Zachary Zahn

Modernization, despite its many benefits, has rapidly detached us from thousands of years evolving symbiotically with our environments. Many in the developed world today believe the illusion that we have[…]

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Jonathan Elcock

Photographing landscapes requires one to view the world in a different way. Since beautiful weather and scenery do not always result in beautiful photographs, I’ve enjoyed learning to appreciate the[…]

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Rachel Benson

Rachel is a fiber artist specializing in felting. She studied Sculpture & works as a freelance artist & educator. She creates whimsical art inspired by nature. Through her business, The[…]

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Michelle Hallee Wong

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Patsy Steverson

I learned to knit as a teenager from my Mom (a good knitter) and my Grandmother (a great knitter!). Over the years, I have knit everything from Fair Isle sweaters[…]

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Mary Graham

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Jason Weale

My knives result from my artistic passion to authentically represent historical traditions through knowledge gained from archeologic source material and training. I combine this passion with a foundational knowledge of[…]

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Carol Lake

The beautifully imperfect craft attracts me; work that shows the brilliance of inspiration and yet the humanity of the maker. Mark making fascinates me. ​Light​ ​and​ ​line​ ​speak​ ​to​ ​me,​[…]

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Yeonsoo Kim

Living on the island I opened my mind to all sorts of natural objects such as: mountains, sea, fields, and eventually I fell for the clay and fire. I have[…]

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Hilary Taylor

Many of my design inspirations come from my love of celestial images and the natural world around us.  It was this love that initiated my first star and sunburst pendants[…]

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Megan Stelzer

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Wendy Lovegrove

Wendy Lovegrove has been braiding rugs the old-fashioned way since 1984. She creates rugs with both the continuous braid and butting from the center techniques. “I learned though weekly lessons[…]

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Leslie Ishihara

Each piece of my jewelry is thoughtfully designed for individuals who value authenticity, craftsmanship, and timeless style. I am very inspired by the beauty of coastal New England, my work[…]

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Carol Ellis

As a little girl I was fascinated with “all those stars”, and in 2006 began to learn of Edwin Hubble and his contribution to Astronomy. I was mesmerized by the[…]

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Jessica Mixer

I have been making jewelry since I was a girl pretending to be magical maiden in the forest and meadows of my hilltop home in NH. I took a metalsmithing[…]

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Pat Moodie

I have worked with various mediums over the years, but in the last 10 years I have settled into the wonderful challenge of working with used and scrapped items, mostly[…]

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Bettie Zakon-Anderson

I began my weaving journey 40 years ago by taking classes at the Rhode Island School of Design. After this two year introduction I continued with both self-teaching and workshops.[…]

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David Kahn

I am a metalworker and engraver, though I came to this in an unusual way. I was a GO (Scuba) at Club Med, and then graduated with a degree in[…]

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Joshua Gold

I have been making pottery and sculpture for 55 years. In the past I have sold to galleries all over the country, but only recently have i decided to sell[…]

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Tori Motyl

I am a ceramic artist specializing in large-scale pottery. Growing up in Penfield, NY, I discovered clay early on and continued to explore it off and on throughout high school,[…]

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Jane Kelley

As a nature and wildlife photographer, I draw my inspiration from what I experience while out in nature, usually by kayak or on foot. Nature is where my spirit soars![…]

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Cara Wolff

After losing her sister to Cancer to 2015, and her mom’s cancer diagnosis only two years later, Cara’s path took a dramatic turn and she left her 20+ year career[…]

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David Nugent

David has been creating jewelry since the mid 70’s.  Originally a psychology student at Southern Ct. State College, David wandered into the art department – and never left. Working in[…]

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Kathy Rowlings

Kathy’s jewelry reflects her deep connection to the natural world, drawing inspiration from the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the trails of Bauneg Beg Mountain in Maine, known colloquially[…]

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Megan Chiango

Human addiction to materiality and absurd production of surplus waste are inspirational cornerstones for my recent lines of artistic inquiry. In 2023, I founded The Department of Unqualified Observation (DUO)[…]

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Danielle Goulette

Nestled in the serene mountains of Baldwin, Maine, Danielle Goulette is the creative force behind DMG Designs—a one-woman metal and jewelry studio. With a BFA in Metalsmithing from the Maine[…]

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Kristen Dettoni

Kristen Dettoni is an accomplished fiber artist with over thirty years of experience. She received her BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art.[…]

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Melinda Winograd

Melinda “Mindy” Winograd is a Keene based soft sculpture artist whose main focus is in creating jointed animal characters. Mindy’s creatures evoke the childlike whimsy of imaginative play in people[…]

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Hannah Gage

As a mother of two, I am constantly reminded of the importance of imaginative play in our daily lives, and needle-felting gives me a way to turn my creative visions[…]

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Paul DeCarlo

Paul DeCarlo has been a professional woodworker for more than 30 years. A graduate of the Furniture Design Program at the Worcester Center for Crafts in 1992, he went on[…]

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Susan Poublon

As someone who has always had a passion for photography and the outdoors, it seemed only natural to gravitate towards wildlife and nature photography. Photographing wildlife in its natural habitat[…]

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Hilary Baker

Mastering the art of botanical contact printing, also known as eco-printing, has been a truly remarkable and joyful journey. I turn to nature for inspiration of color, shape, texture, and[…]

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William Hibbard Jr.

My technique is distinctive, characterized by an understanding of my creative objectives and the ability to manipulate my camera to achieve the desired outcome. This intentionality, combined with the adaptability[…]

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Alexa Sibo

For children, the idea of finding treasure is a source wonder and excitement. It was no different for me. Going on an adventure and finding something special, unique and intriguing[…]

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Andrew Wood

I am a self taught traditional horse harness maker focusing on fine harness for Morgan, saddlebred and hackney ponies. I also make other fine leather goods using European calf skin,[…]

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Annie Salter

My creative journey began when I was a child. I grew up in an artistic home and when our Art Professor father gave me and my twin sister sketch pads,[…]

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James Wood

Woodworking has always been my passion and escape. After college I moved to Sweden. There I had many opportunities to try and learn new skills. welding, construction, teaching, and many[…]

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Diane Lowe

I’ve lived in Bow NH all my life. I have always had a love for all things crafty and I like to repurpose/reuse whenever I can. My woodturning husband brought[…]

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Emily Jeanne Sobanek

I found clay out of pure curiosity in 2018 and quickly claimed it as the most authentic way to express myself. I grew up on Orcas Island, WA and have[…]

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Steven Arcone

My photographic subjects are a mix of art and science. They include decaying and metamorphosing ice crystals; complex, color-separated laminar flows of oil and water; and the interaction of light[…]

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Ronnie McClure

McClure is drawn to places that appear to be empty, desert-like, abandoned, and have no apparent value. In viewing apparently common scenes, McClure’s hope is to perceive something that is[…]

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Aaron Brown

I make silent steel talk. I cut with band saw, scroll saw, plasma torch. Sanders, grinders, abrasive flap wheels do their work. I access the unborn, unseen world, and something[…]

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Carolyn Maul

I live and work in Hollis, NH where I grow and harvest all of the plants I use in my art. Ecoprints are a form of sustainable artwork that uses[…]

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Eric Goodson

Inspired by historic Scandinavian woodenware, Eric began turning replicas of these forms on a foot-powered pole lathe in 2013. He now turns these same forms (“ølskål”, “vangar”, and “snippeskål” especially)[…]

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Julie Crabtree

Julie studied Embroidery in the UK with qualifications from City & Guilds of London. Teaching various aspects of embroidery & design. She creates work using various techniques, both traditional and[…]

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Aleka Artemis Munroe

Aleka Artemis Munroe has developed a technique of botanical pounding, in which she places live plant material on watercolor paper, covers it, then pounds the flora using a hammer, imprinting[…]

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Aubri Keating

I have been a gold-smith/silver-smith for 25 years. I love to create jewelry as wearable art; an expression of connectivity and beauty. I have learned beauty serves a purpose and[…]

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Alan Gabris

From a young age I would try to replicate the birds I encountered using balsa wood and model paints. Evolving my craft over the past 40+ years into G2 Wildfowl[…]

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Bill Emerson

I started my journey into woodworking during high school. This led me to a career as carpenter, homebuilder then general contractor. Ten years ago, my wife bought me my first[…]

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Donald Lowe

I am a self-taught wood turner with a love of wood and all its colors, grains and variations. I’ve lived in Bow, NH for the last 30 years. My designs[…]

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Jeremy Noyes

My passion for photography comes from a deep reverence I have for our natural world that surrounds us. I’ve had the opportunity to live on both coasts and have traveled[…]

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Lisa Wheeler

The common denominator in all my work is glass; it is at the heart of everything I create. For me it is where the energy lies. I have devoted many[…]

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Valerie Long

Valerie is from a family of makers, including her father, who was an oil painter, furniture maker, and electrical engineer, and her mother who was a juried member of the[…]

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Carrie C. Burton

I have been sewing, quilting, and creating fabric art since I was a young girl. Now in the retirement stage of my life, I have more time to focus on[…]

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Lisa Ciaccia

Lisa A. Ciaccia creates decorative art with gourds in the form of vases, birdhouses and bowls. A marriage of her craftsmanship skills and artistic visions; pushing the limits to achieve[…]

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Grace Kerr

As a child growing up near a rice farm in Taiwan, I was obsessed with making objects from clay and drying them in the sun. This passion led me to[…]

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Bonnie S. Dinsmore

Bonnie Dinsmore and her husband moved to Pepperell, Massachusetts  in 1984 where they raised their 3 sons. Bonnie spent 20 years with the Groton Dunstable Regional School District as an[…]

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Ann Desmarais and Martha Whitney

Ann, a graphic designer, and Martha, a former teacher of crafts, are life long friends. Inspired by their decades-long appreciation for fine decorative papers, and their fascination with the art[…]

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Rick Amon

Working with stone and wooden objects since the early 1990’s, I have always been intrigued with a stone’s shape, texture and color. Like wood, when stone is polished and oiled,[…]

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Rachel Normington

My journey with clay began towards the end of high school. I continued my education at NH Institute of Art. I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art in 2010.[…]

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Stuart Estey

During my life I have explored a number of artistic outlets. Welding was not one that came naturally to me. Since 2017 I have been focusing on honing this skill.[…]

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Thomasin Alyxander

As an art form off-loom bead-weaving has appealed to Alyx because the time-consuming process inspires an ageless connection to beaders and bead-makers from many cultures and historical eras. Her background[…]

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Michael Lindskog

A handpan is a piece of functional steel art. Each instrument is a unique, handmade one of a kind piece.

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Carolyn Hudson

Ikigai Jewelry is the handmade metal & stone based work of Carolyn Hudson. The foundation of Carolyn’s work is the belief in the power that jewelry holds to act as[…]

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Alice Moline

All of my work is composed of small pieces of fabric. Fabric is my paintbrush! My interpretation of any particular subject is intuitive where I combine color and design as[…]

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Molly Rose Oteri Hearn

Ellipsem Jewelry is the handmade metal-based work of Molly Rose Oteri Hearn. Molly studied at Hampshire College and Lorenzo De Medici Institute and received a BA in metal sculpture and[…]

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Liz Stefano

Liz Stefano is from Cape Cod now living in the woods of New Hampshire. Growing up on the Cape her mother sold designer clothes and she was exposed to beautiful[…]

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Justin Richard

My name is Justin Richard. I am a knife maker in Southern New Hampshire. I started making knives in 2018 with just a wood belt sander and some hand tools.[…]

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Roger Goldenberg

Roger Goldenberg creates Visual Jazz by infusing the energy of jazz into his mixed-media work. These include wall-hung, tabletop, and large-scale kinetic sculptures. He states simply, “I am a “maker”[…]

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Adhi Two Owls

My work is the symbiotic relationship between the natural world, beauty and the human inventiveness. Prior to 2020 I spent the better part of my time traveling for my teaching[…]

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Jeff Whittum

Self-taught and always learning, it’s humbling when people say they love my pieces, but when they discover they’re made with old tools and antique metals, that’s the fun part. Taking[…]

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Jaya Lord

Born and raised in the forests of New Hampshire, I have always had an affinity with, and drawn inspiration from, the beauty of nature. I have explored many crafts and[…]

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Amy McGregor-Radin

When I go about my travels-daily or otherwise-I am often drawn to a scene, view of the horizon, or particular angle of an object. These are my favorite things to[…]

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Suzanne Isabelle

I am a spoon carver from board and branch. I made my first spoon in November 2014, having no previous experience with wood working or as a maker. My journey[…]

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Asa Dustin

Asa Dustin is a second generation spoon carver. Asa was born and raised in a log cabin in the woods without electricity or running water. His father, Dan Dustin, built[…]

