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Please join Touchstone this Saturday, December 6

 

 
 

Join Us This Saturday, December 6

for a Festive Day of Craft, Creativity, and Community

 

Winter Showcase

& Gallery Reception


Date & Time: Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Touchstone Center for Crafts, 1049 Wharton Furnace Road, Farmington, PA 15437


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Free and open to all


Discover handcrafted gifts, browse two gallery exhibitions, and enjoy a festive afternoon surrounded by creativity at Touchstone’s annual Winter Showcase. Shop one-of-a-kind work by regional and national artists—along with Touchstone instructors, interns, staff, and friends—perfect for meaningful holiday giving.


Visitors can enjoy craft activities & demos, light refreshments, and a special look at the Liberty Bell being created for Fayette County as part of Bells Across PA.

While you're here, be sure to explore the Allegheny Metals Collective’s Ten X Ten X Ten and the Touchstone Members Exhibition in the Bea Campbell galleries.

Final day to visit the exhibitions is Friday, December 19, 2025.

Check the website for gallery hours.

 

Ten X Ten X Ten


Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Allegheny Metals Collective (AMC) — featuring innovative metalworks created within a 10x10x10-inch challenge.


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Touchstone Members Exhibition


Showcasing the outstanding work of our members across a variety of mediums. Juried by Ruby Lopez Harper.

Artwork pictured in image by Kade HB.


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Get to know the Touchstone members whose work brings this year’s exhibition to life.

These Member Features offer a deeper look at some of the exhibiting artists, their creative paths, the ideas behind their work, and their connection to Touchstone.

 
 

Andrew Thornton: Finding Meaning and Strength Through Enamel and Self-Reflection

Rebecca Frola-Biss: Finding Joy, Challenge, and a Little Bit of Alchemy in Clay

Sasha Phillips: Painting as Connection, Reflection, and Wellness

Elizabeth Lawrence: Craft, Curiosity, and the Art of Piecing Things Together

Danielle Crooks-Nyland: Illuminating the Unseen Through Color and Imagination

Joy Knepp: A Lifelong Journey in Craft, Color, and Community

Julie Paez: Creation Stories, Natural Materials, and a Deep Sense of Place

Beverly Post Barrett: A Lifetime of Teaching, Making, and Seeing the Beauty in Nature

Aileen Lampman: Honoring Nature Through Metal, Stone, and Generations of Craft

Kade HB: Article Coming Soon

Ashton Little: Article Coming Soon

Monica Broere: Article Coming Soon

We’re still putting the finishing touches on a few upcoming Member Features. If you don’t see yours yet, look for it soon on our News Page!

Additional Members Featured in the Exhibition:

Glen S. Gardner, Donna Hetrick, Colleen Ramsay, Lia Musante, Sonya Sagan-Dworsly, Jordan Stanford, Andrew J. Welton


Special Thanks to our Guest Juror:

Ruby Lopez Harper, Executive Director of the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) 

 
 
 

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As the year comes near a close, we invite you to consider supporting Touchstone through our Annual Appeal.


Your gift helps us continue providing workshops, exhibitions, artist opportunities, and creative experiences that bring people together through craft.

Donate to the Annual Appeal

Whether you join us for the Winter Showcase, explore the exhibitions,

or read through the Member Features, we’re grateful for your support

and presence in our creative community.

 
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