DwellWellNW

Tue., Nov. 25, 2008

Wooly, wooly lovely

(Megan Cooley / The Spokesman-Review)

Oftentimes the most beautiful art or craft can be made from cast-off items. Sharon Ronning was one of the vendors at the Christmas Arts & Crafts Show put on by Jim Custer Enterprises at the Spokane Fair & Expo Center last weekend. The Spokane resident finds wool clothing at thrift shops, felts the wool in her washing machine and dryer, then stitches up lovely pillows, wall signs and other creations with the material. Ronning was selling her crafts at the show last weekend, but her contemporary fine art also is for sale, at Artisans' Wares gallery on the second level of River Park Square, in downtown Spokane. The gallery is open 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday. Ronning also can be reached at (509) 534-4413 or ronnings@aol.com.

Posted Nov. 25, 2008, 10:39 p.m.

Artist and crafter Maggie Wolcott writes about craft events in and around Spokane, as well as her own adventures in creating and repurposing. Her DwellWellNW posts include project and decorating ideas, recipes, reviews of events, and interviews with local artists. Maggie spends her days as an English professor, and when she’s not grading papers, she can generally be found with a paintbrush or scissors in hand. She can be reached at mebullock@gmail.com.