Alternative Gift Market at Friedens UCC

12/01/2019

Look at all this fabulous art. What a great turnout!

12/01/2019

Come see Patty Coulter and other amazing artists!!

11/30/2019

Tomorrow is the day!!

11/28/2019

Happy Thanksgiving! What's your favorite dish? 🍽

11/26/2019

What's a fabulous event without some fabulous treats?! ☕🍩🍰
George Taylor will be at The Alternative Gift Market this coming Sunday from A&M Bakery Cafe!

Delicious Food and Baked Goods

11/15/2019

Kimberly Smith had a dream of becoming a published author. After self-publishing her first book of poetry with Outskirts Press, she decided to take the same route with her children’s books. Together with her illustrator and editor, they formed Peppermint Publishing and began working on a series of children’s books.

They are driven by a motivation to show other working mothers that it is never too late to accomplish your dreams, no matter what those dreams may be. Their goal is to one day offer a publishing package - including full-service production and distribution - to aspiring children’s book authors who would like the opportunity to be published.

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11/11/2019

I know her as the personalization queen, but come see what you'll know her for!

Based out of Broadripple, Danielle Melton's style is very 'arts and boutique'. She is one of the craftiest people I know, and I'm sure excited to see her at the Alternative Gift Market on Sunday, December 1st.

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11/08/2019

Perfect for sharing!!

11/08/2019

Very excited to meet our next featured artist, Katya Xudozhnika.

https://www.instagram.com/katya.xudozhnika/

Katya is a teacher at Perry Meridian High School, and she loves teaching people how to make their own ceramic things and other sculptural objects!

Katya's artwork consists of functional ceramic pieces. Each piece is made with care (handbuilt or wheel thrown) and given a glaze that enhances its features and details.

11/08/2019

Wow, wow, wow, I'm so in love with Ashley Hayden and her beautiful artwork!

We hope you get to come see it in person on December 1st!

Ashley Hayden was born with a rare neurological disability called Coffin-Lowry Syndrome resulting in intellectual and physical differences. She has always enjoyed drawing in her daily journals as a way to record family, friends, TV shows, activities and objects around her in her everyday life.

In 2019 she began collaborating with her mother to create small canvases and notecards with her unique, cheerful image-making. She has a personal style which is reminiscent of Jean Dubuffet’s Art Brut or naive art which is art outside the academic tradition.

11/05/2019

Very excited to meet this amazing author, Miss Georgia Brown, aka Mae Brown.

Ms. Brown is a mother that has experienced 5 careers and is now a published author. Currently 2 Juvenile Fiction/Family sensitive books published.

The first book “If Only I Could –On the inside looking out” discusses a families' challenges. The oldest child in family had adult-like responsibilities because he was his mother’s helper. This story can be used to help others facing challenges like this understand how their challenges can build character and develop a sense of responsibility. It can also give those that have not had to deal with like challenges a slight view how families like this one face daily to maintain.

The second book, “A Change Has Come-Remembering being on the inside looking out” tells the story about the oldest boy that didn’t realized he learned from the challenges, that he thought were unfair. They prepared him and lead him to be a responsible young man and he accomplished his dreams. The villages that are missing today played a great part in his life.

“Peas in the Pod” is coming first of the year. Children, adults and counselors can use this book to read and discuss the value they have even when they are raised by someone other than their biological parents.

No matter who they are, what they look like, where they come from, they were not a mistake and have a purpose. There is someone that cares and loves them.

Mae Brown has puppets that can be used to help connect parents and children when they read together and talk to help express feelings about their daily activities. Children as well as adults in these stressed busy times are struggling to be heard about all kind of concerns such as bulling, frustration and lack the use of eye contact. The puppets allow time to connect and communicate to help get their daily stories told…… (Puppets are dogs, kittens, monkeys, owls, sharks, and people with different looks)

11/05/2019

I might be looking forward to these gifts from the Global Ministries the most!