Elizabeth Mandrioli

This December I am lucky to have 2 gigs at my favorite venue, The Java Room in Chelmsford.  Candy, the owner and manager is loyal patron of the arts and runs an excellent cafe/bar at the Gingerale Plaza.  Delicious treats, unique drinks and european style coffee served in a classy, comfortable space, I highly…

Finally my tree is finished and assembled at the Concord museum.  Have a look, bring a child and get into the Christmas spirit early.   concordmuseum.org for details…Merry Merry!

It’s that time of year again, I’m sculpting like  crazy to recreate the magical world penned by Lewis Carroll for Alice, in “Alice Through the Looking -Glass.”                   The  illustrations are fantastic, so compelling to me, thank you, Helen Oxenbury..I’m excited to re-create…

Finally a CD release party!! June 12th, 2011.  I will celebrate with all the wonderful musicians who contributed their talent to my CD.  The list includes, Seth Connelly, John Ferullo, Jon Swenson, Kathleen Larkin, Tracy O’Connell, Tag Vennard and Bob Morse.   There will even be a few tunes by Dasiy Flowerchild and her Leftovers,…

Do you want to make a dragonfly with me? Sign up for my class at Dabblers, 119 Commonwealth Ave, Concord, MA    dabblersconcord.com February 19th and 26th.  Or come to the demo January 29th 1230pm, here is a photo of the handsome little guy we’ll be sculpting!!

And so this is Christmas…  This year I had the pleasure of attending my nieces’ 6th grade choir concert.  The children, dressed in the own versions of  black and white, marched, as practiced, in single file to assemble on a three tiered bench on stage.  Although the group seemed to…

“All art is quite useless” Oscar Wilde I have always loved this quote, puts everything in prespective for me I guess.  And how I love to create the “useless”!  I find freedom in his definition of art,  and permission to create art just for the fun of it   Without the…