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Alison Adams	Jewelry & Hair Accessories	beadsgirl37@gmail.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	I love working with beads because they afford me a means of self-expression that has infinite possibilities. I am drawn to beads because they come in every color of the rainbow and beyond, because they sparkle and come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes. I love “playing” with beads – by combining bright colors, shapes and textures, I can create designs that are unique, fun and playful. I do not stick to one style or design – I love to experiment with patterns, and the result is versatile jewelry that can be worn for any occasion. All of my pieces are hand fabricated, including bracelets, earrings and necklaces. I also create hair accessories in the form of barrettes and bobby pins. I use a variety of materials, including crystal, Czech glass, freshwater pearls, seed beads, semi-precious stones, and silver and gold accents.
Kasey Davis Appleman	Mixed Media, Photography	kaseyappleman.com kaseyappleman@mac.com
	Home Studio: 9 Lindall Street Google MAP ROS Map # 23	Kasey Davis Appleman is a collector, assembler, painter, photographer, and arts educator. She finds inspiration through her love of nature and her obsession with collecting antiques, miniatures and the “found object.” Her art captures the beauty of texture, the mystery of assembling and the quirky happenstance of objects and nature. Driftwood, metal, glass, paper remnants, broken bits, and other precious “finds” bring her mixed media to life. Visit her HOME STUDIO at 9 Lindall Street to see mixed media assemblage and photography.
Peter Barger	Etchings, Paintings	peterbarger.com peter@peterbarger.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42
Geraldine Barney	Printmaking	geraldinebarney.com geri.barney@gmail.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	Geraldine Barney is a visual artist and singer/songwriter originally from Northwest New Mexico, the eastern part of the Navajo Nation. Geraldine’s work explores the relationship between the traditional Navajo values and beliefs she grew up with on the Navajo Reservation and contemporary city life off the reservation. Straddling two cultures is a prominent theme inn both her art and music. She exhibits and performs her art & music to both local and national audiences. Geraldine currently resides in Roslindale. Her latest series of artwork, mixed media collages, begin with designs on paper created through various print-making techniques such as etching, silk screen, linocut, and monoprint. These original designs are then cut or treated with other media such as paint, ink, stitching etc. and collaged together to create complex layered imagery and patterns. Finished works often re-interpret traditional Navajo motifs and evoke Navajo textiles in paper form. Other themes depict landscapes from the Navajo reservation through traditional methods such as watercolor and acrylics. Geraldine studied printmaking at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and the Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri.
Sally Beach	Mixed Media	sbpromo135@aol.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21
Bird Street Community	Hand-Blown Glass Art Objects	www.birdstreet.org akaiser@birdstreet.org
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	Bird Street’s Boys Glass Entrepreneur Program is designed to introduce middle school boys to the arts, to entrepreneurship and to emotional and social wellness. The boys sign a year long contract to participate in an intensive, 40-hour per week summer training for 7 weeks and two nights a week during the school year. Together, with our partner Diablo Glass Studio, the boys become master glass blowers and outstanding salesmen for their beautiful, one-of-a-kind art objects. The program requires the boys to focus on school, the future and on becoming an artist of note.

Mary Birnbaum	Jewelry	marybirnbaum@gmail.com
	Group Site: Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway Google MAP ROS Map # 43
Lucas Black	Wood Turning Woodworking Photography	jrugg@skinnerhill.com
	Home Studio: 27 Ashfield Street Google MAP ROS Map # 9
Laurie Bloom	Ceramics	lauriebloom.net lauriebloom1954@gmail.com
	Home Studio: 87 Hillview Avenue, 2nd Floor Google Map ROS Map # 20	Clay comes from the earth. Picking up a piece, you feel its texture, contour, weight, edges, temperature and everything else you get from holding something that came from the earth. Holding the piece, it can be like an animal you feel something for, or even like something from which you want to back away. It may remind you of something else, or make you think of something you haven't noticed before. You might go away and remember it later. Maybe you'll think about something you've made before or want to make, now. I thought about clay for a long time before I had the chance to finally engage with it. Now years later it is still what brings pretty much everything together for me. It's a creative experience that doesn't really have an end, and not even always a clear start. I build pieces from stoneware slab rolled from 25-pound blocks of clay. I make wall pieces, flower sconces, large bowls, platters, trays and trivets. I alter the clay's surface with tools, old things found here and there, and everyday objects. I may plan a piece from a full slab, or from large and small scraps left from building other pieces.

