Steampunk Studio Opens

Pith Helmet Provisions Portable Elegance for Camp and Home One Weekend Only November 12 – 13, 2011 Captain Eve Charette and P. Phineas von Hedwig will host an open house at their studio in Lovettsville, Virginia this weekend to visitors of all ages. Collaborating with painter/printmaker Jill Evans-Kavaldjian as Pith Helmet Provisions, they are eager to present to the public their well-crafted campaign necessities and vintage amusements. This unprecedented opportunity to meet the makers is sponsored by the Catoctin Holiday Art Tour. The Tour features 15 of Loudoun County’s finest artists in 7 unique studios close to each other in Virginia’s historic wine country. Loudoun County Virginia is situated nearby Washington, DC, Frederick, Maryland, and Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Pith Helmet Provisions, a Steampunk Family venture, features unique hand-crafted toys for all ages, from marshmallow crossbows, desktop catapults and elegant hand-painted game boards to iPod soundboxes* and cocktail  cases to please the most discerning connoisseur. Any one, from Walter Mitty to the most rugged adventurer will appreciate the ingenuity and fine craftsmanship of these clever creations. Vintage Amusements For young and old, Pith Helmet Provisions has been stringing crossbows, assembling catapults and varnishing hand-painted reversible backgammon/checker sets for back yard, office, …Read the Rest