Snowy Site #13 Stop - There's snow on the ground; but, that just made it more of an adventure! We recently trekked our way around Wildwood Park to visit Site #13 which will be the home of our 2026 Art in the Wild Installation! Earlier this month, we were informed our proposal for this year's theme of 'Balance' was accepted and soon we'll need to get to work creating our installation! The kick-off meeting occurs this Saturday and then work will begin! There is just a little over three weeks of work-time from the meeting to when the installation must be completed; so, please put in a good word with the weather for us! The snow won't be our friend to bring our vision to life; but, it will probably melt soon enough and then we can get going!!
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![Today's the final day to enter for our October 2025 Compliments of Craig; so, be sure to share 'Halloween' before midnight tonight: Friday, October 24, 2025! You're still eligible to enter by commenting on this post, emailing craigscanvases@gmail.com, text / direct messaging, or somehow sending us your favorite 'Halloween' photo, meme, gif, emoji, bitmoji, etc. [Note: Post reactions do not count toward the prize drawing; but, please know we appreciate them]
Remember it's whatever 'Halloween' [a favorite costume from your childhood, a spooky / scary story or book, an amazing carved jack-o-lantern, a little person out for Trick-or-Treat, your prized pail of candy and goodies, a beloved memento/decoration] is or looks like to you - get it to us! All entries must be received before midnight tonight, Friday, October 24, 2025. Each person who sends something will receive a confirmation that their entry was received. We'll get in contact with the winner to get them their October winnings, Compliments of Craig, before announcing it across our social media on Halloween, Friday, October 31, 2025!!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreig5d7zzqxysjcmon3hpfh5cvzf3pupdhwzxudnrdmhxj6c3echrsm)
![Last month we delivered two artworks to be part of the Community Exhibition entitled "Ephemera" through the Carlisle Arts Learning Center at Bosler Memorial Library. [The theme is open to interpretation - as you can see both of our artworks feature fleeting moments in time as the seasons change]. The artworks are: "Movement & Metamorphosis" a 30x15" Acrylic on Canvas from July 2025 and "Trying to Make Cents of It All" a 30x40" Acrylic on Canvas from July 2023.
When you're in the area of the Library at 158 W High St, Carlisle, PA 17013; be sure to check out this eclectic display of awesome artwork as a variety of artists share their artwork(s) within this theme! We're always excited to be included in these exhibitions and share our artwork with the community! We were late sharing the info about this exhibit with you; but, be sure to see this show before it changes in early November 2025!!!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreif3jm2jvxj7ztnq7tzalr6vqhs7hwvl4mbbzn2ph4leo6iigbwkbi)
![Earlier this month we ‘closed’ our store in Meta [Facebook / Instagram]! You won't really see any difference here; but, we wanted to let you know! We will continue posting the hyperlink [to whatever specific item we're sharing] in our website shop; so, you purchase whatever’s featured!
We’ll continue to update our shop at https://www.craigscanvases.com/shop as new artwork, and related products, are created and become available! Please note: Shipping is automatically added; but, you can select local pick-up before entering your payment information to avoid those fees if you’re in Central PA!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreiewnmvtjyo6bn565h5kfjufeizqn6t3oplvqbj2imppm5laovyxcq)
![Today, Saturday, September 13, 2025 until 4:00 PM is the 43rd Annual Hummelstown Arts Festival on Main Street in Hummelstown. Our booth is located near 115 W. Main Street, Hummelstown, PA 17036. We have some new items with us today as we've brought some 18x24" originals on paper [which we've not done ever before], we have a new design in our mini-masterpieces, and a brand new BOOkmark you're not going to want to miss!
While shopping our booth you'll also find a selection of everything we offer: our original artworks, art cards, prints, blank note/ greeting cards, ceramic ornaments, hand-painted scarves [including some with earring pairings featuring earrings by Peg Belcastro], and 2x2" mini-masterpieces [magnets, pins, ornaments, or canvases (mini-easels also available)].
