FEATURING TALENTED LOCAL ARTISTS
Sharon Butler’s Buildingdrawing show at Furnace – Art on Paper Archive
Sharon Butler’s solo show, Buildingdrawing, at Furnace – Art on Paper Archive, located at 106 Main Street in Falls Village, CT, is a unique experience. Her double-sided drawings, a rare sight, welcome you as you enter. They hang at a 90-degree angle from the wall, offering an intimate view of both sides. This arrangement allows the viewer to follow a narrative that unfolds around the edge of the room.
Standing throughout the space are installations on rolling trolleys reminiscent of market carts, hung with further […]
A Moment in Time
Linda Stillman grew up in the Hudson Valley in Orange County, NY. She and her husband discovered their home in Hillsdale in 1980. “It was a rundown, beautiful farmhouse, inexpensive because no one wanted a big, old farmhouse in that era as fuel was prohibitive. We were young and naive and didn’t know how hard it was to heat an uninsulated house. However, I’m so glad we were that foolish, it’s a unique historic house, and we have made it our own over the years.” […]
In the Beginning Was Clay
My directions to Eve Kaplan’s Taghkanic studio were to turn at the pink mailbox. Originally red, it has now faded to a fabulous electric pink. Eve Kaplan hails from an artistic background. Her Norwegian mother was a ceramicist whose first husband was a painter. Her brother was also a painter. Her father, Richard Kaplan, was a documentary filmmaker who directed films about Martin Luther King and Eleanor Roosevelt. Creativity is embedded in Kaplan’s genes.
Kaplan’s gilded age
“I attended Bennington College, which has a strong […]
An Encounter with Chance
Marthe Keller and I had lengthy conversations in both her studios, firstly in her downtown artist loft in New York City and secondly in Falls Village, CT. Her studio loft building originally manufactured sail canvas for shipping; huge bolts ran the depth of the building. Later it provided a space for artists to purchase their canvas. Marthe moved into this unique artist loft in the 1970s. Tall cast iron columns hold up the tin ceiling while old pulleys and tackle remain on the walls, leaving […]
