Make plans to join us for the 15th Annual Rosemont Wine & Art Festival!

This is our biggest event of the year, highlighting over 30 fine artists and exhibitors, adding new talent year after year.  You’ll find art of all mediums, including paintings, photography, pottery, jewelry, woodworking, and more.

Gregory’s Grill and The Salty Cactus will be on-site serving their amazing food and Mark & Dora and Mama Bri Bri & The Stranger will be playing throughout the day!

Featured Artists for This Year Include:

Granite Creations – Dave Almond – Virginia Beach, VA
Granite Pieces

Granite Creations has been in business since 2015 and has gained a strong following throughout Virginia, North Carolina, and DC Area.  They take recycled granite pieces and turn them into lazy susans, cheese boards, and trivets!

LiteEmUp Bottles – Marlene Barbera – Raleigh, NC
Hydro-Dipped Glass Bottles

LiteEmUp Bottles started in 2017 and continues to grow and create new products!  Marlene upcycles discarded bottles and turns them into elegant, functional art.  Reduce, reuse, and recycle!

Baskets by Jeannie B – Jeannie Blackwell – Washington, NC
Handwoven Baskets

After retirement, Jeannie started making rope baskets and found that it connected her to other people.

Steady Porch Farm – Naomi Boswell & Steve Wickenkamp – Chase City, VA – New Artist!
Fresh Cut Flowers

Steady Porch Farm is a specialty cut flower farm located outside of Chase City, VA.  They use regenerative farming practices to produce beautiful, fresh-cut flowers.

Arte Blanche Fine Arts – Jennifer Bunting – Richmond, VA – New Artist!
Custom Glass Art

Arte Blanche is a woman-owned glass company that creates unique, functional art using US-sourced materials.  Specializing in kiln-formed techniques, including 3D glass waves, custom lanterns, and hand-built glass trees, the company emphasizes creativity and environmental responsibility.

Peculiar Pantry – Beth Callis – South Hill,  VA
Artisan Pecans

Beth has always loved making food-related gifts for family and friends.  Peculiar Pantry is a small batch producer of snack foods founded in 2022.

Day Three Bath & Body – Joy & Billy Davis – Mechanicsville, VA – New Artist! 
Handmade Skin Care

Day Three Bath & Body creates fresh, natural, handmade soaps and organic skincare, inspired by the 3rd day of creation.  Featured in Southern Living!

Bob Dobson – Henrico, NC
Wood Turning

Bob is a retired USMC Colonel.  He enjoys golfing, fishing, reading, traveling, and cooking, and has been turning wood for six years.

Handmade Pottery by Jayme Doerhoff – Jayme Doerhoff – Bracey, VA
Pottery

Jayme is a locally taught potter who handmakes pottery, platters, bowls, cups, candles, and Holiday trees and wreaths.

Mam Jam’s Candle Company – Tracy Foster – Rice, VA
Handmade Candles

Mam Jam’s Candles is a small, family-run business that grew out of Tracy’s love of all things fragrant!  She began making candles in 2015 after becoming an empty-nester, and she is thankful to be able to live out her passion!

Luxury Live Edge Furniture – Steve Grassi – Sumerduck, VA – New Artist!
Woodworking

After Steve’s parents lost a 300-year-old oak tree, his new furniture-making business was born and became his full-time job!

Karl Groeger – Bracey, VA
Metal Works

Karl retired in March of 2021 and learned to weld shortly after.  He makes fun things out of metal to keep himself busy and out of his wife’s hair!

Karolyn Hawthorne – South Hill, VA
Paintings & Silver Jewelry

Karolyn was born and raised in Miami, FL, where she developed a love for natural beauty early in life. She attended college at Virginia Tech and, after graduation, moved to Lawrenceville, VA to pursue a teaching career. In 1996, she enrolled in an oil painting class at a Southside Virginia Community College, and she was immediately hooked. Recently she has discovered that her greatest painting pleasure is painting animal portrait commissions, however, she also enjoys handcrafting fine silver jewelry as well.

Peggy Helms – Chesterfield, VA
Acrylic, Pastel, and Watercolor Paintings

Peggy Helms is a retired grade school teacher and passionate artist who works primarily with acrylics and pastels. Her artwork reflects a deep love of family,  nature, and playful details.  She is currently creating hand-painted Halloween and Christmas gourds that blend charm with seasonal spirit. Whether capturing the beauty of the outdoors or the warmth of home, her art invites joy and imagination.

Willoughby Hundley – Boydton, VA
Author

Dr. Willoughby Hundley is an emergency room physician who draws on his 35 years of experience as a county medical examiner to compose his fictitious mysteries set in Mecklenburg County.  A graduate of VCU medical school, he lives with his wife in his hometown of Boydton, VA.

Janet Jackson – Raleigh, NC
Jewelry

Janet transforms semiprecious gemstones into unique, trend-forward designs.  Using hand tools, she carefully shapes and assembles each component.  Her unique earwires are hand-formed using a USA-made sterling silver wire.

Kindred Spirits Pottery – Brigitte Bombardier & Dale Willingham – Littleton, NC
Pottery

Brigitte and Dale are husband and wife, studio potters, handcrafting pottery on the wheel and hand-building.  They enjoy creating handmade, functional, one-of-a-kind pottery inspired by beautiful Lake Gaston.

Cricket Glass Designs – Gary Orr – Valentines, VA
Stained-Glass

Gary is a self-taught stained glass artist and has 23 years of making and designing glass art using the Tiffany Style.  His specialties include custom-designed Window Panels, Door Transoms, and Cabinet Doors.  You can also catch him teaching stained glass at Norton’s Art Studio in Henrico, NC, and Halifax Studios in Halifax, NC.

Recycled Bag Lady – Mary Pike – Arlington, VA – New Artist!
Handwoven Bags

Mary has been creating and selling recycled bags for over 15 years!  She hand-weaves and crochets small cross-body bags, tote bags, and water bottle bags from recycled plastic bags.

Unique Stained Glass – Madeline Ramsey – Alexandria, VAStained Glass, Fused Glass Plates, and Bowls

Madeline has been making glass for over 40 years.  She loves all things glass and aims to make art and beauty accessible to all!

Scrollsaw Chris – Chris Ruch – Ebony, VA
Wood Scroll Saw Pieces

Chris Ruch retired to Lake Gaston with his wife, Valerie, in 2011 from New Jersey. He began woodworking and scroll sawing as a hobby.  Chris cuts each piece by hand, one at a time, without the use of a computer-driven laser or router.  He’s just a retired man with lots of time and way too much sawdust in his garage!

Stitches & Wishes – Valerie Ruch  – Ebony, VA
Quilting

Valerie is originally from Pennsylvania and retired to Lake Gaston.  She loves living here!

Sisters in Crime – Chesapeake, VA
Authors

Sisters in Crime is a premier crime writing association dedicated to representing women crime writers.  They are an inclusive community supporting all fellow mystery writers and readers.

Patricia Snipes & Karen Doerfler – Ebony, VA
Stained Glass

Patricia has been working with glass for more than 25 years, primarily using the copper foil method.  Karen joined the team around five years ago, and together they work on various projects within the glass medium daily!