You won't want to miss this awesome day of over 160 juried artists and artisans lining Main Street!The weather forecast looks amazing for today, everything's set, and we're ready to see you!!!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreibnszbxwzaykfanakng7lm2brasptyj3dln75e7wkb7njhgkg3bxq)
![We had a crowded room of creatives for our April 2025 Cocktails & Canvases held last week in The Brownstone Lounge!! We're proud to be 'Harrisburg's gayest paint & drink night' and we look forward each month to embarking on our adventures in alcohol and acrylics!!! We had three of our artworks on hand as inspiration; some participants used them and others their imagination to create artworks that were each one-of-a-kind!!! At the end of the night everyone had an artwork they worked hard on and should be very proud of what they have created!
Mark your calendars to join us for the next Cocktails & Canvases; to be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 starting at 7:00 PM at The Brownstone Lounge [412 Forster Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17102]. Registration for the event is currently discounted and available to be purchased for you and your crew at http://www.craigscanvases.com/shop/p/05-20-cocktails-and-canvases
Our May theme is "Beach Bound;" we hope you'll be ready to paint a variety of ocean scapes or whatever you choose! We'll see you there!!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreidw7wugckh7mqtbrqu4nagmobafa7hvpkgvacpuvkib3txoggvq5e)
![We had a crowded room of creatives for our April 2025 Cocktails & Canvases held last week in The Brownstone Lounge!! We're proud to be 'Harrisburg's gayest paint & drink night' and we look forward each month to embarking on our adventures in alcohol and acrylics!!! We had three of our artworks on hand as inspiration; some participants used them and others their imagination to create artworks that were each one-of-a-kind!!! At the end of the night everyone had an artwork they worked hard on and should be very proud of what they have created!
Mark your calendars to join us for the next Cocktails & Canvases; to be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 starting at 7:00 PM at The Brownstone Lounge [412 Forster Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17102]. Registration for the event is currently discounted and available to be purchased for you and your crew at http://www.craigscanvases.com/shop/p/05-20-cocktails-and-canvases
Our May theme is "Beach Bound;" we hope you'll be ready to paint a variety of ocean scapes or whatever you choose! We'll see you there!!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreigiltuhupf6pqzrin72a4gtvtqu2xtm3q2jtti4a5qw4qo444ct2e)
![If you're already looking forward to the weekend ahead; be sure to plan to be at Meadowbrooke Gourds for their Spring Festival and Gourd Egg Hunt! It's being held this coming Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at their location at 125 Potato Road, Carlisle, PA 17015.
We'll have a booth set-up amongst the Artisan Craft Vendors there; but, also come out to do a Paint Your Own [with several items to choose from], purchase items at the Spring Oops Sale, have your Face Painted, and get some great eats and drinks from the Food Trucks that will be there too! Complete event details and more information can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/651764650737350
We always have a great day at Meadowbrooke Gourds; so, get it in your calendar and hop on over to join us!!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreiddsi5h3ogj2lwpzhg5iadcbylmcwk3vorbrayrlxdgotub3jalya)
![Friendly Reminder: Today is the final day for you to "shower" us with your favorite 'shower' photo, meme, gif, emoji, bitmoji, etc. You have until midnight tonight: Friday, April 11, 2025 to comment on this post, email craigscanvases@gmail.com, text / direct message, or somehow send us your submission. [Note: Post reactions do not count toward the prize drawing; but, please know we appreciate them]
Need some ideas to help you out about what you'll send? Perhaps it's an April shower, a wedding / baby shower, an umbrella to keep the shower away, a rain shower, a shower head, the infamous scene from Psycho, or whatever 'shower' looks like to you]. Each person who sends something will receive a confirmation that their entry was received. We'll get in contact with the winner to get them their April winnings before announcing it across social media!!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreiadgj7smyazidywsrhjjhchp5gyzecaaszmuykzgobjwn6agigus4)
![Another weekend has slipped away and it may be Monday once more; so, it's time to start talking about the weekend ahead of us... It'll be a busy one for us and we hope to see you on:
- Saturday, April 05, 2025 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM at the CD Spring Craft Show! We'll be at booth #39 inside Central Dauphin High School [437 Piketown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112].
- Sunday, April 06, 2025 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at the Opening Day of Art in the Wild. We'll be at our art installation (located on the Wildwood Lake side of Wildwood Way Trail) in Wildwood Park [100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, PA 17110].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreihxi7gitdqq7v73y7ip6u4bsef3zkmvwfb5ddg7psolovm2ahnd3u)
![Next Sunday, April 06, 2025 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM is the official Opening Day of "Pathways" for Art in the Wild 2025 at Wildwood Park [100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, PA 17110]. We've been sharing a lot about the work we've done and soon you'll have the chance to see the finished artwork! Put it in your calendar, if it's not already there; so, you can meet the artists as you check out their creations!
