New Workshops this August, and SOWA Boston!

  Excited to announce that I've added a couple of new workshops to my August roster, in addition to the upcoming glass-etching workshop on August 27th. I'll be teaching two workshops on terrarium-building on August 14th and 23rd!
  These two classes will focus on how to create sustainable tropical ecosystems under glass, with step-by-step instruction and tips

on keeping your terrariums beautiful long-term.
  Attendees will get to personalize their terraria with elements that are special to them, and we'll use truly unique glass vessels (no fishbowls here!) to build in.
  Very excited to offer this class at the Presentation School Foundation in Brighton, as previously, I've only offered it and Brookline Adult and Community Education and Newton Community Education.  If you live in the Greater Boston area, or will be in the area on August 14th or 23rd, join in!  You have to pre-register to attend, the registration link is here.

  This Sunday, I'll be exhibiting again at SOWA Boston, debuting some new pieces that I've had so much fun making!
I've created new terrarium ornaments featuring lichens and moss, gilded and etched lanterns featuring botanical imagery, terrarium shadow boxes and botanical-etched decanters.  I am really happy to be able to offer many more options beyond jewelry in my shop, and hope folks will enjoy these new items!
  SOWA is open from 10 AM - 4 PM on Sunday, and is free to attend (it costs $10 to park, but you can use the parking voucher at any of the vendor booths, including the food trucks!)

Want to Dance?

Happy Sunday evening all (or not, depending on when you're reading this).  We are in that lovely crux betwixt Summer and Fall, where the weather is (albeit a bit unpredictable) cool and crisp but full of sunshine here in New England, and I hope you are all enjoying it!  I definitely am, I took a jaunt through the SOWA/SOWA Vintage markets in South Boston this afternoon; lots of really fascinating items, and, in the vintage market, anything you could possibly imagine.  Mostly everything you never knew you needed, until you saw it, and thought, "I DO want a glass chemistry distiller tube!"  It was a lot of fun, playing with all of the do-dads.  I hunted for a really special terrarium vessel but didn't find one this time, but I hope to visit both markets again soon!

Next Saturday (September 15th) is the World Damba Festival at Tufts University, at which I will be vending.  I have a number of new terrariums and jewelry designs to debut at the Festival, and I am really excited to do this festival in particular for a number of reasons.  Tufts is my Alma Mater, I attended it simultaneously as the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  I haven't been back on campus in years, and how cool to be there representing my business, after completing my education there years before!  Feeling very proud as a female entrepreneur of color.

   
      But the real fun is the festival.  Damba is a Northern Ghanaian celebration with roots in Islamic tradition, with an abundance of dance and song and food.  My partner is Ghanaian, and has missed elements of home (the ones we all do when we're away, food, family, social gatherings), and I am really looking forward to his opportunity to reconnect.  It'll be wonderful to learn a bit more about Ghanaian culture, and I know the energy of this festival will be amazing.  The festival runs Friday through Sunday, and Hieropice will be vending 10 AM to 6:30 PM on Saturday, September 15th (next weekend!).  Hope to see you all there!

Cheers,
Dara

P.S. - Check out the festival's Facebook page: World Damba Festival