Peace On Earth

Stephanie Stouffer lives in the quiet and beauty of rural Vermont, a place which nourishes her and her art. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, and for ten years was a designer with Hallmark Cards. There she received extensive experience designing for the social expression and decorative accessories markets. Since 1983 she has been working freelance, and her art is licensed on many products, including Rugs, Tapestries, Needlepoint Pillows, Stoneware, and Caspari Cards. Many of these, plus original art and prints, are on display in her gallery, and have been best sellers both here and abroad.

Stephanie’s designs, frequently incorporating animals and flowers, are warm, whimsical, and painted in a palette of exquisite colors. She can make traditional symbols seem fresh and new with her decorative flair and rich imagination. She has gained a reputation as an innovative artist who is a leader in design trends.

“In all my art I strive to seek new design challenges, to know myself, and to bring delight to others.”

Stephanie Stouffer Gallery
250 Maple Hill Road
Belmont, Vermont 05730
(802) 259-2686
www.stephaniestouffer.com
Open most weekends 10am-4pm

Red Leaves

I can’t remember a time when I didn’t like to take pictures. As a small child I once took a whole roll of 24 pictures of cactus with my Kodak Instamatic camera! Times have changed and thank goodness for digital because I still take a lot of photographs. I think part of the reason I enjoy it, is that “preservation of the moment”. Time is so fleeting and this is a way to hold on those moments and enjoy and reflect back. I hope others can enjoy my photographs and take time to see nature’s beauty.

Hours by Appointment
jknope@langrock.com

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Barbara J. Pafume is an awardwinning artist who studied at the Art Institute in Chicago, Silvermine Guild in Connecticut, and with several well-known artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor and pastel. She developed her realistic style over the years to capture dramatic and poignant moments in nature and in life. Her commitment to restoring and saving the environment is reflected in the drama and passion of everyday scenes, and in her sense of color and contrast.

Barbara also teaches workshops and classes privately and for several art organizations, and has done so in Illinois, Connecticut, Georgia and Maine as well as in Vermont. She frequently has been invited to speak on her research in creativity to many businesses, as well as private and non-profit organizations. Although she now exhibits mostly watercolors and pastels, she also paints and teaches oil, acrylic and drawing.

She has had many solo exhibits and her work is hung in public and private collections in many Vermont locations, across the US, and in Europe. Her home and studio is in North Shrewsbury, VT.

Four Seasons Studios
17 Waydon Rd.
Cambridge, VT 05444
(802) 849-6858
www.art-in-vermont.com
bjp@surfglobal.net

Shelburne Round Barn

The vibrant colors and textures of fiber have always sung out to me. It’s the medium for my “fabric paintings”: I love dyeing it, painting it, cutting it, tearing it, stamping it, fusing it and embellishing it. The final step, the quilting of the surface through “thread painting”, brings a layered dimensional depth to the artwork. I delight in combining the technical skills of a master quilt-maker with the soul of an artist. My pieces are representational but not literal – not needing to answer to reality. I visit reality occasionally but have no desire to live there. To me the challenge of life is to recognize and claim our individual creative gifts. The joy of life is to live them.

The Judith Reilly Gallery
Fabric Artist
24 Conant Square
Brandon, Vermont 05733
(802) 247-8421
www.judithreilly.com
judith@judithreilly.com

A Sallow Stream in Summer

Andrew Orr combines impressionism and touches of realism to create paintings that reflect his love of nature and beauty. His paintings are direct and rich, with clear color, expressing his passion for light and life.

I create art as part of my desire to help bring something of aesthetic beauty to the world. My paintings are about joy, about expressing the excitement I feel when I see light falling on an autumnal tree or the beauty of a newly opened flower. They are about my curiosity and intrigue with objects, old and new; they are about those things that inspire me, that give me a reason to get out of bed to see what the world has in store for that day. It is my hope that the viewer of my work will be inspired by what they see, that through one of my paintings their day might be somehow lifted, changed, enlightened or even considered “lighter.”

