Fall
Arts and
Crafts Fair 2002
October
18-19-20 at the Tierrasanta
Recreation Center
by Chrishele Kingdom |
I attended the Tierrasanta Craft
Fair on Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Lee Campbell, a member of
the Tierrasanta Community Council, was my guide for the
weekend. He introduced me to the key people in the Craft
Fair.
The Tierrasanta Craft Fair was originally held in
Villa Portofino park in 1973 and moved to the Tierrasanta
Town Center after it was built in 1976. It eventually was moved to the
Tierrasanta Recreation Center because it was really cold.
Also, it used to be held on Veterans’ Day weekend, but it
was moved to October so the crafters could sell both
Halloween and Christmas crafts. The Tierrasanta Recreation
Center has been home to the Craft Fair for three years.
In order to get more information about the fair, I
interviewed Joyce Muinos, a member of the Tierrasanta Junior
Women’s Club (TJWC). She told me that 15% of what is made
goes to the TJWC or to the Community Council because the
Craft Fair is a joint function. The rest of the money is
given to the crafters. A few people may be wondering
“where does all the money go?” Believe it or not, the
money made, is put back into the community in one way or
another. For example, TJWC gives four scholarships to Serra
High students each year, supports Serra Booster Club, and
they give money to the Tierrasanta Recreation Center.
While I was at the Craft Fair, I was able to interview some
of the crafters. The first crafter I interviewed was Art
Kaleinhesselink. He does wood scrolling and his work is
really beautiful. He’s been doing this for about 10 years
and you can tell that his work takes a lot of patience and
time just by looking at it. The other crafter I interviewed
was Maria McClees, a retired Serra school teacher. She makes
jewelry similar to power beads, but her specialty is
necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. She’s been doing that
for 16 years. Mrs.McClees told me that making jewelry was
“relaxing”, especially after she retired.
I want to thank Lee Campbell, Billy Sue Dobsz, Joyce Muinos,
Art Kaleinhesselink, Maria McClees, Amy Lynn Kanner, Mary
Larkin, Marilyn Schoeman, Sharon Quick, and Elisabeth Wolf
for allowing me to talk to them and photograph them and
their crafts. |
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