Karen Preli is a Connecticut-based artist whose work celebrates the beauty of nature through expressive florals, coastal influences, and vibrant color. Working primarily in watercolor, gouache, and acrylic, she creates original paintings that blend softness, movement, and joy while capturing the fleeting beauty of the natural world. A self-taught artist, Karen has been painting for […]
Jennifer Chaffee has been engaged in drawing and painting since her childhood. She has consistently been drawn to representational or figurative artwork. Her objective is to capture the aesthetic appeal of tangible subjects through still life and landscape oil and pastel paintings. Jennifer has participated in exhibitions, received awards, and sold her work in juried […]
Melanie Testa is an accomplished textile and quilt artist, who holds a degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in Textile/Surface Design. Melanie’s textile art has gained entry into Quilt National, Slater Memorial Art Gallery as well as nationally known quilt guilds. Melanie’s most recent book offering, Playful Fabric Printing is coauthored with Carol Soderlund […]
Jenica is an abstract acrylic and watercolor artist, photographer, and graphic designer. She is a member of Glastonbury Arts and Wickford Art Association. Her work was displayed at Glastonbury Arts’ For the Love of Abstract show this year. Her piece, Transcending, is on view this summer at Wickford Art Association’s Outside the Lines show. Inspired […]
Jim was raised in Waterford, Connecticut. He graduated from Waterford High School in 1980. In 1984, after a less than stellar college career, Jim joined the Navy and spent 8 years serving on submarines as a Reactor Operator. Following his Naval service, Jim moved back to Waterford and spent 30 years working at the Millstone […]
Jo-Ann Fleischman never considered herself artistic, but during the early months of Covid she decided to try something new — stained glass. Fleischman took a few classes at a wonderful local studio in North Branford and was immediately hooked. After building a full career following college, Jo-Ann never expected to discover a creative passion like […]
Sybil Shay has lived on the Connecticut shoreline for most of her life and works at a small boarding school in the education department. Sybil’s inspiration for working with stained glass began over 30 years ago, when she first took Adult Education classes that introduced her to the beauty of light, color, and craftsmanship in […]
Sabrina Nucci makes Seaglass art/jewelry with love. Nicci went to valley regional high school and learned how inspiring art can be and how it can be a voice for people who can’t speak up. She went to meca for a year and then began to self teach herself through the internet. Sabrina has been doing […]
Peter grew up in Setauket, New York, on the north shore of Long Island. The days he spent boating on the bays and harbors of Long Island Sound led to his fascination with the seafaring arts. Peter has a B.S. in Industrial Arts Education, and a M.A. in Liberal Studies. He is a certified Technology […]
Pamela Gracey is an acrylic palette knife artist whose paintings draw you into each scene with bold palette knife strokes, layered textures, and vibrant colors. Pamela enjoys painting a wide variety of nature motifs, with landscapes being her favorite. Pamela is a proud member of the East Haddam Art League, Madison Art League, West Hartford […]
Joe Stratton is a life-long resident of the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts and a proud New Englander. An aspiring photographer, he revels in telling the story of the region through photographs, creating intimate shots that pull the viewer in, making them feel as though they are there, experiencing the moment for themselves. An avid […]
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 […]
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. […]
Eric grew up in rural, Northern New Jersey graduating with a BS from Southern CT State University. He finished his Masters of Education at Sacred Heart University, with more Master’s work at Yale University. He is a science teacher in the Madison public schools, teaching genetics, chemistry, physics, and astronomy. Eric is on the Board […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kathryn Bartholomew is a self-taught visual artist and arts educator working in Connecticut. She is inspired by the natural world, human nature, poetry, and folklore. Kathryn has been sharing her brightly colored abstracted landscapes throughout New England since 2018 and has recently begun sharing the companion poetry she writes to her paintings. Kathryn lived most […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tatiana Ferraro was born in Poland and came to the US when she was four years old. She spent her formative years on the Lower East Side, attending St. George Grammar, and High School of Performing Arts where she majored in ballet and studied at the Third Street Settlement Music School. She earned her degrees […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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