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Russ Scaduto

Russ Scaduto is a lifetime woodworker and craftsman. His works are inspired by his penchant for elevating the inherent characteristics and beauty of wood in creations that can be enjoyed[…]

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Arthur F. Rounds

After serving for 3 years in the US Army as a process photography instructor, I graduated Magna cum Laude from RIT’s College of Graphic Arts and Photography obtaining a BS[…]

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Scott Fogg

My folk-art relief carvings represent a lifelong passion for using wood, paint, and other materials to create artistic representations of natural things. By carefully selecting wood pieces and by letting[…]

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Gabriele Tise

Gabriele Tise in a Furniture maker and Woodworker in Portsmouth, NH. Gabriele has been working on high-end custom homes on the New Hampshire Seacoast and Coastal Southern Maine since 2006.[…]

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Leo Reinhard

I’ve had the privilege to be part of the “Next Generation Tent” at the NH Craftsmen Fair for over ten years. Alain Schartner, a Swiss marble sculpture artist, introduced me[…]

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Kait Armstrong

Kait Armstrong has lived in New Hampshire for over twenty years. Her interest in art began at a young age and was encouraged by her family of creative thinkers. She[…]

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Bob Clark

Hey I’m Bob a self-taught wood turner. For me there is something amazing about the natural nature of the tree that transforms the wood. I get lost in my turnings[…]

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Leah Woods

Leah Woods is an artist working primarily with wood building functional and nonfunctional objects. Having received her MFA in Woodworking and Furniture Design from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2000,[…]

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Sarah Koff

I am a printmaker, gardener, and environmentalist. I create my woodcuts to tell nature’s stories, mostly from my own backyard, which is where I first discovered my deep passion for[…]

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Cindy Walsh

I graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in textile design, but spent most of my time there turning my woven or printed fabrics into clothing. My[…]

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Katie Pugliese

Katie Pugliese has always created art but she began needle felting in 2016 and hasn’t stopped. She finds endless inspiration in nature and humor in everyday life. Before she creates,[…]

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Donald Moss

I’ve been making furniture and sculptural objects for many years, but recently, my focus has been on making table lamps. The possibilities for unique sculptural forms are endless; my goal[…]

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Janet Gordon

At the heart of my work is COLOR. Exploring the inner nature of color as gesture, movement and character is what speaks to me. The impulse for imagination arises from[…]

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Tara Santoro

Tara Santoro designs avant-garde wearable metal jewelry sculptures for the fashion fearless, for those who dare to be bold, making true fashion statements with unique architecturally inspired rings, earrings and[…]

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Sara Desjardins

   

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A. Garrett Evans

I’m a photographer who enjoys taking adventures to capture the beauty around me. I have found myself on mountain summits in 50 mph winds with amazing rime ice, in total[…]

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Melissa Fabbri

I make powerful jewelry that gives the wearer a feeling of comfort and confidence. My muse; the mountains, lakes, and flora, constantly teach me the power of simplicity. The reflection[…]

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Gay Ayers

As a photographer, I am drawn to the beauty and simplicity of things. A favorite poet of mine is the late Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, whose book title, Ode to[…]

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Daniel Bowen

I have always had a passion for woodworking since the day I made my first cabinet at fourteen. My woodworking experience started in my high school woodworking class, to continued[…]

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Christopher Agurkis

Hi, my name is Chris and I reside in Gilford with my wife, Alysia. I became interested in photography over 30 years ago and it’s been a growing passion ever[…]

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Lisa Ann Almeida

Photography was my first love. Images from pioneers like Alfred Stieglitz and Dorothea Lange, who preserved full-color moments in richly satisfying grayscale, awakened something deep in me. Marriage and motherhood[…]

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Verne Orlosk

Verne has worked in fused glass for the past twenty-five years. Previous artwork was represented in graphic design, mural painting and mentoring through teaching. Her degree in fine art and[…]

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John Boland

John Boland, a native of Seattle Washington was raised in a predominantly Asian community. He quickly acquired an appreciation of Asian aesthetics, particularly the ceramic traditions of Japan, Korea and[…]

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Rebecca McGovern

My passion is crafting handmade fabric dolls. I started early making soft sculptured fabric creations. Coming from a family of sewers it was inevitable I would inherit the love of[…]

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Victor Poulin

Since 2008, Vic has been providing exceptional boomerangs to his customers. With his great attention to detail and expertise, he personally creates all his products. Rest assured he knows what[…]

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Jan Hartness

Jan Hartness designs and creates unique floor coverings. White Birch Canvas Rugs began as an idea in the house I built from scratch with my husband, Michael. Our home, where[…]

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Lauren Dow

Lauren Dow is a metal sculptor in southern Maine practicing the art of lost wax bronze casting. She has a passion for community and is attracted to process driven work[…]

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Susan Savory

Susan Savory was born and raised on the banks of the Susquehanna River in upstate New York. She moved to the seacoast of New Hampshire in 1980, after completing her[…]

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Bradley Wolcott

My love of design and woodworking began in the Hopkins Center Woodworking Studio at Dartmouth College. After graduation, I served four years as a cavalry officer in the United States[…]

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Jackie Griswold

Jackie Griswold is a mixed media collage artist who uses up-cycled and recycled materials including paint, paper that she has hand decorated, found objects, ribbon and lace, alcohol inks, stencils[…]

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Yuan Pan

Yuan Pan is an artist, designer, and craftsman. He is the owner of Goose Pond Tileworks. He has over 25 years of experience in art and design. He specializes in[…]

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Donna Pioli

Donna strives to create bright, touchable pottery. Her signature ruffle details imbue a playful, organic element to her ceramic vessels. Utilizing both electric kilns and wood fired kilns, she chooses[…]

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Georgia Donnelly

Georgia Donnelly is a studio potter living and working in New Hampshire. After apprenticing under a Master Potter in Livingston NJ, she studied pottery in southern France and then became[…]

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Maggie Burnett

Maggie Burnett studied art at Mount Holyoke College and continues to participate in classes and workshops throughout New England. After many years as a graphic designer, she taught both adults[…]

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Helen Fitzgerald

Helen’s tapestries are inspired by the beauty and rhythms of the natural world. She intends for the weavings to be both acknowledgment as well as an archive of the plants[…]

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Mucuy Bolles

My multicultural upbringing and life as a dancer have led me to dream of capturing movement, time, sound, and memory in clay. While inscribing hieroglyphs, I imagine I am breathing[…]

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Sofia Selden

Sofia is a mixed-media fiber artist exploring dyeing techniques in botanical prints, shibori, and hand painted silk, wool, linen and cotton. Her work is inspired by water and nature –[…]

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Kimberly Zielinski

Creating wearable art has been my passion for many years. The one-of-a-kind pieces marry elements of natural stone, crystal, glass, and shell with bead embroidery and bead weaving techniques. I[…]

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Elaine Farmer

I have always had a deep connection to the natural world around me, translating natures’ magnificence. My passion has always lied in my desire to find texture, color, and lighting[…]

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Susan Garry

Wet felting is the process of combining cleaned and carded wool with soap, water and agitation to create fabric or scarves or rugs or even yurts. In nuno felting, the[…]

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Danielle Gaynor

Danielle is a self taught artist who is inspired by the natural and man made world around her. She loves working in beads and fiber but also occasionally incorporates found[…]

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Deborah Woods

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Jeff Shepard

Working with my hands has always been a passion of mine; to take raw materials and create a piece that is both functional and beautiful is immensely gratifying. A piece[…]

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Sam Durfee

Specializing in traditional production methods and the creation of functional pieces that are aesthetically pleasing, every piece is an exploration into the relationship between form and function. I find satisfaction[…]

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Joy Malcolm

Joy Malcolm is a mixed media artist and bookbinder who specializes in making one-of-a-kind handmade books and journals. She received a degree in Studio Art from Wellesley College and is[…]

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Joe Forrestall

Joe Forrestall has been blowing glass since 2003. After graduating with a degree in graphic design, an impromptu lunch with his mother at Simon Pearce turned into a 9 month[…]

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Emery Wenger

In my work I strive to create happiness by using a combination of bold and contrasting colors juxtaposed against sharp minimalist forms. I draw inspiration from pop art as well[…]

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Stanley Sadkowski

For over 25 years I have been providing customers with quality images from my varied collection of over 350 images which started with my Tuckerman Ravine image. All my work[…]

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Jim Carlen

I’ve been a serious photographer at various skill levels for about 30 years. Over the last 25 years, I built a photography business, Carlen Images, doing weddings, portraits, and fine[…]

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Alicia Bergeron

When I was a little girl, I would spend hours peering into the green grass watching tiny beetles, grasshoppers, and crickets crawl. Today I find myself doing much the same—except[…]

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Kendra DiSilva

I predominantly base my photography off of wildlife. For the last two years it has turned into a part of my daily routine. I’ve become fascinated with capturing these moments;[…]

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Ron Bowman

My name is Ron Bowman and I am a NH Nature Photographer. I am particularly drawn to the warm, early morning light (twilight & sunrise) and it’s affects on the[…]

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Kael Fein

I often find myself lost inside my own imagination, sometimes for weeks or even months on end. Creating art isn’t only a hobby of mine, but also a coping mechanism—a[…]

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Jo Shields

I am retired from the rat race and I still love working with my hands. Besides gardening I create organic, funky, quirky art jewelry. I make all the elements of[…]

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Jan Stigberg

The urge to work with my hands has been with me for as long as I can remember. I made Christmas ornaments as a child and spent hours wrapping gifts[…]

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Lynda Hadlock

Lynda started her formal rug hooking journey on Sept 11, 2001, after taking a community education hooking class, with teacher/mentor/friend Pam Bartlett. Drawn to bright, bold, hand-dyed wool, Lynda uses[…]

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Nancy Qualls

In 2006, after seeing a traditionally hooked rug, Nancy bought a kit on ebay & has been creating her own designs since. With no resources in Orlando, Nancy taught herself[…]

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Suzanne Rothstein

My introduction to and love of weaving began 35 years ago. Hand-painting my warps is a way for me to create one-of-a-kind projects that reflect the inspirations that surround me.[…]

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Anne Thiam

As an artist, I strive to capture the essence of my own experiences. I am influenced particularly by the time I spent living in Senegal, Spain, and the Caribbean. I[…]

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Libby Mortensen

An artist and crafter from early childhood, love of design has been a theme throughout Libby’s life. Studying art and botany in college, then a career in Graphic Design and[…]

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Patsy Frasier

Patsy Frasier has been a needle felter since 2010 and a mixed media crafter from childhood. Every piece she creates is one of a kind and nothing is mass produced.[…]

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Maria Testa

“Combining passion for color and texture with my vision of the natural world, I create hand-painted scarves on silk.” I received my BFA in Photography at Massachusetts College of Art[…]

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Mark Ragonese

I learned about fine woodwork as a student of Dan Valenza at UNH and worked for another 8 years as his technician and sometime adjunct faculty. I apprenticed with Jon[…]

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Nina Zotcavage

Clean design, movement, sensuality-these are the elements I bring to my work. I create jewelry to enhance the body and express the wearers personality. Handcrafting metal by sawing, hammering and[…]

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Maureen Mills and Steven Zoldak

Since moving to New Hampshire in 1987 Steve and Maureen operated a pottery studio at Strawbery Banke Museum until 2014 giving daily demonstrations to museum visitors while developing their individual[…]

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Stephanie Young

I am a full time potter, creating one of a kind porcelain vessels. Each are wheelthrown, handcarved, and glazed. There is the inspiration of art deco and art nouveau throughout[…]

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Kathleen Krzewinski and Larry Young

She was born in Zeist, Holland. We traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia.My main focus is Nature and the free flowing aspect of how things become. I love colors and[…]

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Madeleine Wright

Madeleine learned her craft from formal classes, workshops and from many hours of practice. She is motivated by the thought that there are always new techniques and different ways of[…]

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Carolyn Wright

I am a needle felter and a self-professed fiber junkie. Needle felting is the art of wool sculpting using a barbed needle and loose wool fiber. Creations can range from[…]

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Colton Workman

I am a sculptural blacksmith and metalworker. I have been honing my craft since 2014 as an 8th grader working out of the parents garage. While much of what I[…]

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William John Woods

I made my first Baby Rattle about 20 years ago and it was love at first sight, I had found my signature piece. Although I have made many more Rattles[…]

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R. Bruce Wood

My pots are fired in two types of kilns at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, NH. One is fueled by propane for glazed pots and is finished[…]

