ARTIST STATEMENT I was fortunate to have grown up in a rural area near Utica, New York.  From an early age I loved the outdoors.  It was great fun to search the nearby fields and ponds for wildflowers and wildlife in every season. After becoming a mathematics teacher, I returned to central New York to raise my two daughters. Retiring from teaching in1997, I designed floral arrangements at a local florist shop. This experience aided ... Read More

Our 3D Guest Artist for the month of April is ceramics artist Michelle McCarthy.  Michelle has been following her dream of creating pottery and ceramic beads and pendants for the last 18 years, and is well known for these miniature works of art.  Her beads have been published numerous times in bead magazines and have been on the cover of Stringing Magazine.  She has a successful Etsy shop and exhibits her pottery and ceramic bead ... Read More

​Our 2D Artist of the Month for April is Colored Pencil Artist Anne Tuttle.  Anne has always loved drawing and has found the medium of colored pencil to be a good fit for her realist style.  She especially appreciates the accuracy and precision that can be achieved with colored pencils.  She likes experimenting with various surfaces and brands of pencils, as well as trying new products and techniques to add interest and dimension to her ... Read More

Our 3D Artist of the Month for April is Fiber Artist Nancy Giffin.  Nancy has been creating art since childhood, and for many years specialized in designing Nantucket baskets and Shaker boxes and trays using traditional methods.  She is now focusing on decorative gourd art, with creative carving, painting, and embellishments.  In addition, she also creates beaded jewelry, ornaments, stained glass, and unique cards, sometimes featuring stitching, quilling, and embellishment with shells and other found objects.  ... Read More