Buy fine art and fine crafts for the home or the body at the 24th annual Fine Art and Crafts at Verona Park show on May 15 & 16 in Essex County's beautiful park in Verona, New Jersey from 10 AM to 5 PM rain or shine.

While many exhibitors travel from as far as Maine and Florida to participate in the annual event, top New Jersey talent graces the park as it once again is transformed into a craft boutique and art gallery with 120 juried fine artists, photographers and fine crafters who satisfy every taste.

Princeton fiber artist Alison Young combines two of her favorite tools: a camera and a sewing machine to preserve and transform images from nature. "Computer and printer provide the interface, but for me it is all about seeing and touching. I want to share that captured image and create a tactile experience as well." Her images of nature become fiber wall hangings, pillows and cozy pouches of varying sizes made with environmentally friendly materials.

Art for the body is the passion of Boonton, NJ jeweler Diane Stanger who literally learned at her father's knee. Having been a silversmith for the last fifty years of his life, her father exposed Stanger to the art of designing and the love of stones, which were hand cut and polished. "My work involves texture, using a combination of metals and stones from around the world.

Co-sponsored by Essex County Department Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs and Janet and Howard Rose of Rose Squared Productions, Inc, the show is located on the corner of Pleasant Valley Way/Lakeside and Bloomfield Avenue and can be reached by taking Rt. 280 to Exit 7 (Pleasant Valley Way), right on Pleasant Valley Way to the end. The park is on the corner. The park can also be reached by taking the Garden State Parkway to exit 148 Bloomfield Ave. Go west on Bloomfield Ave approximately 3 miles; the park is on the left. Park legally around the park off Pleasant Valley Way/Lakeside.

The hours of the free show are 10am-5pm, rain or shine.

Got a GPS? Use this address: 542 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ

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