by Martha Beau | Dec 8, 2025
Cathy Ritter is happiest when she’s making something—almost anything. Her only real obstacles are too many ideas and not nearly enough time. Lately, her passion has settled on felted objects. “Everything is a surprise,” she says. “I start out thinking I’m making one...
by Martha Beau | Mar 24, 2025
Walking into Valley Artisans Market, you can’t miss the vibrant tones and textures of Gena Semenov’s oil paintings. Her bold, colorful interpretations of animals and nature exude joy.Whimsy also often finds its way into her paintings, such as a small dachshund peering...
by Martha Beau | Dec 16, 2021
Felting is the oldest known manipulation of the natural world. It is older than stone work, basketry or claywork. That is because wool doesn’t require human intervention to felt; the wool of a sheep’s coat, for instance, is naturally felted. Susannah White...
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 Martha Beau | Jun 19, 2019
The exhilaration of creating a piece of mosaic art led Nancy Roberts to momentary amnesia. Any mosaic artist knows that handling sharp-edged glass is an inherent danger of the form. But enraptured by the stunning iridescence of her new creation, she forgot to wear...