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Paul Wilson

Wilson Woodworking, founded by brothers Michael and Paul Wilson, is a custom shop specializing in fine, hand-crafted furniture. They use traditional techniques such as mortise and tenon, and dovetail joinery.[…]

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Donna Townshend Wilson

Donna Wilson has been knitting since she was a young girl. Her grandmother taught her mother, her mother taught Donna, and Donna has taught her own daughters and sons. Each[…]

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Linda Williams

I have been weaving almost all my life. My Finnish grandmother taught me to weave rag rugs when I was twelve years old, and I have been weaving ever since,[…]

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Grace Pejouhy and Evan Williams

We make pottery in partnership with one another. Grace does much of the throwing, concentrating on traditional functional forms with flowing curves and strong lines. Evan decorates using slip wiping[…]

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Stephen Willette

Becoming a State Juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen is an accomplishment which I am very proud of. I have been juried for both furniture making and wood[…]

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Tom White

I feel fortunate that after 35 years, I’m still passionate about making pots. I anticipate the excitement each new firing brings always revealing so much new information. New surfaces, new[…]

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Sandra J White

By “Quilling My Way,” I create wildlife art from narrow strips of paper rolled, shaped, and placed under my original cut design and framed. Collectible and beautiful, Quilling My Way[…]

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Caleb White

From a young age I’ve had a passion for blades, swords, knives and armor: fueled by movies and fantasy, I spent countless hours creating various things as a child. That[…]

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Richard Wetterer

Richard Wetterer has been a full-time potter since 1975. He studied ceramics & sculpture at the University of California, the Edinburgh College of Art, and has an MFA degree in[…]

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Wendy Wetherbee

I am an artist and designer inspired and fueled by nature and wildlife. The animals, birds, insects and special places in New Hampshire feature prominently in my work because it[…]

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Thomas Weston

I began hand-carving native NH hardwood into spoons 5 years ago. I enjoy transforming the beauty of our local trees into interesting and useful utensils with functionality and form. I[…]

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Paulette J Werger

Paulette Werger makes jewelry, vessels and flatware that draw upon botanical imagery, mythology and folk tales. I have an interest in the abstracted patterns commonly found in plant life. Form,[…]

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Sarah Warren

I began weaving in 2001 during a visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico where I took a class in landscape tapestry. With a background in watercolor painting, knitting and needlepoint,[…]

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Shannon Wallis

Shannon Wallis, an egg artist from Norwich, VT, has been creating batik eggs since 1994 when she learned the technique from a friend. While Shannon has no known Ukrainian ancestry,[…]

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Erica Walker

Erica Walker grew up in a home where her love and appreciation for handcrafted art were fostered at an early age. Her father was a talented silver and gold smith[…]

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Lauren vonDuyke-Dadmun

I make sculptural and FUNctional objects using porcelain and stoneware clays. Individual series and large projects are created in my home studio where I am surrounded by a world of[…]

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T. Breeze Verdant

T. Breeze Verdant What is hope without birds in your trees? is a line from the song Love Song For The Earth written By T. Breeze Verdant. I know trees,[…]

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Michela Verani

Michela Verani is an artist, working in metal clay, felt and fused glass. She found metal clay in 2004 and, after taking beginners’ classes, began to work extensively in this[…]

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Eric Hendrick and Noelle VanHendrick

Eric Hendrick and Noelle VanHendrick have been creating together for over 20 years. They live and work in Vermont homeschooling their 3 sons and making cups of love and buckets[…]

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Carol Van Loon

Carol Van Loon is a black and white photographer who lives in Dover, NH. Growing up on a farm in western New York, she learned how to see there: wheat[…]

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Michael Updike

Michael Updike graduated from Mass College of Art and received his MFA from Vermont College. He is a long standing North Shore artist. Trained as a sculptor, he recently began[…]

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Luann Udell

Luann is a nationally exhibited fiber and jewelry artist and a professional writer. Her work, often described as enigmatic, mysterious, powerful, expressive, and inspirational, has appeared in books, magazines, newspapers[…]

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Lars Turin

Lars Turin’s works-in-clay are inspired by his interpersonal relationship to self and others and from the forces within nature and the patterns that those forces create, especially those on the[…]

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Connie Turin

Connie’s work reflects her love of children’s literature and storytelling and her desire to bring a playful lightness into each of her one-of-a-kind pieces. Working exclusively in porcelain, Connie uses[…]

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Kevin Turgeon

I used to fight against being labelled as an artist. I preferred being called a woodworker because woodworkers make useful things. Grudgingly I have come to accept that I am[…]

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Bruce Trull

My woodturning career started with the gift of a 1950’s Sears Craftsman lathe back in 2007. Until then my hobby was building furniture while working full-time in high-tech as a[…]

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James S Tovey

My lapidary and jewelry metal work is a direct result of my passion for mineral collecting. Working the Tripp mine I knew I would be moving from the mineral specimen[…]

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Ron and Sibylle Tornow

We have enjoyed a collaborative studio for over 20 years. Our individual creative approach is very diverse. Sibylle will risk all by taking an idea through to completion in clay[…]

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Peggy Thrasher

My baskets are a celebration of the beauty of mathematics in the physical world. Patterns promote peace and a grounded-ness because they are predictable. Yet complex patterns are also surprising,[…]

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Barbara Thompson

I’ve been a potter / artist in the White Mountains of NH since 1983, when I set up a large gas kiln in Franconia. I’m currently working in Bethlehem, NH,[…]

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Andrew Thompson

My particular style of photography is probably best described as face-to-face and eye-to-eye portraitures of native New England wildlife. What motivates this choice of a visual perspective, I think, comes[…]

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Maggie Tetreault

My baskets are made by a coiling, stitching process with pine needles and raffia. They are all made without a mold and are one of a kind. The technique allows[…]

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Matthew Tell

My dialogue with clay is articulated in the functional vessel. Function is an important aspect for me because I like the idea of these pieces enriching everyday life. The vessel[…]

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William Taylor

I grew up a farm boy in Illinois. Served aboard the USS Boston then went back to school and was hired as a field engineer. I found my calling in[…]

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Teresa Taylor

Teresa Taylor is a visual artist whose studio and shop, Salty Dog Pottery,was established in 1973 in Barnstead, NH in the Lakes Region.Her distictive claywork is stoneware that is salt[…]

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Grant Taylor

Grant Taylor has been juried since 1989. His finely crafted leather belts come in a range of sizes and styles and demonstrate exceptional craftsmanship and durability.

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Terri Talas

Terri Talas was widely known for her portrayals of nature and wildlife in mural installations for museums and nature centers. Today her artwork opens an extraordinary window into the natural[…]

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Joan Szoke

For as long as I can remember, I have loved to make beautiful things with my hands. I have a Master’s degree in music, and spent many years teaching music.[…]

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Amee K Sweet-McNamara

Ask Amee K. Sweet-McNamara why her fine-art jewelry business is called “Amee Runs with Scissors,’’ and she usually just laughs and says, “Because it sounds a whole lot sexier than[…]

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Nikki Sullivan

Inspired by the mosaic coffee table my grandmother made in the early 60’s, I have taught myself the art of mosaic and let it take me over. I design decorative[…]

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Linda Sturgeon

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Rick Stockwell

Rick has been photographing New England landscapes for 35 years. He prints his own photographs , and does his own matting and framing using only archival materials. He lives in[…]

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Virginia Stillman-Kirschner

I work in my home studio in the Upper Valley using both stoneware and porcelain. Carving the leather hard surface with my trademark designs. After being a League juried basket[…]

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Martha Stevermer

I am just beginning a mosaic journey. I recently moved to New Hampshire and getting my feet on the ground and workshop organized. I began the trip in Africa and[…]

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Kenneth Stevens

Ken’s passion as a wood turner is specializing in hand crafted wooden pens and accessories such as letter openers and desk sets made from exotic hardwoods. Ken began pen making[…]

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Jim Stamper

I first picked up a jeweler’s saw in 1970 to make a copper head gasket for my motorcycle. In 1971 at a craft fair selling our handmade candles with my[…]

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Lee Spiller

I have been working with natural river and beach stone since 1990. At that time I was also working as a boat captain on the coast of Maine. I was[…]

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Barbara Sperling

Barbara Sperling is one of the country’s leading polymer artists. Her work can be seen in national books and publications and she is a juror for the League of NH[…]

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Linda Sorensen

Linda Sorensen’s lifelong passion for making things has turned into a career of handcrafting gold and silver jewelry. While a drawing and printmaking major at UNH, she enrolled in a[…]

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Donna Marie Solomon

I was truly blessed to have been raised in a family that valued art and provided me with the opportunities that nurtured my creative soul. My earliest memories of making[…]

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Scott Snyder

Hi. I am Scott Snyder. I am a fine art landscape photographer who is obsessed with beauty and with truth, living and creating in a sometimes troubling world. I am[…]

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Lochlin Smith

I was born in 1947 and grew up in the lovely countryside of northern Westchester County, New York. I was inspired as a young boy by visiting the great art[…]

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Gillian Smith

Qualifications, mainly from the UK include diplomas in fashion design and construction, surface design of fabric, tailoring, metal work and teaching. Teaching experience in all craft fields in UK, USA[…]

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Dyanna Smith

Dyanna splits her time between art and the environment. She is a silversmith and glass artist and her style is a mix of retro and romantic, preferring simplicity of design[…]

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Aaron Slater

Aaron is a self-taught glass artist who has been working glass since 2001. Growing up Aaron spent much of his time in the woods of New Hampshire, an amateur naturalist[…]

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Beth Simon

I believe in making things. This is how I make my way in this world. I begin by puttering in my studio, laying down shapes & moving them around to[…]

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Susan Silverman

Susan (Link)Silverman was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She began her interest in the arts while a student at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Following a period of travel[…]

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Ellen Sidor

A stone carver for over 40 years, Ellen Sidor studied at Boston Museum School, Art Institute at AZ-Sonoran Desert Museum, Provincetown Art Assn and Museum, and Castle Hill Center for[…]

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Sussy-Rose Shields

My studio has been in an 1860’s Mill along the Souhegan River in the quaint town of Wilton, NH for 30 years. Given my art background and sense of adventure,[…]

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Chris Sherwin

Glass has been an integral part of my life for more than 27 years. After spending a combined twelve years at two renowned glass studios, with unique but very different[…]

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Anne Sherman

The art of my jewelry and wall pieces results from a lifetime of observation, imagination, and education. When I look at a finished piece, I see many things from my[…]

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Charles Sheaff

Charlie has been turning wood for more than 40 years. He retired from teaching woodworking at Keene State College. Charlie is still involved in teaching woodturning, offering weekend classes and[…]

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Paul Shea

I call Atkinson, New Hampshire my home where I live on a beautiful little pond with my 7 year old Golden Retriever, Bailey.It’s a wonderful place where I can paddle[…]

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Nan Scull

The cycle of the seasons is a favorite theme in which my insight captures the alliance between man and nature. My voice in images dates back to 1981, after a[…]

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John Scott

It is said that muses run wild and strong in Cornish, a small town in western New Hampshire with a rich history of creativity. I do know that my own[…]

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Lee Schuette

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Julie Schroeppel

I’ve been fascinated with glass my entire life. I studied design and technique while apprenticing at a stained glass studio in Denver, CO. I then moved to NH and began[…]

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Jim Schneider

Jim Schneider has been a full-time contemporary potter since 1980. He exhibits his work in fine craft fairs throughout the northeastern United States and in selected galleries nationwide. He and[…]

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Julie Schmidt

Each design from j. schmidt jewelry fuses vibrant metals like sterling silver,copper and brass into lively curves and twists. Julie Schmidt’s love of movement, texture and form speaks with frenzied[…]

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Sylvia Scherr

A hand knitter for many years, I read knitting books and magazines, study illustrations and techniques that I find in them, and knit samples using different yarns and stitches to[…]

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Marcy Schepker

Marcy Schepker is a teaching artist since the age of 15. She ‘Paints with Wool’ creating large needle felted tapestries out of her intuition, enjoying color form and building on[…]

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Susan Scalera

Susan Scalera of Middle Room Creations is an artisan of fabric and leather handbags and accessories. Susan designs and produces several pocketbooks, travel bags, accessories, and heirloom-quality sewing notions at[…]

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Lisa Scala

Lisa Scala’s unique collection of handmade jewelry reflects a life-long passion for art and natural beauty. Inspired by her observation and love of nature, each of her designs is infused[…]

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Becky Sawyer

Largely self educated in her preferred medium, Becky Sawyer is currently honing her skills with shrink plastic, colored pencil, and various other inks and markers with sterling silver, implementing unique[…]

