Special Program Event - Appraising Needlework - Sunday, August 16 at 2 p.m. PST.

Valerie B. McAleenan will present a lecture on appraising needlework.  Valerie is a member of the National Association of Appraisers (MNAA), Senior level Appraiser for NeedleArts Appraisal Program of the American Needlepoint Guild (NAP/ANG) and a member of the Association of Online Appraisers (AOA).  She is the Chair for the Personal Property Group of the National Association of Appraisers and continues to act in the capacity of an advisor to the NAP/ANG program.  In 2006, after successfully completing the NeedleArts Appraisal Program (NAP), she formed Timeless NeedleArts Appraisals LLC. Mrs. McAleenan is a national needlework teacher and offers appraisal workshops at the local and national level and co-owned Peacock Alley Needlepoint from 1999-2009. She has  six children, eight grandchildren and one very large Irish Wolfhound.