Andrew Orr
www.andreworr.com
www.andreworrstudio.blogspot.com
artsteph1@aol.com

The Pressure Is ON

This is a quilt I entered in the Vermont Quilt Show’s 35th anniversary challenge. It depicts a contestant frantically trying to finish her quilt before the date due while celebrating a birthday with her dog who is enjoying the comfort of the quilt while destroying the sewing supplies. I won first place.

I enjoy many artistic hobbies. I have quilted for 10 + years starting with traditional piecing and now I am interested more in art quilts. I also paint in a variety of mediums but mostly watercolor. The basic techniques such as value, center of interest, use of color are the same in quilting and painting. My goal is to continue taking lessons in both fields using what I have learned to create. I am a signature member of the Vermont Watercolor society and a member of Maple Leaf Quilters. I live in Rutland Vermont and work in a family business.

Marcia Shipman
Marcia2vt@aol.com

New England Summer

I was born in England and spent thirty-five years teaching in the area of my first love – health and movement education. I now explore the arts through the mediums of watercolor, acrylics, and ink. My work is varied; it ranges from abstracts that explore movement and brain imagery to peaceful Vermont landscapes. I feel an ever-evolving paintbrush guides my hand!

Inspiration comes from Reed my husband, an entrepreneur, innovator, and steward of the land. From my daughter Kedi, an academic, outdoorswoman, and photographer. As well as from my son Torben, a wildfire fighter and environmentalist.

In collaboration with Judith Carruthers, I have written a series of children’s books called Tucker Tales. The books explore the life of a retriever and his adventures as he learns elementary life skills. Each story begins or ends with a unique twist that enhances the tale and endears the reader to Tucker’s world as a canine apprentice in life. The books are available on Amazon. com. A portion of the profits will be donated to dysautonomia research, migraine research, and wildfire fighter support.

Vanessa J. Hampton
vanessajhampton@gmail.com
(802) 273-3047

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Pencils, crayons and paint brushes; any smooth surface, be it paper or white washed walls in the milking barn; these were my favorite mediums from my earliest memories. The love of color, creating an image on any friendly surface has been a lifelong journey.

Capturing a moment of sunlight with embracing shadows is pure joy. Portraits of animals and their human companions are favorite subjects. Farm landscapes, wildlife and Mother Earth’s vistas of woodland, meadows, waterways and seas; mesmerize me as I walk throughout them. My wish would be to involve everyone in preserving and protecting this beautiful globe which has been bestowed to us.

My work strives to preserve those moments of inspiration, on canvas or paper with appreciation for the opportunity. I hope to have represented them truthfully.

Arlene Miller O’Connor
AMO Studio
27 Burnham Ave
Rutland, Vt. 05701
Phone: (802) 773-8139

www.amilleroconnor.com
amostudio@myfairpoint.net

Herding the Flock

For these designs I used black scherenschnitte (scissor cuttings) paper. I always create my own design on the white side of the paper and cut it using both scissors and an X-Acto knife.

I have lived in VT since 1967, create a variety of art pieces using different mediums, have done paper cutting for over 20 years. I am a member of the Guild of American Papercutters.

542 Coffeehouse Road
Killington VT 05751
(802) 422-3321
ediebob@vermontel.net

Clarendon Barns in Snow

Lowell Snowdon Klock is a fine arts photographer who exhibits widely in Vermont. Lowell has been pursuing her love of light and shadow, texture and color ever since moving to Vermont in 1995. An avid traveler, she delights in visually capturing the spirit and soul of places she visits, but finds many wonderful subjects right next door!

As an artist member of the Chaffee Gallery in Rutland, she has exhibited in many member shows, and was a participant in four solo group exhibits– the latest in September 2010. As member of the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, Lowell has participated in their juried member shows as well being one of the solo artists in June 2009. She has been an Open Studio participant, and is a juried member of the Vermont Arts Council. She shows work at Art and Antiques on Center in Rutland along with being an exhibiting member of the Brandon Artists Guild where she held solo shows in March/April of both 2008 and 2011.

KLOCKWORKS PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY
113 N Main Street Wallingford, VT 05773
802-446-2768
KlockworksPhotography.com
klockworks@vermontel.net