Granby Artists Open Studios Tour invites visitors to artist’s studios to meet the artists, watch demonstrations, and find art and gifts. The tour map showing all different artists’ locations is inserted in this Granby Drummer issue. Visitors can also read more detailed information and download map from granbyartists.org
The following exhibiting artists are participating in the tour:
At Silver Street Glass, Mark Gottlieb and friends will demonstrate a variety of glass blowing techniques from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both tour days and Annukka Ritalahti will demonstrate flame-working.
Susan Canavan will be back at Lost Acres Vineyard showing her crepe paper botanicals. She will have a variety of paper flowers, foliage, and mushrooms for sale and will be showing how she constructs these paper sculptures.
Douglas N. Williams is an oil painter who enjoys painting outdoors (en plein air). His subjects include local views, New England scenes, and travel images from Europe and Africa.
Kathy Ungerleider is excited to be participating in Open Studio for the first time. She will be displaying her handcrafted resin 3-D sea shell/sea glass artwork and unique decoupage oyster shell trinket dishes at Lost Acres Vineyard. She will be available to explain her process throughout both days.
Sally Sargent-Markey has watercolor paintings, handmade soft animals, fimo jewelry and small decorative items.
Avis Cherichetti and Linda Yurasevecz will both display their pottery art at Cherichetti’s studio, Honey Hill Pottery. This year is a “Blue Moon” birthday year for Cherichetti therefore expect to find moon motifs as well as her birds appearing in various ways in her Raku and Stoneware ceramics. Yurasevecz will be showing new work including carved bowls (Mishima—a Japanese method) and tapas platters. High school students and Cherichetti will be making bowls for the Empty Bowls event at Granby Memorial High School next spring. Demos start at 10 a.m. both days.
Alex Anisimov will be in his gallery at 2 Park Place. Check out his new art work! Anisimov will gladly answer questions about art, artists, philosophy of life and the creative process.
Don Shaw Jr., participating in the Open Studios Tour for the first time, will display photographs featuring birds, butterflies, blossoms, barns, and landscapes.
Carolyn Dittes is excited about participating in her second Open Studio, displaying functional pottery including mugs, utensil holders, bowls, and platters.
Jane Furca, another first-time Open Studio participant, will be displaying wheel-thrown and slab-built stoneware pottery. She will have several in-process pieces to demonstrate how pottery goes from raw clay to finished product.
Laura Eden will have some new ocean watercolors and prints of her first-ever fish painting, a striped bass!
George Mattingly is drawn to the natural world, and that has been the focus of his paintings to date. New way of life—learn and paint, paint and learn—reveals that there is still much more ground to cover.
Gary Ebersole will have charcoal and pen and ink drawings. His work focuses on portraits of horses.
Mark your calendars for Dec. 2
Granby Artists Association will host its popular Annual Holiday Gift Show on Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shop local and support your favorite artists at the new venue, Pilgrim Covenant Church, 605 Salmon Brook Street, Granby. This is a one-day event and we look forward to seeing you there. Check the website and the November Drummer for more details.