CRAFT IN AMERICA in Sorrento Valley Jan 31-Feb 2

Here are the details for the Craft in America in Sorrento Valley" Fine Craft Showcase & Sale:

THREE DAYS ONLY:

Thursday, January 31, Noon - 6pm

Friday, February 1, Noon - 6pm

Saturday, February 2, 9am - 3pm

SHOWROOM:  10940 Roselle Street, San Diego 92121  (Apply Liberally Enterprises LLC)

Featuring key mid-20th Century ceramists from the estate of a longtime art collector:  Dame Lucie Rie, Rose Cabat and Gertrud & Otto Natzler, among others.

Also featuring several contemporary artisans, including:

Guy Michaels, alabaster and wood turned vessels

Paula Garrett, poetic sculptures of horses in copper, steel, bronze and gold leaf

Terry Turrell, abstract sculptures in wood, metal and paint

Gregg Hessel, hand-forged copper candlesticks and snuffers

Zealandia, handcrafted silver and fossilized ivory jewelry

For more information and photos, see the Blog post which follows from last week.

Questions?  Call Martha Sullivan at 858/472-4168.  Look forward to seeing you at this exciting Showcase and Sale!

Estate Sale Furniture Closeout!

We're making way in the Apply Liberally showroom for coming showcases of fine crafts and jewelry, paintings, antique quilts and first edition books -- not to mention the intimate musical performances we are planning for 2008 -- but first we need to clear out the rest of the beautiful, high-quality furniture!

Lovelyl, roomy antique Armoire with shelves or pole -- carved wood, MUST see!  You would pay $2,000+ for a piece like this in an antique shop, it's priced in my Estate Sale at $880.

Bob Timberlake dresser for Lexington Furniture -- signed by the designer!  Velvet-lined jewelry drawer -- retails for well over $3,000, priced in my Estate Sale at $1,200.

Complementary Lexington chest of drawers -- it could be part of a set with the Timberlake dresser above.  Again, a dresser of this quality retails for over $1,000, but you'll find it in my Estate Sale for $550.

Great trunks for attractive and functional storage -- one is parquet wood, very unique and well-priced at $100; the other is a large, rustic pine trunk with interior drawers at only $150. They add that finishing touch at the foot of your (or a guest) bed, or make terrific coffee tables!

Many other beautiful pieces, including a an antique marble-top table (could have been a pastry table) and an intricately-woven rattan armchair and footrest.

DISCOUNT for multiple-item purchase.  Come and check out our Showroom on:

TUESDAY (1/15) and THURSDAY (1/17) from 11a-2p.  (other days/times by appt.)

AT:  10940 Roselle Street, San Diego 92121  (just west of the I-5 and south of the 5/805 split, right behind the Sorrento Valley Coaster Station)

Cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and personal check (with ID) accepted.

Questions?  Call Martha at 858/945-6273

Fine Crafts Showcase coming in late January!

If you love the Arts & Crafts movement and/or the Mingei Museum's "Craft in America" exhibit (in San Diego's Balboa Park through 1/27/08), then you'll LOVE the upcoming Showcase of fine crafts from my late sister's extensive art collection at the Apply Liberally showroom in Sorrento Valley.

This Fine Crafts Showcase will feature several key mid-20th Century Ceramists:

Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995), one of the important figures in the world of art in the 20th Century. 

Rose Cabat (b. 1914), one of the United States' most reclusive ceramists, and certainly one of the oldest of the few well-known mid-20th century ceramists still alive and producing.

Gertrud (1908-1971) & Otto Natzler (b. 1908), who created pots which maintained a standard that was unparalleled in shape and form.

Vivika (d. 1995) & Otto Heino, loved by many potters and collectors far and wide because of their educational support to many generations backed by the fact they created killer pots with superb glazing.

Edwin & Mary Scheier (1908-2007), whose forms and design just set them apart from the rest of the potters of the time.

Ben Owen, Sr (b. 1904), the second known potter hired for the Busbees' Jugtown Pottery in 1923, who became its sole potter in the early '30s and later opened his own pottery, Ben produced for over 36 years, making many extraordinary forms.

James Lovera, known for lovely red clay functional forms with nicely detailed sgraffito, who taught for years at CSU San Jose with Herbert Sanders.

Also featured will be several contemporary artisans:

• Guy Michaels, incredibly unique alabaster and wood turned vessels.
• the late Paula Garrett, poetic sculptures of horses in copper, steel, bronze and gold leaf.
• Terry Turrell, whose abstract sculptures in wood, metal and paint have earned him inclusion in the Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopaedia of 20th Century American Folk Art and Artists.
• Gregg Hessel, whose Hessel Studios produces hand-forged copper candlesticks and snuffers, each with its own distinctive design.
• Zealandia, handcrafted silver and fossilized ivory jewlelry.
• ... and many others!