Five Artisans Home Show

Dawn Rancourt extends an invitation to attend a "Five Artisans Home Show" to be held at her home on Saturday December 12th. Show hours are 1-4 p.m. and again 6-9 p.m. Work will include: beaded jewelry, quilted hand bags, stuffed toys and wood work. Refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Dawn at 603-473-2848 or light_horse@hotmail.com .

Painting by Shawn Pelech

Visit Shawn's website to see more of her work.

Shawn Pelech Open Studio

An Art Collaboration

Don't miss the show titled: "Bending Perception - Exploration & Transition" at the Gafney Libray, 14 High Street, Wakefield, New Hampshire. Works by Art Group members Peggy Brewster and Peter Abate are on display from October 30th through November 30th, 2009.

The artists' reception is scheduled for Saturday November 14th from 11:30 am until 2:30 pm.

Regular library hours are: Tuesday & Thursday from 1:00 - 7:30 pm; Wednesday & Friday from 10:00 am - noon; Saturday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Anita Muise is Featured Collage Artist

Anita Muise (known in the collage world as AnitaNH) tells all about the evolution of her mixed media art and her weblog that features it, AnitaNH: Collage and Life, in an interview by Marty Weil.

Read it on Ephemera: Exploring the World of Old Paper.

Shown above is Zinc Pennies, one of a new series of collages on watercolor paper utilizing vintage newspaper photos from from the 1940's.

Ken Eason at the Gafney

The abstract art of Ken Eason is on display this month at the Gafney Library on High Street in Sanbornville, New Hampshire. Library hours are: Tuesday and Thursday 1:00 pm to 7:30 pm; Wednesday and Friday 10:00 am to 12:00 noon; Saturday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Lilac Photo Contest Winner

Mikel O'Brien won 11th place in the Governor's Lilac & Wildflower Commission 2009 Lilac Photo Contest. Her photo was selected out of over 800 entries. All of the winners have been posted to the State of New Hampshire's official site in a lilac photo slide show.

Mikel reports: "My winning photo was taken in the Wakefield Historic District on a lovely Sunday morning in May of this year. The lilacs, New Hampshire's State Flower, were outstanding this year and were a joy to photograph. I feel honored to have had my photograph chosen."

Mikel's photo depicts the property of Art Group member Chris Bozuwa.