Whimsical Women create art that is, well, whimsical. It will likely be colorful and fanciful; it may incorporate an everyday item into something you don’t see every day.

“Maybe it makes you laugh,” says Luli Sanderford, who founded the all-woman art show with her sister, Linda Palladino. “It certainly makes you smile.”

The show began as a way for the sisters to honor their mother, Ellen Macon Brown, who died in 1995. “Mom was a very creative and strong woman,” Sanderford says.

“[She] instilled in us and those around her the courage to create and the belief that in art, there are no mistakes — only opportunities to grow,” Palladino adds. “It brings us joy to feel her presence, not only as I work in my welding shed and Luli works in her sewing room, but in the spirit of the women who gather to sell their whimsical creations at our shows.” The group’s roster of artists has grown to more than 100 women.

“There’s just something about when you sit down and put your heart and soul into a piece of art” — and someone buys it, Sanderford says. “That’s what we want to provide for other women.”

The Whimsical Women show resembles a lawn party. Artists are asked to bring refreshments for customers, and to work in the kitchen or at the cash register, where customers pay only once for their purchases. “We like to have that sense of camaraderie,” Sanderford says.

Tabatha Renegar makes whimsical wind chimes. “I do it because it’s more about the sisterhood of the artists than the profit,” she says. “There’s no competition; it’s just a real community of support.”

Check out the Whimsical Women Art Sale from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. November 22 at 2233 Vienna-Dozier Rd. in Pfafftown. To be placed on the group’s mailing list, e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).