SUSAN SMOLINSKY

"I have always loved playing with yarn, fabrics, and colors, so weaving and quilting seemed logical playgrounds. I do not have a formal art background , but have learned from talking to (and reading about) other fiber artists and observing their methods and work.I have been weaving for over 40 years, but quilting only some 20 years. My work is hobby more than a livelihood. I am so glad to be a part of this gallery which provides motivation to actually complete my projects and inspires new ones. I am attracted by the alchemy and synergy of both processes-- taking small pieces of fabric or lengths of yarn and watching them transform into something that is sometimes hard to believe I created."

GENIE RYBICKI-JUDKINS

"Painting nurtures, stimulates, and restores my being. It broadens who I am. Paint-time is serious play time, a space in 'never-never land' where color and form, lights and darks, invite a game of hide-and-seek. The color and form of flowers seems an especially natural haunt for the pastels. My husband's garden and the surrounding fields provide inspiration for more paintings than our short Vermont summer has time to accommodate. Now that May is here, the fun and the rush is on."

DAVID JUAIRE

 "I have been interested in photography for over 30 years and I am never bored to take some time, go for a short ride, mainly in Franklin County, and to search for a shot, whether it may be a landscape scene, a quiet country setting, or just the people enjoying the great outdoors playing all the sports, working the farmland, or just relaxing. Our wildlife alone can fill out needs to live and share our environment. Photographing what we see each and every day with our new digital equipment can make being an artist so enjoyable. There is always a market for that special photograph and I will keep searching for it the rest of my life."