CADEAUX du MONDE owner Katie Dyer will be presenting ongoing informal lectures from 5 until 8 during the evening of April 10th, Newport's monthly Gallery Night. She will illustrate these informal lectures with CADEAUX du MONDE's current collection of modern Guatemalan textiles comparing them with antique Mayan pieces. Woven into these pieces are various weaving techniques; for example, ikat, a tie-dying and weaving technique, supplementary weft weaving, and shadow weaving which tell the stories of the art, history and traditions of the Mayans of Guatemala. An added feature is the opportunity to weave on a backstrap loom which is used by the Mayan lady weavers who live in Guatemala. These ladies are considered the finest weavers in the world because of their mastery of these intricate and varied techniques.
Located in Newport at 26 Mary Street, CADEAUX du MONDE's main gallery features fairly traded international folk art and Galerie Escalier, the former servants' staircase, showcases local artists' works on a rotating basis. For further information and directions to the gallery, contact the staff of CADEAUX du MONDE at 848-0550.

"Art Under Foot"
Oriental Rugs Loom in the Distance
Cadeaux du MONDE's owners Katie & Jane Dyer will be presenting ongoing informal lectures from 5 until 8 in the evening of March 13th, Newport's monthly Gallery Night. They will illustrate the lectures with CADEAUX du MONDE's current collection of original hand-knotted Oriental rugs which have been fairly traded from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Woven into these mystical pieces are the aspects of the art, history and traditions of Oriental Rug Weaving. An added feature is the opportunity to try rug knotting on a Pakistani loom.
Located in Newport at 26 Mary Street, CADEAUX du MONDE's main gallery features fairly traded international folk art and Galerie Escalier, the former servants' staircase, showcases local artists' works on a rotating basis. For further information and directions to the gallery, contact the staff of CADEAUX du MONDE at 848-0550.

CADEAUX du MONDE invites you to an exhibit and sale of Greta Kessler's elegant 2008 Collection of One of a Kind Original Cut Paper and Origami Valentine's Day Cards and sparkling Swarovski Crystal Heart Jewelry. Greta, a lifelong artist, has designed her Valentine Exhibit with lovers of all ages in mind. Her cards with proclamations of everlasting love adorn vividly colored origami hearts and exotic papers. A romantic herself, she has designed her cards with a special hidden spot for those private notes of endearment for that special love of your life Greta's heart jewelry features an array of vivid and subtle crystals and stones complimented with gold and sterling accents to adorn the woman in your life.

On Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14th , which coincidentally falls on Newport Gallery Night 2008, Greta will be demonstrating cut paper and origami hearts. The gallery will host a reception for Ms. Kessler from five until eight during that evening. CADEAUX du MONDE, Newport's only certified green gallery is located at 26 Mary Street in Newport and is open from 10 until 6 daily. Exhibits of international folk art are featured in the main gallery and local artists' works adorn the walls of Galerie Escalier as well as a fixed price benefit for the Tommorow Fund for Children with Cancer in memory of Thayer Schlegel.

Contact:  Jane Dyer
848-0550
October 31, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“BAGS!” Opening at CADEAUX du MONDE’s Galerie Escalier

          CADEAUX du MONDE, a Traditional Art and Handcrafts Gallery, opens their newest show, “BAGS!”, a show curated by Newport artist, Greta Kessler in Galerie Escalier during November’s Newport Gallery Night in Galerie Escalier.  “BAGS!” is a survey of bags used in the past up to the present day.  The show includes guest designers’ bags as well as historic bags.  The opening on Thursday, November 8, 2007 from 5 until 8 in the evening with an artists’ reception will feature Ms. Kessler’s demonstration, “How To Make a Memory Bag”.  “BAGS!” will be the featured exhibit until January 10, 2008.
          Ms. Kessler studied at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1944 until 1951 and more recently with the Handweavers Guild of America, the Farmington Valley Crafts Center, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the University of Hartford, Suny Purchase, the Brookfield Craft  Center, and the Center for the Study of Aging at the University of Bridgeport.  While apprenticing at Coro, a Providence jewelry manufacturing firm, she learned all of the production techniques for making jewelry.  She has exhibited her work extensively in galleries and museums worldwide.  Guest Bag Designers include:  Tiverton Designer of Interiors, Jewelry and Textiles Martha MacNaught, who holds a graduate decree from URI, studied at RISD, has shown her work in the Northeast and is a member of the Portsmouth Art Guild; Massachusetts “Studio Twenty” Doll and Handbag Designers Harriet Kessler and Andi Steinberg, have very versatile art careers designing clothing, fashion accessories and dolls and have shown their work extensively throughout the United States; Charlestown “Heart 2 Heart Peaceworks” Reflexologist/Bag Designer Karyn Souza, finds handwork meditative and peaceful; North Kingston Ribbon Weaver/Bag Designer Mayfair T. Hall, has shown her woven fabric creations at the Fuller Museum, RISD, and the De Cordova Museum. 
          Extended shows include “The Tomorrow Fund” fixed price Benefit Art Exhibit, “Thayer’s Family and Friends,” to honor his memory and to provide funding for brain cancer research.  Also extended are Anne Bernardi’s Quilts; Judy Hambleton’s Ceramics, Watercolors and Photographs; Natalie Pfansteihl’s Watercolors; Nina Pfansteihl’s Jewelry and Ceramics; William Gleavey’s Infrared Photographs; Tom Freeman’s Underwater Photographs; and T.M. Dyer’s Pen and Ink Abstracts.
          Located at CADEAUX du MONDE, “Galerie Escalier” offers art connoisseurs and historians alike a tucked-away respite in which to enjoy local artists’ work as well as ongoing exhibitions of international folk art in the main gallery.  For further information, directions to the Gallery and information on these and upcoming exhibits, contact the staff at 401-848-0550 or by email at info@cadeauxdumonde.com. 

