Lisa (LJ) Cohen
183 Mechanic St, Gilbertville, MA
(please plug in the address to your map to plan your visit or use these GPS coordinates: 42.319639,-72.207302 )
Follow the signs when you are close to Lisa’s studio since google map doesn’t make it clear.
Lisa Janice (LJ) Cohen is a potter, poet & novelist, local food enthusiast, fiber artist, and geek. Her pottery, which is often inspired by science fiction & fantasy themes, has been displayed at the art shows of many science fiction and fantasy conventions.
She works with various kinds of stoneware to create primarily functional items for daily use. She has been known to make the occasional small sculpture just for fun.
Lisa works in a home studio at her farm in Gilbertville, MA and glazes/fires her work at Workshop 13's Clayworks division in Ware, MA where she can be inspired by other artists and where she is also the studio's glaze tech. Her pottery is glaze fired to cone 6 (approx 2,200 degrees F).
You can purchase Lisa’s ceramics through http://www.dragonbellyceramics.com, or if you are in the Central MA region, at West Brookfield Art and Frame's gallery (West Brookfield, MA).
Unless otherwise specified, all items are durable and suitable for food use.
Contact Lisa: Lisa@dragonbellyceramics.com
Elisabeth Hyder
23 High St
North Brookfield, MA 01535
508-867-7274
In her barn studio Elisabeth Hyder displays a large variety of her work with traditional paste papers. This historic method of applying pigments to paper and working complex patterns into it becomes, in her hands, lively textures with vibrant colors.
Elisabeth skillfully fashions these papers into many forms – boxes, journals, cards, framed collages that make treasured gifts to others, or oneself!
Elisabeth’s Art can be found year round at
Worcester Art and Frame 10 East Main St West Brookfield MA 508-867-8604
Russell Buzzell
25 Tucker Hill Road, North Brookfield,
508-867-7339
Russell (“Russ”) Buzzell is a local artist and illustrator whose work is closely tied to the rural New England landscape, wildlife, and history of central Massachusetts. He has had a professional career spanning illustration, fine art, and historical painting.
Russ grew up on the family farm in North Brookfield, milking cows, driving tractor, and working all the other requirements of the farm, but art was his first love. He graduated from North Brookfield High School in 1960 and the Art Institute of Boston in 1966.
He worked several years at the Massachusetts Audubon Society, illustrating their publications, which led to illustrating books, including Animals Nobody Loves by Ronald Rood, The Farm Book by Massachusetts Audubon Society, The Wilderness Home of Giant Panda by William G. Sheldon, and being a contributing artist for DeCourcy Taylor’s books, The Ultimate Fishing Book and The Art of Shooting Flying. He also illustrated for Gray’s Sporting Journal and Wisconsin Sportsman magazines and freelanced for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.
His most notable artwork includes “Sunday Afternoon on the Buzzell Farm” and the historical rendition of “Wheeler’s Surprise,” the ambush by Nipmuc Natives during the King Phillips War in New Braintree on August 2, 1675. His works include paintings in oils and watercolors as well as pen and ink and scratchboard drawings of New England farms, landscapes, and wildlife.
He welcomes visitors by appointment to his Buck Hill Studio.
Lou Meyerdierks
36 Donnelly Cross Rd
Spencer, MA 01562
508-885-5456
www.piecefulprimitives@gmail.com
Wool applique, rug hooking, needle punch, and counted cross stitch are only a few of the early primitive crafts Lou Meyerdierks likes to create. Using re purposed wool, she hand stitches items such as table runners, penny rugs, and miscellaneous holiday pieces.
Sue Morello
587 Sheldon Rd
Barre, MA 01005
978-355-6832
Sue Morello has created unique baskets for over 30 years. The baskets vary in size and shape and many are hand painted. There is something for everyone at her shop located in her house. Visit and enjoy a basket making demonstration.
Sylvia Brown
202 Popple Camp Road
Petersham MA 01366
(978) 724-3541
Sylvia Brown presents a collection of contemporary classic handbags. Her formal training is as a musician. Sylvia considers these handbags the scales and arpeggios for more complicated bespoke leather works including garments, belts, bags, briefcases and luggage.
John Collins
29 Beach Rd, Ware, MA 01082
Collins.john@yahoo.com
John Collins (Collins Art Studios) is a realist painter and sculptor who values precision and hard work. Influenced by his mother’s lifetime of artwork, John focuses on capturing the true character of his subjects with clean, accurate detail. He splits his time between sculpting portraits of people and animals and painting custom oil portraits of classic cars, trucks, and motorcycles. He doesn't take shortcuts; his goal is to put the real soul of a machine or a person into the art. Visitors are welcome to tour the gallery to see the finished paintings and sculptures, check out the studio and workshop, and catch a live sculpting demonstration.
Jeff Palmer
14 Mill Rd
North Brookfield , MA
508-341-4845
Jeffrey Palmer of Palmer designs, a fine furniture craftsman, honed his craft over many years. Starting in the basement with his dad as a young boy he began his love for working with wood. Later on he attended Worcester Vocational High School graduating in 1984, which began a life long career of custom furniture and cabinetmaking. Each heirloom piece is created by carefully selecting wood for color and fit, using species such as cherry, black walnut, maple and elm to name a few.
Jeff has perfected his hand-rubbed, all-natural oil finish to enhance the beauty of each piece. With a focus on quality craftsmanship and attention to detail his studio offers a range of unique designs to meet each client's needs.
