I have a selection of my recognizable colored clay pieces that are in the clearance and seconds categories. This year for the first time I also have a number of pieces that I make as demo pieces for my students at The Putney School as well as some experimental pieces that I have made at workshops that I have taken.

There are over 250 artists in a variety of mediums who have work at this sale!

The entry fee goes to the Snow Farm scholarship fund as does half of the artists proceeds. I’m glad to support people in having such an opportunity to take a workshop who otherwise may not be able to, while finding homes for these more unusual pieces.

I will be giving a talk at the
ReVIEWING Black Mountain CollegeInternational Conference

Here is the description:

Lore Kadden Lindenfeld: A Life in Textiles: with origins as a student of Anni Albers and Trude Guermonprez, recounted by daughter and clay artisan, Naomi Lindenfeld

During Lore Kadden Lindenfeld’s time as a student at Black Mountain College between 1945-1948 she took textile and design courses with Anni and Josef Albers, Trude Guermonprez and others. From those studies she developed a life-long passion for textile arts. Greatly inspired by their teachings, she went on to design fabrics for the fashion industry in New York for ten years, followed by a career as an exhibiting weaver and then fiber collage artist, developing weaving courses for adult school and establishing the weaving program at a community college in New Jersey. Her work is in the collections of the Museum of Art & Design (NY), the Smithsonian (DC), the Newark Museum (NJ), the Asheville Museum (NC) and in private collections.

Her earlier woven wall hangings very much demonstrate the Bauhaus influence along with expressing her own voice and sensibilities. With her later fiber collage pieces, she was intrigued with the potential of transforming and reinventing visual images of natural forms through the merging of graphic elements with fiber techniques. The addition of drawing, stitching and layering of materials, rhythms are echoed as she combined the real with the imagined.

This talk will be given by daughter, Naomi Lindenfeld, who has an established career as a clay artisan and ceramics teacher. One can very much see the aesthetic similarities in her innovative colored clay work. Naomi had the chance to carefully examine her mothers’ fiber work during the process of creating clay pieces that are directly inspired by specific pieces made by her mother. Naomi will touch on that experience during this talk. The “dialog” between the two artists occurred post Lore Kadden Lindenfeld’s death in 2010. Naomi hopes to keep her mother’s work and legacy alive through sharing these stories and images.

The three pieces pictured below that enter a sculptural realm for me, will be in the Art, Craft & Design exhibit/sale that is a part of the League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair. It happens for nine days from August 5 – 13, 2023 10am to 5pm each day. I had a booth at the Fair for thirty-three years but for the last few my only representation there is having some pieces in the the A, C & D exhibit and sale. I am very glad to be a part of it in this way still as my focus has turned more to my teaching and going in new directions with my creative work.

I hope that you can make at least a day of going to see the whole Fair. It is an extra special one with the high quality of craft work, booths, demos, exhibits, hands-on workshop opportunities, live music and great food.

I’m teaching a workshop as part of The Putney School Adult Studio Arts & Writing Week August 6th- 12th, 2023!

The focus will be on a variety of colored slip techniques. A different method will be explored each day! I will also show ways of working with hand-built construction methods to make functional or sculptural pieces. If you don’t have access to a kiln, I will fire pieces after the workshop.

There are options to commute or stay on campus.

The Vermont Jazz Center summer program will be happening at the same time. The campus will be spilling over with creative vibes!

My tea art wall pieces: “Sunrise Tea Journey” and “Sunset Tea Journey” are included in this show.

BRATTLEBORO:   The Atrium Hallway Gallery in the Brooks House offers a new group show for the winter and spring , with an exhibit spotlighting the artwork of five members of Brattleboro-West Arts.

Titled New Passage, the ongoing show’s latest offerings demonstrate the diverse talents of BWA members, from oil paintings by Cyndi M. Ferrante and Cai Xi and watercolors by Maisie Crowther to encaustic paintings by Jen Wiechers, tea art by Naomi Lindenfeld and pastels by Lesley Heathcote.

​For profiles of the artists, visit Brattleboro-West-Arts.com.

Treat yourself to a visit to the Atrium Hallway Gallery at 132 Main St., and spread the word!

The exhibit is at the invitation of fellow Brattleboro-West Arts members Petria Mitchell and Jim Giddings, owners of the Mitchell ● Giddings Fine Arts gallery. Its Annex exhibit space occupies the main part of the Atrium. They collaborated with the Brooks House management to create a venue in the hallway to showcase local artists

There is a large selection of my seconds and clearance colored clay pottery at this sale at deeply discounted prices. 

November      18, 19, 20

November      25, 26, 27
10 am to 4 pm

$6/person admission (goes directly to Snow Farm scholarship funds)
200+ artists represented in 5 galleries. New work every weekend!

Glass, pottery, clothing, jewelry, cards, ornaments, wooden bowls & cutting boards – the list goes on and on! The artist may think it’s a second, but you will never know the difference, except when it comes to the price. One-of-a-kind gifts for yourself, family, and friends. Don’t miss this the Seconds Sale! MORE DETAILS HERE

New work arrives every weekend! Your entry ticket can be used on the day you reserve and any other later day. Come once, twice, or all three weekends! No additional reservation is necessary.

Masks are encouraged, but not required. The shopping time reservation system keeps the crowds small. Moving between the five galleries requires walking outdoors on unpaved ground.

The Seconds Sale is a fundraiser – all proceeds benefit both Snow Farm and the artists. The $6/person entrance fee supports the Snow Farm scholarship fund.

My clay work will be shown once again in the “Art, Craft & Design” exhibit that is a part of the League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair at Mt. Sunapee Resort. The Fair happens for nine days from August 6 – 14, 2022.  I had a booth at the Craftsmen’s Fair for 33 years up until 2019 and am now just taking part in this exhibit.  Not only am I scaling back my participation, I will have some pieces that are very new and different for me, along with my “New Growth” Vase that is my familiar style.  The animal sculptures “Emerging” and “Ancient Wonder” were inspired by a project that I did this past winter with an arts group that I’m a member of called “Brattleboro-West Arts“.  We created an “Artful Ice Shanty” for an outdoor exhibit sponsored by The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center that was an aquarium filled with whimsical water creatures and plants. These pieces were so fun to make from my layered, marbleized porcelain and they do have some charm!  The pieces are available for sale.

Seven of us members of Brattleboro-West Arts will be joining together to display and sell our work in the beautiful pavilion at Orchard St. Pottery.  Walter Slowinski is generously hosting us and he will have his studio and showroom open to visit as well.  Among our group are artists working with watercolors, botanical illustration, hooked and braided rugs, encaustics, jewelry, photography, quilting and my colored clay pottery and my new painted tea bag art.  Our stop is one of seven in the Brattleboro, Vermont area

The Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Tour in on May 29th & 30th, Memorial Day Weekend from 10am – 5pm both days.  Hope to see you there!