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Hiromi Satoh

I began making pottery over 25 years ago to make the Japanese-style dishes, I wasn’t able to find those living in New England. I fell in love with clay immediately[…]

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Joanne Santospago

Wood is a delight to work with. My furniture designs are mostly inspired by natural forms. I enjoy contrasting a woods grain with hand-painted, faux finish techniques. My initial woodworking[…]

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Adele Sanborn

My studio is in Boscawen, NH and I am a calIigraher and create mixed media art with text that reflects the way I see the world; a complex, ever changing[…]

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Susan Samitz

The patterns and images in my work are created by layering different colored polymer clay into “canes” (three-dimensional designs) from which I slice cross-sections. I then harden these slices in[…]

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Chris Salmon

The president and prinicipal designer of Old Hancock Glass Tiles, Chris has developed a high quality glass tile that allows the designer to incorporate intricate bas-relief images with a smooth[…]

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John Ryan

John Ryan has been perfecting the art of making Shaker oval boxes for nearly 30 years. He studied box-making first at Canterbury Shaker Village and later under the expert eye[…]

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Patrick Russo

I am an artisan in wood for the NH league, but also a member of the experimental aviation community, having built and flown several aircraft. I am also a musician[…]

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Steven and Suzanne Russell

Steve, a native Californian, and Sue, born and raised in New Hampshire met in California in the their late 30’s. Neither of us were potters at the time yet we[…]

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Richard Ruppel

I have been a state juried furniture designer craftsman since 1983. My work features sculptural designs often rooted in traditional forms utilizing domestic hardwoods including figured walnut, black cherry and[…]

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Katherine Rudolph

I am a proud 2009 graduate of the Jewelry and Metalsmithing Department at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and currently call New England my home. My jewelry is[…]

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Richard Roth

Richard (Rick) Roth is a self taught artist who has recently found the medium of clay. Rick’s love for the outdoors is clearly displayed in his work. His eye for[…]

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Peggy Roth

My business, Flappers and Floppers, now based in Mt. Tabor, New Jersey, offers over 70 handcrafted designs of miniatures representing a wide variety of birds, animals, and creatures, both real[…]

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Susan Roston

I found the art of glass fusing when I spent a week at Snow Farm, New England Craft School eight years ago. I fell in love with the medium immediately.[…]

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Randy Roos

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Lori Rollason

When you reach for your favorite coffee mug, I want it to be one I made for you. Why? Because drinking from this mug is a delight. It’s at home[…]

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Dale Rogers

My true love for art lies with abstract geometrics, and much of my body of work encompasses the clean, simple properties of that style. Over the years, I have incorporated[…]

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Stephanie Robinson

After achieving a jewelry & silversmithing degree at London Metropolitan University in the UK, she set up her workshop in New Hampshire and in 2010, Stephanie became a member of[…]

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Julie Robinson

I have been a maker most of my life. Working with fiber and other textiles I create original hooked rugs, Nuno-felted scarves, hand painted scarves and felted sculptures. I love[…]

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Cathy and David Robinson

Cathy and David Robinson have been creating functional works of art for more than 35 years. Reminiscent of a landscape, each glaze, inspired by nature, combines artistry, imagination and skill.[…]

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Jeffrey Roberts

Originally from southeastern MA, I attended North Bennet Street School in Boston. My family recently moved to Unity NH where I have a furniture shop. In 2008, I was juried[…]

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Sayoko Roberge

Sayoko Roberge was born and raised near Kyoto, Japan, an area with a textile tradition stretching back more than 1000 years. After college, Sayoko worked in a Kyoto laboratory making[…]

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Paul Richter

Inspired by a true love of colored gemstones and driven by the creativity of combining gemstones & metal into their own art form, Paul founded Richter’s Jewelry & Design Studio[…]

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Claire Renaud

As the second youngest of sixteen kids, all the girls sewed and as soon as I could reach the foot pedal, I was sewing too. Growing up with so many[…]

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Wayne and Karen Reed

Karen has been a glass professional since 1981. Her work has shown at the Bullseye Connections Gallery, at the White House and has been accepted into shows curated by the[…]

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Maureen Redmond-Scura

Maureen Redmond-Scura has been a bead artist for over 25 years. Her work experiments with color, texture, shape and pattern in pieces inspired by nature, history, math and other encounters[…]

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Wen Redmond

New England artist, Wen Redmond explores her medium, fiber, focusing on experimentation and expanding its presentation. Her unique artistic work merges digital processes, photography, collage, media mix and surface design.[…]

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Joy Raskin

Joy Raskin has been a silversmith since 1984, and has exhibited throughout the US, Ireland and New Zealand. Joy is a native of NH. She was accepted as a member[…]

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Susan Ranck

I have been a potter for 25 years. I work on the wheel where I produce both functional stoneware and decorative porcelain from my studio. My stoneware glazes are food,[…]

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Marcie Rae

Unique, powerful, custom, crafted, evocative, organic:  these are words customers use to describe Marcie Rae’s jewelry.   Using Ancient and Contemporary techniques, Marcie Rae’s jewelry is hand fabricated in silver with[…]

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Stephen Procter

I was a professional classical guitarist before I became a potter, and the transition was surprisingly seamless: The elements of music — flow, rhythm, growth, articulation, repetition, contrast — are[…]

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Tinka Pritchett

Born and raised in Washington DC, I moved to Boston and graduated from Tufts and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts with a BFA. I went to Helsinki,[…]

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Suzanne Pretty

My grandmother was a ladies tailor in London. The seeds of her influence were planted early with a gift of a toy sewing machine and fabrics of assorted patterns and[…]

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Carla and Marcia Press

Who is Meshugenah? meshugenah: adj. (meh/shoog/en/uh)   crazy in the head  Whose meshugenah idea was it to give the cat a bath? We are! We are Marcia Press and Carla Press,[…]

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R. Douglas Powers

I work in wood because it’s the structural material that appeals most to our senses. It is friendly to touch. It’s warm and not too hard. It smells good –[…]

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Barbara Poole

I create one of a kind and limited production felted art to wear. The work begins with merino wool. Other textiles, are used, mostly silks about 40% of the silks[…]

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Emilia Ponomarev

My experience covers more than 10 thousand hours of hands-on felt-making, which is now a passion and a lifestyle. I love playing with wool fibers creating various art pieces from[…]

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Lauren Pollaro

Lauren Pollaro is a mixed media artist known for her colorful, one-of-a-kind jewelry. With visions of translating her pieces to a larger scale she now also creates sculptural wall pieces.[…]

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Ken Pick

I have been making high-fired, colorful stoneware pottery for over 35 years. My work is best known for its dynamic forms and bold glaze colors that contrast with the earthiness[…]

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Myrl Phelps

After 35 years as a residential carpenter, doing mostly custom interior finish work and remodeling, Myrl decided to attend the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship to hone his woodworking skills. There,[…]

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Hannah Phelps

A native of rugged and alluring northern New England, my woodblock prints are an ongoing exploration of the world outside my window and the forces at work there. With either[…]

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Erica Pfister

I have been weaving rugs as a member of the League of NH Craftsmen since 1988. I design and weave all the rugs myself, by hand, on a four-harness floor[…]

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David Pellerin

David (Indikoi) is taking traditional ceramics to a whole new level with custom lighting, sinks, lamps, and pottery. His innovative designs combined with everyday function will change your space into[…]

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Bruce Peck

Bruce Peck, a Vermont printmaker, has been making etchings for over 30 years. His detailed hand colored etchings explore the beauty and character of the New England landscape. Bruce is[…]

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Ann Peck

Ann Peck, an American fiber artist, maintains art studios on both sides of the globe, spending half of the year in the United States and the other half in India.[…]

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Fred and Kate Pearce

Fred & Kate Pearce have been a design team since their student days at Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts. They received their B.F.A. degrees from Syracuse University[…]

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Mary Jane Peabody

Juried in both Hooked Rugs and Proddy Rugs. Winner of the League of NH Craftsmen 2009 Living with Crafts exhibit “Best in Fiber” Award. I learned to hook rugs in[…]

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Diane Louise Paul

Diane Louise Paul, a self-taught leather artisan, creates high quality, one-of-a-kind leather goods. She uses vintage and antique leather-making tools and techniques to make lasting and durable leather goods that[…]

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Gabriel Parker

One of the foster homes I grew up in, an old farm, had a very long stone wall that I would often run atop of when I couldn’t make sense[…]

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Zoie Parent

Beginning my journey in the early 90’s, I started working in a goldsmith’s gallery, appreciating all the high quality handmade pieces. Wanting to learn more, I attended classes at the[…]

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Patricia Palson

Patricia Palson has been an award winning weaver for more than twenty years. She has developed a trademark style that makes her pieces instantly recognizable across a crowded room. Three[…]

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Orin Pacht

Orin Pacht was born and raised on the New Hampshire side of the Upper Valley and loves his connection to this place, land, and people. He has always been drawn[…]

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Doug Ostrander

I am a goldsmith with experience as a model maker for industry, a production manager for a contemporary jewelry manufacturer, a shop owner, and customer jeweler . I spent many[…]

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Karen Orsillo

My love for working with clay began in the late 1960’s. I received a BFA in ceramics from the University of Massachusetts in 1977. I have explored so many different[…]

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David Orser

David Orser is one half of Cedar Mountain Potters, the husband and wife team of Laurel MacDuffie and David. They have lived in their 1800s era farmhouse in Parsonsfield, Maine[…]

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Rosemary Orgren

I love pattern, texture, form and shape. I am challenged by finding ways to bring these elements together in cohesive and fluid designs. My father – a pattern maker– passed[…]

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Irina Okula

Artist and teacher, Irina Okula received her MFA in Ceramics from Southern Illinois University and has been fascinated with clay ever since. Okula makes her work on the wheel creating[…]

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Ritvaliisa Ojanen

I grew up in Finland and feel my design sensibilities have their roots in the clean lines and spare use of embellishments of Finnish design. My jewelry features subtle combinations[…]

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Alice Ogden

Alice has been a traditional black ash basket maker for over 45 years and a League member since 1986. She is known for her signature hand whittled white oak rims[…]

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Nancy O’Connor

Handweaving by Nancy is a small business located in Southern NH that is keeping alive a traditional craft. Each textile is handwoven on large floor looms at her mountainside studio.[…]

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Jessie O’Brien

Pyrography is an artform that has been around for centuries. The technique, literally meaning writing with fire, involves using a heated metal instrument to burn wood, leather, tagua and gourds[…]

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Adam Nudd-Homeyer

Adam Nudd-Homeyer is the 7th-generation craftsman behind Tappan Chairs, which began in Sandwich, NH in 1819. While based in a tradition of using historic equipment dating back to their earliest[…]

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Nurit Niskala

My path as an artist was brought to life out of a traumatic clinical death experience during labor with my daughter. As I came to terms with this experience I[…]

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Diane Nericcio

With a career spanning more than 45 years I have been making my classically styled bags from buttery soft leather. Located in my Thornton NH studio my bags are thoughtfully[…]

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Roger Myers

At StrathamWood Studios founder and craftsman Roger Myers’ work is influenced by the beauty of nature and he seeks to capture its unique properties in work that will be treasured[…]

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Bruce Murray

Bruce studied with the world renowned, Marguerite Wildenhain. Ten years ago he began to gravitate toward more figurative work, mostly portraiture, while continuing to use clay as his medium.His recent[…]

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Hope Murphy

After graduating from Connecticut College with a BA in Studio Art and Photography, my focus turned to earning a living. Wanting to combine my design talents and desire to work[…]

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Carol W. Murphy

I became juried in traditional rug Hooking statewide in 1989. I create a variety of hooked pieces ranging from clothing apparel, purses, jackets, rugs, home décor and wall pieces .[…]

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Susan Mulvey

Susan Mulvey has been a designer and craftsperson in precious metals for over 50 years. Mostly self-taught, she began her studies at the Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT in 1967,[…]

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Carrie Cahill Mulligan

Before moving to New Hampshire in 2004, I worked as a Park Ranger in Denali Park, Alaska for ten years. The long, cold winters provided plenty of opportunity and inspiration[…]

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Dena Moses

Dena has been weaving for over thirty years. Originally trained in Physics and Optics, she has explored color from many different angles. Each piece is created by hand, on a[…]

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Christopher Morse

My work in color etching & aquatint inspires responsible land stewardship and is in the collections of the White House, Smithsonian Institution, Hunterdon Museum of Art, Springfield Art Museum, NH[…]

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Pam Morland

My work is English smocking of mainly children’s clothing. All of the smocking is done by hand and everything is French-seamed. I am very particular with my choice of fabric[…]

