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Straw House Herbs, Cherry Valley, NY
Pottery, Cards, Paper Ornaments
Irwin and Lane, Main St. Cooperstown, NY
Vases
Cooperstown Art Association Holiday Sale, Cooperstown, NY, November 10 - December 23
Vases, Cards, Paper Ornaments
Sharon Sprigs, Sharon Springs, NY
Vases and Flower Bricks
Striped Vases at Irwin & Lane, Cooperstown, NY
Eclectic, wide-ranging, and appreciative of stylish curiosities, Irwin & Lane is an antiques resource, design consultancy, and decorating firm based in Cooperstown, New York. Founded by Matthew Zwissler, a former manager at Manhattan's Scully & Scully gift shop and of New York City's legendary Malmaison Antiques, and his husband, Mitchell Owens, the former decorative arts editor of Architectural Digest, Irwin & Lane searches the globe for inspiring treasures, from antique Venetian painted furniture to nineteenth-century American pressed glass. The firm also designs and manufactures an exclusive line of hand-crafted decorative objects: wall brackets, obelisks, bookcases, tables, chairs, and lamps.
Garden Pots, Straw House Herbs, Cherry Valley, NY
Straw House Herbs is a house and garden built with alternative and sustainable techniques. With the help of many members of the Cherry Valley community the post and beam frame, cut from local timber, was raised in the summer of 1998. The surrounding fruit, vegetable, herb, and ornamental gardens have been a labor of love using organic and biodynamic methods. It is not perfect, but it is fruitful and satisfying.
The Farm Stand (Opened in 2019) is a natural extension of the house and garden. It is my retirement plan. I never want to pare down the garden because “It’s just the two of us.” I‘ll grow for more people! However, it’s more than the food, it’s the lifestyle. It’s aprons and clay pots and knitting and everything else. My friend and I always tease, “For the store!” when we make something new. So, this store is also for the other creative women in my life. A place to gather, to work, and to sell our goods.
Sharon Sprigs Fine Dried Florals & Gifts
Welcome to Sharon Sprigs, our farm's design and retail shop, Slate Hill Flower Farm. Come in to smell the amazing fragrance and experience the beautiful lasting color that dried flowers can offer. Discover our wide selection of florals from bunches and bouquets to arrangements and wreaths, We carry only the finest dried florals that have been harvested or gathered at the peak of their season to ensure brilliant color and enduring beauty. We specialize in carrying lavender grown on our farm along with all of the lavender products we produce. To compliment our florals, we proudly offer local art and gifts inspired by nature. Whether you are searching for a special gift or looking to add a unique floral touch to your home, we are here to help you find that special piece.
Ceramic Wall Pockets available at Sharon Sprigs, Sharon Springs, NY
Sharon Sprigs
Over the Summer season, I was very happy to have opportunities to make and show new artwork at the Art Garage in Cooperstown, NY, and 25 Main Collective in Cherry Valley, NY. You can view these bodies of work at www.meganirving.com. Now, I’m happy to announce the launch of a new home decor project, the first in a series of paper cutout sets based on my original watercolor pomegranate ornaments. Each set comes with 12 pomegranate ornaments printed on heavy paper, which you can cut out to hang as individuals or string together in a garland.
Pomegranate ornaments are available at the following local stores and are coming to Etsy soon.
Straw House Herbs, 3740 State Highway 166, Cherry Valley, NY (December 3&4 only)
25 Main Collective, Cherry Valley, NY
Sharon Sprigs, Sharon Springs, NY
Weathertop Farmacy, Sharon Springs, NY
Several ceramic items are still available at Straw House Herbs on December 3&4. After that weekend, please contact me if you’re looking for something.
Opening May 28
Straw House Herbs is garden shop packed with handmade items, plants, herbs and other items for and from the garden. The shop is open for monthly events on the second full weekend of the month through December at 3740 State Highway 166, Cherry Valley, NY
Garden Party opening June 3, 5-7pm
Winter is often when I try out new ideas in the studio, thinking ahead to the summer of gardening and sales. I will have updates about where to find my work this Spring and Summer and until then please contact me directly if there’s something you want. I do have a few gorgeous pieces here from last season.
Holiday shopping is only made better when you buy special one-of-kind objects for the people you love. Fossil Farm was created so I could share the unique handmade objects I was envisioning for my own home and garden. As an artist, I am frequently switching back and forth between creating art objects that exist in their own world and making functional ware that suits my day-to-day lifestyle which is very focused on my garden and the nature in my own backyard. My lines of ceramic items for home and garden include geometric garden lanterns like rolled paper, the Moon Garden series of flower bricks and candle holders, and flower bricks inspired by my antique farmhouse.
This Holiday Season a limited number of pieces are available at pop-up shopping events at Straw House Herbs, Cherry Valley, NY, Weathertop Farm, Sharon Springs, NY, the Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY.
Please see below for more information on these three locations. Contact me with any questions.
Straw House Herbs, Saturday and Sunday, December 4 & 5, 10am-5pm
3740 State Highway 166 Cherry Valley, NY
Weathertop Farmacy
Private tasting/shopping event, Saturday, December 11, time TBD
Weathertop Farmacy says, “Join us for our second private shopping event Saturday, December 11th at our 204 Main St Sharon Springs storefront. Weathertop Farmacy is hosting a selection of curated and unique local makers including Megan Irving's Fossil Farm ceramics for home and garden, Normandy Alden with one-of-a-kind, hand-painted ceramics, and Karen Katz Studio jewelry and other treasures. Try our shrub and switchel pairings, herbal teas, mini tarts and pies, local cheeses, and cider. Use this time to gather, taste, chat, and shop.
