This is the 5th annual Brattleboro-West Arts Open Studio Tour.  Mine is one of fourteen studios with seventeen artists and craftspeople that will open their studio to the public for the weekend.  Get ready for an adventure through this beautiful area of West Brattleboro and Marlboro, Vermont where a wonderful variety of art and craft is being created.  Tour visitors can meet the artists and craftspeople in the environment where the creative process happens.

See www.brattleboro-west-arts.com for full details and a studio tour brochure

I am one of fifty members of the NH Potter’s Guild to show work in the biennial exhibition at the Sharon Arts Center in Sharon, NH.  There is an opening reception on July 5th from 5 – 7 pm.  Karen Karnes and Mark Shapiro will be selecting works for awards.  My nesting pinch bowls shown in the announcement below will my contribution. Each member has written a statement to go with their work expressing why we are drawn to clay.

Here is my statement:

I am especially drawn to working with colored clay because of the nature-inspired and rhythmic imagery that appears through the methods that I use. I experience visual wonder and discovery when carving into layered colored clay. Rings of color reminiscent of ripples of water, wood grain or rock striations are revealed. It is magical to me that this way of working with the clay results in a richness of color, flow and a multi-dimensional quality in my work. I enjoy making items that can be used in one’s daily life that are visually and tactilely pleasing.

August 3rd – 11th, 2013

This will be my 30th year having a booth at the Sunapee Fair!

Tent #6  Booth # 611

See www.nhcrafts.org for show details

September 29th – 30th, 2012 I will be participating in the 5th annual Brattleboro-West Arts Open Studio Tour. See www.brattleboro-west-arts.com for more info.

The Art Faculty of The Putney School will exhibit our work in the Michael S. Currier Gallery, 418 Houghton Brook Road in Putney, Vermont.  The show runs from September 15th to November 15th with an opening reception during Harvest Festival October 7th, 2012.  As the ceramics teacher at The Putney School I will have my colored clay work in this show.