Alison Dubilier…was born and raised in
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
ALISON DUBILIER
CORLISS BLAKELY
Corliss Blakely…is a seventh generation Vermonter. Born in
Corliss creates paintings of a uniquely photographic nature. The homes, farms, and antiques of her ancestors in
KELEE MADDOX
Kelee Maddox…has been playing in the mud as long as she can remember. After studying books in college, she followed her mother and grandmother’s lead and began working in clay. Using stoneware, glass, glazes, and polymer clay, along with a combination of throwing and hand-building, Kelee creates one-of-a-kind pieces that are inspired by the world around her.
MAGGY YOUNG
Maggie Young…has worked with several different mediums over the years, but she always seems to return to photography. She is inspired by nature and finds that her camera is always leading her outdoors.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
PETER ARTHUR WEYRAUCH
Peter Arthur Weyrauch
www.peterarthur.com
“Nothing inspires me more than the natural world and I aspire to record the awe of what Nature offers us. I love working in classic black and white. Taking the impact of color away from an image breaks it down to the true tonal range and invokes in me a sense of depth and clarity. I find it intriguing to study a subject to find whether I can remove the color’s emotional impact to achieve that elusive sense of wonder and depth, yet still inspire a profound connection to the viewer by making my prints come alive as much as possible. Often, I trek to a location many times to find that inspiring balance of light and tonal range that is paramount to photography. I was greatly influenced by Helmut Newton and Herb Ritts throughout my commercial career. Even though their work was primarily portrait or still life, the depth and contrast of their black and white images incline me to push the visual envelope further in terms of classic landscape photography. I definitely admire such greats as Ansel Adams, but I strive to create a different feel to classic landscape photography. I create art inside the camera on one frame. What you see is real, not an illusion and I don’t manipulate my photos on a computer.”
For 25 years, Peter worked throughout the US and Europe as a commercial still photographer with numerous clients and was published throughout the world. He followed with an exploration of cinematography, and became a respected director of photography. Over the past six years, Peter has returned to his roots and his love of the natural world, concentrating on fine art BW work by often trekking far or hiking to altitudes of 10,000 feet or more. He has a great love of trees that often figures prominently in his images. Some of his influences include Ansel Adams, Galen Rowell, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, and Weston.
Peter proudly calls central Vermont his home where he lives with his wife, Jacqueline, on 36 forested acres and is always accompanied by his favorite assistant, his dog Snowball. He is an avid naturalist and environmentalist, and also teaches classic photographic technique on a selective basis.
Predominately working in medium format film, his large format prints are custom archival prints signed and numbered in limited edition runs. Black and white prints are silver printed directly in the darkroom and occasionally printed digitally in archival methods. All prints are signed and numbered.
“Peter’s work has a wonderful way of reminding people who have the pleasure of repeated exposure to it that there is a huge, varied, complex world beyond the four walls of our daily existence. I loved coming to work every day and imagining what exactly was happening at that very moment at those places where he took those photos. We get so accustomed to our softer, more mature Vermont landscape. Peter’s stark, sere images, whether of the high desert, the high Sierra, or of a thousand-year-old lodge pine (or was it a Joshua Tree?), effortlessly take one on a journey through space and time. It’s not just the subject matter that calls to mind Ansel Adams’s work. It’s the timeless, limitless clarity of the images themselves that create that sense of awe and humility about the planet we live on. I’m not a reviewer, but it’s what I feel… “
Alexander L. Aldrich, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
www.peterarthur.com
“Nothing inspires me more than the natural world and I aspire to record the awe of what Nature offers us. I love working in classic black and white. Taking the impact of color away from an image breaks it down to the true tonal range and invokes in me a sense of depth and clarity. I find it intriguing to study a subject to find whether I can remove the color’s emotional impact to achieve that elusive sense of wonder and depth, yet still inspire a profound connection to the viewer by making my prints come alive as much as possible. Often, I trek to a location many times to find that inspiring balance of light and tonal range that is paramount to photography. I was greatly influenced by Helmut Newton and Herb Ritts throughout my commercial career. Even though their work was primarily portrait or still life, the depth and contrast of their black and white images incline me to push the visual envelope further in terms of classic landscape photography. I definitely admire such greats as Ansel Adams, but I strive to create a different feel to classic landscape photography. I create art inside the camera on one frame. What you see is real, not an illusion and I don’t manipulate my photos on a computer.”
