Others from New York City’s creative community of artists and artisans will sell handmade ceramics, jewelry, ornaments, fashion, & art in time for holiday gift-giving. Admission to the fair is free.

Photographer Peter Houts, whose studio is in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, will join 39 other artists and artisans at the NYCreates 11th Holiday Craft Fair December 6-7, 2014, in the landmark Brooklyn Historical Society’s Great Hall. Admission is free to the fair in the newly renovated Historical Society that was first built in 1881.

NYCreates is a non-profit organization [501c3] committed to expand opportunities, visibility and marketability of NYC’s crafts artists and artisans.

Houts chose the subject of his work because of what he said is “My love of birds which came from living on a farm in Pennsylvania for 40 years. My wife and I identified over a hundred species of birds there. Photographing these beautiful creatures became an absorbing, challenging, and rewarding hobby. After moving to Brooklyn four years ago, I joined the New York City Audubon Photography Club and learned about local birds and where it is feasible to photograph them. Through the club I met Johann Schumacher, an accomplished bird photographer, who used slow shutter speeds to create beautiful abstract patterns of flying birds." From Schumacher, Houts learned how to create the photographs he will sell at the craft fair.

Among the artisans and artists with Brooklyn studios, the largest number specialize in handcrafted ceramics that reflect a remarkable range of creativity in ornaments and table jewelry to handsome mugs, teapots–even napkin rings and salt cellars. In addition to photographer Houts, the borough also boasts jewelers, a candle maker and crochet expert as well as fine artists who will exhibit and sell their best work in time for the holidays.

Some concurrent special exhibitions at the Brooklyn Historical Society include: "We The People: The Citizens of NYHA in Photos + Words," to address misconceptions and stereotypes associated with residents of NYC public housing; "Wonder: First Encounters with Green-Wood," and "Full Steam Ahead: 200 Years of Ferries in Brooklyn."

Information:   Visit http://newyorkcreates.wordpress.com/

Where:           Brooklyn Historical Society's Great Hall, 128 Pierrepont Street @ Clinton

Hours:            Saturday December 6, 12 pm - 6 pm; Sunday December 7, 11 am-5 pm

Tickets:          FREE

Sponsors:      New York Foundation for the Arts and Brooklyn Historical Society