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northeast RHINEBECKPft2, N.Y . Happy Birtkday, Aileen O. Webb What more can we add to the words of countless world famous craftsmen wko Kave sent you 85th birtkday greetings ... "How does one adequately say thank you for more than half a life time of service and devotion to the cause of American crafts and crafts people.' ' 'Thirty years ago we met at the School for American Craftsmen, since that day my respect for you has grown a thousand fold. Each year brought new reasons as the various parts of ACC grew and came into being. Tou proved your ability for leadership, along with your dedication to the craft movement in never losing sight of your final goal — the establishment of the World Craft Council." "For a long time I have wanted to thank you for your sincere efforts in en- couraging crafts, from the early Putnam County projects and the America House of the40's — to the ripening and blooming of the American Craftsmen's Council. It has meant much to craftsmen throughout the years, and to those now — that we have a reestablished place in this country s society. "Not all craftsmen know you. Not all craftsmen have heard of you. But every craftsman in the world, from the most anonymous to the most arrogant, is in- debted to you. The ripples you started have spread and grown to waves. ' 'Tour creative vision and steadfast dedication have made all this possible to the craftsmen of America and the world." "Such grace of character — an example indeed, with which to equate the inten- tion and success of a World Ha ndcraft Community. I am glad to have lived in the time of its radiation for good — and I am honored to be able to acknowledge your influence as cause and renewal." ....your vision of the importance of crafts in our society, to those who use them as well as those who create them, and your determination in giving the support and encouragement to make this vision a reality has been a milestone in the cultural growth of our country.' ' 'Toward the many values of craft (both use and metaphor) you, by your years of devoted effort, have aided so many people. I join them in gratitude and ap- preciation and fondness. With great admiration, warm love and heartfelt gratitude the Northeast Craft Fair, Ltd. wishes you a Happy 85th Birthday. crafNORTHEAST CRAFT FAIR, LTDt. fair BOARD OF DIRECTORS 12 ACC TRUSTEES — Mrs. Barbara Rockefeller, 29 West 53rd Street, New York, New York 10019 R. Leigh Glover, 196 Shonnard Terrace, Yonkers, New York 10701 Mary Nyburg, Box 24, Garrison, Maryland 21055 Contents HONORARY CHAIRMAN — Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb THE HISTORY OF THE NORTHEAST CRAFT FAIR STATE REPRESENTATIVES — John Heller, 526 Thompson Carolyn Kriegman 2 Street, Halifax, Mass. 02338 Sansea Sparling, P.O. Box 81, New Haven, Vermont 05472 THE NORTHEAST REGION OF THE MEMBERS-AT-LARGE — Harold Helwig, 225 Highland AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222 Mary Nyburg 8 Elaine Koretsky, 756 Washington Street, Brookline, Mass. 02146 Carolyn Kriegman, 18 Lake Shore Drive, Montville, N. J. STATE REPRESENTATIVES 07045 NORTHEAST REGION ASSEMBLY 8 CHAIRMAN — John Heller A DIRECTORY OF EXHIBITING CRAFTSPERSONS PRESIDENT — Carol Sedestrom, Northeast Craft Fair, Ltd., P.O. Box 10, 153 Main Street, New Paltz, New York 12561 Alphabetically 9 (914) 255-0039 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT — JoAnn Brown A DIRECTORY OF EXHIBITING CRAFTSPERSONS By Media 22 CRAFT FAIR 12 PERSONNEL A DIRECTORY OF EXHIBITING CRAFTSPERSONS GROUNDS LAY OUT: Isabel Parks, Warren Hullow, Eileen and Rick Schlag By Booth Number i 26 CRAFTSMEN REGISTRATION: Barb and Mike Feno A DIRECTORY OF SHOPS & GALLERIES 29 SUPPLIERS SHOW: John Davis SHOP & GALLERY REGISTRATION — Pat Littlefield A DIRECTORY OF CRAFT EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION BOOTH: Marliene Froke MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 32 CRAFTSMAN'S BANK: Jerry Hovanec DISPLAY ADVERTISING 1977 STANDARDS COMMITTEE: Glenda Arentzen, Lillian Ball, John Heller, Robert Libby (The Spectrum, Inc.), Mark Lindquist, Schlag Studio, Josh Simpson, Sansea Sparling, A MAP OF CRAFT FAIR 12 Bobbi Yound CRAFT FAIR 12 OFFICIAL DIRECTORY 1977/Published by The Northeast Craft Fair thanks all personnel the Northeast Craft Fair, Ltd./Additional copies are available listed above for their efforts and extends a through the Northeast Craft Fair office, P.O. Box 10, New thank you to all craftsmen who have contributed Paltz, New York 12561 (914) 255-0039. Single copies cost their time and energy to the growth and de- $1.50, including first class postage and handling. Checks velopment of the Fair. should be made payable to Northeast Craft Fair, Ltd. The History of Northeast Craft Fair Nor storm nor rain shall stay them from their Thus, the craftsmen who found themselves warm- appointed rounds might well paraphrase the North- ing by the Vermont fireplace were intimately aware east Craft Fair, now celebrating its twelfth anni- of the need for crafts to enlarged marketplaces, and versary, despite some hefty interference from Mother they had come there in the hope that one could in- Nature. deed be created. Actually, the Northeast Fair was born as whirl- ing snow fell and drifted heavily against a ski lodge The middle sixties, when all this drama began, where a group of craftsmen, wearied by the minimal did not enjoy the wealth of crafts activities that the visibility and unplowed roads that conspired to frus- seventies have nourished. Craftsmen had scant oc- trate their journey, huddled together to trade stories casion and great need to bring their work to the at- of their trek from the assorted states that represented tention of store owners and the buying public. Thus, home base for each. They had made the trip to in- when the Assembly sought to have a fair, it was in spect the facilities in Stowe, Vermont, as the result response to this need. What they lacked in experience of an earlier and rather casual suggestion that they in running a fair, they had in seemingly endless en- might get together one fine day and have a craft ergies fed by a common cause to spur them on. fair. As good ideas have a way of doing, this one couldn't be laid to rest, so when the Stowe lodge was Thus the first fair held at Stowe in August of suggested as a possible summer site, the sponsoring 1965 was homegrown, boasting a volunteer commit- committee was off and away to look at it. tee that fast became expert in laying out exhibition These dauntless travelers were none less than spaces, hand lettering signs, travelling the local high- the bulk of the members of the Northeast Assembly ways to tack up travel directions, dealing with all the of the American Crafts Council. The American Crafts varied, large and small, .crises that seemed to crop Council, a national membership organization, has as up when least expected, putting on crafts demonstra- its prime goal the education of the public in an under- tions and programs designed to edify or amuse the standing of, and appreciation for, crafts. Among its exhibitors, and through it all to maintain rampant many associated activities, it publishes Craft Ho- good humor and develop a camraderie that has been rizons, a wide-ranging handsome magazine, and runs an abiding element in every craft fair since. the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York City. The Council is divided into six regional divis- There were seventy-odd participants that first ions, and within each of these there is an elective summer who thoroughly enjoyed all the programs and body of craftsmen called the Assembly, who serve to experiences that came their way, and who were no- bring the needs of their fellow craftsmen to the na- ticeably flattered by the visits of several crafts not- tional group. ables who came, prompted by their curiosity, and who then stayed to pause readily at each of the booths, en- joying the work presented and the sense of pioneer- ing zeal that seemed to enhance on everyone. Craftspeople dote on such occasions, not just for the hope of financial gain, nor for the inherent advantages of being able to share technical and re- source information at first hand, but also because of the underlying social bonuses. Because the exhibitors came from a diverse geographical spectrum and were quick to realize the promise of renewing old friend- ships and generating many new ones. The Committee, aware of these social instincts, decided to undertake an ox roast, as one of their efforts. While this was an endeavor as new to them as staging a fair, they soon found themselves out digging a huge pit, spitting an enormous ox purchased for the purpose from the nearby Trapp Family Lodge, firing in the newly dug cavern, and beginning a twenty-four hour vigil to keep the flames alive and the beast basted. It was a jolly crew that turned the spit through the night, and a grateful and hungry crowd that partook of the generous sandwiches that were the ultimate bounty of the crew's dedication. In recalling the culinary feat, the committee esti- mated it required ten gallons of wine to sauce the ox, and five fifths of whiskey to juice them. The weather that weaves its troublesome way through the Craft Fair's history began a withering campaign that week, alternating between heat that scorched and dried the area to a turn, and rain that soon turned to scudding white caps on the sea that had been the parking lot. Mother Nature had come prepared to exhibit and amaze with some of her more creative efforts as well. While the crowds didn't amount to what the fondest dreams had hoped they would, there were enough visitors so that most of the craftsmen tallied sufficient gain to cover their expenses.