Welcome to our “Monthly Mini Feature”! We will be highlighting different local artisans and crafters who have been busy imagining, creating, dreaming, and doing.

Our Featured Artist for the month of September 2020 is Alexandra Blake-Sanderlin! Alexandra is a folded paper artist with a focus on Golden Venture folding/ 3-D origami. Each and every one of her items is meticulously handmade, starting from a simple square which is then shaped into a triangular pattern.

The newly created pieces are then interlocked with each other to create a 3-D figure. Alexandra’s “specialties” are stars, swans, kitties, puppies, pigs, pink flamingos, koalas, crabs, chickens, koalas, vases, bowls, and much more!

She happily accepts custom orders and is open to working on special requests. Visit Alexandra’s Facebook page (Next Dimension Origami), stop by the Craft Guild Shop in Leonardtown, MD (www.craftguildshop.net), the North End Gallery (www.northendgallery.com) also in Leonardtown, or visit her Etsy shop (NDorigami) to view her work and learn more about our fascinating and quite talented artist!