AREA TOWNS – Vermont Open Studio will take place this upcoming weekend, October 4 and 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Open studio weekend is a celebration of the craft and artwork of Vermont artists across the state.160 artists at 113 sites will showcase their respective works, divided into county-specific tour loops. Tour loops are a grouping of studios that are loosely connected via some of the state’s main roads, making them easily visited in one day or over the course of the weekend.
The Caledonia tour loop includes local artists from Greensboro Bend, Woodbury, Calais, Marshfield and Hardwick. Visual storyteller Ashes Monroe will display a variety of multi-media artworks, as well as debuting their new community space for other area artists and creatives from their property in Greensboro Bend.
Monroe and their partner purchased the property five years ago. The top floor had suffered fire damage, so they’ve been hard at work ever since with a goal in mind, “We’re trying to revitalize this property so that it becomes an artist sanctuary and a sculpture park. It’s something that we’re really passionate about. We’d like to get artists in the community involved. So, this is kind of like the opening of what we hope to be more of a community space to display.”
Steven C. Bronstein of Marshfield will show contemporary ironworks, functional and sculptural. George Sawyer of Woodbury’s custom Windsor chairs and benches will be on display. Hardwick creatives Ruby and Ken Leslie will showcase their respective works, Ruby Charuby Weavings and an assortment of artists books and paintings. Alexandra Bottinelli of Hardwick will showcase a variety of collage paintings and assemblages with found wood.
For more information, visit www.vermontcrafts.com.
Raymonda Parchment is a Hardwick Gazette reporter. She recently graduated from Vermont State University - Castleton with a Bachelor’s Degree in English. She is a strong supporter of freedom of speech, and the right to publish information, opinions, and ideas without censorship or restraint. She is a lifelong lover of the written word, and is excited to join the team as a staff member.