As we will be eating and drinking in a closed-door environment, attendees are required to be vaccinated for this event. You will be asked to show your card or excelsior pass at the door.”
Your Fossil Farm purchase from this event will be packaged in custom fabric tote bags made by, Keep You in Stitches, home sewing by Kim Bouchard as long as the limited supplies last. I’m only able to take cash and Venmo payments at this event.
Cooperstown Art Association
The Holiday Show & Sale
November 12 - December 23, 2021
When I was a kid my mother would let me stay home from school if she was doing something interesting like choosing wallpaper for the house, going to pick up art supplies, or to a big fabric store. She took me along on several adventures in art making and interior decorating and I loved it so much more than all the waiting in lines in school. Now, having spent my whole life making things and dreaming of what could be made I’ve been focusing on clay. Clay is such a brilliant material for creating objects from your imagination. When I work on items for the home I focus on decorative tableware like candle and flower holders that add ambiance and interest, a little bit of art and nature to an everyday table setting.
A garden shop packed with handmade items, plants, herbs and other items for and from the garden. The shop is open for monthly events on the second full weekend of the month from May through December at 3740 State Highway 166, Cherry Valley, NY
55 Pioneer St.
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: (607) 547-8671
Email: gallery@smithyarts.org
Wednesdays | 10am - 1pm | September 15- November 3
8 Weeks | Instructor: Megan Irving
In this playful and independent class, we will learn about building with slabs—making and attaching rectangular pieces together to build structures. The ceramic house you build can be for any purpose you choose. It could be a candle holder/lantern, art object, or built to aid in the housing crisis faced by toads, fairies, or a favorite miniature toy —it’s up to you! During the first half of the course, we will focus on select hand-building skills, design, and assembly of your houses. We will discuss each project as a group so we can learn from each other, to this end, drawing your ideas before you build is encouraged but not required. During the second half of the class, some students may wish to work on display options, preparing their work for a gallery or home setting while others will want to work on detailed decoration in relief, 3D, or surface work. Depending on your design there may be time to make more than one project. Instruction during the last four weeks will be based on the individual needs of the students enrolled leaving lots of time for working independently and learning from each other. If you are also enrolled in Open Studio you will have more time to work and make slabs ahead of class so they can dry before you build. *8-Person Capacity
-- $280, includes one bag of clay
Register by emailing Adam at gallery@smithyarts.org
Many Fossil Farm items are available at Botanie Floral + Gift, Straw House Herbs, and the Cooperstown Art Association. See below for details on these very special shops. Custom orders are always welcome but the window has closed for them to be ready for Christmas. Contact me with any questions.
Botanie is a dutch floral design studio and gift store. Our european-trained floral designers specialize in event design, while also offering custom arrangements, unique local gifts, plants, and curiosities at our retail location in Sharon Springs. Select Fossil Farm items are available online or you can visit, they are open every Friday & Saturday, 10 AM-6 PM and Sunday, 12-4 PM.
Botanie Floral, Sharon Springs, NY now until they sell out or by special order. Open every Friday & Saturday, 10 AM-6 PM and Sunday, 12-4 PM Select Fossil Farm items are available online.
Saturday, Dec 5 at 10 AM-4 PM & Sunday, Dec 6 at 10 AM-4 PM
“Don’t miss out on our last event of the season at Straw House Herbs. In addition to our usual array of fresh vegetables, herbal vinegar, seasonal jams, tinctures, and salves, we have an abundance of holiday gifts and treats. Pick a one-of-a-kind gift from one of our artisans, beautiful amaryllis (and another for you), boxes of baked goods, or the amazing “Clear Toys”, gorgeous clear candy in vintage molds from an old Newman family business. Our opening coincides with the Cherry Valley Holiday Open house. So make a day of it in our charming village.
To keep everyone as safe as possible, there will be much set up outside and masks and social distancing rules apply. A limited number of people will be allowed in the shop at one time. We will have a fire going to keep you warm outside as you shop and catch up with friends.”
Event Information: https://fb.me/e/5A1cZGgAY
Flower Bricks
Through December 23rd online (limited inventory, no shipping) or in person during gallery hours, Tuesday - Saturday 11-4pm. Questions? Call (607) 547-9777.
Clay is a metaphor for anything that can transform itself and that ability to be anything you want has an enormous creative draw for me as a landscape painter and creator of Fossil Farm’s flower arranging vessels. At Strawhouse Herbs’ Harvest Weekend, I will be showing some basic hand-building techniques using slabs of clay to create a vessel with various modifications.
The demonstration will be, October 10th at 11:00, approximately 1hr with a little time for questions at the end.
Straw House Herbs will be open the second weekend of each month beginning Mother’s Day Weekend, May 2020 and continuing through December 2020.
When you visit you can walk the gardens, purchase farmhouse goods like jams and jellies, herbed salts and vinegars, baked goods, plants, fruits and veg, and handmade artisan objects. I primarily show ceramic pieces meant to be enjoyed in your home or garden like planters, tulipieres, and lanterns. Many other accomplished artisans are featured making garden accessories, dish towels, cards, prints, flower arrangements, jewelry, and much more. It’s a wonderful place to buy gifts and get inspired about your own garden.
Classes, workshops, and demonstrations will be scheduled throughout the season so follow Kat Chiba and her Straw House on Instagram for updates @strawhouseherbs . The website will be launching soon.
In August I participated in in the infamous “August Workshop” at the Elizabeth Nields Clay Workshop. I could only commit to half the month at the Workshop because I had other obligations but all together I dedicated the moth to clay and is was a very productive . A month full of new ideas, plenty of failed experiments, some great successes and new materials.
Fossil Farm hand built clay garden accessories are by artist, Megan Adams Irving. To view paintings and other artwork please visit www.meganirving.com