Phyllis Bluhm	Painting	artinbluhm@hotmail.com
	Home Studio: 55 Kittredge Street Google Map ROS Map # 38	I am a local JP/Roslindale artist who has been painting on and off for about 30 years. I have no formal training, other than intermittent adult ed classes and rare workshops, but have been persistent in my desire to paint . Working in public health as a physician assistant in the Boston area, and raising a child limited my time tremendously, and at times I wouldn’t paint for months or even years. But now with my daughter in college, and no longer working full time, I have had time to paint, explore various media, and most recently attend a one week intense workshop in encaustic technique at the John Campbell Craft School in North Carolina. I was a founding member of the old Cornwall Gallery, and past president. I have been in a number of group shows there, and co-curated a show entitled “Woman and Food”, that brought in works from the entire country. I have had solo shows in Fresh Hair, E Mack and Bolios in both Roslindale, and Jamaica plain, and the West Roxbury library. I have been in a number of group shows with the Jamaica Plain Artists Association.
Liz Brenner	Beaded Jewelry	brennereg@aol.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	LizBeads: custom designed jewelry The passions that inspire me to design and create jewelry include my love of colors and textures. I love to see the sparkle and spark in natural materials. My earthy, funky, and glittery work includes Swarovski crystal, sterling silver, pearl, glass and semi-precious stones that are natural treasures manipulated and beautified by people. Starting from raw materials each with inherent beauty, working to create each unique whole piece with love, openness to possibilities not immediately evident, mindfulness and patience is a parallel process to the work of psychotherapy which I do as my day job.
Kurtis Brown	Photography	johnkurtisbrown@gmail.com
	Group Site: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street Google MAP ROS Map #5	Kurtis Brown is a filmmaker and photographer who has lived and worked in Roslindale for 15 years. Kurtis' photographs can best be described as unlikely landscapes - urban, pastoral, sometimes miniature and sometimes on a grand scale, always in the form of a dialog between the figure and its surroundings. Map Location: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street
Alexander S. Budnitz	Photography	abudnitz.com alex@abudnitz.com
	Home Studio: 6 Arborough Road, #1 Google Map ROS Map #6	I'll be showing two new photographic series this fall: Florascapes and Tablescapes. In addition, I hope to have ready for view a new project I'm calling 'digital assemblages', which is an outgrowth of my work as a graphic designer. Supplementing these bodies of work, will be selections from my Sacred/Mundane and Lab series (both of which are represented on my site). In addition to being a participant in Roslindale Open Studios, I'm a senior designer at Sametz Blackstone Associates, and teach graphic design at Northeastern University. My photography attempts to engage audiences on both a formal and conceptual level; I strive to create images that are both beautiful and subtly thought provoking.
Alexandra Campbell	Photography	alexandracampbell.com snobbyblog@gmail.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	Alexandra Campbell is a teacher, photographer, and writer, among other things. She is very curious about the world around her. She commutes by foot and the T. In her travels, she often encounters the unexpected, and takes pictures to document her discoveries. She encourages all those reading these words to walk instead of drive every once in awhile. You never know what you might find!
