Lisa Beth, a Fredericksburg goldsmith, is one of 14 jewelry artists whose work will be featured at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond this weekend.
The Fine Jewelry Fair is a new addition to the museum's annual "Fine Arts & Flowers" event. Featured jewelry artists hail from Maine to Louisiana and offer one-of-a-kind items available for purchase.
Beth, who has a studio at LibertyTown Arts Workshop in Fredericksburg, has practiced her craft here since 1995. Nature and insects are the inspiration for her realistic jewelry pieces, which are created in high-quality gold.
"I had recently had someone suggest that I title myself an aurum-entomologist," Beth, who said she's honored to have her work included in the exhibit, wrote in an e-mail to The Free Lance-Star.
For the main "Fine Arts & Flowers" exhibit, members of the Garden Club of Virginia and the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs have created 50 floral designs offering interpretations of masterworks from the museum collection.
The event, which runs through Sunday, includes a variety of displays and activities--luncheons, lectures, demonstrations, guided tours, book signings and more.
Featured experts and celebrities include popular floral designer Ron Morgan of San Francisco; Judith Blacklock of London, author and creator of arrangements for the British royal family and prime minister; and Dan Hinkley of Indianola, Wash., contributing editor at Horticulture magazine and gardening correspondent on the "Martha Stewart Living" television show.
As part of the event, a free family offering titled "Nature's Treasures" will be held Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m., with activities for children ages 4 to 12. There will be music, crafts, storytelling, demonstrations, refreshments and more. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Source: fredericksburg
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