Sandi Whetzel's Art Featured in third Winery Trail Artisans Sale

Lady in Red 20x10 acrylic ©Sandi Whetzel

The third Winery Trail Artisans Sale will be held Nov 28-29, 2008, 10am-6 pm along the Umpqua Valley Wine Trail at the Melrose Grange on Melrose Road, Roseburg, OR. This is a juried event featuring mostly useable and wearable handcrafted creations by local artisans presented in boutique fashion. In addition to Sunstone goddesS jewelry, Alpaca knitwear, handwoven scarves and shawls, handmade soaps and lotions, upscale pottery, handwoven baskets, vintage obi handbags and more, Sandi Whetzel's art will be offered for sale. For further information please contact Sunstone GoddesS jewelry at www.sunstonebeadandarts@yahoo.com .

This event is held in conjunction with the Thanksgiving Open House at Umpqua Valley Wineries, Melrose Vineyards and Abacela Winery from 11 am - 5 pm November 28-30, 2008. For information contact: http://www.melrosevineyards.com/ , http://www.abacela.com/ and http://www.umpquavalleywineries.org/ . The boutique is conveniently located between Melrose Winery and Hillcrest Vineyard at the Melrose Grange, 3711 Melrose Road in Roseburg, Oregon.

I was so excited to be invited to participate in this holiday kickoff event. Three of my smaller paintings will be featured, Grape de Chine, a painting that resembles a stained glass rendition of a cluster of grapes, Lady in Red, an enchanting hosta painting and my newest creation, Sunstone Goddess, a metallic acrylic painting of a succulent with texture that resembles stone or metal. Since most of the items for sale are of a wearable or useable nature, I was so pleased to be invited to offer my jewelry for walls paintings. It promises to be an artful event featuring the work of multi-talented local artisans.