Stephen Caraco	Digital Photography	stevecaraco.com scaraco@comcast.net
	Group Site: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street Google MAP ROS Map #5	I've had a love for digital photography ever since I got my first digital camera in February of 1999. I enjoy shooting a very wide variety of subjects, including portraits, landscapes, animals, architecture, homes & interiors, botanicals, and abstract subjects. I've shot everything from cows to roller coasters, from coast to coast. I am especially inspired by colored lights (especially carnivals & fairs), unusual angles, vivid colors, extreme close-ups, and candid portraits. All my work is self-taught. For the past 3 years, I've been experimenting with HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography, which blends a range of exposures into a single image, for a sometimes surreal effect, where every aspect of the photo is perfectly exposed, with no blown-out highlights or over-darkened shadows. Nearly everywhere I go, I'm constantly scouting out my next subject. I also do all my own printing, matting, and framing. For equipment, I've mostly used cameras by Kodak, Casio, Nikon, and Sony. Some of my best work was actually done with an Apple iPhone 4, using PRO HDR or Photosynth software. It's been said that "the best camera is the one you have with you". I live by that rule every day. I've always used a Mac for the importing, organizing, editing, and sharing of my photos. This year, I am very excited to exhibit over 100 of my favorite images for everyone to enjoy. Something for every decor, and every budget. I hope to see you there! Map Location: Map Location: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street
Rick Carpenter	Sculpture	rickcarpenterstudios.com reddotboys.com reddotrick@yahoo.com
	Business Site: Redd's Restaurant, 4257 Washington Street Google Map ROS Map #34	My sculptures are rough and powerful yet they give an illusion of simplicity. The dominant aspect of my work is its straightforward form – an aspect that makes these pieces very friendly to the viewer. The forms are easy to approach, but the symbolism and deeper meaning subtly develop over time. I create objects with volume and openness using carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, and almost any other material I can find. With found materials, I like to push the material to the point where many viewers do not realize what the original material was. The void of the volume and the play of light and shadow on the structure of my pieces create a sensual experience when viewed from various angles. The master finishes and patina enhance the texture. I graduated with a BA in sculpture. I am represented by L'attitude Gallery, Newbury Street, Boston, MA and Gallery North, Car
Marijo Carrigan	Watercolor & Oils	mjo5c@verizon.net
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	Painting in the watercolor genre has the challenging power to push an artist to find a way to express one's self. In the process, the artist gradually develops a respect for the medium, and the skills to make a pronouncement, even a gentle one.
Stephanie Cave	Textiles	stephaniecavedesigns.com stephanie.cave@gmail.com
	Group Site: Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway Google MAP ROS Map # 43	Stephanie Cave Designs uses vintage and vintage-style textiles to bring new life to classic ideas. From aprons to cloth napkins, reuseable dryer sheets to handmade laundry soap, coffee cozies to repurposed fabric tote bags, you will find a cheerful and refreshing design to add a fun twist to your everyday life.
Larry Chafe	Painting,Oils, Spray Paints, Watercolors	larrychafe@yahoo.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	I am a Massachusetts native living in Roslindale for the last seven years. I have been working with painting on slate roof tiles. I like this medium because each tile’s unique texture gives the work its own personality. The compositions attempt to incorporate the rhythms and textures of each tile.
Berline Lee Chao	Fiber, Fabric, Paper	theperfectbox.com berlinechao@theperfectbox.com
	Group Site: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 5	As an admired fan of Tomoko Fuse for her designs on origami boxes, I have been folding her boxes with selected papers and fabrics for the past several years. The gift boxes are individually hand folded and put together in unit origami methods with subtle or no gluing necessary.
Jill S. Cohen	Polymer Clay, Mixed Media, Jewelry, Assemblage	jillecohen@verizon.net
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	ART FROM THE HEART Imaginative mixed media jewelry, adornments, assemblages and much more. Whimsical everything!
Hilary Crane-Stern	Tee Shirts, Prints, Plush	hilarycs.com hilarycs@mac.com
	Group Site: Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway Google MAP ROS Map # 43	My illustrations come from my lifelong love of cartoons. Some influences on my work are: Takashi Murakami, street art, and graffiti art. I love bright colors and clean lines. I believe in the importance of making art accessible: one can look at art on a wall, wear it on a shirt, or carry it on a bag. Most importantly if someone sees my characters and is amused; mission accomplished.