For 25 years, Peter worked throughout the US and Europe as a commercial still photographer with numerous clients and was published throughout the world. He followed with an exploration of cinematography, and became a respected director of photography. Over the past six years, Peter has returned to his roots and his love of the natural world, concentrating on fine art BW work by often trekking far or hiking to altitudes of 10,000 feet or more. He has a great love of trees that often figures prominently in his images. Some of his influences include Ansel Adams, Galen Rowell, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, and Weston.
Peter proudly calls central Vermont his home where he lives with his wife, Jacqueline, on 36 forested acres and is always accompanied by his favorite assistant, his dog Snowball. He is an avid naturalist and environmentalist, and also teaches classic photographic technique on a selective basis.
Predominately working in medium format film, his large format prints are custom archival prints signed and numbered in limited edition runs. Black and white prints are silver printed directly in the darkroom and occasionally printed digitally in archival methods. All prints are signed and numbered.
“Peter’s work has a wonderful way of reminding people who have the pleasure of repeated exposure to it that there is a huge, varied, complex world beyond the four walls of our daily existence. I loved coming to work every day and imagining what exactly was happening at that very moment at those places where he took those photos. We get so accustomed to our softer, more mature Vermont landscape. Peter’s stark, sere images, whether of the high desert, the high Sierra, or of a thousand-year-old lodge pine (or was it a Joshua Tree?), effortlessly take one on a journey through space and time. It’s not just the subject matter that calls to mind Ansel Adams’s work. It’s the timeless, limitless clarity of the images themselves that create that sense of awe and humility about the planet we live on. I’m not a reviewer, but it’s what I feel… “
Alexander L. Aldrich, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
HEIDI LAGUE
Heidi Lague is an Elementary school art teacher and resides in Montgomery, VT. Her work includes collages, painting (acrylic and oil), and fiber arts. Her content varies between natural representations and abstract playful cacophony. Her hats are knitted of original design and excellent head-warmers for a cold Vermont afternoon. “I am not unlike myself. I am an enigma to those around me. I am a journey of personal grace. My artwork is sentient. It is a reflection of the time that passes through me, in me, and with me. My paintings revolve around the pieces of my being that aspires to be. Just to be…”
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
JIM FOOTE
Jim Foote is a long time resident of Northern Vermont and calls it his home. At age 5, the spark for art was given to Jim by his grandmother who encouraged him by always hanging his pictures on her refrigerator. While almost anything could a subject for a painting, Jim considers color, sunlight, and shadows key. Flowers that he grows and cares for at home are of particular interest to him for their never-ending variety of patterns and colors.Jim has studied art through books and lots of trial and error. His desire and passion for creating are what motivates him to continue to learn new techniques. Jim's medium of choice today is acrylic painting. Working mostly from photographs, he has recently begun using Photoshop, Painter, and Cinema4D to get ideas down to help his paintings evolve. He also creates complete digital art pieces.Woodcarving is another medium which he has used, creating beautiful painted wood sculptures; however, he is not creating woodworks at this time even though the love for carving is still strong. Jim's paintings are intricately detailed and elegant, and produce an effective and lovely depiction of the Northeast woodlands and lifestyle.
REBECCA ANNE BENNETT
Rebecca Anne Bennett…was born in Morrisville, Vermont in 1954, and was raised in Wayzata, Minnesota where she attended the University of Minnesota.
As a child, Rebecca would get into trouble for drawing and painting on walls. As an adult, she has been paid and commissioned, to create and paint wall murals and faux paintings in various situations, including homes, businesses, and medical offices. She has even painted graphics on the sides of semi-trailers.
Rebecca’s painting and photography has taken her several states besides Vermont. She has created slide presentations for medical conferences, designed signs and illustrations for retail stores, photographed weddings and special events, and is now a talented and sympathetic art teacher. Her Enosburg Falls Art Studio is called The Blue Crayon and she works on a one on one basis or with small groups of adults and children.
In her personal art production, rebecca paints, draws, and sculpts people, animals, flowers, and landscapes by special order or for exhibition. Rebecca has had solo artist exhibitions as well as being featured in group shows in Vermont and Minnesota.
As a child, Rebecca would get into trouble for drawing and painting on walls. As an adult, she has been paid and commissioned, to create and paint wall murals and faux paintings in various situations, including homes, businesses, and medical offices. She has even painted graphics on the sides of semi-trailers.
