JOANNE WAZNY

"Water is life. It's what makes this place unique. Water nourishes. It heals; it cleanses. It has power and majesty, yet there's nothing so gentle as a drop of dew. Water also dances and plays. I love to watch the relationship between water and light, whether it is in reflections, rainbows, mist, or frozen crystals. When I pick up my camera, I get to join in the quiet game, to be part of the timeless dance. For a split second all else disappears, and it's just light, the water and me. What more could one ask?"

PAM VOSS

"My fascination with art began at a very young age. While growing up in Hanover, NH I was priviledged to take art and pottery lessons. I attended the University of Vermont, earning a B.A. with Art as a major. My focus at that time ws solely pottery. In recent years, my creative energies have vacillated among watercolor and acrylic painting, photography, basketry, book-making and most recently, fiber arts. I love the interplay of colors and textures, and the challenges of form and function that this medium brings. The forms of the arts are influenced by my present home environment in Northern Vermont. I have always had a love of nature and realize a deep need for beings amongst the wonders of our Earth. During my recent trip to China, I saw ancient pottery, temples and pagodas. Their features definitely influenced my latest pieces. I wish that those viewing my works will find them whimsical, rustic yet elegant, functional yet decorative."

KIM SENIOR

"My small sculpted panels are done for pleasure and fun. I began doing them years ago as whimsical gifts, then sold through shops; then I got busily into the realm of murals, and the panels were set aside for awhile. A year ago I moved to Shelburne, Vermont, (to which I have been a biennial visitor for twenty-five years) and felt the inclination to take them up again. I use a combination of paper-mache and air-dry clay on an armature."

GILLIAN SENIOR

"After retiring from business, and a short spell as a realtor, I took up watercolor painting in 1999 as an outlet for self expression. I like to think my painting is informed by all the varied and interesting places I have lived, though I think it would be hard to find more inspiring subjects to paint than Vermont landscapes and villages...I also enjoy doing commissions of people's houses and have painted many local homes."

PAT MURPHY

Art teacher at Richford Jr./Sr. High School, Pas has been involved with the gallery since the beginning. He studied in both America and England and now works primarily in oils. The new work uses ideas, songs, stories and memories of people and place to create paintings that we might feel but not necessarily see. As he sees it, "It's a new approach for me. One that I've been trying to get at for years. I want to use personal and collective memories of small town America as a springboard for talking about our lives."