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Erin Moran

Erin creates pottery by hand building functional pottery using white earthenware and underglazes. This is where color, form and functional collide to elevate your everyday eating to a beautiful experience![…]

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Gail Crosman Moore

Gail Crosman Moore is an artist, teacher, mother and small business owner. She divides her time between creating her work, showing her work and encouraging others to create their own work,[…]

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Rachel Montroy

Rachel Montroy is a mixed media sculptor living in Hopkinton, New Hampshire with a focus on ceramics and fiber arts. She exhibits her sculptures regionally and nationally and was just[…]

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Cheddy Moller

After moving to NH in 1975, we became taken by the “back to the earth” movement and bought a log cabin on 7 acres. We had a garden and orchard[…]

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Hideaki Miyamura

As a young potter’s apprentice in Japan, I spent years throwing and perfecting forms, to the point that my hands and body could create without the intervention of my conscious[…]

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William Mitchell

Born in Holyoke, MA., and raised in Catskill, N.Y., Printmaker William Mitchell moved to NH in 1983 and began creating silkscreens of the NH landscape. When Mitchell depicts a NH[…]

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Karen B. Mitchell

A New England native, Karen Mitchell first studied studio art at Colby College and the University of Maine at Orono, focusing on printmaking, etching and block prints. A juried member[…]

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Iris Minc

Iris Minc fell in love with clay while she was an art major at Michigan State University. Now 30 years later she is still in love with clay. Having worked[…]

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Michael Miller

I am a natural light photographer. I especially enjoy the rural landscape and all the parts and pieces that go with it. I am always pleased if I can find[…]

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Cheryl Miller

My work process is improvisational. I start with an idea, a pair of scissors and a pile of fabrics. I draw inspiration from nature and art history often mixing in[…]

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Pat Mika

Pat Mika began weaving 40 years ago when she and a co-worker decided that it would be fun to take a class to learn how to weave.  Since then she[…]

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Micheline Micheline

Gourds fascinate me; no two are quite the same. The first decorated gourd I ever saw, I thought was pottery until I picked it up and found it was weightless.[…]

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Mario Messina

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George Merrill

Based in Enfield, NH, George Merrill has been working in mixed media for the past four years. Recently, he has moved from refinishing furniture to creating and building one-of-a-kind steamships.[…]

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Luanne Meader

Luanne Meader graduated from North Bennet Street School (Jewelry Course) She has made a career of selling antiques with an emphasis on handmade and antique jewelry. She has treasured the[…]

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James McLaughlin

I love working with wood and particularly enjoy projects that involve Irish themes and carving Celtic knotwork decoration. I’ve done a number of carved signs and dedication plaques, four of[…]

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Barbara McLaughlin

I am often torn as to which is more important; the rich textures or the gorgeous gems, as both play an important role in how and what I create. I[…]

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Melissa McKeagney

I have always been a maker of things ever since I can remember, textiles being of particular interest. When my daughter was born, I started looking around for some cute[…]

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Tom McGurrin

Tom McGurrin has been involved in contemporary craft for 49 years. He markets his work nationally in galleries and in fine art exhibitions. Following a silversmith apprenticeship in Rockport MA,[…]

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Daphne McDonald

I made my first piece of jewelry in a sixth grade class. I continued playing with jewelry through high school, helping my mum make jewelry for her shop. After high[…]

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Don Sr. and Don Jr. McAulay

Rustic Furniture Craftsmen: Don McAulay, Sr. & Jr. have been building quality Adirondack rustic furniture since 1990. Each piece is handcrafted individually with traditional woodworking techniques such as hand planed[…]

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John McAlevey

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Peter Maynard

Peter Maynard of Cold River Furniture in South Acworth, NH has been crafting fine handmade furniture for over forty years, and has designed and built furniture for designers and collectors[…]

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Douglas Alan Masury

“Life is filled with subtle nuances of patterns and colors. I have worked at translating my vision by hand painting the yarns to create the subtlety of nature we see[…]

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Kathy Marx

Paper mache became my passion over 20 years ago. Each piece begins with a strong wire armature, then the shape is built up with tissue and foil. Then paper mache[…]

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Duane Floyd Martin

My specialty is Intarsia, Art from Wood. I use thick hard and soft woods of many species to get the color and grain pattern that enhances my 3D art. I[…]

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David Maine

David has always had a love of wood and the beauty that nature conceals under its’ bark. He works mostly with highly figured woods with colorful and decorative grain. Most[…]

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Eric Maglio

My first love was fire, second was mud, so there is little mystery that I’ve landed in the realm of wood fired ceramics. My work is an investigation of form,[…]

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Nathan Macomber

Nathan makes colorful glass rondels, vases, paperweights, functional bowls, and sculptural pieces. He often combines forged iron into his work creating whimsical garden sculptures, such as spiders and dragonflies with[…]

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Glen MacInnis

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Laurel MacDuffie

I have a soft heart. I grew up in the woods by the sea. I know the natural world to be a healer of the heart in so many ways.[…]

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John Lunn

For 45 years, I created handmade concert flutes. I raise and chase my flutes from raw silver & gold to create a work of art. I retired from flutemaking in[…]

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Carol Lummus

Carol found the League of NH Craftsmen in 1957 when in college as a craftsman’s helper. She met Concord League shop manager, Bill Randall, later learning he was an uncle.[…]

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Sandra Luckury

Sandy Luckury has been braiding rugs since 1985. Sandy apprenticed with master braider Barbara Fisher who developed the braiding method she uses. The precision of this method takes all the[…]

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Andrea and Jim Lorette

Awards ~ “People’s Choice Award” twice in Craft Wear and “Best in Mixed Media” once in Living With Craft exhibitions during the League of NH Craftsmen’s annual fair. Jayelay Jewelers[…]

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Judith Lombardi

There is nothing more beautiful than the first light of dawn. Early morning is a time that sighting wildlife is more likely, and photographing them in the warm glow of[…]

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Kristina Logan

KRISTINA LOGAN is recognized internationally for her flameworked glass beads, jewelry, and objects. The artist writes, “Beads are part of my lifelong fascination with art and ornamentation. Glass beads form[…]

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James Livermore

I am a self-taught metal smith. Every day presents new learning experiences for me. My work is juried in all shops of the League of NH Craftsmen, the prestigious organization[…]

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David Little

David Little’s Winnepesaukee Forge brings you individually crafted wrought iron home furnishings of unsurpassed artistry. At Winnepesaukee Forge, you have found an antidote to the mass-manufactured “product” wrought ironwork available[…]

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Kathleen Litchfield

Kathleen Litchfield has been weaving since 2005 and earned her master’s certificate in weaving from the Hill Institute in Northampton, MA in June, 2018. Her handwoven scarves, shawls and other[…]

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Susan Lirakis

Susan Lirakis has been a juried member of the League since the mid-70s. She delights in bringing you original photographic images portraying the natural world, the individual, family, personal expression.[…]

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Devitt Liptak

My work can be inspired by the study of Pre-Columbian and Egyptian vessels or the patterns of snow drifts and the granite walls of New Hampshire. Forms are created by[…]

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Naomi Lindenfeld

Leaf patterns, geological striations, wood grain and flowing ripples of water are all part of the environment I live and work in. By carving and faceting layered colored clay I[…]

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Jeff Lind

Comfortably elegant, custom made furniture. The figure and subtle tones of finished wood have probably appealed to the human spirit for as long as lumber has been sawn. With each[…]

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Deborah Libby

I began my journey into the world of glass almost 40 years ago and during that time, my signature work began with a combination of both etching and fusing melded[…]

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Frances Levi

A passionate connoisseur of weaving and woven textiles from around the world for decades, I combine traditional and modern method in an original way that reflects the beauty I see[…]

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Lark Leonard

I have been making traditional ornaments of birchbark and straw for the past 30 years. I studied Swedish birchbark craft with Karin Lundholm of Dalarna, Sweden, and English strawplaiting with[…]

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Judi Lemaire

Judi Lemaire specializes in the art of Batik egg decorating. Over the past twenty five years, she has studied the traditional Ukrainian designs and developed her own unique expressions using[…]

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John Lehet

I’ve been practicing fine art photography for 40 years, with most of my work inspired by a long term intimate relationship with the land of New Hampshire and Vermont. I[…]

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Michele Lee

My work is inspired by the natural world, not just things I see, but those that touch my other senses, the plaintive cry of a nuthatch, water tumbling over rocks,[…]

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Joyce LeBlanc

My earliest memories of sewing were sitting at my Mom’s side watching her create clothes for my siblings and me. I would read and study the pattern instructions, so that[…]

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Aron Leaman

Aron Leaman has been working with glass since 2001. He has spent years traveling and honing his skills working with many glass artist from around the world. He currently resides[…]

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John Layton

Newbury, Vermont based photographer and photo-educator John Layton is passionate about the images he creates. Inspired by nature…from the deserts of the southwest, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire,[…]

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Stephany Lavallee

While stationed in Honolulu 1995-1998 with the US Army, I met Poakalani and John Serrano, teacher and designer of the Hawaiian Quilt. The Hawaiian Quilt represents a spiritual legacy of[…]

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Lisa Laughy

I am a traditional wood carver with a strong background in design and painting with over fifteen years of carving experience. My wood carving process involves working with traditional hand[…]

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Betty Lathrop

I began Harborside Fabric Design twenty-seven years ago, although my experience with surface design began in my school years. I taught art and special ed at pre-school through University levels.[…]

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Hethre Larivee

Hethre, a 2nd generation glassblower, has been creating with glass for over 20 years, having studied with some of the most talented and influential contemporary glass artists. Her first glass[…]

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Jim Lambert

In the tradition of pure Folk Art, Jim Lambert of Hillsborough NH uses found and cast-off materials to create colorful one of a kind classicial and traditional free standing and[…]

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Gigi Laberge

“From the mountains to the sea, I create!”Gigi Laberge follows a lifelong pursuit of arts and crafts, and is an accomplished warm glass artist. A peek into her studio reveals[…]

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Blair LaBella

A native New Englander with a strong connection to all 6 states, I spent my childhood years in Marblehead, MA. I have a BFA in Ceramics from RISD and shifted[…]

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Melinda LaBarge

When I create a piece, I think about it adding more beauty to the world. My ideas come from just about everything I am exposed to over time. I use[…]

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Cheryl Kumiski

I have been creating glass objects-stained glass panels, fused glass personal adornments and cast glass sculpture- for over 35 years, beginning in 1973 in Cambridge Massachusetts with an adult education[…]

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Thomas Kuhner

The jewelry in this collection is created in my Sanbornton, New Hampshire workshop. Each piece is formed in precious metals of 14K gold, sterling silver and 14K gold overlay that is[…]

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William and Lynn Kuegel

William Kuegel is a farrier and metalsmith who brings his artistic sense to both pursuits. He began his work as a metalsmith making horseshoes. Lynns background is in design and[…]

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Fred Kretchman

I have been building bamboo rods since 1993. My passion is to create custom bamboo rods that are both aesthetically beautiful and a dream to cast. I see them as[…]

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Jordana Korsen

Hot glass is a traditional medium that celebrates all that is right in our society: Collaboration, trust, teamwork, timing, community and creativity. I believe that art and arts education is[…]

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Allison Korn

I am a metal clay artist based in Brattleboro, Vermont. I create my own designs and make all my jewelry myself by hand. All of my pieces are wearable stories,[…]

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Michelle Kolb

Michelle’s jewelry is an exploration of the infinite variety of shapes, colors, and textures found in the precious and semi precious stones used in her designs. Michelle works from her[…]

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Douglas Kolb

My work has been described as “organic” – many of the textures I use come directly from, or are inspired by, stones, plants, fossils, and other natural sources. I explore[…]

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Denise Kirk

As a native of NH I love and appreciate all the nature and beauty the state has to offer. I studied photography at The Art Institute of Boston but even[…]

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Michele O’Neil Kincaid

I have been involved in various artistic endeavors all of my life, from drawing, painting, sewing clothes and crafts. Quilting came to the forefront in the 70’s when I got[…]

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Amy Kilham

A lifelong classical pianist, Amy worked professionally as a calligrapher and graphic designer for 20 years in Boston before devoting her time to making jewelry. Amy’s work is inspired by[…]

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Kate Kilgus

Kate Kilgus is a handweaver from Harrisville, New Hampshire and works on a manually operated floor loom. She weaves textiles for the home that can be used and enjoyed every[…]

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Seth Kiedaisch

Seth Kiedaisch, Woodworker with hands, tools, mind and tradition. I am a woodworker. I enjoy finding creative solutions utilizing nature and the past to guide me. Currently, I work out[…]

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Kristin Kennedy

I aspire to create unique and organic pieces combining high-end metal with precious gemstones. I hand select gemstones and sculpt the metal around each piece creating natural elegance. I have[…]

