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Selling Seasonally
Coordinated By Sara Jerome

WINTER
Nick Wroblewski,
612-724-1262, www.nickwroblewski.com,
wholesale price $900, Winter Sun woodcut print

Madison, Wis., artist Nick Wroblewski says that his hand-cut woodblock prints are greatly influenced by his travels. In 2002, he spent a winter in northwestern Canada studying the landscape and its inhabitants. He proves that winter doesn't have to be stark and morose with Winter Sun, a limited edition of 50 prints.

SPRING
Daniel J. Scogna,
434-989-2553, www.danieljscogna.com,
wholesale price $125, Afton Mountain Spring vase

Artist Daniel J. Scogna observes each change of season from his home at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. His blown glass Afton Mountain Spring vase can be filled with fresh flowers during the greener months, or left out on the table year-round as a reminder of spring.

Gibson Artworks,
707-642-2208, www.mesart.com/jgibson,
wholesale price $60, Bather garden plaque

While living in Italy, Jill Gibson fell in love with the idea that traditional Mediterranean gardens serve to showcase art. She now creates a line of garden plaques, planters, sculptures and fountains that are sure to inspire your customers to spend more time in their backyards.

Ananda Khalsa Jewelry,
303-817-2291,www.anandakhalsa.com,
wholesale price $100-$160,
�Organic Spring Rings

Ananda Khalsa's unique jewelry actually consists of tiny original paintings set in sterling silver or gold. Her eye-catching rings depict plum blossoms, dragonflies and bluebirds, a universal symbol for the arrival of spring. Each is set with gems, including yellow sapphires, garnets and champagne diamonds, by the Providence, R.I., artist.

EARTH DAY : APRIL 22
GG2G,
203-640-6159, www.gg2g.com,
wholesale price $18-$50,
Evangeline recycled billboard bag

Artists Dayan Moore and Alison Grieveson invite you to look hot while saving the planet with their Revinylized recycled billboard collection. Each one-of-a-kind handbag is made of recycled fabricabsolutely no new vinyl is used. The New Haven, Conn., artists estimate that they have saved more than 2,300 pounds of billboard signage from landfills so far.

JUNE : WEDDINGS
Lilach Lotan Pottery,
250-754-7727, www.ceramic-art.ca,
wholesale price $92.50 CND for the pair,
Goblets in Motion

Encourage your customers to toast the happy couple with these wheel-thrown and altered silky white porcelain goblets. From their studio in British Columbia, Canada, Lilach and Ron Lotan aim to change the concept of pottery, and bring it to the 21st century.

SUMMER
Margaret Dorfman,
510-658-4151, wholesale price $18-$28,
Fruit and Vegetable Parchment Bowls

Bring the rich colors of a summer garden right into your gallery display. Oakland, Calif., artist Margaret Dorfman uses more than 40 varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables to create the colorful, translucent forms of her Parchment Bowls.The produce is cured for several days, then dried, pressed and aged. Each bowl is handshaped and formed into a unique, unpredictable shape.

Mais Oui Beaded Jewelry Designs,
435-668-2741, www.marydarwall.com,
wholesale price $95-$410, Kauai Mini Sea necklace

The organic forms and bright colors created in Mary Darwall's hand needle-woven beaded jewelry invoke underwater life, and are sure to attract vacation-starved customers during the hot summer months. The southwestern Utah artist incorporates glass seed beads, pearls, crystals and semiprecious stones to create the fluid textures in her work.

FALL
Ruth Walker,
573-815-0485,

www.feltmaker.com
,
wholesale price $160, A Brim with a Twist hats

Help your customers brave the colder weather with a collection of stylish outerwear, including feltmaker Ruth Walker's A Brim with a Twist collection. Each hat is hand-felted using wool from the artist�s home state of Missouri, or Colorado. They can be worn in the rain or packed into a suitcase without losing their shape.

Cassavoy & Company,
888-628-8399,
www.cassavoyandco.com,
wholesale price $180, Cluster Leaf Necklace

Jamie Cassavoy de Gonzalez captures the textures and colors of autumn in her Cluster Leaf Necklace, made of oxidized sterling silver, 18kt bimetal and coral. From her Atlanta, Ga., studio, Cassavoy hand-fabricates all of her jewelry, citing influences from nature to Art Deco and African tribal jewelry.

CHRISTMAS
Baldwin Toys, 402-896-8377,
www.baldwintoys.com,
wholesale price $1,000 for the set,
�1934 Woody Towing a Chris Craft Boat

Family-operated Baldwin Toys, located in Omaha, Neb., produces handcrafted wood toys that can be enjoyed by adults and loved by children for generations. Steve Baldwin started out as an industrial arts teacher before turning to woodworking as a hobby, then as a profession. His unique toys would make a lovely accent under the tree in your holiday display.




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