Douglassville, PA—Award-winning artists Ray and Pat Oxenford, Douglassville, (www.paoxenford.com), lifetime members of the Reading-Berks and Pennsylvania Guilds of Craftsmen, will be part of the “Pennsylvania Hands” (www.amhands.com) exhibit scheduled to show in six cities throughout the state through the end of July.
Pat Oxenford, known for her Early American tole and decorative paintings, and her husband, Ray Oxenford, an accomplished tinsmith, will also appear at several other major art, crafts and folk art shows in southeastern Pennsylvania throughout 2011.
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Reading, PA—The Reading-Berks Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen in partnership with Kutztown University and the PA German Heritage Center, will hold its 60th Annual Juried Holiday Craft Show on Sat., Oct. 31 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) and Sun., Nov. 1 (10 a.m.-4 p.m.) at Kutztown, PA.
One of the region’s most popular seasonal shopping events for authentic local art and crafts—will be held this year in a new location—Keystone Hall on the campus of Kutztown University at South Campus Drive and Baldy Street, just off Route 222.
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Douglassville, PA—Award-winning Guild Artist Pat Oxenford, Douglassville, (www.paoxenford.com), known for her Early American tole and decorative paintings, and her husband, Ray Oxenford, an accomplished tinsmith, are appearing in several major art, crafts and folk art shows through the end of 2009:
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Douglassville, PA—Behind every craft is a story about the artisan. Pat Oxenford’s decorative and tole paintings illustrate a saga of how 18th-century Pennsylvania German history relates so closely to her life.
Pat has been doing decorative painting for more than three decades and has written a guide book, Heritage Crafts Today, Tole Painting, that teaches the technique of tole painting as well as the history behind the craft. She is a juried member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, a member of the National Society of Decorative Painters and a Brazer Guild member of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration.
“My father was German,” said Pat. “He never got to pursue art, but he did some artwork for his Lehighton High School yearbook.” Lehighton, Pa. is populated by many citizens with a Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. Oxenford recalled a childhood memory of her father sitting down with her and carving a sailboat out of ivory soap.
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Douglassville, PA—Award-winning Guild Artist Pat Oxenford (www.paoxenford.com), Douglassville, who is renowned for her Early American tole and decorative paintings, and Ray Oxenford, an accomplished traditional tinsmith, will appear at the Kutztown Folk Festival from June 27 through July 5, 2009—their 14th straight appearance.
Pat Oxenford, one of the most in-demand artists and a frequent toleware and tole painting seminar presenter at the festival, designs and decorates all types of tinware including trays, document boxes, coffee and teapots, spice canisters and more using authentic 18th, 19th and 20th century designs. She enjoys recreating the designs of Peter Ompir, Peter Hunt and other early folk artists.
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