by Emily Crawford | Oct 1, 2021
I ‘m from Yokohama Japan. I moved to Hoosick Falls, NY in 2010. I started weaving on February 2014. The hand woven sachet that my friend gave me inspired me, I thought “I can make my own design items“. This was the start. My first loom is “Sakiori” made by Clover in...
by Martha Beau | Jul 15, 2021
Congrats to member Barbara Sarvis! Her painting was chosen to be on June June 2021 cover of Adanna : Women and Politics (Special Edition) Founder/Editor, Christine Redman-Waldeyer. Here is what she says about the painting: In the winter of 2020, COVID-19 re-introduced...
by Martha Beau | Jul 12, 2021
We are sad to announce the loss of former member Anita Witten who passed away on May 19, 2021. She was an artist, political activist, voracious intellectual, language usagerian, enthusiastic railroad traveler and relentless copy editor. She visited Valley Artisans...
by Martha Beau | Jul 10, 2021
Viewing and creating art has intrigued Elizabeth Roberts since her earliest days. She recalls being fascinated as a kindergartener by the paintings her artist mother took her to see at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute in Utica, NY. A special treat was...
by Emily Crawford | Jun 4, 2021
Elizabeth Roberts of Saratoga Springs, NY has been painting for many years. She studied psychology in college and then art in graduate school at the State University of New York at Albany, where she received the M.A. in painting. She also studied art at Syracuse...
by Martha Beau | Apr 7, 2021
We are proud to announce that the Crandall Library in Glens Falls, NY, has purchased several pieces of artwork from our members for inclusion in its Folklife Center permanent collection. The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library is an award-winning program...
by Martha Beau | Mar 14, 2021
Empty branches may be beautiful but for Kristina Martin they are a photo failure. It’s the birds that have just vacated the branches that she is hoping to photograph. “I take a lot of photos to get to the good one,” she says. Her interest in birding started in 2016,...
by Martha Beau | Nov 14, 2020
Would you like to see how Bliss McIntosh makes her corn husks angels? Watch here.
by Martha Beau | Nov 4, 2020
Con gratulations to member Carolyn Favor Kibbe who has been juried into the National Association of Women Artists. Her painting “Why Painters Love Redheads No. 8” is part of this year’s on-line exhibition of new members’ work. To see the show, look up...
by Martha Beau | Oct 23, 2020
Valley Artisans now offers online shopping for curbside pick up. Go to the top of this page and look for the tab that says “shop.” You will see work by artist and by category. You can pay online and then pick up during the days we are open. Thanks for...