Donna DeMaria	Designs by Donna	jewelsgalore2000@yahoo.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42
James A. Dempsey	Oil & Acrylic on Canvas	thegratitudemall.com thegratitudemall@gmail.com
	Home Studio: 58 Pinehurst Street Google Map ROS Map # 14	James Dempsey is a natural Shaman who has been compelled to create Shamanic art for nearly 20 years. These vibrant works depict impressions of the otherworlds that James visits on his journeys. Working in oils and acrylic, on canvas and wood, James’ paintings appear to explode off the canvas -- and many nearly do. Because of the nature of these works and their multi-dimensional origin this collection is called “My Summer Vacation.” We live in a wonderful, colorful world, but the fact is it’s really a lot more colorful than what our five senses can detect. It is my hope that these pieces open you to the magic and ethereal nature of non-ordinary reality. Dream a little.
Mark Eclipse	Photography	markeclipse.com mark@markeclipse.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	Mark Eclipse is an architect and a photographer. He is inspired by connections: between place and culture, a building and its user, and among friends and family. He designs public places and concentrates on photography of places, portraits, and special occasions.
Mary Eng	Clay and Collage	maryeng7@gmail.com
	Business Site: Boston Cheese Cellar, 18 Birch Street Google MAP ROS Map # 28
Chris Harper Fahey	WC, Cards, Photographs, Tiles	cfahey@mindspring.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21
Monica Fairbairn	Beaded Jewelry	monicaf@rcn.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	Monica Fairbairn is a co-owner of Beadcraft Etc. She is a jewelry maker who searches the world for beading materials and combines them in new ways. She crafts bold and unusual necklaces using clay heishi beads from Columbia; bone, brass, glass, carnelian and clay from Africa; tagua from Ecuador; rough turquoise from New Mexico; and old and new semi-precious stones from the rest of the world. The result is one of a kind jewelry with rich texture, color and form.
Robert Festa	Fine Arts Photography	dogdevilstudio.com rob@dogdevilstudio.com
	Group Site: Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway Google MAP ROS Map # 43	As a designer, I follow a process, a set of rules if you will, when given the charge to create built environment from my imagination. I start with a concept, which develops into detailed drawings, three-dimensional renderings and models, and eventually takes shape as a tangible object. I consider proportions, massing, composition, context, and how one might interact with my creation. I approach photography in the same way. When I encounter a scenario that interests me I begin to consciously develop my concept. I ask myself, what is the best angle (proportions and massing), composition (symmetry or asymmetry), context (what to capture in the frame), and most importantly, how one might interact with my creation. I look for spontaneous composition in both built form and in nature. The interplay of light and shadow and the distortion of scale and color add to the abstract reality portrayed in many of my photographs. Most often I do not have my camera with me when discovering a subject to photograph, enabling me to contemplate the design process. I shoot my photographs with Nikon’s d70s and d90 digital SLR cameras and process them with Apple Aperture, iphone and Adobe Photoshop.
Kristi & Martha Furbush	Handcrafted Beaded & Stained Glass Jewelry	kfurbush@partners.org
	Group Site: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 5	My sister and I design, and handcraft, one-of-a-kind, beaded, and stained glass jewelry, using mixed metals, freshwater pearls, semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystal, and Czech glass. She and I work as a team, inspiring and influencing one another, often collaborating on many of our pieces. What began as an effort to help our 14-year-old niece raise funds for a mission trip to Peru, has now blossomed into a full-scale passion! We have been making, exhibiting and selling our work for the past three years, and have participated in numerous art ventures across Massachusetts, including, Newton Harvest Fair, Oktoberfest in Harvard Square, The International School of Boston Boutique, and The Arsenal Center for the Arts, but find Open Studios to be the most rewarding. The positive feedback from attendees, as well as the interaction and encouragement from other artists, has been a truly wonderful experience. We are thrilled to participate in Roslindale Open Studios, again, this year, as a way to support the arts, and as a creative outlet for what has become a very happy addiction!
