bob Crabb and decorator Judy Soldavini.
Half the proceeds from this live and silent auction will be used to buy hundreds of the plain muslin dolls to be given to children by doctors and caretakers in hospitals and care centers in our area. The other half will be used by Music in the Mountains for their youth music programs.
Tickets are $10 and include a complementary glass of wine. For more information, contact Jan Nottingham 274-7164 or
jan@hjmanor.com.
You can click on
www.goldcountrykiwanis.org/Art%20Dolls%202009.htm to see more of these creative dolls.
These beautiful hearts are from Robert Held Art Glass Studio. Nothing says “I Love You” like a heart from you to mom. So when you take mom out to breakfast or brunch on Mother’s Day, cap it off with a gift of a heart.
Reflecting the heritage of the Sierra Foothills, these Miner’s Candles are created by Tony Miller of Nevada City. The unscented candles come in three sizes: 3” x 6” which burn for an approximately 90 hours, 3” x 8” which burn for approximately 120 hours, and 3” x 10” which burn for approximately 150 hours.
As you stroll through downtown Grass Valley take a look in the store windows to see many of the Art Dolls that will be auctioned off on May 7th. So take a look and save the date – May 7 – for the 2nd annual Art Doll Show at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City where this year, Music in the Mountains joins the Gold Country Kiwanis in producing the event.
Coming up this Saturday April 25th is the annual Downtown Grass Valley Car Show. The downtown streets will be closed to accommodate the 300 plus entries that are 30 plus years and older. The above pictures are only two examples of the hundreds of gems you will see. Fast Cars, Classics, Hot Rods, 50’s Music and some great street food make for a fun-filled day. So come on down and enjoy a walk through memory lane.
