[Sviannouncements] gallery opening and open house

[ashley ironwood]

Gallery Opening and Open House
Sequatchie Valley Institute
Saturday Dec. 13 9-4 pm Central  Time (10-5 Chattanooga Time).
All handmade crafts including Carol's "fossil" ceramic botanic art  
tiles, bird feeders, Christmas ornaments, necklaces, and mugs, Ashley  
and Patrick's kaleidoscopes and jewelry, with lampworked beads and  
marbles, Nada's felted wool hot water bottle covers (warm that cold  
bed!) and Marissa's tie dye and batik items.
Come on out to SVI and tour our elegant hand-crafted "green"   
architecture solar-powered homes.  You can enjoy our beautiful nature  
trail through the forest and visit our orchards and gardens.  There  
will be tea and coffee by the fire in Moonshadow until 2 pm.  This is  
the time to get your locally made crafts for a truly Green Christmas.  
All proceeds from our crafts go to help support SVI, a non-profit  
educational organization emphasizing sustainable living and  
environmental education.
Location:  Just 45 minutes from downtown Chattanooga and Monteagle, in  
the exquisite Sequatchie Valley between Whitwell and Dunlap.  Please  
call or email for more detailed directions--we don't recommend  
mapquest, etc.
Come prepared for the outdoors--wear warm clothes and walking shoes.   
You may bring a picnic lunch if you wish. BRING YOUR KIDS AND CURE  
NATURE DEFICIT DISORDER!   Please don't bring your pets as we are a  
wildlife refuge.