Maggie Furtak	Hand Thrown Pottery	pateceramics.etsy.com pateceramics.blogspot.com pateceramics@yahoo.com
	Group Site: Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway Google MAP ROS Map # 43	I took my first pottery class about 15 years ago at a community art center. In 2002 I walked out of Hamilton College with a studio art degree in ceramics. After various apprenticeships, teaching jobs, and studio manager positions, I am now able to concentrate on what I do best: making pots. The smell of the clay and the way the light reflects in the bucket of water I dip my hands into reminds me of afternoons spent by the river. I love the rhythm of throwing. The way the time can be measured in pots thrown, or handles pulled. I love using my whole self to make pottery. There is a pleasant ache to my muscles after a long day, but potting also requires keeping my mind busy solving the next glaze chemistry puzzle, and my eye designing the harmonious curve of the next piece to come off the wheel. All of my pottery is microwave, dishwasher, and oven safe. The glazes are food safe and lead free.
Roger M. Galuska	Stoneware, Clay	rockgardenpottery.com roger@rockgardenpottery.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	Roger Galuska, Rock Garden Pottery of Rochester, N.H., makes wheel-thrown, high-fired stoneware incised with a design adapted from the potter’s Polish-American heritage. Roger etches his designs in free-hand. They are adapted from Polish wood-carvings done in a town called Zakopane (Zah-ko-pah-nyeh) in the Tatra Mountains of southern Poland Zakopane happens to be near the town where Roger’s own family comes from, and that is the connection to him and his pottery. He mixes and develops all his own glazes and his work is microwave- and dishwasher-safe. Map Location: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street
John Gariepy	Collage, Mixed Media, Handmade Books	MJG9@aol.com
	Home Studio: 130 Aldrich Street Google Map ROS Map # 16	Mixed media collage with acrylic and paper. Hand made booklets and cards. My collages combine torn and found typography, symbols, textures, stamps, and different grades of paper into an organized graphic story within a border. Each one is unique and thought out. I find designing a collage to be very relaxing, organizing a chaos of different printed media and materials into a condensed image.
Erik Gehring	Photography	erikgehring.com erik@erikgehring.com
	Home Studio: 87 Walter Street Google MAP ROS Map # 10	Erik Gehring is a professional and fine art photographer, a freelance writer, and a devoted environmental advocate. Visit him at his home studio to see images from his adventures exploring natural New England, most especially Boston's Arnold Arboretum, his favorite photo destination. "Buy a 2012 Trees of Boston calendar, with images from the Arboretum, at Erik's home studio and automatically enter a raffle to win a $125 gift certificate."
Christoph Gervais	Photography	twisted-tree.smugmug.com twistedtreephoto@yahoo.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	My interest in photography began during my architectural studies in college. The need to photograph conceptual and final design models introduced me to technical aspects of lighting, composition and the basics of macro photography. While in school I took a photography class that involved developing black and white film. Shooting exclusively in black and white, I learned to find subjects with a wide range of contrast and strong textures. Over time I have gradually transitioned to digital photography. My work as a technical graphic designer has provided me experience in Photoshop in addition to knowledge of color management principles and color correction techniques, which are useful when working in the “digital darkroom”.
Gorse Mll Studio	Pottery, Painting, Jewelry	gorsemillstudios.com scgoldman@comcast.net
Amalia Tagaris	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	The Gorse Mill Artists all have studios at the Gorse Mill Studios complex in Needham - a unique 31 unit artists’ building in a renovated antique mill. Pat Brazill -- jewelry Susan Goldman -- functional pottery Amalia Tagaris -- encaustics photography Karen Mahoney -- functional pottery
Robert Gray	Painting, Drawing	llgray@umich.edu
	Home Studio: 16 Symmes Street, #2 Google MAP ROS Map # 4	Robert J. Gray’s interest in fine arts began almost 70 years ago when he was 13 years old in Poland. He has been drawing, painting, and sculpting since that time. After retiring as a designer/illustrator from Bell Labs in 1986, he has devoted most of his time to oil painting and portraiture. Working also in silverpoint, charcoal, pen, and watercolor, he enjoys the challenge of expanding his technique and composition with each new work. While he finds inspiration from the old masters, he also admires the work of Annigoni, David Leffel, Burt Silverman, and Richard Schmid. He has exhibited his work in galleries and shows in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York, including the National Academy of Design and the Allied Artists of America.
