In 1998 Catherine Boyd started her craft of machine embroidery. Starting with baby and children’s items, she started selling them in the gift shops of two Alabama hospitals. Her embroidered items now include napkins, placemats, tea towels and aprons to name a few.
The Caladium Arts and Crafts Cooperative, at 132 E. Interlake Blvd., took home second place for a distinctive window display as well as the caladium plantings in front of its building.
Margery (Marge) Brown & husband, Elmer, moved to Highlands County in September 2015 and joined the Caladium Arts & Crafts Co-op in November, just a few months later. Originally from New Jersey they have also spent time in West Virginia & Georgia. Marge now spends summers in the beautiful state of Maine.
Marge has knitted & crocheted most of her life but painting & sculptural needle felting are fairly new endeavors learned after retiring.
ly/Aug. Her specialty is the fine art of painting on china/porcelain.
Margery (Marge) Brown & husband, Elmer, moved to Highlands County in September 2015 and joined the Caladium Arts & Crafts Co-op in November, just a few months later. Originally from New Jersey they have also spent time in West Virginia & Georgia. Marge now spends summers in the beautiful state of Maine.