Sarah designs her cheesetrays in her studio right here in Fairbanks.  Multi-colored and full of fun, these trays are as functional as they are beautiful.  They come accompanied by a pate knife, all ready for some nice French Brie or Cabot Vermont Private Reserve!

 Join us for a very special First Friday as we feature two talented women.  Pauline Lian will be with us as our guest artist.  She’ll have her flower presses with her as well as limited edition and one-of-a-kind pressed botanicals.  So be sure to come by to see what’s new for fall and winter from her Iceworm Studio.

A trunk show will kick off our seasonal collection of designs by Betsy Balch.  She’s sending up a wonderful array of scarves in luxurious colors and fabrics from her studio  in Washington specifically for this event.  Our staff will model her wearable art throughout  the evening, so don’t miss this opportunity to choose your special wrap for the winter from this show!  Refreshments will feature foods from our 2009 Specialty Food Selection, and we’ll have a door prize drawing.

 
A Handcrafted Jewelry Trunk Show featuring Anchorage artists Annie Ciszak of Annie’s Arts & Follies and Lena Kilic, designer of One World Designs.  Meet the artists as they showcase one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces and designs available in Fairbanks only at this event.

 Join us First Friday for a sneak peek at our selection of Alaska Made items.  From  handcrafted jewelry by artists such as Debbi Knight Kennedy, Annie Ciszak, Loey Gi’Stayden and Anna Waschke to spices for flavoring salmon; Qivuet Collections smoke rings and headbands to Sipping Streams Tea Company teas and complexion sensations by Alaska Glacial Mud Company; commemorative 50 years of statehood Raven’s Brew Coffee trio packs to numerous books by Alaskan writers; Firery Arts Studio clocks, magnets, and keychains to the whimiscial graphics of Nomad Art & Design, we have a wide variety of Alaska’s best products to share with locals and visitors alike.  Drop by to browse the collection and enjoy refreshments with us.  Our gift to you is 10% off Alaska Made items from 5 to 8 pm during this First Friday Event!

 Join us for our second annual tea tasting.  Just in are the artisanal blends of Brenda Meyer, owner of Sterling Tea in Rockwall, Texas.  Sample hot and iced varieties in black, green, rooibos as well as herbal blends.  We will also introduce teas from Fairbanks’ own Jenny and Steven Downer of Sipping Streams Tea Company.  We’ll have a terrific assortment to sample and purchase plus complementary refreshments.  Welcome in Spring with us!

 Join us as we reintroduce Alice Haggerty’s jewelry to our ever-expanding selection of handcrafted jewelry.  We’ve carried Alice’s work in the past and she is back designing jewelry after a leave of absence.  We will showcase her new work in green serpentine and jade, green turquoise, nugget pearls with copper and dyed coin pearls.  Her new inspirations are stunning!  A resident of Homer, Alaska for 25 years (and temporarily living in Oregon), Alice works with mixed metal, ethnic silver, garnets, pearls and beads to design necklaces, earrings, bracelets and anklets.   As a special treat, we’re serving refreshments which feature items from our holiday specialty food selection.

We are honored to have Pauline Lian as our guest artist on Friday, September 5, 2008.  Pauline produces exquisite pressed botanical art at Iceworm Studio here in Fairbanks.  She chooses flowers and berries indigenous to the area and presses them while they are still fresh to give them lasting color.  The pressed botanical art is mounted on textured or handmade acid-free paper.  Pauline’s pieces are truly one-of-a-kind.  If you’ve missed Pauline at the Farmer’s Market this season, be sure you put this First Friday on your must do list. 

We’ve brought back Langford Petals Shortbread to complement Pauline’s work and will reintroduce it to the store on Friday.  We’ll be serving Pansy Up-delicious blueberries with a glorious mix of multi-color playful pansies, violas, and bachelor buttons, and CranSnaps-tart, chopped whole cranberries garnished with radiant pink and red geraniums.  Beverages include misty fjords Raven’s Brew Coffee and jade bouquet Sterling Tea.

 Join us for First Friday on August 1 when Anna Waschke will be our guest from 5 to 8 p.m.  After completing degrees in physics and mathematics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, she began her own business creating jewelry and mixed media boxes.  She creates stained glass earrings and mixed media pendants as well as limited edition boxes.  Anna draws much inspiration from nature; even her abstract designs are based on natural shapes and patterns.   

If you missed our August First Friday event, come by the store soon as we have a superb selection of Anna’s stained glass earrings and pendants.

Ever wonder how a Musk Ox stays warm on the frigid coastal plain of Alaska? Qiviut, my friend, qiviut! Qiviut is the light under down from the belly of the Musk Ox. Eight times warmer than sheep’s wool and much lighter, it is the warmest natural fiber on the planet. Soft, delicate and deliciously warm, our selections from The Qiveut Collection are sure to bring a smile. Award winning fiber artist, Colleen White of Palmer, Alaska, produces heirloom quality qiviut treasures. We carry headbands and smoke rings and can special order a variety of other offerings. Truly an indulgence for yourself, a special friend or graduate, or World’s Best Mom.