FROM THE PLACE OF MANY CROWS

A line, or mark, etched onto a copper plate allows for the reproduction of images by transferring the embedded ink onto handmade paper through a printing press. This skill takes years to hone, bringing to life these hatchings, acid bite marks, and thoughts rendered by another for collaboration.

Master printmaker Gregory Burnet is a native Australian […]

By |2024-01-31T14:02:34-05:00January 31st, 2024|Featured Artist, Main Street News|

LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION!

Ted Perotti of Pig Iron Films has his feet firmly planted in the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut, both in his connection to the area as well as through his work with local organizations, businesses, and individuals. It is from that home base that he captures moments in time and creates beautiful films, commercials, and more […]

By |2024-01-02T21:23:10-05:00January 2nd, 2024|Featured Artist, Main Street News|

Warren Prindle’s “Through the Artist’s Eye” Retrospective Opens at HVRHS

Painter and art educator Warren Prindle’s exhibit “Through the Artist’s Eye” opened on Friday, December 8th at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, CT.  

The exhibit is a retrospective of Prindle’s work that goes back “at least” 20 years and is being displayed at the Kearcher-Monsell Gallery. 

The retrospective […]

By |2023-12-14T11:48:44-05:00December 14th, 2023|Featured Artist, Main Street News|

Handcrafting at Its Finest: Ingrained ‘N Wood – Melissa Fournier

Growing up in Stockport, NY, as the second child of four girls, Melissa Fournier spent most of her time outdoors with her sisters riding bikes, swimming, and exploring the woods around their home. Her favorite memories are the summers she spent with her aunts, uncles, and cousins vacationing in an RV and traveling from […]

By |2023-12-01T18:29:54-05:00December 1st, 2023|Featured Artist, Main Street News|

Finding Symbiosis Between Opposing Forces

“Working between printmaking, ceramic, wood, and textile, Janis Stemmermann employs craft processes in the creation of environments that interrogate links between media – and the fundamental, primal forces that unite them.” –Julia Silverman

I first became familiar with artist, printmaker, and designer Janis Stemmermann’s work when I saw her exhibition, Cut to Length, at Furnace – […]

By |2023-10-25T20:15:42-04:00October 28th, 2023|Featured Artist, Main Street News|

Photographer Appreciation Month: Tony Stromberg

Our next installment of Photographer Appreciation Month features Tony Stromberg. Read on to learn more about his photography! 

What type of photography do you most often do or prefer?

For 20 years, I was an advertising photographer based in San Francisco, CA. Somewhere around 2002, I closed my commercial studio and started photographing […]

By |2023-10-26T09:08:22-04:00October 26th, 2023|Featured Artist, Main Street News|
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