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DECORATED VINTAGE ACCESSORIES EXHIBITS SCHEDULE

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Picture of Alison Gilbert in front of library display case of decorated vintage accessories at the Rockville Centre, LI Library
WINTER 2025/2026
Rockville Centre Public Library
RVC, LI, NY.
SPRING/SUMMER 2026
After a very successful and enjoyable exhibit at the Rockville Centre Public Library, I am researching other exhibit venues in Nassau County, LI, NY.
They include:

Baldwin Library
Island Park Library
Lakeview Library
Long Beach Library
Lynbrook Library
Malverne Library
West Hempstead Library

ALISON

apothecary cabinet
Apothecary cabinet from Decorative Painting by Alison Gilbert. This collectible period jelly cabinet originally belonged to my grandmother. I decorated it using The 5-Step Decorative Painting System.

The Online Apothecary Directory represented by this hand painted cabinet includes dozens of health and healing resources I have learned about and/or experienced.

They are specifically healthy and artisanal foods sources; traditional remedies companies; healing products and services.

Link to online directory

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A honey bee collects pollen from the Manuka bush flower. Courtesy of Shutterstock/M Rutherford

THE MANUKA HONEY STORY

The Manuka honey story begins in 1839 when missionaries first brought honey bees to New Zealand. Māori people already treasured the native Mānuka plant for its medicinal properties. But until then, it had not been used to make honey.

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