LYNA LOU NORDTSROM

 "Santa Fe is a magical place! I just spent time there at Making Art Safely, taking 3 workshops in printmaking. In the third workshop, Catherine Kernan challenged us to push beyond our boundaries and you will see the results in the prints I show. The colors of Echo Canyon, imagery from a special collection of junk a man had, and the textures of bark and cacti all influence what happens in these prints. Sometimes you will recognize an image, at other times, you will just see the gesture or a shape that is the clue to what is being said."

DAVID JUAIRE

 "I have been interested in photography for over 30 years and am self taught; sorry, no degrees or time for any college for me. I can't explain why I keep working at it, maybe it's a calling. I was just just born to do it, like a farmer, doctor, writer, and so on. I continue to look, frame, and shoot. The photo you see below was taken in Fairfield."

SUSAN DELEAR

 "I have been working with clay for 30-something years. My pottery is earthenware, thrown, and hand-built; glazed and decorated including mugs and practical everyday items, as well as goblet drums and traditional southern ugly-face jugs, I enjoy exploring the endless possibilities that clay offers. I try to translate my life experiences through my work."

JAN BROSKY

"Fashion fads seem to come and go, but forunately for me, knit scarves are always 'in' for those of us who live in New England! While knitting needles and yarn are now available in a myriad of materials, colors, and fibers, one thing remains the same...the technique of knitting taught to me by my grandmother 40 years ago. Whether it is the basic garter stitch or the more complicated feather and fan stitch, I am reminded of her every time I create another one-of-a-kind scarf. In the past year, I have found myself experimenting with several of the hundreds of stitched created by our ancestors so many years ago. Encouraged by my grand-daughter, Zoe, I have also expanded my inventory to include hand-knit berets and slouchy hats."



NATALIE LAROCQUE

 "I appreciate the inspiration and spiritual beauty of Vermont's land and skies and everything in between. I love Vermont; it's my home. One of my favorite images was taken 2 miles from my home, the title clearly stated in its expressive genuine visual intensity, incredible to believe how fortunate I was to see what looked like the 'Foothills of Heaven.' How could I not be compelled to acknowledge such incredible beauty in each living thing we share our lives in and with. I feel fortunate that I am able to stop, for at least that one moment and see what is there, waiting to be seen. In my gratitude, I am compelled not only to capture the images, but to share them through renderings of images as paintings and photographic prints."

MICHAEL FITZGERALD

Mike has been woodturning only two years now since he fully retired from a nine-to-five life, but already his work is of high quality. He has been experimenting with various woods, including spalted maple (shown here). Other favorite woods include black cherry, black walnut, butternut, and sugar maple. Bowls from these various Vermont woods are currently on display in the AIR Gallery. Letting no moss grow underfoot, Mike is currently taking advanced classes in woodturning from former gallery woodturning veteran, Nick Rosato, and expects to have a new line of bowls on display for the holiday season.

KRISTAN DOOLAN

 "I have lived in Northern Vermont for nearly all of my life and find it an incredibly beautiful place to live. As a farmer and mother of challenging and ever-growing children, I cherish the little time I have to paint every day. I am appreciating all that surrounds me. I spend a lot of time caring for animals, watching them is part of my job, so I find them great subjects for painting and drawing. I love the potential of watercolor. In my work, I try to let the paint maintain its vibrancy and life as I work to protray the beauty of Vermont.

JO ANNE WAZNY

"Water is life. It's what makes this place unique. Water nourishes. It heals; it cleanses. It has power and majesty, yet there is nothing so gentle as a drop of dew. Water also dances and plays. I love to watch the relationship of water and light, whether it is 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 is just the light, the water, and me. What more could one ask?"