Rebecca’s painting and photography has taken her several states besides Vermont. She has created slide presentations for medical conferences, designed signs and illustrations for retail stores, photographed weddings and special events, and is now a talented and sympathetic art teacher. Her Enosburg Falls Art Studio is called The Blue Crayon and she works on a one on one basis or with small groups of adults and children.
In her personal art production, rebecca paints, draws, and sculpts people, animals, flowers, and landscapes by special order or for exhibition. Rebecca has had solo artist exhibitions as well as being featured in group shows in Vermont and Minnesota.
TOBY FULWILER
Toby Fulwiler…came to turning wooden bowls from two different but complementary directions. First, for some thirty-five years, Toby has made a living as a writer and teacher of writing. He learned as a writer, and passed along to his students that attention to the process of composing made the product that much better. The process of writing something meaningful is messy, unpredictable, full of false starts and dead ends, often frustrating, and demands a great deal of patience and serious revision. Sometimes you control your idea, other times, the language controls it and pushes you to places you have never been before. At the same time, if you persevere, rough out your idea one way, then another, and trust the shape that emerges, your writing will make good sense, others will understand you, and you will feel good about your craft.
The same lessons about a messy process apply to making something useful and pleasing from wood: like the idea that triggers a piece of writing, you discover wood somewhere in the forest, chainsaw then band saw to circular form, and chisel on way, then another until the shape pleases you. As in writing sometimes you control the cutting, other times the wood—the grain, pattern, shape, knots, texture- demands a direction you never saw coming. In writing and turning both, what keeps you going are the discoveries, delights, twists and turns, and sometimes mistakes that make each finished product unique. (I was here, I made this, I’m alive, and all’s right with the world!)
The other direction that fuels this bowl-turning passion comes from where and how Toby lives on ninety acres of mixed hardwood in Fairfield, VT. Toby manages a woodlot for wildlife habitat, timber harvest, maple syrup production, and fuel wood. The forest, along with his vegetable and flowers gardens, keeps his small family in touch with life’s natural and fundamental processes. Then, last year, to Toby’s surprise and delight, his forest provided yet another precious resource: sugar maple, black cherry, white ash, paper and yellow birch, apple and elm—raw material for the creative life. if you have a working lather, sharp chisels, and a bit of imagination, the forest provides the fundamental stuff for imaginative expression. In some small but meaningful way, fashioning smooth and interesting shapes from the wood grown in good Vermont soil connects Toby to a long line of pioneers, naturalists, and artisans who lived on and learned from their native land. (Yes, I’m still here, I work the land, I’m alive, and least for now, all’s right with the world!)*All bowls displayed are finished with food-sage beeswax/mineral oil mix. Purchasers should not put bowls in water or dishwasher, and should wax or oil the bowls as needed.
The same lessons about a messy process apply to making something useful and pleasing from wood: like the idea that triggers a piece of writing, you discover wood somewhere in the forest, chainsaw then band saw to circular form, and chisel on way, then another until the shape pleases you. As in writing sometimes you control the cutting, other times the wood—the grain, pattern, shape, knots, texture- demands a direction you never saw coming. In writing and turning both, what keeps you going are the discoveries, delights, twists and turns, and sometimes mistakes that make each finished product unique. (I was here, I made this, I’m alive, and all’s right with the world!)
The other direction that fuels this bowl-turning passion comes from where and how Toby lives on ninety acres of mixed hardwood in Fairfield, VT. Toby manages a woodlot for wildlife habitat, timber harvest, maple syrup production, and fuel wood. The forest, along with his vegetable and flowers gardens, keeps his small family in touch with life’s natural and fundamental processes. Then, last year, to Toby’s surprise and delight, his forest provided yet another precious resource: sugar maple, black cherry, white ash, paper and yellow birch, apple and elm—raw material for the creative life. if you have a working lather, sharp chisels, and a bit of imagination, the forest provides the fundamental stuff for imaginative expression. In some small but meaningful way, fashioning smooth and interesting shapes from the wood grown in good Vermont soil connects Toby to a long line of pioneers, naturalists, and artisans who lived on and learned from their native land. (Yes, I’m still here, I work the land, I’m alive, and least for now, all’s right with the world!)*All bowls displayed are finished with food-sage beeswax/mineral oil mix. Purchasers should not put bowls in water or dishwasher, and should wax or oil the bowls as needed.
