“Art is to the soul what garlic is to the palate.”
Just as garlic spices our daily food, art spices our daily life. The festival brings together hidden treasures from the North Quabbin region: people working in small workshops to make things by hand. Some people are professionals who ordinarily sell their work in galleries and festivals outside the area. Others are amateurs who feel the need to create after their “day jobs” are over. The festival is the place to meet the artists and craftspeople of the region, and to enjoy conversations with people who love what they do.
Our 2011 artists. Check back in June 2012 for the artist listing for the 2012 festival.
- The Alchemy Studio, Mark Lattanzi, Montague MA: Fine silver and gold jewelry
- Artisan Designs, Darryl Ballou, Greenfield MA: Fine woodworking and painting
- Audrey, M Davis, New Salem MA: Embellished wood and gourds
- Cadwell Joinery, Jack Cadwell, Warwick MA: Custom wooden windows and doors
- Chena River Marblers, Regina & Dan St John, Amherst MA: Marbled paper and silk
- Donna Horn, Wendell MA: Acrylic paintings, originals and prints
- Day Lone Wolf, Orange MA: Silver and cut stone jewelry
- Firecrow Handwovens, Kathy Litchfield, Gill MA: Handwoven goods inspired by nature – DEMO
- Good Dirt Pottery, Jaye Pope, Montague MA: Stoneware and porcelain pottery
- Into the Wild Blue, Daniel Brown, Greenfield MA: Landscape prints and hand painted denim jackets
- Jeremy Sinkus Glass Studio, Leverett MA: Flame-worked glass jewelry and sculpture
- Joy Friedman Pottery, Leverett MA: Wheel-thrown and hand-pierced stoneware pottery
- LWF Designs in Fiber, Lynn Watson Fisher, Colrain MA: Natural fibers, hand spun, dyed and woven
- Lydia Grey, Orange MA: Story pots and eco-friendly pottery
- McFarlands Handwork, Sue McFarland, Conway MA: Hand woven chenille, mixed fibers, and felt
- Moonshine Design at Keldaby, Cynthia Herbert, Colrain MA: Farm-raised and hand-made mohair products
- Mulholland Silk Screen, Susan Mulholland, Leverett MA: Hand screened notecards and tee-shirts printed from hand-cut stencils
- Neeley Seat & Basket Weaving, Charlene Neeley, Shelburne MA: Basket weaving, chair caning – DEMO
- Noah Rockland-Miller Glass, Amherst, MA: Borosilicate glass art
- Old Maps of New England, Kay Gleason, Athol MA: Reproductions of old local maps and town descriptions on parchment
- Patrick Zephyr Nature Photography, Pelham MA: Photography
- Peterman Boards & Bowls, Spencer Peterman, Turners Falls MA: Wood bowls and cutting boards
- R & M Caning and Woodwork, Renee and Mark Wingertsman, Petersham MA: Hand carved and painted birdhouses and hand caned chairs – DEMO
- Radyshes, Elizabeth Radysh, Shelburne Falls MA: Soft, natural fiber toys
- Rag Hill Farm, Jennifer Kapitulik, Colrain, MA: Hand-spun, hand-woven, quilted, crocheted, knit and sewn items
- Revisions, Cristine Levitre, Rowe MA: Woven, fabricated, riveted metal and jewelry – DEMO
- Riel Glass, Gabriel Drohen, Leverett MA: Borosilicate glass sculptures, jewelry, and vases
- Rough Magic Designs/Blackcrow Arts, Elizabeth Smith/Heather Clark, Millers Falls, MA: metal, polymer and glass jewelry/stained glass and beads
- Turn, Turn, Turn; Samuel Scherer, Pete Diemand, Dick Williams, Wendell and Orange MA: Wooden lathe turned bowls, rolling pins, boxes and more – DEMO
- Shine On…, Peter Gorman & Deva Skydancer, Wendell MA: Chimes, jewelry made from silverware, clocks
- Snowflake Mittens, Lettie Posk & Raenette Kramer, Athol MA: Mittens made from recycled wool sweaters
- Sweet Bananaberry, Ray Trombley & Darcy Rosner, Greenfield MA: Beaded jewelry – DEMO
- Swift River Glass, Ina Peebles, Wendell MA: Fused, enameled & stained glass
- The Summit Designers, Virginia Marshall, Orange MA: Studio slip-cast and hand-painted pottery
- Valley Handmade Shoes, Sharon Raymond, Shutesbury MA: Handmade shoes for children and adults – DEMO
- Wanderful Creations, Nicole Wander, Warwick, MA: Felted creations
- Wild Child Tie-Dyes, Jodi Levine, Pelham MA: Tie-dyed clothing
Community Marketplace:
- Dragonfly Designs, Melinda LeLacheur, Shutesbury MA: Herbal therapeutic pillows, bags and dragonfly suncatchers
- Warm & Toasty Windows, Barbara Goldstein, Pelham MA: Insulated window shades
- Katy Ray Arts, Katie Richardson, Belchertown MA: Lampworked glass, forged/welded steel
- Laureen Shea, Leverett MA: Original watercolors prints and cards
- Moon and Sundries, Karen Ducey, Shutesbury MA: Hand-crafted mixed media accessories
