saturday stroll

our first second saturday stroll!

everbrite's tent will be in front of magpie bookshop, at 392 main street in catskill.

the central part of main street will be blocked off to car traffic, and I hear there will be a vietnamese food truck.

other great establishments surrounding magpie include lovely, a shop for local and regionally made gifts, artisan goods and homemade bread and open studio, the gallery of artists dina bursztyn and julie chase, whose work includes ceramic sculpture, found object compositions, embroidered photo portraits, ink and watercolor drawings, and children's books. the found objects are assembled and presented as artifacts, within their own little museum! also on the block is tuki world, vintage clothing, furniture and housewares, and greene co. council on the arts, whose gallery shows the work of local member artists and school kids.

today

catskill mill

On the north bank of the Catskill Creek here in the village sits the Union Mills building, a former textile factory. The building is connected via a sky bridge to a smaller one which faces Main Street. After the site's various uses through the years, ending in a furniture store, plans were underway in 2010 for a condo conversion. The project never materialized and the building was later sold to Etsy founder Rob Kalin and a partner.

Mr. Kalin's plan is to turn the property into a crafting ecosystem, with a nod to the village's industrial past. The larger Water Street building will house a restaurant and teaching kitchen, a brewery, condos for resident artists and a small number of hotel rooms. The Main Street building will contain crafting studios for wood, glass, metal, textiles and ceramics. The idea is that everything used to outfit the restaurant's dining room will be made on site. The storefront will contain a general store where the same wares will be sold to the public, along with raw materials.

november

new jewelry

Our neighbors at the Catskill Country Store will have a few pieces of my jewelry for sale starting this week. The little market is our favorite for local produce, honey, eggs, milk, bacon and butter! We visited the store on our first visit to Catskill for their hot coffee, as it was very cold outside. Since then we returned on every visit, charmed by the friendly owners Chuck and Carol. This will be the first time my work will be back in stores since the hurricane last year!

new street

back yard