“Find Your Fabulous”, celebrates several of our fine craft artisans and their wearable art. The Charleston Crafts Gallery represents craft as an expression of the creative spirit with our artisan made apparel and accessories.
The Gallery is hosting an open house on Second Sunday, March 12th, 2:00-5:00 to showcase three of our talented artists.
LuAnn Rosenzweig is a wearable art fiber artist. Originally, she started out sewing “origami jackets”, consisting of 6 separate squares of fabric sewn together in a straight line. Through folding and minimal cutting, the squares evolve into a swing jacket with raglan sleeves. Recently, she creates much of her wearable art by either “repurposing” or “rescuing” fabrics. LuAnn also handmakes sling purses, long, multi-paneled knit vests, bow ties and hand-dyed silk scarves from her thrift store finds, giving new life to old well-loved clothes.
SHARON WILSON
Nancy Warren is a handweaver and fiber artist, who began weaving in 1976. Nancy’s weaving is primarily wearables and accessories. She also uses dyeing, surface design and beadwork in her wearable art, and ten years ago began to make handcrafted jewelry with fabric or fiber techniques. At the Gallery you can find two types of her art work: textiles and jewelry.
VALERIE LAMOTT
Raquel Quiroz is a knitting fiber artist. Originally from Peru, she learned to knit from her mother and grandmother. She hand-crafts wearable art including knitted hats, scarves, purses, and gloves. Using colorful yarns, her knitted and stuffed children’s “animals” are delightful and so loveable, they are sure to be collectable.
Charleston’s destination for Fine Craft since 1989, the gallery is located at 84 Society Street, just steps from King Street, in the city’s shopping, cultural and dining hub. The gallery is now open DAILY from 11:00-6:00 and staffed by it’s friendly and knowledgeable member-artisans. Charleston Crafts Cooperative Gallery is a dynamic community of more than two dozen jury-selected artisans, all of whom are from South Carolina, making this the city’s only exclusively local craft gallery. For more information: 843.501.7522 or www.shopcharlesonsscrafts.com
