How Do They Do That? The Extravaganza!
On May 30th from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Hodgepodge, Where You Gather Your Home, and ARTifacts (an Arts and Antiques Emporium), will host an extravaganza of crafting in Historic Downtown Clarksville.
This is no ordinary crafting class-this is a festival that will fuel your appetite for creative expression. Hodgepodge and ARTifacts are bringing you some of the area’s most inspiring instructors, and they are going to share their talent with you. The day will be filled with glitter, ephemera, wire cutters, and glue. These classes will teach you things you can take home and then use for your own hobbies, gift making, and even money making ventures. You will learn the art of jewelry making, collage, and so much more.
The “Extravaganza!” will be held at 124 Strawberry Alley. There will be 16 classes, offered in four, 2-hour sessions, to choose from throughout the day. Pre-registration is required, so visit our website for more information and registration. www.hodgepodge-home.com
Tell your husband he is on kid patrol or line-up a sitter-this is an event you will not want to miss! Grab your girlfriends and join us in Historic Downtown Clarksville for the first ever, “How Do They Do That? Extravaganza!
BLF and Customs House Museum award from Tennessee Association of Museums
BLF Marketing and The Customs House Museum have won a first place award from the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM) for their exhibit catalog chronicling the creativity and skill of Kentucky artist, Tim Lewis . BLF Marketing and Customs House Museum of Clarksville, Tenn., produced the 64-page publication entitled Time Made Real: The Carvings of Tim Lewis. Frank Lott and Ron Watson of BLF Marketing co-designed the award-winning catalog, which features a collection of Lewis’ works and essays exhibited at Customs House Museum during 2008. The Lewis publication is the third exhibit catalog produced by BLF Marketing and Customs House Museum to win top TAM honors. The catalog Olen Bryant: A Retrospective Reelfoot Lake: Tradition, Mystery & Lore won the top award in 2006.
TAM awards are intended to recognize, encourage, and promote excellence within the Tennessee museum community. The Lewis catalog won in the category of publications produced by medium-sized museums. Factors considered by TAM included content, design, writing, art/photos, appeal, quality, concept, originality and successfulness, as measured in published reviews or other documentation.
Lewis’ woodcarvings and stone sculptures have made him one of Kentucky’s most celebrated folk artists. The Folk Art Society of America named Lewis their Artist of the Year in 2007. [Read more]
