Pine Needle Basket w Painted Bird and Handles, long leaf pine needles, wooden center w. painted bird, raffia, string, 9in h x 11in w After thirty years of management in Human Resources and technology, Ann Carney and her husband retired from Connecticut and Pennsylvania jobs to twenty-three years of Florida living. They spent winters exploring Florida and […]
Dragonfly Ripples Vase, stoneware clay, glaze, underglaze, and silkscreened design Megan McNivens is a ceramic artist hailing from Old Saybrook, CT. She received her Bachelors in Studio Art from Central Connecticut State University, under the direction of Vicente Garcia. Upon her graduation in 2022, she started her business Knollwood Pottery and committed to working as […]
Rainbow Himelli Suncatcher, genuine quartz and glass crystals with brass, 19 x 5 inches See Gwendolyn’s work available for purchase online Gwendolyn Grant of Ivoryton, Ct has been practicing arts and creative endevours for most of her life. Her love for the arts led to her become a stylist in California, while practicing drawing, painting, […]
Scarf Dance 1, acrylic on canvas Lisa Fatone now works from her home studio; concentrating on freelance graphic design, original watercolors and greeting cards as well as jewelry design. A 1982 Graduate of Paier College of Art and Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT.; Lisa holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art. Fatone, along […]
Fall Tone Owl Gemstone Wine Glass Charm Kristen Owens began crafting at age 10 and sold all the items she displayed at a neighbor’s holiday boutique. Often relocating, Kristen developed her sewing skills making pillows, curtains, and decor, with her mother’s long-distance instruction, as she redid each home. Now retired, Kristen worked in public education […]
Atlantic Cod, hand carved basswood sculpture, acrylic painted and stained, taxidermic glass eyes, 38 1/2in w × 15in h, 5lbs See Casey’s work available for purchase online Each fish is hand-cut and hand-carved from 2” thick planks of basswood. Because no templates are used, each one is a true original. The tail is flattened and […]
Running Wild Standing Glass Panel Meet Barbara Hernandez- Froehlich, a retired 20-year law enforcement veteran from New York, now living in Connecticut. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, and for the past two years embarking in her new adventure…. creating small mixed media art. Self-taught, she decorates seashells with sweet images, making them […]
Kitties Garden Wall Vase Terry Van Heusen earned a BFA in Illustration from RISD. Her career in the commercial arts afforded various opportunities including advertising, design, and sculpture for the giftware industry. As Art Director in the Creative Services Department at Hasbro Inc., the toy company, she designed packaging for Play-Doh® and other global brands. Now retired, […]
Blue Scrolls Bowl, fused glass Joan Weir began working with glass in 2003. After a 10-year hiatus during which she concentrated on getting her Master’s in Deaf Education and PhD in Curriculum & Instruction. She has returned to stained glass and the design of unique and whimsical creations with a emphasis on picture frames and […]
Heavens All Star Jazz Band Don Carter is a creative director, designer and illustrator. A graduate of Paier College of Art in Hamden, Don has over thirty years of experience designing and art directing for Connecticut ad agencies.He has been awarded for art direction, design and copywriting from organizations such asBoston’s Hatch awards, New York’s […]
How Many Lines in a Limerick, children’s book of poetry Artist Jennifer Gibson lives in Trumansburg, NY. While she has illustrated two children’s books and continues to develop her portfolio in commercial art, in recent years she has increasingly gone deeper into traditional painting. Growing up in Penn Yan, NY, she was encouraged from a […]
Pocketful of Berries See Beverly’s work available for purchase online Beverly welds, fuses, solders, hammers, brazes, enamels, and cold connects metals, while often integrating silk, paper, paint, and organic materials into her pieces. Beginning with separate, distinct, and individual entities, she builds and compounds each segment to form a cohesive whole. Using any number […]
Golden Chopstix Ceil Rossi lived in Arizona for over 26 years and it was during this time she discovered gourds, the magical art form of the southwest. She learned from the best, taking classes from well-known gourd artists in the Southwest. Ceil became a respected member of the gourd artist community. She then opened her […]
Autumn Leaves Bowl, porcelain with underglaze decoration. Underglaze and clear glaze, cone 10. Watertight, food, microwave, oven, dishwasher safe. See Lisa’s work available for purchase online After 30 plus years as a Soil Scientist for the US Department of Agriculture, Lisa retired this fall to spend more time with her pottery. With a craving to […]
Sandpiper on Carved Oyster Shell, bird carved from basswood painted with acrylic paint, base carved to resemble an oyster shell, 5 1/2in h x 5 1/2in w A carver/artist for over 30 years. He studied his paint detailing under Keith Meuller, who is a World Champion Artist/Carver. Most of his work is done using basswood […]
