{"id":34,"date":"2020-10-27T21:35:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T21:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2020-11-10T17:43:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T17:43:44","slug":"artists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"34\" class=\"elementor elementor-34\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64812ae1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64812ae1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32faa821\" data-id=\"32faa821\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724b8aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"724b8aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artists<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19173c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19173c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9af4c27\" data-id=\"9af4c27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b02d33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1b02d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"artist-categories-page\"><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Cards<\/h3><ul id='cards'><li class='indv-artist  cards'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/VAULT_-_tim_campbell_photo.jpg' data-image-alt='Timothy Campbell'>Tim Campbell <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Tim Campbell<\/h3>Born and raised in the town in which I now live, Keene, New Hampshire.\r\nI am a self taught artist who has been painting since childhood. My love of antiques and primitives stems from growing up surrounded by them. I am owned by my Jack Russell Terrier, Otis Campbell, named after the character on the Andy Griffith Show. My work is in galleries throughout New England &amp; Cape Cod and also in Atlanta, San Francisco &amp; NYC. My sculptures are \"upcycled\" works of art which are created from recycled wood and metal.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  cards'><a href='http:\/\/www.rosieswonders.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.rosieswonders.com\/'>Rosie's Wonders <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  cards'>Mary Azarian <\/li><li class='indv-artist  cards'>Nancie Dunn <\/li><li class='indv-artist  cards'>Woodfield Press <\/li><li class='indv-artist  cards'>Melissa Post <\/li><li class='indv-artist  cards'>Bruce Iverson Cards <\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Fiber Art<\/h3><ul id='fiber-art'><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Jeri Canfield <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Jeri Canfield<\/h3>Sewing a straight seam all started with 4-H club, but soon I found that I could purchase better clothes than I could make. I discovered quilt making in the 1970's and enjoyed it so much that it became my passion.\r\n\r\nMy first quilt was our wedding quilt in 1974. It was a Goose in the Pond pattern done in the scrap fabric style.\r\n\r\nI use traditional quilt patterns as well as new modern abstract designs of my own creation to create my products. I do all the piecing on the sewing machine for strength in the seams. The quilts are hand tied and the edges are finished by hand for a look of quality. Creating beautiful products with all the gorgeous fabrics of today makes the hours in the studio worthwhile.\r\n\r\nIn 1998 I joined Vermont Hand Crafters and started doing shows. This gives me direct customer input on the products which leads to design changes and additions that have enhanced the product line.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/VAULT_-_Sue_Carey.jpg' data-image-alt='Sue Carey'>Sue Carey <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Sue Carey<\/h3>I am a fiber artist and shepherd, two passions that integrate extremely well. My sheep provide raw material for my artistic creations, but raising sheep also allows me to spend many hours viewing the natural world. Each season brings its own shepherding chores and the chance to use my sheep\u2019s wool to recreate some of the birds and animals living around my pastures.\r\n\r\nOur logo was designed by my family\u2019s good friend, Sue Thomas of Rutland, Vermont. We have a very active life style. Besides my sheep and art work, I have two jobs. My daughter Mara helps with the sheep, but she lives in a city 15 miles away and also holds two jobs. My husband, Rob, works full-time and is active in Boy Scouts. The juggling sheep represents our life style and our attempts to juggle all of our responsibilities.\r\n\r\nSheep create the ultimate eco-friendly sustainable products. They eat low maintenance material (grass and hay) and convert it into fabulous fleece that can be felted, knitted, crocheted or woven into natural clothing, blankets, and ornaments.\r\n\r\nSheep also specialize in preserving their own ecosystem \u2013 pastures. A small flock of sheep consumes and fertilizes at the same time. This method of lawn maintenance leaves only one mowing a year to control invasive pest species of plants that sheep refuse to eat.\r\n\r\nAt Marble Meadows, we practice rotational grazing. Our sheep conserve about 12 acres of pasture. We use portable flexinet fence to keep them in a small area. After they eat down one area, the fence and sheep are moved to another area and so on until all of the pasture has been covered. After they finish with the final section, the first sections have regrown so the sheep are moved back to start over again. This method keeps the pasture and the sheep healthy.\r\n\r\nAs a by-product of this practice, we also create habitat for grassland and ground nesting birds. Birds will even perch on the backs of sheep to gain a higher elevation so they can watch out for predators.\r\n\r\nOne of my personal joys is walking in the pasture and observing wildflowers. Coltsfoot, columbine, blue irises, morning glories and a diverse color array of lilies rival any flower garden. My sheep create their own paradise.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Beth Ezold <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Beth Ezold<\/h3>Beth has been sewing since she was in 4-H Club. Most recently she has been making protective masks in different styles and fabrics as well as her coiled fabric pottery. You can even meet Beth if you come to Vault on Wednesdays when she works as Gallery Assistant.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/VAULT_-_Truddi_quilt.jpg' data-image-alt='Truddi Greene Quilt'>Truddi Greene <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Truddi Greene<\/h3>Artist Statement - Quilting is a blissful journey, and every destination reached catapults me onto a new road with endless miles left to travel.\r\n\r\nQuilting has become my passion, taking inspriration from the saturated colors I've seen in my tavels through Mexico, Central American and Italy.\r\n\r\nMy fascination with sewing began at nine years old and hasn't let up since I got my first Singer featherweight machine in 1964. I'm from a mid-western family who were makers of useful, practical things: from dresses to donutes, pickles to pies, everything was made at home by nonchalantly expert hands. Kansas quilt makers were common, but my grandfather distinguished himself by sewing and gifting 36 quilts as a retired farmer. I was allowed to use my favorite antique quilts on overnight stays with my grandma and eventually inherited two of those beauties.