Winterfest 2005 at the Jacksonville Center

The 10th Annual Winterfest Arts & Crafts Festival comes to the Jacksonville Center for the Arts on Saturday, December 3 from 10am to 5pm & Sunday, December, 4 from Noon to 5pm.  At this holiday event, shop for gifts crafted by some of the area’s finest artists and artisans with jewelry, art pottery, clothing, blown glass, stained glass, sculpture, paintings, photographs, wood turnings, musical instruments, natural body care products, and much more. 

Christmas trees, local music, refreshments and arts & crafts activities for children will be offered during the day.  The teaching studios will feature demonstrations in blacksmithing, glassworking and pottery.  The Sustainable Living Education Center, (SLEC), will have a special opening exhibit on sustainability for the public.  SLEC, located at the Jacksonville Center, is a partnership managed by Association of Energy Conservation Professionals, Architectural Alternatives and The Jacksonville Center for the Arts.

Participants in this festival include: Aurora Illusions, Bell Studios, Brush Mountain Creations, Celtiquities, Chocolate Spike, Earth Dance, Faith Mountain Farms, Green Deva, Gabriele Hilger-Underhill, L.G. and F. Crafts, Martha Jane McDowell, Billy Miller, Gladys Moritz, Molten Creations, Mountain High Tie Dye, Tom Phelps, Tree Art, Walden Pond Products, Wildflower Cove Studios, Woodland Wonders, Woodstone Creations and World on a String.  Artists with studios in the center will also be open including George and Rain Lipson, Sarah McCarthy, Linda Osborne, Karl Yost, Doug Thompson and Playmore Music Learning Center.  For more information, please call 540-745-2784 or visit www.jacksonvillecenter.org.

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volunteers at straw bale work day

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news from floyd - November 20, 2005
posted by Suzy Nees

Many talented and hardworking volunteers came to the Jacksonville Center on Saturday to help raise the walls of the Center's new straw bale structure. Things are moving ahead nicely, according to Leon Davis, who is leading the project.
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David & Leon in the interior of the straw bale structure

















J. Kelley working with one of the hay bales.












The Jacksonville Center and SLEC would like to extend a warm thank you to all who participated on Saturday. Thanks to your efforts, construction on the straw bale structure is well underway.
















Mud will go on the structure sometime in the next few weeks, as I understand it.


below - images of the SLEC area, volunteers, and the auz-bloc foundation

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The straw bale construction project is ongoing. If you would like to be involved in this project as a volunteer or supporter, please contact Leon Davis via the Jacksonville Center.

































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straw bale work day at the Jacksonville Center

A memo from the Jacksonville Center to friends & members -

The Association of Energy Conservation Professionals (AECP) has rented our building next to the barn as an incubator tenant and has done much improvement to the building and property. In partnership with The Jacksonville Center, they have been developing a Sustainable Living Education Center (SLEC) and now have small solar and wind power demonstration systems in the building. They are steadily preparing for interactions with the community and plan to have an Open House during our Winterfest event on Dec. 3 & 4. We will partner with SLEC for future educational events and opportunities for the community.

With SLEC's support, an architecture student from Virginia Tech, Leon Davis, is building a straw bale structure on the Jacksonville Center property as his thesis project. He has been quite dedicated and the building is coming along well. When complete, the 360 sq. ft. structure will belong to the Jacksonville Center to utilize as a space for classes in additional art/craft mediums.

Leon is working this Saturday, Nov. 19, on the straw bale building. He will be putting up the straw bale walls and could use volunteers. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in alternative building to come this Saturday and work with Leon. Both skilled and non-skilled folks are welcome. Work will commence around 8:30 or 9am.

If you are interested, contact Wayne at the Jacksonville Center at (540) 745-2784 for more information. There will be more opportunities to work on this project in the future.

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call for entries - winter 05 sustainable living exhibit

Visions of sustainability
An exhibit of art, design, writing and handcrafts related to sustainable living
Floyd, Virginia
Winter 2005

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Visions of Sustainability is being hosted by the Sustainable Living Education Center at the Jacksonville Center in Floyd during the month of December 2005, and will include artwork, design, writing and craft items by persons of all ages.

This exhibit invites members of the public to share their views on sustainable living and to help define the elements of a sustainable lifestyle.

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Who can participate?

Anyone who is interested in sustainable living is encouraged to submit materials for this exhibit. Members of the Floyd and New River Valley communities are especially encouraged to participate.

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What will be on display?

Possible exhibit items include:

Printed materials, including letters, essays, and photos

Examples of fair trade and handcrafted products

Agricultural art & artifacts

Environmental art and green design exhibits

Displays related to the conservation of culture & resources

Items related to sustainable consumption, voluntary simplicity, and conflict resolution

Music and books

Children’s art

Materials which celebrate Appalachian culture

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How can I submit materials?

If you wish to submit printed materials which do not need to be returned, or if you would like to donate a book or music CD to the SLEC audiovisual library, please mail items directly to the Jacksonville Center using the contact information below.

For information on exhibiting artwork, handcrafts, antiques, books or fair trade products, please contact Jeri Dewey or Wayne Bradburn at (540) 745-2784.

All exhibit materials must be received no later than November 23, 2005.

Please mail printed items or library donations to:

Sustainable Living Exhibit

The Jacksonville Center

220 Parkway Lane South

Suite 1

Floyd, Virginia

24091

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about the Sustainable Living Education Center in Floyd, Virginia

The Sustainable Living Education Center (SLEC) is a partnership between The Association of Energy Conservation Professionals (AECP), the Jacksonville Center, and Architectural Alternatives.

The purpose of SLEC is to provide interactive demonstrations, displays, and exhibits to the general public that highlight the value and importance of living a more sustainable life.

These exhibits include a wide variety of sustainable issues, concepts, and technologies including energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, green building, water conservation, recycling, sustainable agriculture and forestry, transportation, home energy performance, and much more.

SLEC operates on the premise that interactive, hands-on involvement is the best form of education and that effective education is the key to a more sustainable society.

fall colors etc.

hi folks

here are some fall color pictures

I have been working with pokeberry dye this weekend, Cleo here is sporting a sample

Pokeberry ink is made from Phytolacca Americana & I hear that it was used to write the US constitution

this is the ink grinding setup I use

a view of rt. 8 near Floyd

bye, have a great day

Suzy