NATALIE BOUCHARD
Natalie LaRocque-Bouchard…works in digital photography and acrylic painting. Her photography generally does not require manipulation or color correction unless she feels that intentionally enhancing an image could create impact and emphasis. Her photographic practices also extend to collage work for advertising, marketing materials, computer graphics, vinyl banners and vehicle graphics, t-shirt and textile printing. Most of her images have been taken around Franklin County, VT.
Natalie has been painting in acrylics since 1986 when she moved to Vermont. She prefers to paint on oversized and life-size canvases as well as trompe l’oiel murals on canvas. Her paintings are hand-painted originals, and are often depictions and renderings of her digital images. Natalie feels that painting gives her a visual gratification of feeling and seeing the paintings evolve. “Funny that I noticed that while I’m painting, I’m praying to God, and while I’m taking photographs, I’m thanking God!”
The images that inspire Natalie the most are usually of local wildlife, landscapes, skyscapes, trees, ferns, and flowers, people, and those moments in time that you know are limited to that very moment. Sometimes the images evolve and appear as the colors and dimensions start to define themselves.
Natalie has been painting in acrylics since 1986 when she moved to Vermont. She prefers to paint on oversized and life-size canvases as well as trompe l’oiel murals on canvas. Her paintings are hand-painted originals, and are often depictions and renderings of her digital images. Natalie feels that painting gives her a visual gratification of feeling and seeing the paintings evolve. “Funny that I noticed that while I’m painting, I’m praying to God, and while I’m taking photographs, I’m thanking God!”
The images that inspire Natalie the most are usually of local wildlife, landscapes, skyscapes, trees, ferns, and flowers, people, and those moments in time that you know are limited to that very moment. Sometimes the images evolve and appear as the colors and dimensions start to define themselves.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
SHARON FISKE
Sharon Fiske has been a local resident for more than twenty years and her interest in painting began when she moved to the area. She paints primarily in oils, but also enjoys acrylic and watercolor. She enjoys painting all subject matter. Sharon has a passion for history and that passion extends into her art. Sharon's favorite subjects are Primitive Portraits, Theorems, and Reverse Glass Painting, which dates back to the 1700's. These three forms of art were commonplace in early American History. In particular, Theorems were a required art in girl's schools. The technique Sharon practices remains unchanged from its historical inception. Sharon is a member of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration, Cooperstown, NY.
Sharon has studied under the guidance of Dolores Furnari at the Country Owl Studio in Brandon, VT. Dolores is a certified teacher of Early American Arts. Sharon has also studied under the direction of Tor Gudmunsen, who is a professional artist and teacher. Tor holds a Masters Degree in art education and lives in Saugerties, NY.
Sharon describes herself as having a bright eye and someone who loves her palette to include vivid colors. She hopes that all who visit the Artist In Residence Co-op Gallery will enjoy viewing her work.
NAN ADRIANCE
Nan Adriance is the Vermont Bag Lady. She started her business in 1999 and is the sole proprietor. She lives in Richford, Vermont with her husband and two dogs, Sammie and Chubs. She devotes much of her time to making her unique handbags. Using many different fabrics and styles, her creations are unique and beautiful. She is well known in galleries across the state including Frog Hollow Galleries and attends many shows in New England throughout the seasons. Many of her bags feature her handmade buttons and trim. And Nan is always eager to fill customer orders.
TESS BEEMER
Teresa (Tess) Beemer resides in picturesque Montgomery, VT. She has attended several different art schools including the Rhode Island School of Design, the New York Studio School, Bellas Art in Mexico, and Goddard College, to eventually receive her BFA and teaching degrees. She has exhibited in several galleries throughout Vermont and also has permanent mural installations at a number of Vermont farms and businesses. Her paintings predominantly feature local Vermont architecture, as well as, native plant life and trees.
Friday, February 6, 2009
CHARLOTTE ROSSHANDLER
Charlotte Rosshandler has been an artist/photographer for over 30 years. Born in New Orleans in 1943, she began her photography career in Montreal over 30 years ago. She has been living in South Richford, VT for 25 years, permanently for the past 5 years. She has had many solo and group exhibitions, photographs published in catalogs, magazines, books, records/CD jackets, etc. Charlotte's work can be found in the National Photographic Archives in Ottawa, Canada.
