PHOTOGRAPHER PETER HOUTS, CARROLL GARDENS, ONE OF 40 ARTISANS AND ARTISTS AT NYCREATES HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR DEC. 6-7 AT THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Photographer Peter Houts, whose studio is in Carroll Gardens, will join 39 other artists and artisans at the NYCreates 11th Holiday Craft Fair December 6-7, 2014, in the landmark Brooklyn Historical Society’s Great Hall.

In addition to Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn talent—19 artisans in all--comes from neighborhoods such as Gowanus, Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach, Bath Beach and Park Slope as well as Greenwood Heights, South Slope, Red Hook, Dyker Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant and Sheepshead Bay.

NYCreates is a non-profit organization [501c3], committed to expand opportunities, visibility and marketability of NYC’s crafts artists and artisans.

Houts, http://www.peterhouts.zenfolio.com, chose the subject of his work because of what he said is “My love of birds which came from living on a farm in Pennsylvania for 40 years. My wife and I identified over a hundred species of birds there. Photographing these beautiful creatures became an absorbing, challenging, and rewarding hobby. After moving to Carroll Gardens four years ago, I joined the New York City Audubon Photography Club and learned about local birds and where it is feasible to photograph them. Through the club I met Johann Schumacher, an accomplished bird photographer, who used slow shutter speeds to create beautiful abstract patterns of flying birds.” From Schumacher, he learned how to create the photographs he will sell at the craft fair.

The image is called “Bird Abstractions,” taken of gulls flying over The Pond in Central Park.

Among the artisans and artists with Brooklyn studios, the largest number specialize in handcrafted ceramics that reflect a remarkable range of creativity in ornaments and table jewelry to handsome mugs, teapots–even napkin rings and salt cellars. In addition to photographer Houts, the borough also boasts jewelers, a candle maker and crochet expert as well as fine artists who will exhibit and sell their best work in time for the holidays.

Information: Visit http://newyorkcreates.wordpress.com/
Where: Brooklyn Historical Society’s Great Hall, 128 Pierrepont Street @ Clinton
Hours: Saturday December 6, 12 pm - 6 pm; Sunday December 7 11 am-5 pm
Tickets: FREE
Sponsors: New York Foundation for the Arts and Brooklyn Historical Society