Located in Victorian Brooklyn, Kris Waldherr Art and Words is Kris Waldherr’s working studio during the week and a gallery on the weekend.

When events are not scheduled, we are open to the public:
Friday 5 – 8pm
and
Saturday 1 – 5pm

We are also open by chance and by appointment.

Please note that we are closed February 26, 27th and March 6th.

All events are held at:
KRIS WALDHERR ART AND WORDS
1501 Newkirk Avenue
(entrance on Marlborough Road, around the corner from subway station)
Brooklyn, NY 11226
347-406-5811

subway: Q or B train to Newkirk Avenue
street parking is available

free admission – children welcome

GODDESS ART AND MORE
by Kris Waldherr

featuring art from
The Book of Goddesses, The Goddess Tarot, The Lover’s Path and more.

More information to come soon!

Friday, March 5, 7-9:30 pm
CREATIVE WOMEN’S NETWORKING SALON
Suggested admission $5. Refreshments provided.

Our second salon! Are you an artist, writer, or creative entrepreneur and practioner? Come out and meet other like-minded women for conversation, inspiration, wine (and the occasional whine). At our first meeting, we were joined by photographers, crafters, publishing people, designers, artists, writers, and illustrators. If we get a good turnout, this will become a regular gallery event.

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Monday, March 15, 7 pm
DAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHING HILL
Book Event and Author Q&A
Free admission. Refreshments provided.

EXCLUSIVE: Meet acclaimed author Mary Sharratt as she presents and signs her new novel in advance of its April 7 publication date. Set in Lancashire, England, during the infamous witch trials of 1612, Daughters of the Witching Hill (Houghton Mifflin) reveals the true story of Bess Southerns, aka Old Demdike, cunning woman, healer and the most notorious of the Pendle Witches, and of Alizon Device, her granddaughter, struggling to come to terms with her family’s troubling legacy. Though the name of the Pendle Witches lives on, few know the hard-hitting details of the witch-hunt which tore apart a community. Set in an era of religious intolerance, political strife, suspicion and social inequality, this haunting story of strong women and family love and betrayal is more relevant than ever.

ABOUT MARY SHARRATT: An American expat who has lived in Pendle for seven years, Mary’s inspiration for the novel arose directly out of the wild, brooding landscape: the story of the Pendle Witches unfolded almost literally in her backyard. Read an excerpt here.

Advance Praise for Daughters of the Witching Hill:

“The 1612 Lancashire, England, witch trials that resulted in nine executions inspires Sharratt’s gorgeously imagined novel that wonders if some of the accusations of witchcraft might be true. Sharratt (The Vanishing Point) focuses on the Southerns family of Pendle Forest. Widowed mother Bess Southerns tries to save her family from bleakest poverty by healing the sick, telling fortunes, and blessing those facing misfortune, conjuring “charmes” that combine forbidden Catholic ritual, medicinal herbs, and guidance provided by her spirit-friend, Tibb…. Sharratt crafts her complex yet credible account by seamlessly blending historical fact, modern psychology, and vivid evocations of the daily life of the poor whose only hope of empowerment lay in the black arts. Set in forests and towers, farms and villages, deep in a dungeon and on the gallows, this novel grows darker as it approaches its inevitable conclusion, but proves uplifting in its portrayal of women who persevere, and mothers and daughters who forgive.”
—Publisher’s Weekly (Starred Review)

“No one casts a spell like Mary Sharratt. I was enchanted by this wonderfully absorbing novel, fascinated by the very real yet magical world of the Pendle witches.”
— Sandra Gulland (Mistress of the Sun)

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Friday, March 26, 7-9:30 pm
TAROT SALON – MARCH EDITION
Free admission and refreshments.

The gallery’s most popular event! As seen in Time Out New York, the Village Voice, Brooklyn Based, the New York Post and more.

Our popular tarot salons now return to their usual schedule of the last Friday of each month. Have a love or relationship question? Or just looking to gain inspiration and insight? Treat yourself to a tarot reading on the question of your choice! Readings available at a variety of prices from urban shaman Mama Donna Henes and Lover’s Path Tarot creator Kris Waldherr. Feeling stressed? Fran Dunston of Fusion Therapy Spa will offer massages at $1 a minute.

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Saturday, March 27, 2010, 1-3 pm
PUBLISHING 101
$25. Includes materials fee.

Pre-registration required. Teenagers over 16 and adults. No experience necessary. Our most popular workshop! This entry level class offers a comprehensive overview of the publishing industry. Topics covered include manuscript submissions, book proposals, literary agents, self-publishing, book acquisitions, and marketing. Taught by Kris Waldherr, a publishing professional with over two decades’ experience.

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