Led by artists Noelle VanHendrick and Eric Hendrick, the ZPOTS team of artisans create well considered functional art to elevate your every moment. ZPOTS are a pleasure to use and a joy to give. For more than 25 years, we’ve been dedicated to our mission of creating world peace that begins within the home and […]
Anna Mastropolo is a textile artist, jewelry designer, and gouache/mixed media painter. She creates hand-sewn and embroidered wearables, jewelry, and large-scale gouache paintings with patterned papers and textiles. She uses hand-knit pieces in her works and paints abstract and portrait compositions. Mastropolo also creates video work, and her concepts revolve around social justice. Anna is […]
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 […]
Gillian Carson, originally from England, now resides in charming Essex, CT, where she finds inspiration in the rich history of New England and her English roots. Her passion for crafting jewelry manifests in pieces that harmonize old-world elegance with modern sensibility. With a distinct floral and vintage aesthetic, Gillian specializes in crafting heirloom-quality hairvines, combs, […]
Jane Milardo is an artist from Waterford, CT, who has created art all her life, but most of the pieces have never been exhibited before, because she was sidelined by another career. She was a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for 30 years. Prior to that, Jane was a custom picture framer for 13 years. […]
Jake is a graduate of Skidmore College and currently works as an analyst in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He first started to take photography seriously during his senior year of college when he took a beginner photography course. He had spent a lot of time previously taking photos, but that intro course […]
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 […]
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 and Kyle behind me […]
Spending her childhood and adolescent years living all over Brooklyn, NY, Jude Niosi grew into a multidisciplinary designer who graduated with her BFA in Digital Arts and Design, and an MBA in Entrepreneurial Thinking. Jude currently operates in the user experience (UX) design space as Principal of UX (Head of Design) for a startup based […]
Kathryn is an artist, maker, and arts educator. She has a Masters of Education in Arts, Community, and Education from Lesley University and has exhibited her paintings in several group shows throughout New England from 2018 to the present. Kathryn paints with her emotions and is inspired by the natural world in all its […]
There are no rules in nature, nor should there be rules in art. Kathy’s paintings all come from someplace or something she has seen in nature. Beautiful scenes inspire her to recreate and enhance what is visualized. The canvas is blank, and the vision starts with the first stroke of the brush as the vision […]
Laurel Hoynoski is a local artist from Higganum. Her primary medium is oils. She enjoys painting birds, landscapes, nature and still life. On May 8, 2011 one of her oil paintings, a portrait of one of her four daughters, was featured in the Hartford Courant. She has participated in Spectrum Gallery’s Madison Art Festival for […]
Layne Manginelli has been a woodworker for over 20 years. He was introduced to this craft by his father, a very talented Wood carver. Layne has taught himself new techniques and methods to develop his own style over the years. Woodturning and custom wood working are his specialties, where his work frequently features unique and […]
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 […]
Star Burst 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 the […]
Born in Poland Malgorzata Wróbel-Kruczenkow is a painter and author of multimedia installations. Graduate of the Faculty of Cultural Studies at the University of Białystok and the Faculty of Painting and Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. Winner of the Grand Prix at the 3rd Piotrków Trybunalski Art Biennal (2015). Scholarship holder […]
MG Soluti is a multidisciplinary artist and intuitive, known for her ethereal expressionist paintings on paper inspired by dreams and inner visions. Over the past decade, her work has been exhibited in New York City, while she has also offered intuitive readings and group demonstrations, vocationally sharing her gifts in psychic channeling, mediumship, and remote […]
Molly Waite Lund is an analog collage artist who lives in Essex, Connecticut. As a self-taught artist, Lund is continuously experimenting with color, shape, relationships, and negative space. She is compelled to repurpose vintage papers as a reminder of the history that has shaped her life. In her collages, the world that Lund imagines is […]
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 […]
Paul Ramsey is a life-long landscape and nature photographer. He has lived and photographed on a small lake and wildlife sanctuary for almost four decades. Ramsey is an old-school photographer. He composes carefully in the camera and tries not to waste shots as if he were still using Kodak film. Paul tries to capture the […]
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 […]
Samuel Swap is an illustrator, printmaker, and educator based out of Middletown, CT. Drawing from his past years developing a love for the outdoor world at his local nature camp, Sam creates illustrations, books, prints and more that try to connect the bridges between our natural and anthropogenic worlds. Since graduating with a degree in […]
Scott Camphausen is an award-winning photographer who draws his inspiration from the ocean and nature around him. His love of the water can be seen in in his dramatic seascapes and the creatures found below the waves. He earned a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University. He draws on this […]
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 some of the masters in that milieu. She is influenced by art, design and fashion, and creates handcrafted jewelry that is […]
Jena Maki is an artist known primarily for her landscape work in oils. Working in realism, and inspired by the picturesque landscapes of New England, her paintings transport viewers into a realm where reality seamlessly merges with the imagined. Maki’s artistic journey is defined by a profound connection to the autumnal essence of nature. While […]
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