We're happy to let you know that we'll be amongst the artists available to meet-and-greet, share information, and/or photo opportunities at Opening Day! You will be able to find us at our installation entitled "Our Thoughts Can Change the World!" Our site is almost smack-dab in the center of things on the Wildwood Lake side of Wildwood Way Trail!! If you leave the Nature Center heading north toward the Spillway, we're a little over half a mile - it's hard to miss our neon, glowing, fluorescent orange hubs; so, we'll see you there!!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreidxttgxlc5cumxtjxelrjlidgmvl3kgkm62zxdrowfdgi4pghdibe)
![Calendar Configuration!
It's a busy week ahead; so, we wanted to share the highlights with you all now so you can get your calendars configured! We've already shared each of these items as an individual post before; but, here's a summary of the week ahead:
- Today, Monday, March 17, 2025 is your final day to use code: LUCKY! at checkout for next week's Cocktails & Canvases Event
- Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 is your final day to send your favorite Spring photo, meme, gif, emoji, bitmoji, etc. for our contest giveaway
- Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM is the Spring Artisan Market at Creative Grounds in Mechanicsburg; we'll have an indoor booth in the Railroad Marketplace.
Hope you're week's off to a great start; remember to get those lucky savings today, enter Spring [early] tomorrow, and join us Saturday!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreigpy2naoitnnwhidspvonzheodhzr7mk4de3dmccp5ykjgm4rpqvi)
![March Madness or Merriment?
We LOVED the response to our February Valentine's Grab Bag Drawing so much that we're going to be making giveaways a monthly thing!!! We're happy to inform you the time has come for you to enter our March Giveaway Prize Contest Extraordinaire by commenting on this post, emailing craigscanvases@gmail.com, text / direct messaging, or somehow sending us your favorite spring photo, meme, gif, emoji, bitmoji, etc. [Note: Post reactions do not count toward the prize drawing; but, please know we appreciate them]
Starting today, you'll have five days to send "spring" [perhaps it's a coiled / bouncing spring, a spring chicken, the blooms of a crocus, or whatever spring looks like to you] to us! All entries must be received before midnight on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Each person who sends something will receive a confirmation their entry was received. We'll get in contact with the winner to get them their March winnings before the first day of Spring on Thursday, March 20, 2025!!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreibsffxfn7nqcf4z2te64x7oa6f7n6abfuvkwstfe637mdtwatt7hm)
![New Profile Pic!
Decided it was time to update our profile pic to include part of our original artwork installation: "Our Thoughts Can Change the World" part of the 'Pathways' Exhibit of Art in the Wild at Wildwood Park. Quick reminder we are continuing to post videos of our progress on our YouTube @craigscanvases
The weather has been lovely here in Central PA; so, if you're out and about and want to see if for yourself there is a small green marker that indicates each site number [we are currently Site 15]; which is almost smack-dab in the center of things on the Wildwood Lake side of the Trail!! We might be on-site working when you visit; so, feel free to stop and say hello! If we aren't, we encourage you to take photos and videos for yourself and then tag us for everyone to see!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreiededsucx7v5lagftgkwk5ehgcimhcfahc3hmkkc3hkgzvxawtivu)
![Sprouting Spring 2025!
We've continued working in the studio on more unique floral designs to bring Spring inside your home now and all year long! Perhaps in this crazy world you need to stop and smell the flowers or take a moment to admire something of beauty!
These four [and so many more] lovely 2x2" Mini-Masterpieces will be available at the upcoming "Spring Artisan Market." We hope to see you sometime between 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Creative Grounds [6 W. Main Street, Second Floor, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055]. We'll have an indoor booth in the Railroad Marketplace; however, there will be other indoor vendors throughout the location as well as vendors and food trucks outdoors as well! Visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/927850102149931/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D for full event details!
If you're getting a little stir-crazy and are looking for a great day to get out of the house; please mark your calendar and plan to attend!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreigngg2vtzxukzxsmyj6ltgl4mrop5jo5cahvvmmxkmys26qbvsfia)
