INDIANOLA — Decking the halls with paintings, ceramics, clothes and jewelry, the Trillium School will have North End residents fa-la-la-la-laing all through their holiday shopping. And folks better not cry, better not pout, because the event will run all day Nov. 25, with plenty of goodies to go around.
“We wanted something that would reflect what the school’s about,†said Trillium school founder Kelly Asadorian. “There are a lot of artists in Indianola, and many of the local artists I know already. We thought we’d help out the school and the community artists at the same time.â€
Those artists will be making their lists, and checking them twice, to ensure they have a wide range of present ideas for shoppers who attend the fair. Seven local artists — including Asadorian, Kathleen McKeehen, Melinda West, Corena’s Creations, Myorian Studio, Beedz Jewelry and Bev Ford — will be featured at the school. They will have a range of different crafts for residents to choose from.
“We’re going to have a bake sale also,†said school founder Kirsten Jewell. “Some of the students and I are getting together the day before to bake cookies and other baked goods to sell. There’s also going to be face painting, and an art table for visiting students who are waiting while their parents shop.â€
Funds raised by the art sale, both from the bake sale and selling tiles the Trillium School students created in Asadorian’s studio, will support field trips and individual interests expressed by the students, said school founder Mara Lindbergh.
The school is built around the theory of democracy and allowing the students to chose their own areas and methods of study. The founding members modeled the Trillium School after the Sudbury School in Massachusetts, which encourages students to help run the school, not just attend it.
“I think I was most excited about the kids getting time in (Asadorian) and (Dave Myer’s) studio,†Lindbergh said. Students were invited by Asadorian to her studio to create ceramic tiles to sell along with the artists wares.
“There’s pretty much something for everybody,†Jewell said. “And all of it has been lovingly made.â€
