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30 Grove Street Peterborough, NH 03458
Special Exhibit featuring Canadian and Siberian jade jewelry made by Eila Mackenzie
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PETERBOROUGH, NH --- The Sharon Arts Fine Craft Gallery is featuring an exhibit of jade jewelry designed by Eila Mackenzie of Kaarina M. Designs. The Canadian nephrite jade is mined in British Columbia east of Juneau, Alaska and the Siberian jade is mined near Lake Bakal in Russia. Also displayed is a cup made of Mandarin Duck jade, mined only in Gansu province in western China. The exhibit runs through October 23.
"The world of cultured pearls, gemstones and old jades opened up for me when my son and his family moved to China in 1996," said Mackenzie. "When I travel, interesting gemstones and unusual pieces come back as souvenirs from Yunnan province in China, the flea markets in Paris, or antique shops on the country roads in Canada. I create unusual jewelry, mainly necklaces, using these wonderful materials." Mackenzie's jewelry is for sale at the Sharon Arts Fine Craft Gallery and Store year round. More examples of her work can be seen at her website: www.ekmjewels.com. The mission of Sharon Arts Center, a non-profit organization, is to support and serve artists and craftspeople, to engage the community in the artistic process, and to foster the relationship between artists and the community through education, exhibitions, the promotion and sale of art and craft, as well as through special programs and events. The Sharon Arts Downtown Galleries in Depot Square, Peterborough include a Fine Craft Gallery and Store, an Artists' Resource Center (selling art supplies), a Juried Artist Gallery, and an Exhibition Gallery. Hours are Monday - Thursday 10am - 5pm, Friday and Saturday 10am - 6pm, and Sundays 11am - 4pm (Exhibition Gallery is closed on Mondays). Sharon Arts also offers a wide variety of art classes and programs in the school facility in Sharon, NH. For more information on Sharon Arts, and current exhibitions and events, please visit www.sharonarts.org. Sharon Arts is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation. |
Hours:
Monday -Thursday 10am to 5pm - Only the Craft Gallery is open Mondays
Friday and Saturday 10am to 6pm
Sunday 11am to 4pm
