St. Peter’s Art Show raffle donors announced
The St. Peter’s Art Show Committee has announced this year’s generous donors to the show’s featured artists raffle. Printer Nina Mickelsen, woodworker Mary Costa, and jewelry artisan Hannah Ehlman have each contributed unique pieces for the show, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, July 7, on St. Peter’s Square at Second and Market streets, Lewes, and the nearby M&T Bank parking lot. Admission is free, and the event will be held rain or shine.
The three will be among 140 fine artists and artisans exhibiting at the 52nd annual art show sponsored by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
Silkscreen artist Nina Mickelsen lives in Lewes, but she was born in Finland. “I grew up with Nordic and Scandinavian design,” she said. “Bright colors, bold shapes. Crisp, strong lines. I draw my inspiration from nature but also from contemporary design.” The work she donated to the raffle is acrylic, silkscreen, and sand on canvas, and measures 27-by-27-inches in a white floater frame. It is a colorful depiction of the bathhouse and boardwalk at Cape Henlopen State Park.
Mary Costa of MFC Woodworking combines domestic and exotic hardwoods to create familiar household items such as cutting boards, bowls, serving trays, candle holders, clocks and more. For the art show raffle, Costa donated a wall candle holder handcrafted in olive wood and finished in three coats of lacquer. Luminara candles in glass containers are part of the work. Costa takes long hardwood boards through the process of sawing, planing, jointing and sanding. Most of her designs feature laminates, inlays or insets.
Hannah Ehlman of Frostburg, Md., works in bronze, copper, and sterling silver to create unique pieces. “Each piece is hand fabricated by cutting, hot and cold forming, welding, forging, polishing, and finishing with a heat patina,” she said. For the art show, Ehlman donated a bronze bracelet with copper accent disc and bronze dangle earrings on gold-fill ear wire. The pieces could be worn as a set or separately.
A special display in the window of Citizens Bank on Second Street features photos and information about the raffle items. Raffle tickets are $2 each, six for $10, or 12 for $20. They can be purchased in the church office from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Thursday, or 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, or on the parish lawn on the day of the art show. There will be separate drawings for each item at 2:30 p.m., and ticket holders do not need to be present to win.
For more information, go to www.stpeterslewes.org, email artshow@stpeterslewes.org or call the church office at 302-645-8479.