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Nicholas Kekic

Glassblowing for me has become a process of taking a unique, transparent super hot liquid and freezing it to room temperature in a controlled but sometimes precarious balancing act of[…]

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Betsy Keeney

As an artist, I love the possibilities that working with metal presents. My goal when creating, is for each one of my pieces to reflect excellence. I love the possibilities[…]

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Ken Kantro

Ken Kantro has been an artisan for over forty years. In the 1970’s his interest in Asian art led him to a pottery apprenticeship utilizing traditional Japanese techniques. Working with[…]

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Jennifer Kalled

Jennifer Kalled has been designing jewelry since she first learned her craft in Arizona in the mid-70’s. Her love of colored stone came out of her Southwestern experience. Back home[…]

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Alex Kalish

Born and raised in New York City. Alex was introduced to hot glass in 1985, it was love at first sight. Upon graduating college he made his way to the[…]

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Garry Kalajian

Garry Kalajian was born in 1956 in Jersey City, N.J. and has degrees in music and education. He became interested in blacksmithing in the early 1980’s while teaching at an[…]

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Payne and Elise Junker

Payne & Elise have shared their love of the countryside in their work and with each other for over 30 years. Elise brings her background in Folk Art, along with[…]

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Zachary Jonas

I am a custom knife maker, called a “bladesmith” in the business. I have been working to perfect my craft for more than a decade, and in June of 2019[…]

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Ian Johnson

Skilled craftsman, Ian Johnson, has been designing and creating mechanical mechanisms in wood for over 25 years. He has always had a passion for quality wooden products. He started by[…]

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Eric Johnson

I live in beautiful central New Hampshire at the base of the White Mountains in Campton. I specialize in hand crafting 17th and 18th century antique reproduction furniture. The wood,[…]

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Al Jaeger

My woods, fields, garden, and people translate into the lines, tones, textures, shapes, and colors of these clay works. The clays incorporate sand, gravel, feldspar, and coffee grounds. Glazes mostly[…]

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Linda Jacque

I love the power of color and the vibration of any given surface I decide to paint on. From whimsy to realistic, I let blank canvases lead the way. From[…]

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Karissa Masse

Much like the philosophy of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, a beautiful pot encourages a person to slow down and notice the subtleties of the experience; the way the dish feels[…]

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Wendy Jackson

I work with wood fire stoneware and porcelain. Making functional pottery using the wheel and hand building. I apply several layers of colored slip to the surface of the pots[…]

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Noriko Isogai

I was born in Japan, and began my woodcarving career through apprenticeship, carving and restoring Buddhist statues and temple ornaments. Coming to the U.S., I worked as a restorer of[…]

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Peg Irish

Peg Irish has been using the techniques of rug hooking since 1980 to create her fiber art. In 1989 she won Best-In-Show at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s annual[…]

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Mark Hutton

My work is high-fired Porcelain and Stoneware. Most is made on the potter’s wheel, although I also use the slab method for some of my teapots, boxes, and pitchers. I[…]

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Hillary Hutton

I am a weaver of Rag Rugs. My rugs are made of cotton and cotton-blend fabrics. The warp is a strong Egyptian cotton that is hand dyed. The weft is[…]

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Karen and Dick Hudnall

Dick has attended advanced Maine Photographic workshops and has attended John Sextons Fine Tuning the Expressive Black & White Print workshop.Dick has won the Artistic Excellence award given by the[…]

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Nancy Hubbard

Over the years, I have worked on a variety of commissioned pieces ranging from quilts, clothing, home decorating projects and penny rugs. I offer textile workshops in sewing, quilting and[…]

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Nancy Horrall

Nancy Horrall has always had a love for the colors, textures, patterns and fibers found in textiles. She has been sewing and weaving since childhood and felting for 25 years.[…]

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Virginia Holloway

I have been making art of some kind for most of my life, and about 25 years ago began working almost exclusively with fabric. Several years ago I made a[…]

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Christiane Hilbrig-Tauroney

Christiane started her Goldsmith training at the Kunsthandwerk- Schule in Munich, Germany and apprenticed at the Atelier Eidelin(Augsburg, Germany). Varied travels landed Christiane in Camden,ME where she further honed her[…]

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Sarah Heimann

A New England native, Sarah grew up on the coast of Maine. Currently, she lives and works in a barn in Lebanon, NH. Mud puddles were an early childhood passion,[…]

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Tom Hayward

Leprechaun Sheepskin has been dedicated to making sheepskin products such as hats, mittens, moccasins and especially custom made jackets since 1973. The coats are made to measure so that every[…]

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William Hays

For printmaker William Hays, the idea of positive and negative is everything but black and white. He takes the simplicity of linoleum block printing to new levels with his beautiful[…]

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Steven Hayden

Steven Hayden is a sculptor and furniture maker working in New Hampshire’s lakes region. Steven is an artist and an engineer and his unique approach to blending seemingly disparate materials;[…]

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Regina Hawley

Regina has been working at her craft for over thirty years. She was taught to sew at the age of ten. Her goal is to make everyday items used in[…]

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Owain Harris

Owain is a self-taught woodworker who operates a furniture studio in Gonic, NH, where he designs and builds custom furnishings for galleries and residential clients. He began his career as[…]

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Molly Harper

I grew up in rural New Hampshire and have always felt inspired by the natural world around me. In particular, New Hampshire’s iconic white birch trees have captivated me with[…]

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Kathy Hanson

I took my first pottery class as an art major at UMass, Amherst. Clay was a wonderful revelation to me and I was soon hooked. I have been making clay[…]

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Anne R Hanson

Anne Hanson is a metalsmith and jewelry designer who works in a variety of metals, primarily Argentium Sterling Silver and Bimetal (18K gold on silver). Texturing and dimension are hallmark[…]

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Joan Hannah

Joan was born and raised on a truck farm and ski lodge in Franconia, NH . Both parents were ski racers and her mother was a sculptor. She began pottery[…]

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Andy Hampton

Andy is a master craftsman dedicated to creating beautiful pottery for everyday use. He studied his craft as an apprentice of Richard Bennett of the Great Barrington Pottery in Housatonic,[…]

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Lloyd Hamovit

Lloyd Hamovit is a New England clay artist whose work combines the tradition of the potter’s wheel with sculptural altering techniques. After 20 years as a high school art teacher,[…]

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Marcia Hammond

Marcia has been weaving for over 50 years. A fourth generation clothing designer she is recognized for the subtlety of color work woven into chenille garments and accessories. She refers[…]

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Wendolyn Hammer

Wendolyn is an experienced studio jeweler who retains a retail/working studio, accepts commissions and sometimes teaches. A true mixed-media artist she combines various materials by the means of casting, soldering,[…]

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Ken Hamilton

The landscape begins with the idea of an adventure. The images Ken captures are a reminder of each part of the journey. Ken has worked in photography since 2003, not[…]

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R.P. Hale

R.P. Hale is a multigenerational interdisciplinary artist, scientist and teacher. He is a nationally-known master calligrapher, medical illustrator, wood engraver, paper-marbler, harpsichord maker as well as concert musician and teaches[…]

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Paul Haigh

I am a retired PhD chemist, turned full-time potter. Most of my work is based on the American “face jug” folk art tradition, combining functional forms with sculptural elements, but[…]

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Rebecca Haas

A native Vermonter, Rebecca returned to Vermont in 2009 after twelve years living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Upon returning to Vermont, Rebecca recreated her studio in a converted dairy[…]

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Diane Grotton

Whether it’s a vintage ski sweater, tweed jacket, wool vest or pleated kilt, it can have a new life as a bag. New Hampshire artisan Diane Grotton always keeps a[…]

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Lydia Grey

I kept leaving and returning to clay through college, many jobs and motherhood. I stayed when I realized I could tell stories with it. Stories reflecting my life experiences and[…]

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Catherine Green

My process begins when something catches my attention and I feel a connection and an immediate response. It could be a particular tree or group of trees, a sky, or[…]

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Denise Lowrey Graves

Denise’s work represents a collection of hand wrought metalsmithing techniques over the years with precious gemstones executed in Argentium Silver and Gold. The organic shapes of her work are reminiscent[…]

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Jeff Grantham

Jeff Grantham’s passion for woodturning began with the gift of a small benchtop lathe in 2015, after which he immediately fell in love with the craft. Much of his skill[…]

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Sandra Grant

I am a fiber artist and teacher. I have been working with rug hooking for the past 16 years. I design and hook large birds with hand dyed wools and[…]

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Molly Grant

Molly Grant became a juried member of the League in 1989 for handbags, and in 2007 for shoemaking.  Molly has been teaching shoemaking at craft schools around the country for[…]

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Jack Graceffa

After Jack retired from his dental practice in 1997 it wasn’t very long before he was in his home workshop creating exotic wood vases. Dr. G. has always felt that[…]

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Liz Grace

I am self-taught, a member of the NH Furniture Masters, and have my shop in Plymouth NH. I design and build custom furniture as well as do restoration and repairs.Currently,[…]

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Lia Gormley

As a traditional goldsmith, my handcrafted jewelry is made from sheet and wire. Hand-fabrication is rare and requires skills that I have developed for years. I believe that this directly[…]

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Sara Goodman

Sara Goodman is the lead dye studio instructor at Sanborn Mills Farm.  She was instrumental in the conception and creation of this state of the art teaching facility. Sara is[…]

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Lucy Golden

Lucy Golden has been making jewelry for over 30 years in the White Mountains. As an avid naturalist, she feels blessed to be able to explore her interests through her[…]

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Lynn Goldberg

Lynn’s primary interest in basket making is the rib style basket. She has been making baskets since the early 1980s and teaching and selling them as well since that time.[…]

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Karen Gola

I work with glass because I love the material in all of its forms. I grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the historic center of glassmaking in North America. My family[…]

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Joseph Godek

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Adrienne Ginter

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Jonathan Gibson

Jonathan Gibson is a second generation pewterer who has been named by Early American Life Magazine among the 200 finest traditional craftsmen in America. His shop, located in Historic Washington[…]

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Camille J. Gibson

Pookie’s Playclothes is a delightful collection of rompers, jackets, pants and baby gift sets designed just for small children and babies. Gibson designs incorporate the mix of colors found in[…]

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Camille B. Gibson

I am inspired by the natural world: a crow talking to his cohorts in my backyard, a gnarled bit of root, or a bumblebee going about its business in the[…]

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Michael Gibbons

Nature and purpose: these are the two guiding principals in my work. The flowing blue water from the White Mountains to the Seacoast as well as the robust reds of[…]

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Richard Gerber

Rick Gerber is a painter sculptor and printmaker. He studied printmaking at The Art Institute of Boston and Montserrat College of Art. His work has been published by the Orvis[…]

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Mary Ann Geis

Mary Ann Geis has been creating her line of porcelain pottery in her New Hampton, NH home since 1986. Each piece is individually handthrown on the potters wheel, painted by[…]

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Stephen Gehlbach

My photography has been an ongoing adventure. Earlier days of “recording” surroundings have evolved to seeking a more nuanced, personal view of our natural world. Straightforward shots of landscapes and[…]

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Richard Gallione

Master’s Pride is a custom leather working business located in Newport, NH which started in April of 1996. My work is done by hand, primarily using traditional hand tools, giving[…]

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Jeffrey Gale

For over 25 years, I have been a full-time traditional basket maker living in a farmhouse in the hills of the Northeast. My baskets are made by hand, the old[…]

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Rick Gaddis

I grew up exposed to carpentry. When I was 5, my family bought an old shoe factory and turned it into a home. We lowered the ceilings, added and took[…]

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Elaine Fuller

My clay work is inspired by my response to my surroundings, its natural beauty as well as through my teaching, sharing and responding to the community. I believe human beings[…]

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Steven Frye

Wandering my grandfather’s workshop as a boy I found myself most fascinated by the lathe. It only took me thirty years to yield to what has been an ineluctable attraction[…]

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Annie Frye

My work combines some great joys of my life. As a Landscape Architect and Master Gardener I have a strong affinity for growing things. Having raised sheep I have a[…]

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Ira Frost

My realistic bird carvings are original, one-of-a-kind sculptures that start from my original drawing of a bird which captures its true essence. I transfer the design onto tupelo wood. Then[…]

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Ursula Fries-Herfort

My passion for clay was sparked in 2001 when I took my first ceramics class and hasn’t waned since. In 2007, I became the Head of the ceramics program at[…]

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Jane Frenke

I have been a member of the League for 27 years and love the friendships and the creative genius of the members.From 2009 until 2013 I had two quilts hanging[…]

