Tammy Blais is a Connecticut based artist who specializes in coastal oil paintings. Growing up in Rhode Island and frequent visits to the coast always gave her inspiration and calmness which sets the tone today in her creations. Tammy hopes her paintings invoke happiness in those viewing her work. Being self-taught, she lets her imagination […]
Connecticut-based artist Sarah Baskin paints impressionistic watercolor landscapes and seascapes. She is attracted to the transparency of watercolor and how the white of the paper shines through the paint. In each image she paints, Sarah aspires to be a painter of light, focusing on how the sunlight plays across the side of a building or how […]
Robert Thomas’ background in engineering allows him to utilize the ever-changing technology of digital cameras to capture moments that mirror his artistic vision. He has learned not just to document, but also to apply, the creative aspects of composition and the freedom offered with digital image processing. This allows Robert to create a more engaging […]
Raquel Miller was born and raised in beautiful Southern California. She moved to Connecticut 13 years ago with her husband and three very energetic boys. She was inspired to make her own jewelry to encourage beauty, expressive language, and individuality. With a passion for the 16th-18th century she tries to incorporate similar features with a […]
As an artist, Patti Maher is interested in simple, elegant lines…in shadows and negative space. She works in pencil, pen & ink, watercolor, and sometimes combines these media. Maher’s work is very quiet in nature, taking the subject matter down to its core substance. Her work is intended to provoke deep thought and a feeling […]
Marie started gourd art after the pandemic began and has continued for about a year now. She has a history of artistic work with wood and other crafts however the gourd work has been a new and exciting adventure for her. She is a self- taught artist who loves to create artwork that people will […]
Lynn Webber has been playing with and repurposing glass for the last six years. She designs garden art in the form of bird baths, totems, seed feeders and flowers. She has shown in Simsbury at the Flea and Smorgasbord for the last four years. She had a show at the Historical Society in Simsbury and […]
Kim Coughlin Tellez obtained a BA in Fine Arts and Latin American Studies at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, in 1985. There she studied painting with Paul Georges and David Campbell and printmaking with Susan Lichtman. Kim used art constantly during her years as a bilingual elementary teacher in Los Angeles, where she lived for 34 […]
Joan Wenzel has been a crafter since she was a little girl – she learned to sew when she was 8 years old and is still sewing – but now sewing with beads, beads, beads. As a jewelry designer she works with Japanese seed beads, Czech glass, semi-precious stones, crystals and handmade lamp work beads (which she and […]
Deborah is a music professor at Manchester Community College (MCC) preparing students for a vocation in music as well as those who seek music knowledge for personal interest. She is conductor and clarinetist for the MCC Chamber Ensemble. Deborah also enjoys the process of creating visual art. Simmons enjoys taking studio arts courses when able. […]
Prior to retirement, Deborah Churchill was the owner and founder of Churchill Consulting, Inc., a highly respected healthcare company that provided specialized services for radiation oncology practices internationally. Previous to that, Deborah worked for 18 years as a board-certified radiation therapist at Yale and 4 years as a supervisor at Waterbury Hospital Cancer Center. Deborah’s […]
Claudine Burns Smith is a ceramic artist. She has had numerous group and solo exhibitions of ceramics, sculptures and works on paper in the United States, France, the former Soviet Union and China. She taught art at the college and high school levels for many years and is retired now. She makes functional ceramic work […]
Creating with her hands has long been part of Catherine Stebinger’s life as a pastry chef. Now retired from the kitchen, that need for tactile expression has been translated into fiber. Catherine layers, rolls, kneads, and dyes various types of wool, silks, and vegetable fibers to create pieces that range from soft shimmery vests and […]
Carol’s jewelry designing began as an accidental attempt to make pottery. Twenty years ago, Carol took her first jewelry class at Wesleyan Potters. Over the years she has perfected her craft by attending numerous workshops in Connecticut and New York. Dorman enjoys the entire process of designing and making jewelry and tries to use the […]
Susan Braden Hull is obsessed with beads and jewelry design. You could say she never met a bead she didn’t like. A self-taught jewelry designer and maker, Susan was part of the team at the Bead Hive in Guilford for over 5 years and still is a member of that vibrant artisan community, inspired by […]
Joanna Biskupski earned an MFA in graphic design from the Institute of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland and was awarded a Fellowship from the Polish Association of Artists; and a grant from the Polish Ministry of Art and Culture. She has worked as a book designer and illustrator and has executed designs and illustration projects for […]
Lisa Conti, a lifelong native of central CT, is reawakening the artist within after a 22-year career as a middle school social studies teacher. Prior to her teaching career, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Connecticut. It was here that she was introduced to and fell in love with […]
Over 25 years ago my children gave me a gift of pottery classes and I have been making pots ever since. I was a studio potter at Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven for much of that time but have since given that up to spend more time in my own studio. I use stoneware […]
“The stillness of nature, the curve of a leaf, the bends of a twig, the flow of water over tumbled stones – all of these expressions of nature provide inspiration and creativity when designing my jewelry, which I like to think of as wearable art. I enjoy the process of taking a flat piece of […]
PHOTOGRAPHER Larry Reitz is a mostly self-taught photographer specializing in nature and scenic vistas. His images have won several awards including first placements in New England Camera Club and Land Trust competitions. Larry’s work can be seen at several outdoor art festivals including prestigious shows in Mystic, Old Saybrook, West Hartford, Niantic and Stamford, Connecticut. […]