\r\n\r\nThe idea of making a quilt was always a dormant seed in my mind while raising four children and working as a teacher. The satisfaction of completing my first quilt in 2002 as a 20th anniversary gift to my husband was a major turning point for me; after a lifetime of stitching clothes, my focus turned to color theory and traditional quilt design.\r\n\r\nMy first quilts were safe projects with batik fabrics and tradtitional patterns, but I got over that in a hurry when I discovered a fabric designer named Kaffe Fassett. (Kaffe Fassett is one of the most influential living textile artists and the best selling author of knitting, mosaic and patchwork title. Kaffe perceives all his work in the same way - as the opportunity to play with colors and patterns). His bold, huge prints in wild and sassy colors led me to a new way of thinking about my work, and I'm immersed now in seeing what I can come up with, experimenting with new techniques and designing some of my own quilts. I'm transforming a family tradition as I experiment with international fabrics and reach for new unique images in my small Chester, Vermont studio.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/VAULT_-_Ellen_Howard.jpg' data-image-alt='Ellen Howard Scarves'>Ellen Howard <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Ellen Howard<\/h3>Ellen Howard began sewing at age eight with the help of several 4-H volunteers in the small town of Oakham, Massachusetts. This is as close as Ellen came to any formal instruction. Sewing and fabric collecting soon became her passion. All through Ellen's youth she continued to develop her sewing skills and fabric collection\u2014always as a hobby, never dreaming there would be a career in which she could employ her sewing and design skills. In the late seventies Ellen moved to Vermont attended college, tried a couple of jobs etc. For a brief time Ellen sewed for a local skiwear manufacturer, where she further developed her sewing skills.\r\n\r\nIn the early eighties Ellen started her family all the while looking for opportunities to earn a living sewing and designing. Over the years Ellen has worked with several designers, artists and fine clothing boutiques. During this time Ellen has compiled an extensive collection of antique, vintage and new textiles.\r\n\r\nEllen's family is now grown and are following their dreams, giving Ellen time to follow her own dream, sewing her own creations. Ellen uses vintage fashions and design techniques for inspiration. She has a wide selection of designs available, wearable and decorative. For men, silk ties and vests in silk brocades and velvets. For the ladies, special occasion dresses, jackets, simple outfits and accessories. Hats in colorful fabrics for the entire family. Quilts, throws and pillows in silks and velvets, some embellished with beads and silk ribbon work, as well as some made with antique kimonos. All items are exquisite and unique.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'>Laura Montano <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'>Lisa Murray <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'>Nancy O'Connor <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'>Sherry Trombley <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'><a href='http:\/\/www.mileskellystudio.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.mileskellystudio.com\/'>Miles Kelly Studio <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'>John W. Scott <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'>Jenna May Konesko <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'><a href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mountainleatherdesign\/' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mountainleatherdesign\/'>Tisha Chevalier <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'><a href='https:\/\/kdhillknitwear.com\/' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/kdhillknitwear.com\/'>Kathy Dowd-Hill <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Wander On Words <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Wander On Words<\/h3><strong>Colleen Wilcox<\/strong> of <strong><em>Wander on Words,<\/em><\/strong> creates hand-lettered designs out of words and transforms them into towels, stickers, cards, and more. Her mission is to spread positivity, inspire others, and rekindle a love for nature.\r\n\r\nWhen expanding her business to include products other than stationery, Colleen wanted to collaborate with other small businesses within the states. She found a company called Canvastry based in Nashville, Tennesee that prints on dish towels. They are a family with years of experience in customized printing, and they are committed to providing the creative community with the finest quality prints and products. They use water-based inks that do not peel off with time or use and print on 100% natural cotton, hand-hemmed towels.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Mary Lou Goulet <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Mary Lou Goulet<\/h3>Mary Lou learned to knit from her grandmother, now she knits puppets that her own granddaughter loves!<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'>Laurie Marechaux <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'>Corky Bond <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fiber-art'>Barbara Brill <\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Fine Art<\/h3><ul id='fine-art'><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JoannaAlixWatercolors' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JoannaAlixWatercolors'>Joanna Alix <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Simi Berman <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='http:\/\/www.crowhillgallery.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.crowhillgallery.com\/'>Jean Carbonetti <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Lynette Carsten <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Aurora Davidson <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Richard Emery <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Richard Emery<\/h3>My name is Richard Emery, and I\u2019m about as local as you can get. I was born in Springfield in 1954 and have lived in Weathersfield all my life. Whatever artistic ability I have apparently came from my mother\u2019s side, especially my grandfather who was a very good woodcarver. I took art classes in high school, but never had any formal painting lessons. Drawing and painting just come natural to me, like breathing. It\u2019s just something I do without really thinking about it.\r\n\r\nMy father was a logger and after I graduated from Springfield High School in 1972, I went to work with him. He retired about 1980, and in \u201983 I started work at Green Mountain Log Homes in Chester. When the big log home boom hit, we got so busy that for a time I did very little painting. Green Mountain closed down in \u201992, but I still managed to do work for just about everybody else who had anything to do with log homes. Then I got into building log railings and log furniture. All this means I have about every type of woodworking machine and tool, very handy when it comes to making frames.\r\n\r\nIn \u201997 or \u201998 I ended up being the caregiver for my mother until she went into a nursing home in 2005. I did very little painting during this time.\r\nMom died in 2008 and in 2010 I decided to get back into painting again, using acrylics now.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='http:\/\/www.peterhuntoon.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.peterhuntoon.com\/'>Peter Huntoon <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Bruce Iverson <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='http:\/\/www.christinemixart.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.christinemixart.com\/'>Christine Mix <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rob_pic.jpg' data-image-alt='Robert O'Brien'>Robert O'Brien <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Robert O'Brien<\/h3>\u201cI have been painting in the watercolor medium for over forty years. One of my main objectives in watercolor painting is to create light through the use of shadow. In painting ordinary images, I find a fascinating interplay between the two. The transparency of the medium helps in bringing shadows alive while allowing the light to glow.\u201d\r\n\r\nMy recent paintings have emphasized close focus features of a particular subject giving the piece an almost abstract quality, with great attention placed on composition and value. I\u2019ve also been exploring portraiture and figurative works. One of my objectives is to transform mundane, everyday scenes into beautiful works of art.\r\nI am a Signature member of the American and National Watercolor Societies as well as several others including the New England Watercolor Society. I have studied with noted watercolorists including James Whatford, Tony Couch and Marshall Joyce NA AWS.\r\nI have recently won the Honor Award at the Academic Association\u2019s 64th Annual Exhibit, the Silver Medal at the 2014 New England Watercolor Society\u2019s Juried Members Exhibition in Boston. I was accepted into the 147th International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society, to be held in April at the Salmagundi Club.\r\nMy work was featured in the December 2011 \/ February 2012 issue of l\u2019Art de Aquarelle and in the upcoming Splash 15, the Best of Watercolor. I teach workshops throughout the United States and abroad.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='http:\/\/www.ruellefineart.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.ruellefineart.com\/'>Kevin Ruelle <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='http:\/\/www.marthasfolkart.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.marthasfolkart.com\/'>Martha Stevenson <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/robinstronk03.jpg' data-image-alt='Robin Stronk Artwork'>Robin Stronk <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Robin Stronk<\/h3>Stronk is a 1975 graduate of the N.Y. State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell. Her practice career has run the full gamut from large to mixed to small animal settings. In addition she did a stint teaching veterinary technicians at Quinnipiac University and worked as a track veterinarian at Hinsdale Greyhound Park.\r\n\r\nDuring a veterinary career that extends over thirty years, she has always had a deep need to study and produce artwork. Through classes at the River Gallery School in Brattleboro, VT, she has refined her technique and focus resulting in gallery representation.\r\n\r\nRobin has had the honor of having her work (\u201cFeather\u201d 3\/15\/97 and \u201cThe Dispute\u201d 2\/15\/00) featured as cover art for the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. \u201cEyes on the Future\u201d, a commission for the Veterinary Scholarship Trust of New England, was her third cover on Oct. 1, 2008. In addition, she has received Judges Awards at the International Exhibition on Animals in Art at the Louisiana State Veterinary College in 2003 and 2006 for \u201cDakota\u201d and \u201cLay or Bust.\u201d\r\n\r\nRobin lives in Southern New Hampshire with her husband where they have raised their three children. Robin and John were the sole owners of Windham Veterinary Clinic in Brattleboro, VT for 23 years. She now concentrates her time on her art, writing, and frolicking with cats as much as possible.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='http:\/\/lynnvannatta.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/lynnvannatta.com\/'>Lynn VanNatta <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='http:\/\/sarahkwaite.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/sarahkwaite.com\/'>Sarah Kinsella Waite <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Woodfield Press <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='http:\/\/angiefollensbeehall.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/angiefollensbeehall.com\/'>Angie Follensbee-Hall <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Evelyn Towsley <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='http:\/\/www.stacyharshman.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.stacyharshman.com\/'>Stacy Harshman <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Rick Hearn <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Gil Perry <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Robert Carston <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Donna Ellery <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Deborah Holmes <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Bradley Jackson <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Dan O'Donnell <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Catherine Palmer <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'><a href='https:\/\/www.cleopatra-redbird.com\/' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/www.cleopatra-redbird.com\/'>Cleopatra Redbird <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Jane Ashley Fine Art <\/li><li class='indv-artist  fine-art'>Hone Williams Fine Art <\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Glass<\/h3><ul id='glass'><li class='indv-artist  glass'><a href='http:\/\/www.magsbonham.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.magsbonham.com\/'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Mags Bonham <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Mags Bonham<\/h3>Glass nail files<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass'>Mary Angus <\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass'><a href='http:\/\/www.route4glass.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.route4glass.com\/'>Lada Bohac <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/rb_pic.jpg' data-image-alt='Robert Burch'>Robert Burch <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Robert Burch<\/h3>Robert has been working in blown glass for over 20 years, while maintaining a broad production line he is Increasing his focus on one-of-a-kind and commission work. His glasswork consists of vases, perfume bottles, paperweights and sculptural pieces, with his current specialty being works that incorporate veiled silver glass with delicate bubble patterns. Since 1977 Robert's works have been shown in numerous shows across the country. Says Robert, \"Most of my inspiration comes from my natural surroundings, and is further enhanced by the beauty of the glass in its molten state. I am fortunate to have found work that I love and that allows me to be creative.\"\r\n\r\n\"I don't know if I chose glass, or it chose me,\" Robert Burch muses. The two met dramatically in the late 1960's when glassblowing was still new as a re-emerging craft. While visiting at Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Burch ventured out for an evening walk in the surrounding North Carolina woods. \"I came upon a little cabin with a roar coming out of it and a strange glow in its windows,\" he almost whispers, remembering. \"I looked in the door, and there was this guy blowing glass. I was stunned! The magic, the sensuality, the energy of that moving, molten glass! From that moment on, my purpose was to get as close to glass as I could.\"\r\n\r\nAnd so he has. A chance opportunity to simultaneously learn and teach glassblowing at Goddard College led the former production potter from clay to glass. By 1978, Burch had moved his first glassblowing studio in Plainfield, Vermont to its current home in a 200-year-old Putney barn.\r\nBrandywine Glassworks now supplies over 200 shops and galleries nationwide with exquisite vases, perfume bottles, paperweights, and sculptures, each handblown by Burch. Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Neiman-Marcus have been among his clients.\r\n\r\nWatching Burch in action explains his conscious choice not to further expand his thriving business.\r\nClearly it's a venture or perhaps a dance in which Burch and glass are the closest of partners. His every muscle keeps pace with the fiery substance he cajoles into shape. A twist here, a light touch there, a breath, a moment's rest. A master is at work here, following the lead offered by glass heated to over 2,000 degrees.\r\n\r\nOccasionally, the roles are reversed. \"Sometimes I feel like a tool the glass is using,\" he exclaims between precise puffs on his long pipe.\r\nSo intimate is his relationship with each piece, that Burch claims he can easily identify his work from years past. In his first five years as a professional, he produced over 10,000 items.\r\n\"If you lose contact with the glass, you lose your potential for creative growth,\" he adds emphatically.\r\nThis is not the voice of a potential paperpusher. To separate Burch from glass and the process he so obviously loves would be a tragedy. In this case, small is indeed very beautiful.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass'><a href='http:\/\/www.karendeets.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.karendeets.com\/'>Karen Deets <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass'>Green Mountain Glass <\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nick_kekic_bowls.jpg' data-image-alt='Nick Kekic Glass'>Nick Kekic <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Nick Kekic<\/h3>\"Glass is a fascinating and compelling material to work with. When super hot it can be poured and cast in a fluid state, or blown and sculptured hot in a semi-molten state.When solid at room temperature it can be cut, faceted and polished to a fine brilliance. Tooled for thousands of years glass is the most precious when worked to capture this unique relationship with light.\r\nGlass, technically speaking, is neither a solid nor a liquid. It can be better described as a 'super cooled liquid' having no crystalline structure at all. hence it breaks randomly jagged and dangerously sharp. I try to think of glass as a liquid that's frozen to room temperature in a controlled and sometimes precarious balancing act of heat, gravity, timing and human intervention in these processes.\r\nThe compelling and fascinating challenge for me now is trying to work with glass in such a way that concentrates on and expresses this fluidity as a material and its relationship with light. Many of my current designs are an effort to capture both this frozen gesture in form while also playing with the richness in color and light that glass generates.\r\nMost of my work is functional as I've often felt most satisfyied making things that are both beautiful and useful. But I'm trying not to limit myself to this aesthetic and have begun to develop some new sculptural ideas recently.\"\r\nNicholas Kekic was given the rare gift of being born into a glass making family. His grandfather worked in an industrial glass making facility at General Electric for forty two years. This wealth of technical knowledge and years of expereince was gifted to Nick's father, Thomas Kekic, an artist, craftsman and teacherwho put it to use helping start the glass program at Rochester Institute of Technology in the early studio art glass movement in America.\r\nGrowing up in this enviroment Nick was surrounded by hand-made objects and people who took care and effort in the creative process, people who found value in these things and the life of ideas and creativity they can generate. It is this tradition he believes that making and using these objects brings a richness to our lives that is both unique and precious. These objects have a great value not only in how they are appreciated but in the process of their creation as well.\r\nNick has been working in glass on his own now with his wife, Tamasin Ballou, a potter and has most recently settled in Chester, Vermont where they built a home and studios. Nickolas Kekic's Glass has been shown in Galleries and private collections throughout the U.S.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass'><a href='http:\/\/www.sherwinartglass.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.sherwinartglass.com\/'>Chris Sherwin <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass'>Cathy Tretler <\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/VAULT_-_Weill.jpg' data-image-alt='Glass by Andrew Weill'>Andrew Weill <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Andrew Weill<\/h3>Brilliant with the intensity of molten jewels defines the work of Andrew Weill of Manchester, VT.\r\nHis mouth-blown glass is created at his Manchester studio.\r\n\r\n\"I blow glass simply because I love it.\" Weill started working with glass at 17. \"Right from the start I learned a great lesson in humility. Glass is an amazing material; it can be hot and malleable and cold and delicate all at the same time. Needless to say it is a very humbling expereince to watch as your work hits the floor or cracks in the process of being made.\"\r\n\r\nAfter receiving a BFA in glass form Franklin Pierce College, Weill entered the world of production glass. In 1998, Weill was offered a job at a small shop in Sweden. \"What a feeling to stand in a glass shop whose furnace has been roaring since before America was discovered.\" Much of Andrew's inspiration comes from Italian and Swedish Techniques. \"I enjoy the heavy durability of Swedish glass and the bold colors and striping of Italian glass.\" Andrew's work incorporates all that he loves; bold colors, beauty and function, in other words, art that is easy to live with.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass'>Zachary Grace <\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass'>Hank Schwartz of Hot Glass Coins <\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass jewelry'><a href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cherie.marshall.31' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cherie.marshall.31'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Cherie Marshall <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Cherie Marshall<\/h3>Cherie's jewelry is crafted from kiln-formed glass. Her favorite technique is designing patterned bars of glass from which thin slices are cut and unique earrings and pendants are created.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Jewelry<\/h3><ul id='jewelry'><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sheryl_Blais.jpg' data-image-alt='Baked Beads Jewelry'>Baked Beads <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Baked Beads<\/h3>As an artist for 30 years Sheryl's career as a salon owner, color specialist and stylist had given her the unique opportunity to express her creativity. For the past 7 years, She has been designing jewelry. She was chosen 1 of 50 out of 600 juried pieces of art for the 50th Chautauqua National Exhibition Of American Art in New York. Her crocheted pieces were displayed and viewed by over 70,000 people. Sheryl has also received 2 first place awards for her exceptional wire crocheted work.\r\n\r\nHer specialty is her crocheted pieces (the result of a long and arduous production process) and are nothing short of extraordinary. She has attended various beading classes, including lampworking, and a certification course in Precious Metal Clay.Sheryl also attends trade shows on a regular basis to find the finest materials available for use in her designs and to keep on the cutting edge of style. Her jewelry is carefully created with unique colors and detail to each piece.\r\n\r\nIn her rural design studio in the hills of Westhampton, Massachusetts, Sheryl uses only the best sterling silver, fresh water pearls, Swarovski crystals, Swarovski pearls and semi-precious stones. The result are items of impeccable quality and taste.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Nina Briggs <\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ron_Cravens.jpg' data-image-alt='Ron Cravens Jewelry'>Ron Cravens <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Ron Cravens<\/h3>As a long standing juried member of the nationally recognized League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, customers have come to rely on Ron Cravens for both fine quality handcrafted jewelry as well as good customer service.\r\nFrom One of a Kind fine art jewelry to designs that can be repeated, each piece of jewelry is considered unique as each is individually handcrafted right here in our studio. For this reason we can assure our customers the quality they expect.\r\nClientele includes collectors seeking unusual One of a Kind fine art jewelry as well as shoppers interested in repeatable designs for coordinating ensembles, personal gift giving, Corporate Gifts and Bridal Wear.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry metal'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DanforthBIO__element67.jpg' data-image-alt='Danforth Pewter'>Danforth Designs <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Danforth Designs<\/h3>Fred and Judi Danforth have revived a family tradition of pewtersmithing started by Fred's great great great great great grandfather. Well known Connecticut pewtersmith Thomas Danforth II, pioneered the craft of pewtermaking in the United States between 1755 and 1782.\r\n\r\nAmong Thomas' six pewtering sons, the older ones apprenticed with their father and the younger ones to their older brothers. His daughter Sarah mothered and grandmothered pewtersmiths. Each specialized in several forms of holloware, such as plates, mugs, bowls, candlesticks, communion flagons, or teapots. They were industrious and inventive and enjoyed much demand for their work, as pewter was the American tableware of choice until the rise of imported chinaware in the mid-nineteenth century.\r\n\r\nFred and Judi founded Danforth Pewterers and began designing their holloware line in Woodstock, Vermont in 1975. They moved to Lincoln, Vermont in 1978 and for ten years developed their pewter line in their mountain workshop. In 1988 the company moved to its current workshop in Middlebury, Vermont where Fred now designs and creates the holloware line while Judi focuses her energy on designs for the cast line. The Danforth name enjoys a unique recognition among both antique and contemporary pewter collectors.\r\n\r\nThomas Danforth II was among the finest Revolutionary era pewtersmiths in New England. Since Fred and Judi revived the craft of pewtermaking in 1975, they have drawn inspiration from Fred's early pewtersmith ancestors to create a fine contemporary collection of Danforth pewter designs. Their line reflects the historical tradition for quality and craftsmanship<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Melody Reed <\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='http:\/\/www.onlysilverjewelry.com\/bio.htm' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.onlysilverjewelry.com\/bio.htm'>Only Silver <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DS_birch_earings.jpg' data-image-alt='Daryl Storrs Jewelry'>Darryl Storrs <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Darryl Storrs<\/h3>Daryl V. Storrs is a versatile artist. She creates hand-printed, hand-painted lithographic prints and jewelry, as well as unique pastel paintings. Her experience comes from working with other artists, including Middlebury College's David Bumbeck, and Sabra Field, a well-known Vermont woodcut artist. Daryl spent a six-week printmaking residency at The MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, NH, and holds a Masters in Printmaking from U-Mass Amherst.\r\n\r\nDaryl has had 25 years of printmaking experience, and has been creating landscape pastels for over15 years. In each medium her focus has been on color and sense of place, reflecting the multiple dimensions of nature and the Vermont landscape.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/TBreezeVerDant1.jpg' data-image-alt='T Breeze Verdant Jewelry'>T.Breeze Verdant <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>T.Breeze Verdant<\/h3>T. Breeze VerDant claims to hold a master\u2019s degree from the prestigious University of Hard Knocks. He started his woodworking experience by building a log cabin from his own trees and rocks, hauling the logs by hand with a \"come-along\". He consequently demolished buildings for building materials and built another home entirely from lumber he harvested selectively from a friend\u2019s forest (thereby saving it from being clear-cut). Expressing ones self through house building is a tedious method of expression. It also consumes a lot of trees, which \"Breeze\" has an affinity for. \"My mother knew where to find me at dinner time, she\u2019d stick her head out of the door of the kitchen and yell\u2026. upwards!\". Breeze has run power lines, studied and practiced massage and the healing arts; He is a singer\/songwriter\/guitarist\/poet and an activist for peace and the environment. Breezes aim with wood is to create and share the greatest amount of beauty while consuming the smallest amount of wood. Breeze has been practicing marquetry full time since 1988.\r\n\r\nA large amount of wood used in these jewelry pieces is from scraps and recycled pieces. ALL of the solid exotic pieces are from the same. The veneers used are approx. 1\/50\" thick; they\u2019re sliced which means that there is no waste. One board 12\" wide by 1\"thick by 10\u2019 long would expand out to cover an area 10\u2019 by 50\u2019.\r\n\r\nBreeze has been featured in the following Books:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The Art of Making Elegant Jewelry Boxes by Tony Lydgate<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Art of Making Wooden Jewelry by Tony Lydgate (COVER)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Fine Decorative Boxes by Andrew Crawford<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Simple Marquetry by Mike Burton<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Cindy Weed <\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='http:\/\/www.vermontvintagebuttonjewelry.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.vermontvintagebuttonjewelry.com\/'>Martha Welch <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='http:\/\/www.landscapejewelry.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.landscapejewelry.com\/'>Robin Levine <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Sarah Machtey <\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Susan Rosano <\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='https:\/\/geographicgems.com\/about-geo-graphic-gems' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/geographicgems.com\/about-geo-graphic-gems'>Marcia Passos-Duffy <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Aristides Nogueron Rivera <\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='https:\/\/divelladesigns.com\/' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/divelladesigns.com\/'>Dianne Jacques <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='http:\/\/courtneyreckord.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/courtneyreckord.com\/'>Courtney Reckord <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Sheryl Blais <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Sheryl Blais<\/h3>Christmas tree earrings!<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Carole Sousa <\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Robin Perrault <\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Vermont Bentwood <\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Madeliene Wright <\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'><a href='https:\/\/allisonkorndesigns.com\/' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/allisonkorndesigns.com\/'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Allison Korn <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Allison Korn<\/h3>Jewelry inspired by nature<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Bonnie Rihm, Red Barn Studio <\/li><li class='indv-artist  glass jewelry'><a href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cherie.marshall.31' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cherie.marshall.31'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Cherie Marshall <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Cherie Marshall<\/h3>Cherie's jewelry is crafted from kiln-formed glass. Her favorite technique is designing patterned bars of glass from which thin slices are cut and unique earrings and pendants are created.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  jewelry'>Miranda McNamara <\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Maple Products<\/h3><ul id='maple-products'><li class='indv-artist  maple-products'>Moore's Sugar House <\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Metal<\/h3><ul id='metal'><li class='indv-artist  jewelry metal'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DanforthBIO__element67.jpg' data-image-alt='Danforth Pewter'>Danforth Designs <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Danforth Designs<\/h3>Fred and Judi Danforth have revived a family tradition of pewtersmithing started by Fred's great great great great great grandfather. Well known Connecticut pewtersmith Thomas Danforth II, pioneered the craft of pewtermaking in the United States between 1755 and 1782.\r\n\r\nAmong Thomas' six pewtering sons, the older ones apprenticed with their father and the younger ones to their older brothers. His daughter Sarah mothered and grandmothered pewtersmiths. Each specialized in several forms of holloware, such as plates, mugs, bowls, candlesticks, communion flagons, or teapots. They were industrious and inventive and enjoyed much demand for their work, as pewter was the American tableware of choice until the rise of imported chinaware in the mid-nineteenth century.\r\n\r\nFred and Judi founded Danforth Pewterers and began designing their holloware line in Woodstock, Vermont in 1975. They moved to Lincoln, Vermont in 1978 and for ten years developed their pewter line in their mountain workshop. In 1988 the company moved to its current workshop in Middlebury, Vermont where Fred now designs and creates the holloware line while Judi focuses her energy on designs for the cast line. The Danforth name enjoys a unique recognition among both antique and contemporary pewter collectors.\r\n\r\nThomas Danforth II was among the finest Revolutionary era pewtersmiths in New England. Since Fred and Judi revived the craft of pewtermaking in 1975, they have drawn inspiration from Fred's early pewtersmith ancestors to create a fine contemporary collection of Danforth pewter designs. Their line reflects the historical tradition for quality and craftsmanship<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  metal'>BeeHiveDesigns <\/li><li class='indv-artist  metal'><a href='http:\/\/silver-wood.com\/Artistinfo.htm' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/silver-wood.com\/Artistinfo.htm'>Randy Adams <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  metal'><a href='http:\/\/www.paynejunkerstudio.net\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.paynejunkerstudio.net\/'>Payne Junker <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  metal'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>DeskPets, LLC <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>DeskPets, LLC<\/h3>Alissa and Jason Kenwood w<span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql b0tq1wua a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb hrzyx87i jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql b0tq1wua jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\">eld items not typically designed to be fused to something else to <\/span><\/span>create unique sculptures. Some are petite enough to fit on your desk. Others command a larger area.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  metal'>Ali Nickerson Metal Spoons <\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Mixed Media<\/h3><ul id='mixed-media'><li class='indv-artist  mixed-media'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LeporeBIO__element71.jpg' data-image-alt='Sea Glass Mobiles'>Giovanna Lepore <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Giovanna Lepore<\/h3>Giovanna considers her sea glass mobiles \"sculptures that move with color\". As a girl, Giovanna studied art in Gardiner, Maine with Edna McGrail who was a student of Andrew Wyeth. Lepore attended Lake Erie College and the University of New Hampshire where she received a BA in studio art. She started working in sea glass about 7 years ago after meeting artist and illustrator Ashley Bryan. Giovanna also paints in oils, watercolors, does printmaking and sculpts.\r\n\r\n\"When I design the mobiles, I look at the positive and negative shapes, forms and colors creating combinations to make a lively statement. Recently I started tying sea glass fragments using fish line and thicker transparent glass. My glass collection is an archeological endeavor most of which is found on coastal Maine. Friends in New Jersey and Florida add to my colorful sea glass treasures. The wood for the mobiles is salvaged from excursions on the Connecticut River. My art is made from 95% recycled materials.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  mixed-media'>Dan Cassidy <\/li><li class='indv-artist  mixed-media'>Barb Riotte <\/li><li class='indv-artist  mixed-media'>Diana Rhodes <\/li><li class='indv-artist  mixed-media'>Chris Gluck <\/li><li class='indv-artist  mixed-media'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Whisper_Hill_Soap.jpg' data-image-alt='Whisper Hill Soap Balls'>Whisper Hill Soap <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Whisper Hill Soap<\/h3>Whisper Hill is a Vermont-made line of bath and body products containing mostly natural ingredients. What sets us apart from most other bath and body lines is our commitment to both quality and esthetics. We strive to produce our products as free from synthetic ingredients as possible. All our soaps, bath salts and body scrubs are made with NO CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES and most of our products are scented with natural essential oils. The absence of chemicals and synthetics makes our products more gentle and nourishing for the skin and the whole body. With the presence of high quality natural ingredients such as olive oil, goat's milk, aloe vera oil, castor oil, shea butter and other nourishing components, we utilize what nature has to offer, making our products not only better for you and the environment, but luxurious as well. At Whisper Hill we try to package our products in a way that is eco-friendly, impacting the earth as minimally as possible, without sacrificing quality. In short we are committed to helping make the world a better place to live. Here's to your health, wellbeing and comfort!<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  mixed-media'>Vermont Bee Balm <\/li><li class='indv-artist  mixed-media'>Jodi Gintof, Beeswax Candles <\/li><li class='indv-artist  mixed-media'>Suzanne Burge Pine Needle Baskets <\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Paper Art<\/h3><ul id='paper-art'><li class='indv-artist  paper-art'><a href='http:\/\/thepapercraneorigami.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/thepapercraneorigami.com\/'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Miya Cline <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Miya Cline<\/h3>Paper Cranes<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  paper-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Emily McNamara <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Emily McNamara<\/h3>Emily researches, writes, and designs a new <strong>12 month nutrition calendar<\/strong> each year.\u00a0 These calendars usually arrive in early December and feature hand-drawn and painted artwork by Emily as well as a wealth of nutrition information.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  paper-art'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Doublebrook Books by Deborah Stuart <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Doublebrook Books by Deborah Stuart<\/h3>Deborah Stuart's <em>Doublebrook Books<\/em> are made largely from materials which are up cycled from numerous papers. They are hand-bound and stitched with linen, perle cotton or silk thread, some with ribbon, vintage button or cord closures. Each is unique, many including handmade, hand painted, eco-dyed or pulled-print papers. The sizes vary from tiny, which children and teens love, to 5 X 6. They are perfect for notes, special gifts and journaling.\u00a0 They range from $6.00 to $20.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  paper-art'>Merle T. Russell III Coloring Books <\/li><li class='indv-artist  paper-art'>Brenda (Granny) Snow Children's Books <\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Photography<\/h3><ul id='photography'><li class='indv-artist  photography'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Richard Cofrancesco <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Richard Cofrancesco<\/h3>Richard started photographing during his first tour in Vietnam in 1967. After returning he studied at the Paier School of Art in Hamden, CT. He also studied with Jed Divine, known for his fine arts and commercial photography.\r\n\r\nPhotographs, many of them panoramas are printed on archival paper or aluminum.\r\n\r\n\u201cI am excited to find compositions where all elements come together to form images of beauty or questions to the viewer.\"<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  photography'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LE_ariel_view.jpg' data-image-alt='Len Emery Aerial Photography'>Len Emery <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Len Emery<\/h3>I come from an engineering background with all of its inflexibility and predefinition. Conversely, photography is often fleeting and very much undefined. I try to capture the image as it happens, the instant framed from my perspective for all to see and interpret. I try to use the environment as an element of the image, allowing it to enhance and sometimes be the image. I then try to draw the viewer into the image as I was drawn in when I first saw it. An attempt is made to keep the entire image in sharp focus and not let any of it escape the viewers notice.\r\nI am a pilot and use my flying skills and camera together when doing contract aerial photography.\r\n\r\nAll of my photos are typically from Vermont and in particular the Black River basin area.\r\nI have a large selection of New York street photography and have spent many hours walking the streets and avenues of New York stalking that illusive 'perfect image'. I have a large darkroom here in Springfield, which will hopefully yield some of my better black and white works.\r\n\r\nSince digital photography as a medium is now gaining acceptance, I have assembled a fairly large up to date digital studio as well. I am currently a student at the New York Institute of Photography and should finish my studies in June of 2006. However, I have been carrying a camera off and on since Vietnam in 1969. Most of that photography has escaped my grasp over the years including a very extensive portfolio with negatives that was lost in the late eighties.\r\n\r\nI also consult from time to time for any company that needs a UNIX systems engineer since that is what my most recent endeavors are tied to. I have an extensive background in biomedical device engineering and have a number of patents in that field.\r\n\r\nI have worked for a number of the larger pharmaceutical companies in this country including Pfizer and Bayer as well as some of the premier aerospace companies. Most recently I consulted to Sikorsky Aircraft company on the Comanche helicopter project.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  photography'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jo11_op_800x378.jpg' data-image-alt='Jon Olsen Photography'>Jon Olsen <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Jon Olsen<\/h3>I have lived and worked in the four northern states of New England and have a great affinity for the varied landscape, flora and fauna of this area. I have a SA in Political Science, but pursued photography full time right out of school. I operated a photography gallery in Maine for many years. I've been involved in managing forest land in New Hampshire and I currently work from a studio in Norwich, Vermont where I live with my wife and three children.\r\n\r\nMy recent work is all produced using a digital SLR system. I work in a RAW format which allows precise control over image qualities. I do all of the processing and printing in my studio on a digital editing and Ultrachrome inkjet printing system. The 100% cotton rag, heavyweight paper has the feel of watercolor paper and faithfully renders color and tonal values. The fine art paper, ink, 100% cotton rag mat and backing are all produced to archival standards.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  photography'><a href='http:\/\/www.geneparulisphotography.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.geneparulisphotography.com\/'>Gene Parulis <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  photography'><a href='https:\/\/jeffspringart.com\/' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/jeffspringart.com\/'>Jeff Spring <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  photography'>Tiffany Soukup <\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Pottery<\/h3><ul id='pottery'><li class='indv-artist  pottery'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AB1.jpg' data-image-alt='Andrew Berends Pottery'>Andrew Berends <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Andrew Berends<\/h3>Andrew Berends has a been a potter since 1976. He received a B.F.A. from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Upon graduating, he traveled through Spain, working with traditional folk potters.\r\n\r\nIn 1986, he received an M.F.A. from Montana State University at Bozeman , then went on to be an artist in residence at Anderson ranch Art Center, Snowmass, Colorado.\r\nHe now lives in Springfield, VT, where he extablished his studio in the woods. His work has been shown in galleries throughout the United States.\r\nRaku is a sixteenth century Japanese firing process originally intended to produce ceremonial tea ware.\r\n\r\nIt involves firing a piece to 1850 degrees, pulling it out of the kiln with tongs, then placing it in combustibles such as straw or sawdust.\r\nA cover is placed over the glowing piece, forcing the fire to smolder and engulf it with smoke. This smoke changes the chemical composition of the galzes by creating a \"reducing\" enviroment. This \"reduction\" changes, copper glaze from green to metallic red, while turning any bare clay jet black.\r\n\r\nOn non-metallic glazes, a crackle effect is created when a piece is pulled from the hot kiln into the cold air, causing the glaze to shiver and crackle. As smoke penetrates the piece it enters the tiny array of cracks turning them black. Because of the unique Raku process, no two pieces will be the same.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  pottery'><a href='http:\/\/www.maxpottery.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.maxpottery.com\/'>Maxine Hugon <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  pottery'><a href='https:\/\/www.carolkeiser.com\/' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/www.carolkeiser.com\/'>Carol Keiser <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  pottery'><a href='http:\/\/www.lkoehlerpottery.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.lkoehlerpottery.com\/'>Leslie Khoeler <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  pottery'><a href='http:\/\/www.vermont.com\/business\/susanleaderpottery\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.vermont.com\/business\/susanleaderpottery\/'>Susan Leader <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  pottery'><a href='https:\/\/www.meinhardtdesign.com\/' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/www.meinhardtdesign.com\/'>Jean Meinhardt <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  pottery'>Elizabeth Saslaw <\/li><li class='indv-artist  pottery'>Janice Walrafen <\/li><li class='indv-artist  pottery'><a href='http:\/\/www.laurazindel.com\/' target='_blank' title='http:\/\/www.laurazindel.com\/'>Laura Zindel <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  pottery'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>The Village Potter <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>The Village Potter<\/h3>Bronna Zlochiver is The Village Potter.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  pottery'>Norma St. Germain <\/li><li class='indv-artist  pottery'>Barbara Davis <\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='artist-cat'><h3 class='cat-page-title'>Wood &amp; Stone<\/h3><ul id='wood-stone'><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'>Jim Cunningham <\/li><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'>Neil Dominiecki <\/li><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'>Joseph Langton <\/li><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'>Philip Morgan <\/li><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'>Lois Reynolds <\/li><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='https:\/\/galleryvault.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/SkunkHollowBio__element64.jpg' data-image-alt='Skunk Hollow Studios Wooden Plate'>Skunk Hollow Studios\/Russ Fellows <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Skunk Hollow Studios\/Russ Fellows<\/h3>A native of Springfield and great-grandson of the founder of the Fellows Gear Shaper Company, Edwin R. Fellows, I am a fourth-generation Vermonter and woodworker. I attended the Springfield Public Schools through grade nine, then finished my high-schooling at Vermont Academy in Saxtons River. I graduated from Middlebury College in 1968.\r\n\r\nSettling in northern Vermont after graduation, my professional career evolved through many years and phases, but all my endeavors have involved building or restoration, and all those had something to do with wood! From restoring the old farmhouse in which I lived, to building homes for others, to crafting furniture and making woodenware, I have never lost my love of or focus on woodworking. Except for an occasional commission, I now exclusively make lathe pieces such as bowls, platters, vessels and sculptural pieces, which I sell in galleries in Vermont and New Hampshire. I am past president and director of Vermont's largest woodturning club and a current director of Vermont WoodNet, an association of individual and corporate wood workers and producers.\r\n\r\nI live with my partner of 32 years in an earth-sheltered solar home in Jericho, VT that we designed and built ourselves.<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'>Vermont Stoneworks <\/li><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'>Ross Meyer <\/li><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'><a href='#' class='artist-trigger' data-image='' data-image-alt=''>Flappers and Floppers <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"hidden indv-artist-details\"><h3>Flappers and Floppers<\/h3>Made by Peggy Roth<\/div><\/li><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'><a href='https:\/\/www.maplelandmark.com\/' target='_blank' title='https:\/\/www.maplelandmark.com\/'>Maple Landmark Inc. <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'>Sue Rubel <\/li><li class='indv-artist  wood-stone'>Harry Goodell Pens <\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ca236 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e5ca236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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