A Flair for Floorcloths
A Flair For Floorcloths The Henry Gould Farm sits at the base of Vermont’s picturesque Mount Ascutney as it has since the early 19th century. In the carriage house wing of the Gould farmhouse is Canvasworks, Lisa Curry Mair’s primary workspace. A Flair For Floorcloths The Henry Gould Farm sits at the base of Vermont’s picturesque Mount Ascutney as it has since the early 19th century. In the carriage house wing of the Gould farmhouse...
Inspired by Nature
Inspired by Nature Ceil Petrucelli Many contemporary sculptors are often inspired by nature and natural forms, the elements of fire, wind, and water, and the relationship and synergy that these various elements have with each other and with us, the viewer. Inspired by Nature Ceil Petrucelli Sculptors through the ages have been making three-dimensional forms by chiseling stone, carving wood, modeling clay, casting metal, and...
State of Craft Exhibits
State of Craft Exhibits At the Bennington Museum through October 31, the anchor show for a year-long celebration of the studio-crafts movement in Vermont brings together work from outstanding artisans from throughout the state. The show’s goal is “To document, preserve and interpret” the last fifty years of craft in the state, a time when crafts went from industrial production or a leisure time activity, to intensive, creative...
State of Craft Schedule
2010 State of Craft series events take place across the state. For more information, visit stateofcraft.org Sept 1-30: Pioneers of the Studio Craft Movement, showcase of crafts by earlyexhibitors—pottery, weaving and glass art, Vermont Artisan Designs & Gallery 2, Brattleboro, 802 257-2044, buyvermontart.com. Sept 1-Oct 30: The Land, The Art, The Artist, exhibit exploring the inspiration of the area’s...
State of Craft
State of Craft The Artisans Speak by Arlene Distler Intrigued by the beautiful objects on display at the Bennington Museum’s State of Craft show, I set out to visit the makers of those objects on their home turf—their studios. State of Craft The Artisans Speak by Arlene Distler Intrigued by the beautiful objects on display at the Bennington Museum’s State of Craft show, I set out to visit the makers of those objects on...