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Eugenie Chao, Clay Artist
Thursday, March 12  6:00-8:45 pm
Syosset Library (Downstairs)
225 S. Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, NY
Also via Zoom for members

Eugenie works at the intersection of ceramics, sound, and history. Fascinated by the physics of sound and the unique acoustics of clay, she combines hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to create functional and interactive sound sculptures inspired by those made in ancient cultures. She holds a BM in Music Education, MA in Arts Administration from NYU, and an MFA from Queens College. She is currently teaching at Queens College and ceramic studios in Manhattan and Queens. She also teaches clay musical instrument making workshops and exhibits her work locally and internationally. 

Zoom link will be emailed to members at least 24 hours before the meeting. If you are not a member, join us! Click on the JOIN button at the bottom of the page. Some of our previous Zoom artist talks are available on the LICG YouTube channel, so please join us there.

Fiber Sculpture: Ellen Dickinson
Thursday, January 15  6:00-8:45 pm (rescheduled)
Syosset Library (Downstairs)
225 S. Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, NY

Ellen Dickinson is a fiber artist whose journey began in Bayside, NY, growing up with  her mother and grandmother’s knitting and crocheting. Not drawn to patterns, she discovered her passion for fiber in high school through a class in Creative Materials and a visit to The American Craft Museum, where she first saw the work of Ferne Jacobs. Inspired, she began sculpting with yarn, later refining her techniques under fiber sculptor Leslie Bohnenkamp in Provincetown, MA.

Specializing in the traditional basketry coiling method, using linen warp and braided poly cord, Dickinson creates freestanding fiber sculptures inspired by natural spirals found in flowers, shells, and water. Her work unites nature and nurture, exploring rhythm, texture, and form. Exhibited nationally—including at The Nassau County Museum of Art and SOFA NY—she has been recognized by the Nassau County Fiber Arts Forum and featured in American Craft, Fiberarts, and 500 Baskets. Dickinson’s sculptures are in private collections and public spaces, including the Hilton Hotel Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

This meeting is available on Zoom also; members will receive link a few days before the meeting.

Opportunity for Fine Craft Artists:
“Primavera”
Members Juried Exhibit of Fine Craft
April 2 – 26, 2026
Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Great River, NY

Long Island Craft Guild is accepting submissions in clay, fiber, glass, metal/jewelry, wood and mixed media. Members only; applicants can join at the time of application.

Juror: Hayley Ferber, a Brooklyn-based curator, educator and artist who has curated over 20 exhibits.

Deadline for submissions: February 6, 2026. Gallery sitting required; please read prospectus. Click here for link.

Opportunity for Fine Craft Artists
13th Juried Fine Craft Fair
Nassau County Museum of Art
Saturday & Sunday, May 2-3, 10am-4pm

Open to craft artists working in clay, fiber, metal (jewelry), mixed media, paper and wood. Deadline: March 23, 2026. Membership required; see prospectus.

Click here to download prospectus.

March 12: General Meeting at Syosset Library & Zoom, Eugenia Chao, Clay
March 23: Spring Craft Fair Application due
April 2-26: “Primavera” Exhibit at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Great River
April 3 (on or before): Spring Craft Fair Acceptance via email or phone
April 19: Primavera Reception, 2:00-4:00
May 2-3: Craft Fair at the Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA), 10:00-4:00
May 14: General Meeting, Syosset Library & Zoom, Eve Tellier
July/August (TBD): Annual Picnic
September 10: General Meeting, Syosset Library, Member Demos
November 12: General Meeting, Syosset Library & Zoom, Member Showcase, Bari & Marty Fagin
TBD: 2-day Fall Craft Fair at NCMA

2027 Exhibit at Art League of Long Island
2029 Anniversary exhibit at Art League of Long Island

This wonderful holiday show features juried work in clay, fiber, glass, mixed media, metal/jewelry and paper. Choose from original silver necklaces, hand-dyed indigo silk scarves, ceramic bowls, glass platters and more all created by Long Island Craft Guild members.

The exhibit is at the Manes Art Education Center of the Nassau County Museum of Art. Parking and admission are free. For directions please see https://nassaumuseum.org/visit/.

Randall Rosenthal, Sculptor
Thursday, November 13  6:00-8:45 pm
Syosset Library (Downstairs)
225 S. Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, NY

Randall Rosenthal is a sculptor who is known for creating often-humorous hyperrealist sculptures of tabletop objects. His subjects have ranged from magazines to notepads to envelopes and boxes of money. Carved from a single block of pine, Rosenthal uses a reductive process, with no adhesives, to create these astonishingly realistic works. The works are finished using acrylic and ink.

Rosenthal received his B.F.A. from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1969. His works have been exhibited internationally since 1976. He has exhibited at the Parrish Art Museum in Watermill, NY, at the National Museum of Art and Sport in Indianapolis, IN, and at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.  Rosenthal lives and works in the Hamptons, where he is an avid surfer.

Member Artist Demonstrations
Thursday, September 11  6:00-8:45 pm
Syosset Library (Downstairs)
225 S. Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, NY

All are invited to the Guild’s annual member demonstrations meeting. This year, our members will show you Japanese braiding, wood turning, beading, a wire ring and a gift bag. Try your hand at one or all!

The artists:
Nina Hotvedt: Japanese Kumihimo Braiding on a Foam Disk
Les Hoffman & Ken Deaner: Turning Wood on a Lathe
Judy Maurer: Hand-beaded Triangles & Pyramids
Gail Neuman: Spiral Ring
Nancy Yoshii: Creating a Japanese Origami Shopping/Gift Bag

Fine Craft Fair
Nassau County Museum of Art
Roslyn, NY
3 May 2025, 10 am – 4 pm

The Long Island Craft Guild invites you to a special show at the Nassau County Museum of Art’s Manes Art Education Center on May 3. Members will present work in metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper and mixed media, each piece individually crafted and unique. We are honored that the Museum was so impressed with the quality of our work that they invited us to present this fair on their beautiful museum grounds.

For directions and other information, please see https://nassaumuseum.org/visit/.

Kristina Skillin
Director of the Museum of Beadwork
Thursday, May 8 at 7pm
Zoom only

Join Kristina Skillin, Director of the Museum of Beadwork, as she talks about her experience studying human adornment and ornamentation and how it lead to the concept, building, and opening of the Museum of Beadwork. Skillin will share some of the artwork and inspiration that helped shape what the Museum has become, how the tumultuous events of the past five years led to all manner of challenges and setbacks, and how a little perseverance and passion finally brought this institution to life.

Kristina Skillin, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Museum of Beadwork, is an artist, archeologist, and historian who traces the human narrative to connect historical practices to the development of technologies and products throughout humanity’s history. As a professionally trained artist and scientist she engages diverse audiences through the creation of art and adornment, microscopy-based research, and by co-founding the Museum of Beadwork. One goal of the museum is to show the connection and interconnection of peoples through the common human practice of ornamentation and design. She holds two B.A.s in Metals & Jewelry, and Classical Languages, as well as a M.Sc. from the University of Aberdeen in Archaeology.

Zoom link will be emailed to members at least 24 hours before the meeting. If you are not a member, join us! Click on the JOIN button at the bottom of the page. Some of our previous Zoom artist talks are available on the LICG YouTube channel, so please join us there.