by Martha Beau | Nov 10, 2018
Christine Levy hunches over a white chicken egg. She sticks a quill in the flame of a candle to heat it then pokes the quill into a chunk of beeswax. As the smell of beeswax fills the air, she begins to write. Christine has been practicing her craft of Pysanka...
by Martha Beau | Oct 4, 2018
I’ve been creating pysanky for at least 50 years as I began learning the Ukrainian tradition when I was a young girl. The folk art of is something that was passed down generation to generation, and is alive and well today as a unique art form practiced by many artists...
by Martha Beau | Oct 1, 2018
Rose Klebes paints every day. If she had her way, she would paint all day, every day. She usually sneaks in a couple of hours early in the morning in her studio, spending some time painting before she starts her day. During the warmer summer months, she is trying to...
by Martha Beau | Jul 6, 2018
Arleen Targan, of Greenwich, was a long-time member of Valley Artisans. She had to resign several years ago when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. We are so sad to announce she died on Monday, July 2, 2018. Our condolences go to her family, especially her...
by Martha Beau | Jul 2, 2018
VAM member Carolyn Kibbe has a new website: http://ckibbe.com. Her homepage features a picture of the month so you can check out her new work even when VAM isn’t open!
by Martha Beau | Jun 26, 2018
Congratulations to VAM member Barbara Sarvis who won “The Most Luminous Landscape” at The Vermont Pastel Society’s Annual Member Show for her painting, Pullman Farm.
by Martha Beau | Jun 15, 2018
We are sad to say that woodworker Tom Hutchinson is retiring from Valley Artisans Market. If you love his wooden toys, bowls, clocks and pens, get in before the end of the month. Once June is gone, so it Tom! Happy Retirement, Tom. You will be missed!
by Martha Beau | Jun 3, 2018
Basket maker Linda Corrow was drinking cherry Kool Aid while sitting outside. That’s when she noticed that the hummingbirds wouldn’t leave her alone. They seemed to be attracted not only to the color of the red juice but also to the smell. She took the observation and...
by Martha Beau | May 26, 2018
Every year VAM gives a $100 art scholarship to an outstandingly talented high school senior who plans to continue to study art in college. Students come from a different town each year and are chosen by the head of that school’s art department. This year’s...
by Martha Beau | Apr 12, 2018
Glass artist Cheryl Gutmaker has run out of peacock green-colored glass. Since this color was one of the most popular in last year’s designs, it is frustrating that she can’t get more. Two companies that supplied the glass closed two years ago. A third company has no...
