February 2012 Pebble Hill Gallery presents Margaret Almon & WayneStratz           Mandelas, Mosaics & Stained Glass Opening Reception, Sun., February 5, 2010, 12 - 2pm   Nutmeg Designs: Catching the eye; delighting the soul.   Nutmeg Designs is a joint venture between Wayne Stratz and Margaret Almon who live in a one-bedroom two-studio row home in Lansdale, PA. They desire to spread the joy that they experience while working with glass to the homes, gardens, prayer spaces and offices of their supporters and fans.    Margaret’s desire to make mosaics began when she saw an amazing mosaic by Hildreth Meiere at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Wernersville, PA.  At that time she was known for her award winning poetry, but loved making collages out of paper.  She found her calling in the beauty of glass mosaics.  Margaret is now a full-time mosaicist.   Wayne doodled his way through high school, college, and staff meetings.  A desire to do something new with the doodles took him briefly into quilting, but then glass called and now his Stratozpheric designs hang in many a window.  He is a science and horticulture teacher as well as a stained glass artist.   Margaret and Wayne do collaborations on signs of their favorite words (Joy, Hope, Jazz, Garden) and commissions of clients’ favorite words or house numbers.  Wayne designs and cuts out the pieces for the letters and numbers. In 2011, they were commissioned to make the 9 Fruits of the Spirit in mosaic to overlook a client’s labyrinth.  Margaret also collaborated with multi-media artist Suzanne Halstead to create Marzanne, frames and artwork inspired by each other.    Four increasingly busy years of displaying at craft shows has spread the news of their art from Lansdale, North to the Lehigh Valley,West to Lancaster and Kutztown, East to Doylestown, and South to Chestnut Hill and Elkins Park, and beyond through their Nutmeg Designs Etsy Shop.   Visit Margaret’s Website here: http://margaretalmon.com/   Their Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/nutmegdesigns A lovely article: http://www.handmadeinpa.net/2009/03/nutmeg-designs-margaret-almon-philly-suburbs/ Their FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/nutmegdesigns     For Gallery information, to purchase artwork or schedule a Gallery Show, Contact Gretchen Altabef: