Valentine’s Secret Wallet craft with artist Dana Gayner – February 14th, 1 PM

After attending the Philadelphia College of Art, Dana began a teaching career at Woodland Country Day School that lasted 26 years.  She became involved with Gallery 50 in 1981, becoming president of the non-profit for 8 years.  She has organized and judged many art shows.  Her work has been shown in the tri-state area, and she has presented workshops for local schools, libraries and Gallery 50, Inc.  She had been a regular presenter for  the Friends Conference for Religion and Psychology, and their sister conference in Washington, DC.  While she enjoys painting in watercolor and acrylics, she also works with semi-precious beads to design necklaces and bracelets.  While  attending the Artist/Teacher Institute at Rutgers in Camden,  she was able to study book arts for many years with the University of the Arts professor, Mary Phelan.  Her favorite type of book to make is the “Magic Wallet” book, which lends itself to all occasions.