10 IDEAS, 9 DAYS @ Ferrin Gallery

FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS, AFFORDABLE GIFTS 9 days left to purchase gifts for the holiday season! TODAY! Last Christmas ship date 12/16 for standard rates. Or ... call (413) 442-1622 to order or find out how "non standard " can be arranged. 3 WAYS TO BUY: ONLINE 24/7 use our new "shopping cart" and paypal. CALL for real time help and virtual tour VISIT gallery open 11 - 5:00 through Dec. 23. UPPER NORTH STREET BLOCK PARTY Saturday, December 19th - 10% sales donated to the Berkshire Museum! SEE TEN IDEAS for perfect gifts. 1. MICHAEL KLINE White Jug with Vine Decoration Stoneware 13 x 10" $100 - 500. Click HERE for a Link to STUDIO POTTERY on FerrinGallery.com TEAPOTS BY AMERICAN STUDIO POTTERS TEAPOTS - One of the gallery's specialties for thirty years. Choose from a wide selection of functional teapots gathered from hundreds of artists from throughout the country including many local potters. 2. MICHAEL McCARTHY Teapot Woodfired Porcelain 5 x 8 x 5" $80 (single cup) - $200 Click HERE for MORE WORK by MICHAEL MCCARTHY at FerrinGallery.com VASE, VAAHZE OR VESSEL? FAQ - is it vase or vaahze or vessel? When it comes to choice, we have all three - simple, showy, decorative and a perfect gift with or without the flowers. 3. SAM TAYLOR Large Vase Woodfired Stoneware 15 x 15 x 7" $75 - 750 vases, vessels Click HERE for MORE WORK by SAM TAYLOR at FerrinGallery.com SMALL ART- Size Matters. ONVIEW NOW - SMALL WORKS: Art + Object choose from a selection of affordable and gift box sized artwork - intimate paintings, print editions, and special objects by both emerging and established local artists and nationally known regulars. 4. KURT WEISER Cup Porcelain 3.5 x 3.5" Starting @$250 for cups and small plates SMALL WORKS includes recent works by Maggie Mailer, Eric Drury, Michael Zelehoski, Nanny Vonnegut, Joan Takayama Ogawa and MORE. Sized and Priced to Matter. Click HERE for MORE WORK by KURT WEISER at FerrinGallery.com DECORATIVE AND BEAUTIFUL Each year we run into at least one "old friend" who surprises us with their tenacity in the arts. This year it is Nick Bernard, now in Arizona with decorative vessels (their only function is to be beautiful) inspired by the South West. 5. NICHOLAS BERNARD Small Vessel Ceramic 8 x 6 x 6" $135 - $325. Click HERE for MORE WORK by NICHOLAS BERNARD at FerrinGallery.com FUNKY FUNCTIONAL STUDIO POTTERY A younger generation of studio potters approach functionality and decoration in funky new ways. Whether taking on the old standards - MUGS - or examining a vestigial object - MORTAR AND PESTLE - these artists use bold color and patterns and infuse humor into their work. Really, a handmade JUICER - can be funny in a box. 6. LORNA MEADEN Mug, grey with lines Soda Fired Porcelain Also available: Teapots, cups, tumblers, bowls and pitchers $30 to $300. Click HERE for MORE WORK by LORNA MEADEN at FerrinGallery.com SAY IT WITH ART! Use art to say something special. Whether it is an image or an unusual object, there are all sorts of messages you can send by making the right selection. Call or stop by and one of our trained gift specialists (therapists?) is ready to help with the many possiblities and send just the right message. 7. NANNY VONNEGUT Troll Paintings on Glass Works on Paper From $400 Art and objects that tell stories. Click HERE for more by NANNY VONNEGUT at FerrinGallery.com GREEN AND LOCAL BUY LOCAL - Art + Object BY LOCAL - Artists + Makers FROM LOCAL- Ferrin Gallery WITH LOCAL- Berkshares accepted. In this case, LOCAL artist Ellen Grenadier uses LOCAL leaves to create patterns on her green glazed functional pottery and wall tiles. Very Green. 8. ELLEN GRENADIER Hanging Fern Plates Porcelain 10" diameter $45 - $750 Click HERE for MORE WORK by ELLEN GRENADIER at FerrinGallery.com SAY IT WITH SCULPTURE STILL STUMPED? Sculpture can be beautiful but impractical and takes up room ... sculpture is not for everyone but for the right person, it may be just the answer. Ask about his seven foot hanging sculpture in on view at the Berkshire Museum the Crane room. 9. ERIC DRURY Geometric Paper Object 14" diameter $750 DRURY's artwork currently ONVIEW at the BERKSHIRE MUSEUM as part of Festival of Trees. Ferrin Gallery will donate 10% of sales of artwork by artists shown this year at the museum, Drury, Mailer or the Banners. Click HERE for MORE WORK by ERIC DRURY at FerrinGallery.com HAVE YOUR NEXT AFFAIR WITH US. No room for art and object? Give the gift of a great party at Ferrin Gallery. Purchase a gift certificate for an upcoming special dinner, party or event at the gallery with food and wines by fine local caterers and neighborhood restaurants - Mission Bar + Tapas, The Market, Jae's Spice, Dottie's Coffee Lounge, The Lantern. BOOK NOW FOR MIDWINTER AND SPRING GATHERINGS AND EVENTS... 10. CHRIS ANTEMANN AND KENDRICK MOHOLT Collaborative Photography Based on Sculpture by Antemann Limited Edition photographs available in various sizes Antemann/Moholt photographs can be shipped to your framer or use our great neighbors at MUSEUM FACSIMILES. Click HERE for Link to CHRIS ANTEMANN & KENDRICK MOHOLTat FerrinGallery.com --------