DECEMBER OPEN HOUSE

The tree is up, the ornaments hung, and the gift corner full!
Join us for the December Gallery Opening at
Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery at our new time on
Sunday, December 4th from 1-4PM

Featuring:
Harald Aksdal
Alison Dezotelle
Jim Foote
Marcia Hagwood
Kelee Maddox
and
Wayne Tarr

Refreshments, good conversation, and profound insight into the creative process complete the evening's agenda!

ALSO
December is DISCOUNT MONTH!
Many AIR artists are offering 10% off their pieces for the month.
Be sure to check out the selection of fine art at bargain prices!

WAYNE TARR

"I still haven't taken my best image, yet. After 30 plus years in this business, I consider myself a student of photography. There are so many aspects of photography that I can only continue learning to become a better portrait and fine art photographer."

KELEE MADDOX

"Very early one morning I was taking my kids and my dog out for a walk. I saw a little squirrel crossing the street and I squealed: 'Look at the little squirrel wearing a hat!' Of course, it wasn't, but I kept thinking about how cute it would have been if it was. I knew I could crochet a tiny little hat for the squirrel, but I just couldn't figure out how I'd get it on the squirrel. However, if I made my own little squirrel out of wool, I could make a hat and force the animal to wear it without fear of rabies. So, that's what I did. Only, I made a rabbit, and I gave it a mohawk and a carrot tattoo.

MARCIA HAGWOOD

Marcia Hagwood is a potter, goat and chicken farmer, hand spinner, and natural soap maker. Her current work in pottery focuses on forms built with a variety of construction techniques and tools in addition to her potters wheel. She will exhibit several new jewelry and treasure boxes this month. Also, just in time for the holidays, she will introduce several new seasonal soaps.

JIM FOOTE

"For me, painting is a meditation; the physical act of applying paint to the canvas with a brush (or fingers), moving paint, mixing colors, playing with sculpting the image. It's a balancing act keeping the finished painting in mind while letting go enough to get there. This is having you cake and eating it, too. Painting with friends, plein air or figure drawing is another joy on this journey and the icing on the cake!"

ALISON DEZOTELLE

Alison Dezotelle can be found picking up rocks, seed casings, lichen and twisted sticks on her walks in the woods and along streams and rivers in and around Northern Vermont.
Recently inspired by the depth and layers of history in her trip to East Germany this year, she has decided that elves and trolls may indeed exist, and has created faces of polymer clay embedded and emerging from the twisted pieces of trees and roots which she has amassed in her cramped, windowless basement studio. 'I have studied the work of northern European doll makers and am inspired by their unique approach to features and dress,' said Dezotelle between mouthfuls of salted peanuts and chocolate fudge.
Another facet of her work is the cloth dolls she has spent the year working on. Dezotelle has collected fine fabrics from various small fabric stores in Vermont, Connecticut, and Leipzig, Germany (she thinks nothing of accosting women in airports when she sees something made in a fabric she covets). In making the dolls, she tears apart fine linens and silks, creating a contrasting dress of fine material on a simply designed doll. These creations are inspired by doll makers from France and England, and by couturiers worldwide. The dolls continue to evolve as her collection grows.

HARALD AKSDAL

"In recent work, I have been continuing to develop my technique of supersaturating the paper and applying multiple washes of color (usually 15-20) to create depth of light and color in the background. I am also experimenting with different ways to apply and then remove watercolor to create the subject matter. The ink-work, too, is being further developed-- I recently discovered 'Rotring,' a new pen system produced in Germany that is by far the best ink pen I have ever used. These developing techniques and improved tools really help to keep the artistry and excitement alive, and keep me motivated to continue exploring our landscape."

OPEN HOUSE

Plan to attend the Thursday, November 3 Open House
from 5 to 8 PM at the AIR Gallery.

Featuring artists
Jean Cannon
Barbara Colgrove
Sharon Fiske
Charlotte Rosshandler
and
Becky Wright

Refreshments, good conversation, and profound insights into the creative process complete the evening's agenda.
See you there!

Artist In Residence: A Cooperative Gallery
321 Main St.,
Enosburg Falls, VT

BECKY WRIGHT

"I've always loved making things-- using my imagination. Right now I like fashioning boxes and containers from paper mache. I love painting with bright colors and creating textures. Paper mache is a fun medium to work in and I'm always looking for ways to express myself in paper mache whether it is in sculptures, container, or funky animals. I have no idea where I will go next with it.

CHARLOTTE ROSSHANDLER

Charlotte Rosshandler has worked as an artist/photographer for the past 30 years, exhibiting internationally and publishing. She is most happy when working together with others in publishing projects. She has been living full time in the woods of Vermont for over 10 years now and her photography is totally influenced by the intimacy she experiences in the nature around her. Her work is deeply personal as she sees nature as poetry and metaphor and her desire is to share those feelings with the viewer.

SHARON FISKE

Sharon Fiske has been a local resident for more that twenty years and her interest in painting began when she moved to the area. She paints primarily in oils, but also enjoys acrylic and watercolors. She enjoys painting all subject matter, but has a passion for history that extends into her art. Sharon's favorite subjects are Primitive Portraits, Theorems, and Reverse Glass Painting, which dates back to the 1700's. Sharon describes herself as a woman with a bright eye who loves her palette to include vivid colors.

BARBARA COLGROVE

"Making art is what I do and defines who I am. Earthenware clay is my medium of choice, throwing on the wheel or rolling slabs for tiles or mirrors. Over the past year, I have developed a style of stamping/applique decoration on many of my pots. In this show, I have a couple of pieces with scraffito and wax resist designs. Inspiration often comes from other artists as well as the beauty of the Vermont landscape. My seemingly chaotic studio is my refuge as is the forest outside it's door. I can't imagine not making pots..."

JEAN CANNON

"Trees and vines are an endless source of fascination for me. Their branches can be complicated and messy, yet they remain elegant, like the frozen movements of a dance. I paint the birds around me. In Vermont, birds are jewels, shimmering amidst the gray branches, floating on blue-gray water, or hidden in the dense greenery. In the South, they are large and flamboyant and everywhere. I am know as a watercolorist, but I also paint in oils and acrylics. I strive for a sense of mysetery, sometimes even surrealism, in my work.