Since 2000, she has turned to digital photography, working in her studio in the mountains of Northern Vermont. Her vision has moved from the inner life of portrait-making to an intense concern and devotion to our environment. Her personal committment is to draw attention to our individual responsibility for Earth matters.
charlotte@rosshandler.com
Since 2000, she has turned to digital photography, working in her studio in the mountains of Northern Vermont. Her vision has moved from the inner life of portrait-making to an intense concern and devotion to our environment. Her personal committment is to draw attention to our individual responsibility for Earth matters.
charlotte@rosshandler.com
LEEZA MOSSEY
Leeza Mossey is a native Vermonter born and raised in the town of St. Albans. With help and encouragement from her high school art teacher, Leeza decided to move to Manchester, NH to study art. After graduating with a B.A. in Commercial Art, she found herself moving towards the fine arts. As her children grew up, Leeza continued to pursue her studies in watercolor, and a few years later, oils. In the mid-eighties, she became a member of the Manchester Art Association. She has exhibited her paintings in several juried art shows, winning several awards. In the summer of 2006, Leeza made a decision to move back to her home town and continue to pursue her love and passion for painting there. She is now a member of the St. Albans Art Guild, as well as a member of the Artist In Residence Co-op.
HOLLY SPIER
Holly Spier has her jewelry making studio tucked away in the mountains of Jeffersonville, VT. Spectacular views and being surrounded by nature and wildlife serves as her constant inspiration, and as a place where she can quiet her life and connect. Her spirit and love of stones shines through in her elegant jewlery. Holly travels across the country treasure hunting for the funky stones or unusually cut materials that compose her necklaces, rings, and earrings. She strives to give her customers a one and only, unique and powerful piece.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
KITTEN ELLISON
Kitten Ellison was born in England, and currently divides her time between Richford, Vt and Bermuda, where she has a business and is part of a co-operative Market situated in a historic building in the Royal Navy Dockyard.
A keen gardener and active conservationist, Kitten has taught Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) for 35 years--a chance remark from a student asking if she would like to learn the art of Sumie started her towards her present business venture.
Sumie is the art of painting in black ink on rice paper and was developed from the brush strokes of calligraphy. Each stroke is meaningful and with this discipline you should be able to paint with one stroke a petal, or with two a leaf, and a stem or the trunk of a tree can be conveyed with three or four, leaving the rest up to the viewers imagination. Kitten found a Japanese teacher in Montreal who taught her for five years as a private student.
"She taught me everything I know and a lot that I have forgotten and I am eternally grateful--Thank you, Minaku." From her lessons, Kitten mastered the technique of color loading your brush and working with your whole arm as opposed to just your fingers and wrist.
Landscapes and minimalist looks at nature are Kitten's specialty. She transfers her designs onto rice paper, clothing, hats, totes, glassware, and china. "Each time I paint on a new surface a different challenge arises as to how my style will be effected and how successful a new paint is and whether it will satisfy my standards."
Kitten's knowledge of plants and flowers stems from her early years in England, forty years in the subtropics of Bermuda, and the last 23 years having the joy of living in Vermont where the immense range of colors in the changing seasons brings her enormous satisfaction and inspiration.
Kitten welcomes and enjoys the challenge of special design orders and commissions, so please feel free to contact her with special requests.
Hibiscus Tea Serving Set
Hibiscus Tall Tea Pot
Coffee Serving Set
Candlesticks
BARBARA COLGROVE
Barbara Colgrove's life has always revolved around the visual arts. From the time she was a child, she knew her path was one of creative expression. Through art, she has learned to communicate with the world in a personal and expressive way. It has been a continual journey of self-discovery as her work has evolved and changed with time. Over the years, Barbara has explored many mediums with and emphasis on decorative patterns and designs. Most of her adult life, she has focused on working in clay. "The magic of creating an object of beauty, to hold and perhaps use, never ceases to amaze me. Pottery making is a process, and it's connection with the earth and its rhythmic cycles guides me in my every day living as an artist." The natural beauty of Vermont has been a constant source of inspiration for Barbara, as well as multicultural symbolism and the students she teaches.
Barbara was raised in New York suburbs, and her background and training included attending Marlboro College, CCV, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston where she received her BFA, and pottery making in Northern California. For the past 20 years, Barbara has lived with her family in their hand made house/studio in Enosburg Falls. "Art is autobiographical in terms of sharing our hearts and souls with each other."
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