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October 2, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LOCAL QUILT ARTISAN OPENS SHOW AT
CADEAUX DU MONDE WITH QUILTING DEMONSTRATIONS

Newporter Anne Bernardi opens her first one-woman quilt show, “Quilted Creations” at CADEAUX du MONDE’s Galerie Escalier on Thursday evening, October 11th.  The opening reception,with the artist’s informal quilt deomnstrations will be held during Newport Gallery Night from 5 until 8 in the evening at the Gallery location, 26 Mary Street in Newport.  The show will continue through November 6th and can be seen daily from 10 until 6 at the Gallery.
Bernardi, a self-taught seamstress and fabric artist, worked in fabric, making clothing for herself and her daughters for many years and graduated very early in her sewing career to the decorative sewing art forms of cross-stitching and needlepoint.  Her interest in quilting started in 2000 while helping her daughter, Julie, piece a quilt.  After purchasing and completing her first quilt kit, she progressed to coordinating her quilts, tablerunners and  wallhangings using her own choice of fabrics, colors and designs.  Her old Singer Sewing Machine was soon replaced with a new one, and she joined the Crystal Coasts Quilter’s Guild in North Carolina, where she lived.  Her first Quilt Show netted her a first Honorable Mention Ribbon.  Her quilts are presently hanging in collections all over the country and adorn the walls of The Melville House Inn on Clarke Street in Newport. 
            A native of Brooklyn, New York, Bernardi graduated from Long Beach High School and entered the paid work force as an insurance secretary. She married, became a homemaker, raising her two daughters and working in retail at Belk’s, a large department store chain in North Carolina.  A recent transplant to Rhode Island, she relocated to be near her daughter and family while her son-in-law, a Naval Officer, was stationed in Newport.    
CADEAUX du MONDE, Rhode Island’s only green international folk art gallery, offers ongoing exhibitions of international folk art in the main gallery.  Exhibits of local artists’ works in the upper levels of “Galerie Escalier” include:  Judith Hambleton’s Watercolors, Photographs and Ceramics, Natalie Pfanstiehl’s Watercolors, Nina Hope Pfanstiehl’s Jewelry and Ceramics, William Gleavey’s Infrared Photography, Greta Kessler’s Jewelry, Cut Paper & Origami Cards, Tom Freeman’s Underwater Photography, The Tomorrow Funds Fixed Price Benefit, and T.M. Dyer’s Pen & Ink Works.  For further information on this and other exhibits, contact the staff at 401-848-0550 or by email at info@cadeauxdumonde.com. 
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Contact:  Jane Dyer
848-0550
September 9, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Newport Art Museum Director of  Education
 Opens New Show at
CADEAUX du MONDE’s Galerie Escalier
       Newport Art Museum Director of Education, Judith Hambleton, opens her show “From Newport to Italy and Back—Watercolors, Photographs & Ceramics” at CADEAUX du MONDE’s Galerie Escalier on Thursday evening, September 13th.  The opening reception with the artist will be held during Newport Gallery Night from 5 until 8 in the evening at the Gallery location, 26 Mary Street in Newport.  The show will continue through October 9th and can be seen daily from 10 until 6.
       Hambleton, an art educator and active artist for the past twenty years, holds a BFA in Painting from the University of Massachusetts, an Art Education Certificate from the Massachusetts Collegs of Art as well as a Masters of Art Education from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.  In her capacity as the Director of Education at the Newport Art Museum, she currently coordinates over 400 art classes and workshops each year as well as the very popular Summer Picnics on the Lawn, the Winter Lecture Series, and the domestic travel and Community Education Outreach Programs.
      Having painted and sculpted professionally for twenty years, she has exhibited her work extensively.  Most recently, her work has been shown at the Cottage Gallery in Little Compton, the Journey Home Gallery in East Greenwich, the Charlestown Gallery in Charlestown, and Partners in Westport, Massachusetts.
      CADEAUX du MONDE, Rhode Island’s only green international folk art gallery, offers ongoing exhibitions of international folk art in the main gallery.  Exhibits of local artists’ works in the upper levels of “Galerie Escalier” include:  Natalie Pfanstiehl’s Watercolors, Nina Hope Pfanstiehl’s Jewelry and Ceramics, Annie Teague’s Ribbon Weavings, William Gleavey’s Infrared Photography, Greta Kessler’s Jewelry, Cut Paper & Origami Cards, Tom Freeman’s Underwater Photography, The Tomorrow Funds Fixed Price Benefit, and T.M. Dyer’s Pen & Ink Works.  For further information on this and other exhibits, contact the staff at 401-848-0550 or by email at info@cadeauxdumonde.com. 
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Newport Watercolor Artist, Natalie Pfanstiehl ASMA, a signature member of the American Society of Marine Artists, a professional member of the International Society of Marine Painters, an elected artist member of the Providence Art Club, the Rhode Island Watercolor Society and the Wickford Art Association, whose show "Natalie's Newport and Nearby" is currently on display at CADEAUX du MONDE's Galerie Escalier will demonstrate watercolor painting in CADEAUX du MONDE's garden on Satruday, August 11th from 3 until 4:30 in the afternoon, weather permitting: otherwise the demonstration will be held indoors. Please bring a folding chair as seating is limited. The show will continue through September 11th and can be seen daily from 10 until 6 at the Gallery location, 26 Mary Street in Newport.