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Mark and Kathleen Frank

Mark and Kathleen have been adding color to the New England area for over 4 decades in their historic Nashua millyard studio. Together they combine color and texture with the[…]

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Richard Foye

I began making pottery as stoneware at University of Vermont. Museum visits induced me to try porcelain, a translucent clay body which is almost glass. During the 70s raku became[…]

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Donlin Foreman

I’ve been working in the traditions of leather crafting since the late 1960’s but during college took a hiatus from serious leather work to begin a 40-year career as a[…]

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Angie Follensbee-Hall

I layer stories of place and myth into handmade paper tapestries and manuscripts. What emerges through plant fibers, found materials, and vivid colors are artifacts of belonging and sacred offerings.[…]

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Sheilagh Flynn

Sheilagh Flynn captures the dynamics of the earth’s textures and rhythms in mixed-media wall mosaics composed of clay and stone. She celebrates color with the intent to create harmony and[…]

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Liz Fletcher

I love animals and playing with clay, and my sculpture shows this. Working in my studio in the woods of Mason, NH, I make useful or simply enjoyable animal-themed clay[…]

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Jeff Figley

Building world-class solid and hollow body electric guitars has been my passion for the last 15 years. With exceptional neck and body tonewoods and stunning top woods, the guitars have[…]

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Lulu Fichter

What has brought me back to the studio year after year, what keeps me curious and excited is the inherently contradictory nature of clay. I have found living and working[…]

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Rosemarie Ferry

Rosemarie has been an artist for as long as she can remember. Always drawing,crafting, and constructing. She remembers oil painting with her grandmother at age 6. In 1982 she graduated[…]

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J Donald Felix

J.Donald Felix-Coppersmith L.L.C. A lifetime coppersmith,starting at the age of 15. In 1983, I started my own business creating all my work myself, totally by hand, without any molds or[…]

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Marianne Fassett

I delved into the ancient art of paper curling (called quilling), as a perfect medium through which to express my artistic designs. I am a self-taught artist with a lifelong[…]

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Wayne Farrell

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David Fall

Over my years as a woodworker I have developed a simple philosophy that I incorporate into everything I make. I design and build products that are practical, beautiful and durable.[…]

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Steve Falk

I have been a woodworker for thirty-five years. I enjoy the warmth of wood and bringing it to a “second life” in my work. Stools: On my basic stool I[…]

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Deb Fairchild

Deb Fairchild has been beading since 2003. Although she works with many off-loom beadweaving techniques, she especially likes the lacy, supple fabrics which are derived from the freeform expression of[…]

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Nancy Evans

Nancy Evans is a fiber artist inspired by the natural world around her. She lives in South Sutton, N H, and has been actively creating and teaching for over 20[…]

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David Ernster

I have spent my life working with my hands. There is something spiritual and precious about handmade objects. They connect us to the past, tradition, and passion of the maker,[…]

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Bob Englund

Bob Englund, the Granite Lake Woodturner, has found woodturning to be a perfect retirement avocation. For ten years, he has been participating at TSATF (The Shop at the Fair) at[…]

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Leigh English

Forty years ago, I began to explore the lettering arts as an expressive medium, and the captivating elegance and versatility of letterforms quickly became the focal point of my work.[…]

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Cynthia Ellis

Cynthia Ellis started her creative journey by driving (on a lark) from NH to CA in 1978 and joining Berkeley’s street artist scene after finishing college at UCSF. (Dad’s “congrad$”[…]

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Rick Elkin

Rick pursued his formal education in the arts receiving a BA in Studio Art and Art History from Elmira College. Rick worked as a potter for established NH studios. Establishing[…]

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J. Ann Eldridge

As can be inferred from the subject matter of her prints, J. Ann Eldridge likes being outdoors. She grows a lot of her food and volunteers time on local land[…]

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Victoria Elbroch

Born in Cheshire, England, Victoria lived in India and Pakistan, but received her education in English boarding schools. She held her first one-woman show in the UK, in 1972. Victoria[…]

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Lawrence Elbroch

Born in New Your City, Lawrence has lived in several states and the United Kingdom before settling down in New England. He is a self-taught photographer, who has traveled extensively.[…]

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Larry Elardo

I started working with clay again in 2001 after a 25 year layoff. My goal as an artist is to constantly look at the world and the materials that I[…]

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Brita Ek

Born and raised in Southern Sweden, Brita has lived half of her life in her native country and the other half in the Northeastern United States. A lifetime creative craftswoman,[…]

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Karen Eisenberg

Karen Eisenberg has an extensive background in jewelry design and metalsmithing and holds BA and MFA degrees from Rhode Island School of Design. She works with precious and semiprecious materials[…]

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Bonnie Edwards

I was juried into the League in 1998 with a portfolio of Black and White images that were made in a dark room then hand-colored with transparent oils. I have[…]

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Eleanora Eden

A one-person studio artist since 1970, my current work is polychrome earthenware and fused glass jewelry. I received my BA in Ceramic Design from UC Berkeley and MA in Ceramic[…]

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Ian Eddy

In 1975 Ian made a “road less travelled” turn by attending a League sponsored seminar in blacksmithing. Since then, sharing the business with his wife Jenny, he has been working[…]

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Kathleen Dustin

Kathleen is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading polymer clay artists. Her exquisite sculptural evening bags pay attention to the natural shapes, repetition, and colors she finds in[…]

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Dan Dustin

Dan Dustin, a 48 year veteran of the League, has exhibited at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and Elements Gallery in NYC. He has been featured in Fine Woodworking Magazine, New Hampshire[…]

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Claude Dupuis

Hi, my name is Claude Dupuis. I grew up working in construction with the love of building things made of wood, so it was no surprise that when I started[…]

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Linda Dunning

Linda Dunning’s charming and whimsical puppets are sure to enchant children and adults of all ages. Each unique and expressive creation is carefully stitched and constructed of fun and comfortable[…]

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Heidi Edwards Dunn

Heidi Edwards Dunn explores dramatic relationships between color and light through fiber and texture. She has participated in Living with Craft for many years, and in Gallery 205. Her quilts[…]

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Sandra Dukeshire

Sandy Dukeshire is an internationally recognized glass artist and has been working with the medium for over 20 years. She is the recipient of several grants from the Mass Cultural[…]

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Sharon Dugan

Sharon is an internationally recognized basket artist creating fine ash splint baskets from the trees of New England. Her Shaker and contemporary works have garnered many awards including a Handweavers’[…]

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Janet Duchesneau

I’ve been working with clay for more than 40 years, and have been a juried member of the League since 1983. I work with porcelain clay, and my glazes are[…]

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John Drost

As a woodturner living in Hawaii I became fascinated with the sensuous shape of the calabash form and grew to have a deep reverence for its meaning in both the[…]

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Andrew Dow

I grew up in Haverhill Ma. Joined the Marines in 1983, got a degree in auto technology in 1997, and worked on tanks in the Army. Was injured in Iraq[…]

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Meggin Dossett

Meggin Dossett grew up in the midwest, spent time in the Pacific Northwest after college, and has resided in New Hampshire since 2003. “I find that it is absolutely the[…]

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Deborra Doscher

The art of basket making through the use of reed, has been a passion of mine for many, many years. From the initial stages of being introduced to this skill[…]

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Robert Dorr

Robert Dorr has been a state-juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen since 2011. He layers different types of fiber and stitches in his hand-embroidered jewelry. Robert has shown[…]

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Kirsten Doogue

Kirsten Doogue is a fiber embroidery artist specializing in hand embroidery techniques. She began embroidering as a teenager when her mother taught her crewelwork, needlepoint, and cross stitch.  She quickly[…]

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Deirdre Donnelly

I am originally from Ireland and my passion is creating handcrafted fine jewelry inspired by ancient Irish symbols carved at prehistoric sites aligned with the sun, moon and stars. All[…]

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Deirdre Donchian

Deirdre Donchian got her start in the creative arts in NYC as a young teen. Deirdre took a number of courses at the Art Student League, Kulick Stark Academy and[…]

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Mark Dolim

Thank you for taking an interest in my work. My passion for woodturning started with the encouragement of my 8th grade shop teacher, Mr. Sturgeon, in Walnut Creek, California. My[…]

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Jack Dokus

I invite you to view these examples of my art, allowing the work to speak for itself. Whimsy, good humor, and love of Nature have been the theme of my[…]

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Anne Dinan

Anne Dinan is an internationally recognized jewelry and visual artist and instructor who attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She studied welding, photography, lithography and[…]

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Ann Dillon

Design, color, and texture have always been major components in my life. I grew up in my parents freelance design studio. I majored in Fine Arts at UNH. I’ve always[…]

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Jennifer Reilly Diggs

A love of nature and a never ending desire to “create” are what inspire my soft sculptures. From my home in the woods, I look for inspiration all around me,[…]

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Lisa DeMio

Inspired by her Scandinavian heritage, local flora, and lots of color, Lisa DeMio personally designs all of Red Staggerwing’s signature bags and totes. The limited edition collections feature hand-printed linen,[…]

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Cherie DeAugustinis

In my work I use many items that are salvaged or discarded. I manipulate them in an attempt to create something that has a minimal function. My use of unique[…]

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Joseph De Robertis

Thanks to a great art program and wonderful instructers at a community college in Connecticut I was able to get inspired to learn of my creative abilities. At Manchester Community[…]

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Judith Damon

Sewing has always been an important part of my life, from making clothes and accessories, to decorating my home, to working as a professional seamstress. I took up quilting over[…]

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Kathleen Curtin

I am largely self taught, working with metals and a variety of other materials to make jewelry. Timely instruction has helped formulate construction technique and allowed the examination of adornment[…]

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Cynthia Cummings-Birch

Cynthia Cummings-Birch is a ceramic artist whose work is both sculptural and functional with an emphasis on the natural world, specifically the landscape of New Hampshire. She combines throwing, hand[…]

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Debra Cui

I began working with glass in the mid ‘80s after taking my first stained glass class. It wasn’t long before I was making a variety of stained glass windows, clocks,[…]

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Michael Crocker

Hand shaping and carving fine, one-of-a-kind walking sticks has been Michael’s craft for more than twenty-five years. He is a New England native who acquired his love for nature and[…]

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Candace Crawford

Fabric and Color: That’s what motivates me to create my traditional and modern/abstract quilts. Although I have been sewing for more than sixty years, I focused my attention on quilting[…]

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Ron Cravens

Customers who appreciate my approach to metalsmithing have used the words Classic, Contemporary and Simply Elegant to describe the style of my work. I do find that I tend to[…]

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Bob Couch

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Christine Cornelius

CorneliuStudios began in 1984 with the design and crafting of traditional stained-glass: windows, lamp shades, boxes, kaleidoscopes, nightlights and sun-catchers. Sculpting in clay, always an interest as well, lead to[…]

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Judith Copeland

Judy creates colorful fused glass tableware and buttons that are inspired by the structure and surface design of textiles. She uses batik tools to create patterned dichroic glass accents, which[…]

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Jeffrey Cooper

As a furniture maker, specialty carver and public artist I combine advanced woodworking skills with imaginative artistry. My public art works have been featured in libraries, museums, hospitals and schools[…]

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James Cook

James is a 2nd goldsmith, who started his love of making jewelry at a very young age watching his father create one-of-a-kind, hand-carved wax models in his studio(s). After mentoring[…]

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Suzanne Connor

Suzanne learned to sew from her maternal grandmother over 46 years ago, and discovered that she loved the feeling of fibers and threads, the fascinating magic of clothing construction. As[…]

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Grace Collette

Grace E. Collette, of Chester, NH, is a traditional hooking artist with 44 years of experience creating designs, dying fibers, producing craftwork, teaching and conducting workshops on rug hooking In[…]

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Raili Cohen

I grew up in post war Finland when commodities were sparse. Old sweaters were unraveled and the yarn was reused for socks, mitts, scarfs and hats. I learned to knit[…]

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Deborah Coffin

As a young girl Deb was enchanted with fiber; she began by learning needlepoint with her grandmother and over the years has expanded her range of skills to a master[…]

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Tarja Cockell

A native of Finland, Tarja Cockell has a degree in textile and design majoring in weaving. Her fiber art explores traditional textile techniques with a contemporary twist. Fascination with colors,[…]

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Bruce Cobb

Bruce Cobb started blowing glass in 1976 as an apprentice at the Pairpoint Glass Company in Sagamore, MA. In 1981 he became an assistant to Richard Harkness, a glassblower in[…]

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Dana Clemons

Owner Dana Clemons, was born and raised in Bartlett, where his family has resided for generations. His love of nature developed at an early age and photography has been his[…]