Looking for the Light, Sea glass, card stock, gel ink, MDF black frame, frame width: 3/4in. Acid free white matte, picture glass, .75 in. Matte W: 5.5 top/bottom 5.8 sides. Frame dimension is 1 inch See Christina’s work available for purchase online Cristina Lugo relocated to CT after hurricane María hit her home island of […]
Hippy Dippy Nag Champa Soap, olive oil, palm oil, coconut oil, caster oil, fragrance and micas 4ozs See Cathy and Eric’s work available for purchase online Our names are Cathy and Eric Phinney and we own Silk Milk Soapery LLC. We started soaping as a hobby 3 years ago and have transformed into what we […]
Blue Blooded See Linda’s work available for purchase online Linda is a Connecticut artist who loves to wander in nature, searching for quiet inspiration and beauty in the world around her. She is known for her decorative ceramics, often whimsical in nature, as well as her expressive portrait ceramics. When not working in ceramics, […]
Firestorm Bowl See Susan’s work available for purchase online Best known for her wheel thrown birdhouses, Susan has been in love with clay since the first time her hands touched it in grade school art class. There was magic in drawing out a malleable lump of clay into something beautiful, permanent and functional. It was […]
See Rashmi’s work available for purchase online Rashmi Talpade is a professional artist with a fine arts degree from Bombay, India with additional specialization in photography and ceramics. Her work has been exhibited and has been purchased by private collectors in USA, India, Middle East, and Europe. Since immigrating to Connecticut in 1991, Rashmi has […]
Black and Gold Spider, beads and wire Carley’s art began when she was a child, where she would spend hours in hopes of becoming a cartoonist. She grew up in a creative household, with a mother whom created hand-braided rugs. As she grew up, she moved from the world of traditional medium, and began to […]
Pink Furry Bear, 18in tall x 10in wide, spot clean See Theresa’s work available for purchase online By day, Theresa is a a Literacy Coach at Guilford Public Schools. By night, she is a knitter. She has been knitting for 50 years…with time off to raise 3 children. A few years ago, Theresa began knitting hats […]
Colorful Poppies Wine Glass, Set of 4 glasses, 4.5 inches H x 3 inches W, 12 oz. Handwash See Christines’s work available for purchase online Christine is a continually evolving self-taught artist whose work exudes bold bursts of color, vivid textural elements and splashed of simple brush strokes. Her paintings have been representational, slowly […]
Full Moon Beach Stone Orb Two of Janet McCready’s greatest passions are Artistic Creativity and the Ocean. Janet finds beauty in nature, especially when she is at the edge of the Ocean. The community in which McCready lives is on The Long Island Sound. They are lucky to have three community beaches. Every stone in […]
Bird in Flight Birdbath, repurposed glass 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 […]
See Glen’s work available for purchase online Glen has been carving decorative wildfowl for over 30 years. He spends between 150 and 250 hours carving and painting each bird with intricate detail to achieve life-like accuracy. As visual reference for his work, Glen uses photographs of each species in its natural habitat as well as […]
Floral Abalone Frame Joanne Brown (Mottsie) was born in Boston and moved to Hartford, CT in 1977 when her employer, American Airlines, relocated there. She was fortunate to meet and work with many talented people in an atmosphere that allowed her creative side to flourish. As a child, her mother, a talented artist, encouraged her […]
In a Fish Bowl See Sharon’s work available for purchase online Sharon was an award-winning potter with twenty-five years’ experience. Developed an interest in design and color on terra cotta clay. She was recognized for her fine work throughout Connecticut and New York. Winning many awards. She was represented in fine craft shows throughout […]
White Vine Letter J, gouache on paper, 23K gold leaf, Gilded white wood frame, Acid free cream matte, 10in h x 11in w See Maris’s work available for purchase online Maris Fiondella is an illuminator and retired teacher of medieval literature. Studying the Middle Ages introduced her to beautiful illuminated manuscripts with gilded letters and […]
Frosty Candle – Medium NaturallyintheWoods was started in October of 2012 right out of my home in Wallingford, Ct. My love for candles and scents was a natural pairing – I was so nervous – not knowing if I would have the time to pursue my dream. With my husband, Steve and two children Jen […]
Custom, handmade wooden puzzles Will Carswell handcrafts his heirloom-quality, eco-friendly, wooden jigsaw puzzles one at a time from start to finish in the foothills of Western Massachusetts. With each new puzzle he creates, he strives to give you the most memorable, unique, jigsaw puzzling experience possible along with an enjoyable opportunity to slow down amidst […]
Bubbles Light Impression Jean-Luc Godard is an emerging artist who mainly works with sculptural lighting. Originally born and raised in France, he moved to the United States in 1990. He is a self-taught artist that favors wood and metal in his creations. His work on sculptural lighting focuses on organic designs and futuristic concepts. His […]
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