For further information on this and other exhibits, contact the staff at (401)848-0550 or by email at info@cadeauxdumonde.com.

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August 1, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Natalie Pfanstiehl Opens Show Thursday Evening, during Newport Gallery Night
and Watercolor Demonstration Saturday Afternoon
at CADEAUX du MONDE’s Galerie Escalier
       Newport Watercolor Artist, Natalie Pfanstiehl ASMA, a signature member of the American Society of Marine Artists, a professional member of the International Society of Marine Painters, an elected artist member of the Providence Art Club, the Rhode Island Watercolor Society and the Wickford Art Association, opens her show, “Natalie’s Newport and Nearby” at CADEAUX du MONDE’s Galerie Escalier.  Her opening during Newport Gallery Night, Thursday, August 9th, includes an artist’s reception from 5 until 8 in the evening when Ms Pfanstiehl will present informal lectures on the varied watercolor techniques she uses.  She will also demonstrate watercolor painting in CADEAUX du MONDE’s garden on Saturday, August 11th from 3 until 4:30 in the afternoon, weather permitting; otherwise the demonstration will be held indoors.  Please bring a folding chair as seating is limited.  The show will continue through September 11th and can be seen daily from 10 until 6 at the Gallery location, 26 Mary Street in Newport.
       Ms. Pfanstiehl has focused this exhibit around scenes relating to life in her native city, Newport.  As a descendant of Aquidneck Island’s first white settlers who followed Anne Hutchinson from Massachusetts, she has executed many watercolor paintings of her ancesteral sites.  These watercolor paintings on exhibit include one of Battery Park on Washington Street, which replaced the home of her Austin ancestors.  She studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and holds an honorary B.F.A. from RISD, a B.S. in Education from Eastern Connecticut State University and an M.A. in Special Education from the University of Connecticut.  A lifelong educator and working artist, she continues to lead the Thursday Outdoor Painters, aka “Plein Air Painters of Narragansett Bay” as she has done for the past 30 years.  She also has conducted watercolor workshops in Europe and the Caribbean for 12 years.  Her works are in collections worldwide as well as two in the United States Coast Guard collection.
       CADEAUX du MONDE, Rhode Island’s only green international folk art gallery, offers ongoing exhibitions of international folk art in the main gallery.  Exhibits of local artists’ works in the upper levels of “Galerie Escalier” include:  Nina Hope Pfanstiehl’s Jewelry and Ceramics, Annie Teague’s Ribbon Weavings, Larisa Micheletti’s Mixed Media Works, William Gleavy’s Infrared Photography, Greta Kessler’s Jewelry, Cut Paper & Origami Cards, Tom Freeman’s Underwater Photography, The Tomorrow Funds Fixed Price Benefit, and T.M. Dyer’s Pen & Ink Works.  For further information on this and other exhibits, contact the staff at 401-848-0550 or by email at info@cadeauxdumonde.com. 
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Contact:  Jane Dyer
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July 22, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Jewelry Making Demonstration at CADEAUX du MONDE