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Ian Clark

Back about 1972, Ian pointed his Kodak Brownie at a locomotive and pushed the button. Finding that no harm came to him, he went on to repeat the exercise something[…]

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Aaron Clapp

Aaron Clapp,a New Hampshire resident was born in 1970. Clapp creates wooden spoons, bowls and sculpture from what he calls “Natural Wonders” consisting of unusual pieces of wood he finds[…]

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Peggy Church

Peggy Church began studying textiles in the seventies, first learning to spin, then learning to weave. It began when missing spinning wheel parts were discovered in the attic of her[…]

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Cheryl Christenson

Cheryl Christenson has been designing and weaving baskets since 1983 and now specializes in the creation of finely detailed miniature baskets. Since all are shaped entirely by hand, without the[…]

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Tanya Cherepova

My name is Tanya Cherepova. I am a studio jewelry designer and silversmith. My company is named “CREALM,” which stands for Creative Realm.My motto “Always Different!” finds its reflection in[…]

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Loring Cheney

I grew up in a house filled with wonderful art. My mother was a collector a lot of which was ceramic. At age 9 she enrolled me in classes with[…]

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Allen and Brenda Caswell

Allen and Brenda met at Plymouth University in the pursuit of art. We have collaborated on many artistic projects together. Through photography, printmaking, weaving and Gallery owners, our journey has[…]

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Alan Carruth

I built my first stringed instrument, a mountain dulcimer, almost 50 years ago while in the Navy. Later I studied guitar making with Thomas Knatt, violin making and acoustics with[…]

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Cynthia Capodestria

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Bill Butler

Bill Butler designs with gold, platinum, palladium, silver, pewter & bronze, and it all comes from 100 percent recycled metals.  Most of his designs are celebrations of our earth’s landscapes.[…]

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Debra Bury

I come from a long line of fiber artists coming from Germany to the weaving mills of Lawrence. Having learned to knit and crochet with my grandmother, I have practiced[…]

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Tom Burns

After studying art at Bates College I began making simple silver jewelry just for fun. Then my wife and I went to the Woodstock festival… and just couldn’t go back[…]

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Sarah Burns

Sarah has lived and worked in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire for 20+ years. She was first introduced to clay in college and then went on to work in[…]

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Robert Burch

Robert has been working in blown glass since 1971. While maintaining a broad production line he is increasing his focus on one-of-a-kind and commission work. His glasswork consists of vases,[…]

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Caitlin Burch

Caitlin Burch grew up with glass; a second-generation glassblower and self-taught lampworker- glass and a handmade lifestyle have been ever-present. Her glass studio is nestled in the Green Mountains of Putney, Vermont,[…]

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Deborah Bump

I began in 1967, teaching myself, learning skills, cultivating my eye, developing a personal visual vocabulary. The work arose from my love of wood and trees and my love of[…]

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Tafi Brown

My art form is the cyanotype art quilt. It is meant to be hung on the wall like a painting. I began making these in the mid 1970’s. They are[…]

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Susann Foster Brown

Printmaker and textile artist, Susann makes her home and studio with her husband and two cats in an 1800s farmhouse, “Cellarbrook Farm”, on historic Plummer’s Ridge in Milton, NH. Nature,[…]

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Matthew Brown

I make color woodblock prints using the traditional Japanese hanga method. This is printing with brushes and a hand-held baren from multiple hand-carved wood blocks using rice paste, pigments and[…]

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Jocelyn Brown

There is no denying the magical qualities of glass. Something I once considered so fragile, I now see as resilient, and Im grateful for its influence in my life. Glass[…]

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Jeff Brown

Shop my online store by clicking on the Member’s Website link below the profile picture. Making useful art for daily living has been a life long passion, and always will[…]

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Greg Brown

I am a tradesperson that specializes in custom woodworking. I have worked in over 2 dozen shops across New England and received formal training at North Bennet Street School in[…]

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Harvey Brotman

For 10 years I was a blacksmith doing decorative ironwork teaching the craft to others. Sadly, due to medical issues I had to give up that wonderful craft. Now I[…]

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Laurel Brochu

When I was about nine years old my family became interested in collecting minerals. We would travel to old mines and collecting sites in our old station wagon bringing home[…]

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Donald Briere

As far back as I can remember I have always loved being around wood. Whether it be spending hours, or in some case days, in the woods fishing, hiking etc.[…]

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Donald Brehm

I am a New Hampshire sculpture creating fine abstract works in metal, wood and a combination of materials. My sculptures range from desk top size to larger pedestal and floor[…]

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Shana Brautigam

Shana Brautigam is a potter and teaching artist working at Rooted in Clay pottery studio in Rindge, NH. She makes her forms using hand-building techniques, such as pinching, coiling, and[…]

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Julia Brandis

Julia originates from Virginia where she received her B.F.A. in Crafts from V.C.U. She apprenticed in two stained glass studios. One focused on lamp making the other on panels. In[…]

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Susan Bradford

In 1970, I moved to Vermont. I attended UVM in 1977 & 1978 to study flat pattern making, draping and costume design. The skills I learned have kept me working[…]

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Pamela Bracci

I have been creating garments since the mid 1980s. Focusing on creating fabrics using dyeing, handpainting, blockprinting, and screenprinting techniques. I also use the highest quality vintage fabrics in many[…]

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Walker Boyle

Using the ancient lost wax method of casting as well as modern techniques of metal working, I create original hand finished designs. My inspiration comes through observation and love of[…]

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Shari Boraz

Shari Boraz has a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and majored in textile design. As a fiber artist her primary media is hand embroidery, but[…]

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Karin Bolton

The desire for picture-taking began when my son was born. Now a grandmother of three, photography is more than just picture-taking; it is a passion. It is an expression of[…]

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Brian Bollinger

I have been building scale model historical replicas of structures since 1996. Because I work mostly in wood, the structures that I reproduce are also made of wood. I have[…]

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Ruth Boland

Ruth Boland has been a basketmaker since 1991, a state-juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen since 2002, and is a past member of the Board of the Northeast[…]

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Sarah Lynn Bohorquez

My current work reflects an exploration of color in dyeing, spinning, and rug hooking. The hooked mats are made with locally sourced wool that I’ve hand dyed and spun into[…]

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Peter Bloch

I have been a juried member of the League since 1982. The primary focus of my work is the translucent wood lampshades that I have been making since 1990. They[…]

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Peter VanderLaan and Mary Beth Bliss

Mary Beth Bliss and Peter VanderLaan are a husband and wife team having collaborated in the glass arts for well over thirty years. Sometimes the couple works on molten glass,[…]

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Renee Blanchette

Weavings By Renee: I have been weaving for 34 years. I fell in love with Navajo weavings on a trip across this country I took with a girlfriend during college[…]

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Dawn Blanchard

Dawn Blanchard lives on a small farm in Henniker, NH where her connection with nature is the source from which she muses, draws and creates prints. As a printmaker she[…]

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Jennie Blair

My pottery is functional hand-thrown stoneware. In 2000 I graduated with a BFA in Ceramics and throwing pots has been a life force for me ever since. The complexity and[…]

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Ted Blachly

Ted Blachly has been a woodworker / furniture maker for over forty years and became a juried member of The League of New Hampshire Craftemen in 1989. He also was[…]

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Denise Betourne

All of my Sailor’s Valentines are influenced by my years of floral designing, gardening and my love of sea shells. A Sailor’s Valentine is an 8 sided box filled with[…]

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Harry Besett

Involved with the League since their move to East Alton, NH in 1984, Harry and Wendy Besett’s award winning blown glass has been exhibited and sold throughout the world for[…]

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Rhonda Besaw

Rhonda Besaw is of Abenaki-Canadian Metis descent and resides in Whitefield, NH. Rhonda is one of the small number of beadworkers who specializes in traditional Wabanaki style beadwork. The Wabanaki[…]

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Jeanne Bennett

Jeanne Bennett has been making jewelry since the 1970s. She first studied at Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina. Now, over decades, she has honed her unique skills and style[…]

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Nancy Benjamin

After 26 years in a corporate environment, I made a commitment to pursue my passion for art. As a result, I developed a unique process which combines my artistic interests[…]

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Kiranada Benjamin

While I move more and more into the contemplative aspects of art, painting with “hot wax and liquid dyes on thirsty cloth” is an apt way to describe the work[…]

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Anne Behrsing

Anne Behrsing has been handcrafting fine art jewelry in her studio for more than 25 years. Her combination of sterling silver, 14K, 18K, & 22K gold, textures, checkerboard and striped[…]

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Wills Begor

Wills Begor has been turning wooden salad bowls since he was 14 years old when his grandfather taught him the basics of the craft. As a graduate of Dartmouth College,[…]

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David Beffa-Negrini

Collecting antique wooden jigsaw puzzles led David Beffa-Negrini to craft his own. David began handcrafting his Fool’s Gold® jigsaw puzzles in 1997. He uses archival paper and a special blend[…]

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Susan Beere

Susan Beere’s hand sculpted ceramic tile works include large murals and intimate art hangings for the wall featuring birds, flowers, wildlife, and natural vistas. Gracing homes, businesses and public art[…]

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Julie Becker

I have been studying Nantucket basket making for 10 years. I started at the Greymist studio in Cambridge Mass and then was lucky enough to meet my mentor Brenda Burton[…]

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Diana Beaulieu

I design jewelry that is understated, elegant and wearable. Preferring to make each piece by hand,and one of a kind. Color seems to inspire me the most I love the[…]

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Misty Batchelder

I began rug braiding shortly after moving to NH from Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. I had recently completed my PhD, left highly competitive adventure racing and a career as an[…]

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Pam Bartlett

Since 1982, I am fortunate to have learned from the some of the best in the craft of traditional rug hooking, though little has changed with the techniques and materials[…]

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Paula Barry

Paula’s work reflects the many facets of her life. The garden, ocean, and her appreciation for handmade art are her passions. She now creates one of a kind sculptures for[…]

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Stephen C Barlow

Stephen C. Barlow originated Shaker Style Handcrafted Furniture in 1989 a third-generation New England woodworker who takes pride carrying on the tradition of excellence passed down to him by his[…]

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Donna Zils Banfield

Donna Zils Banfield has been creating works of art in wood since she received her first lathe as a Christmas gift from her husband in 2001. Donna’s skills on the[…]

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Jane Balshaw

As an intuitively curious person, I am interested in our relationship with the natural world and in exploring the sense of awe we feel when we recognize our physical selves[…]

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Carol Babineau

I have always been an artist. Many genres have led me towards creating and developing work that is both individual and distinctive. Juried in Fiber and Stitchery, my work speaks[…]

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Jay Aubertin

Guided by an artistic sensibility, I employ traditional and modern techniques to create both practical and ornamental pieces. I find satisfaction in celebrating the innate beauty of the materials used[…]

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Robin Ascher

Robin Ascher studied pottery in Seto, Japan and received her MFA from Pratt Institute in New York City. She worked as a textile designer in London and New York. Her[…]

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Beth Armour

I am interested in the vessel as artistic form that transcend the functional use. I see them as forms that reflect space yet intimacy, interior and exterior harmony, and unique[…]

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Chris Archer

I celebrate filling the world with objects! Crafting objects in the privacy of my studio, and using crafted objects in my life are integral to my existence. My practice centers[…]

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Larry Antonuk

Larry Antonuk began his fly tying career in 1969, using a Herter’s Fly Tying Kit he received for Christmas. Between then and now he has studied fly tying in England,[…]

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John Anderson

My art has always been quiet and peaceful. I continue to search out settings and places to record where I can find peace. Living in New Hampshire allows me to[…]

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Craig Altobello

I use the natural color, grain, and texture of wood to create images inspired by nature. This type of art, called marquetry, is a centuries old inlay technique, in which[…]

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Sibel Alpaslan

I am a ceramic artist originally from Turkey, where I got my Masters Degree in Ceramic Arts and had my own ceramics gallery. I draw from an ancient Anatolian tradition[…]

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Melynn Allen

I’ve been a graphic designer, a technical illustrator and a painter for over 20 years, but when I touched clay for the first time, I was captivated and haven’t looked[…]

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Nancy E Adams

Mixed-media encaustic artist, Nancy E. Adams, blends her interests in photography and fiber arts with the luminous quality of beeswax/encaustic medium to create dreamlike seascapes and landscapes. This collection represents[…]

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Lynn Adams

Firing enamel, high quality glass, onto a metal surface at very high heat and usually into a recess or a hole, is an ancient method of adding color and interest[…]

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Dan Abramson

I recognize our human need for functional beauty in our everyday lives, and I believe I help fill that need through my work. Although my work has been called conservative,[…]

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Jon Olsen

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