Victoria Platonov and Atticus Harris
Staff Writers
The annual “New Hope Arts and Crafts Festival” held every September brought together over 160 selected fine artists and craftsmen, exhibiting many different forms of art, ranging from paintings, pastels, photography, sculptures, ceramics, clothing and jewelry.
The festival took place on the weekend of Sept. 28-29; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the New Hope Solebury High School parking lot with a $1 admission for ages 15 and over.
In addition to the outstanding art, the festival included live music, food trucks, and children’s art activities that were fun for all ages.
Lisa Cutler, Two Son Jewelry (Felt with beads and glass)
www.twosonjewelry.com
Question: How can you best describe your art, what motivates it?
Answer: “My art is motivated by color. I like making things that make people happy. I try to come up with unique designs and also most of my jewelry is really light weight so it’s comfortable to wear.”
Q: How did you get involved in making jewelry?
A: “I didn’t start out in life with the intention of being an artist. I started out as a nurse and then I started making wall hangings and people started taking them apart and would wear them. This is when I realized, “Oh, I could make jewelry; so this was a really happy accident.”
Q: How long have you been making jewelry?
A: “I’ve been doing it (making jewelry) for 20 years. This is my first time in New Hope. I live in New Hampshire and usually go to a local art fair in Maine.”
David Schumann (Water color, oil, acrylic)
Q: How would you describe your art and the meaning behind it?
A: “I love to paint and I’ve been painting since I was a child. After I retired as a hairdresser of 40 years, I decided to go back to school. I went to Lyme Academy, in Old Lyme Connecticut, and started painting.”
Q: How long have you been painting formally?
A: “I started painting formally in 2008, but I dabbled in it before that. This is my first art show here.”
Q: What is your method of painting? Certain colors, styles?
A: “Depends on what I’m doing. I work with all sorts of paint like oil, acrylic, watercolor and tempera. For example, if im working with watercolor, I tend to be more methodical and loose with it. When I work with oil I tend to use acrylic first and then paint oil over it.”
The event was sponsored by Penn Community Bank, which has been a supporter of the “New Hope Annual Arts and Craft Festival” for the past 26 years.
