Among this group are, of course, a complement of Virginia artists, including four new to the C+D roster. Above, from left: Fiber artist Lotta Helleberg, of Charlottesville, uses real leaves to print her natural or vintage linens. Afton-based Tanya Tyree brings “Vitality,” her raku-fired sculpture series. Marc Maiorana and Robyn Raines, who run their Iron Design Company out of Cedar Bluff, will have their hand-formed iron objects on hand. Depicted in the thumbnail (click the image tab for a closer look), Richmonder Anthony Cioe is the proprietor of GOB, which creates handmade objects for the home. All in all, the Craft + Design Show is one of the most beautiful ways I can think of to buy local.

Even if you don’t buy, you might come away inspired to try your hand at creating something, or to revive a craft that you may have abandoned. Once, after I took my teenage daughter with me to the show, she spent the rest of the afternoon curled up with a sketchpad.

Science Museum of Virginia, Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. A weekend pass is the best deal at $15, daily public admission is $12, and museum or Visual Arts Center members get in for $10. Ticket revenues support the exhibitions and programs at Richmond’s creativity center.