FEATURING TALENTED LOCAL ARTISTS
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 features work including plein air sketches, graphite studies, drawings, and larger accomplished pieces, most of which will also be on sale. A portion of the proceeds from the sales will […]
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 campground to campground. They swam, cooked hot dogs and hamburgers over campfires, boated on the lakes, and traveled around New York State.
Crafting is a family affair
Melissa is a self-described […]
Photographer Appreciation Month: Kyle Gillis
Our final installment of Photographer Appreciation Month features Kyle Gillis. Read on to learn more about his photography!
Your name and type of camera you use / prefer?
Kyle Gillis. I originally started with a point and shoot camera, and then I moved onto a Canon 70D and now, a Canon R5. I’ve also taught myself how to use film cameras, which has been a great addition.
What type of photography do you most often do […]
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 – Art on Paper Archive, in Falls Village, CT. The exhibition included prints, woodwork, vessels and sculptures, often created by juxtaposing natural and man-made mediums: a stump enveloped by a bark-printed […]