            Newport Artist, Nina Hope Pfanstiehl, who is exhibiting her mixed media, sculpture and jewelry show “The Spice of Life” in CADEAUX du MONDE’s Galerie Escalier will do informal demonstrations and talks on polymer, wire wrapping and weaving in jewelry making on Saturday, July 28 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm and on Sunday, August 5 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.  Her show runs through August 7th and can be seen daily from 10 until 6 at CADEAUX du MONDE, 26 Mary Street, Newport.
            Inspired by her parents’ artistic careers—famed watercolorist Natalie Pfanstiehl, ASMA, and the late photographer Paul Pfanstiehl—Nina graduated Summa Cum Laude from Eastern Connecticut State University,  with a BA in Art and English Literature.  She started her professional career with Monopearl in Bristol, manufacturers of jewelry for Trifari & Monet where she was a jewelry designer and commercial photographer.  She continued her career in Florida working primarily in public relations and commercial photography for ProMotorCar and CBS Radio, and starting her own company, Hope Endeavors AKA Millennium Creations, creating jewelry from automotive, computer and musical parts.  Since returning to Newport in 2005, she has shown her work at the South County Art Association and the Newport Art Museum, where she holds memberships and has received awards.  Recently she has shown her work at DeBlois andSpring Bull Galleries, and at CADEAUX du MONDE’s Tomorrow Fund Benefit.        
              CADEAUX du MONDE, Rhode Island’s only green international folk art gallery, offers ongoing exhibitions of international folk art in the main gallery .  Also exhibits on the upper levels of “Galerie Escalier” include:  Annie Teague’s Ribbon Weavings, Larisa Micheletti’s Mixed Media Works, William Gleavy’s Infrared Photography, Greta Kessler’s Jewelry and Cut Paper & Origami Cards, Tom Freeman’s Underwater Photography, The Tomorrow Funds Fixed Price Benefit, and T.M. Dyer’s Pen & Ink Works.  For further information, directions to the Gallery and information on this and upcoming exhibits, contact the staff at 401-848-0550 or by email at info@cadeauxdumonde.com. 
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Nina Pfanstiehl, whose show, "The Spice of Life--Mixed Media, Sculpture & Jewelry" is currently on display in CADEAUX du MONDE's "Galerie Escalier", will do informal talks and demonstrations on polymer, wire wrapping and weaving in jewelry making on Saturday, July 28 from 3:00 to 4:30 and on Sunday, August 5 from 3:00 to 4:30 at CADEAUX du MONDE, 26 Mary Street, Newport, RI. For further information, contact the gallery at (401)848-0550 or info@cadeauxdumonde.com.

848-0550

July 4, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“The Spice of Life” to open at CADEAUX du MONDE on Gallery Night

Newport Artist, Nina Hope Pfanstiehl, opens her mixed media, sculpture and jewelry show “The Spice of Life” during this month’s Newport Gallery Night, on Thursday, July 12th. The opening with the artist is held from 5 until 8 and includes informal demonstrations by the artist on jewelry wire wrapping and weaving throughout the evening. Her show runs through August 7th and can be seen daily from 10 until 6 at CADEAUX du MONDE, 26 Mary Street, Newport.

Inspired by her parents’ artistic careers—famed watercolorist Natalie Pfanstiehl, ASMA, and the late photographer Paul Pfanstiehl—Nina graduated Summa Cum Laude from Eastern Connecticut State University, with a BA in Art and English Literature. She started her professional career with Monopearl in Bristol, manufacturers of jewelry for Trifari & Monet where she was a jewelry designer and commercial photographer. She continued her career in Florida working primarily in public relations and commercial photography for ProMotorCar and CBS Radio, and starting her own company, Hope Endeavors AKA Millennium Creations, creating jewelry from automotive, computer and musical parts. Since returning to Newport in 2005, she has shown her work at the South County Art Association and the Newport Art Museum, where she holds memberships and has received awards. Recently she has shown her work at DeBlois andSpring Bull Galleries, and at CADEAUX du MONDE’s Tomorrow Fund Benefit.

CADEAUX du MONDE, Rhode Island’s only green international folk art gallery, offers ongoing exhibitions of international folk art in the main gallery . Also exhibits on the upper levels of “Galerie Escalier” include: Annie Teague’s Ribbon Weavings, Larisa Micheletti’s Mixed Media Works, William Gleavy’s Infrared Photography, Greta Kessler’s Jewelry and Cut Paper & Origami Cards, Tom Freeman’s Underwater Photography, The Tomorrow Funds Fixed Price Benefit, and T.M. Dyer’s Pen & Ink Works. For further information, directions to the Gallery and information on this and upcoming exhibits, contact the staff at 401-848-0550 or by email at info@cadeauxdumonde.com.