Bonnie Reid Grodt	Painting	bonniereidgrodt@hotmail.com
	Home Studio: 43 Pinehurst Street Google Map ROS Map # 13	I paint what I am drawn to: landscapes, gardens, but most especially water. If a moment and a place speak to me, I find that by painting it, I can dwell in that experience for an extended period of time. Most of my art aims to be somewhat meditative, perhaps even peaceful. I am looking for that serenity to encompass not only me, but hopefully to pass to the viewer as well.
Peter Guilday	Guilday Glass	guildayglass.biz pguliday@verizon.net
	Group Site: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 5
Molly Hagan	Mixed Media, Jewelry Designs	mollyhagandesigns.com molly@mollyhagandesigns.com
	Group Site: Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway Google MAP ROS Map # 43	Molly Hagan Designs encompasses the one-of-a-kind jewelry creations of Molly Hagan. Based out of Jamaica Plain, MA, Molly creates unique jewelry designs inspired by bold colors, science, and nature. Her designs involve a wide variety of materials and mediums, including precious metals, semi-precious stones, glass, paper, and found objects.
Hang em High	Southwestern Jewelry	hangemhighjewelry.com cynthia@hangemhighjewelry.com
	Business Site: Dandelions, 765 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 26	Cynthia, the creative force and passion behind Hang ‘em High Jewelry started the business in 1980, but in reality had been making pieces of jewelry since she was a young child. Her mother was a clothing designer who sold her creations in New York and Boston so Cynthia literally learned at the knees of the master. She loved pulling together elements and colorful bits of assorted materials to form a piece of art. Since that time she has created a cohesive body of work that reflects her love for the “Spirit of the Southwest” and her own American Indian heritage. Hang ‘em High Jewelry can be seen in shows and fine galleries across the United States and juried shows in New England. As well as showing at different venues, Hang ‘em High takes great pride in the fact that they participate in numerous charities - especially for the American Cancer Society fight against breast cancer, Walden Street School, Anthony Picarello Foundation and The Imus Ranch for Kids with Cancer, along with other organizations and churches. It is an essential part of Hang ‘em High’s philosophy to give back. Signature pieces have been created specifically by Hang ‘em High Jewelry for performers, such as the lead singer of Crushed Velvet, Executive Director of the Coalition of Modern Artists, and other musicians.
Paul Hastings	Painting	phastings@wheelock.edu
	Home Studio: 130 Aldrich Street Google Map ROS Map # 16	Boston artist Paul Hastings works in oil to capture landscape and still life vignettes. One can see the mark of his graphic design background in his use of shape and color and in what he calls his overly calculated compositions. Paul works “en plein air” on the outer cape and at home.
Jen Hemenway	Wall Paint, Mixed Media on Wood and Skateboards	reaching.org/hosted/55407komix rootsup@hotmail.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21
Robert Hermesch	Pen and Ink	quantagy55@gmail.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	Though I’ve aways doodled in the margins, I’ve only very recently begun to focus on my drawing. I enjoy mixing stream of consciousness with occasional planning, and exploring where it goes from there.
Amy Hitchcock	Assemblage and Mixed Media	amyhitchcock.com amy@amyhitchcock.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	My assemblages and collages tell stories based upon such items as vintage photographs, sewing notions, discarded toys, postcards and other paper ephemera. I believe that these found objects can bring forth memories of one’s past and family history. It is my hope that by using such materials, my work is interesting and accessible to the viewer.
Liz Hughes	Photography	inventingliz.blogspot.com inventingliz@gmail.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	I am a non-profit do-gooder by day, budding artist and entrepreneur by night and on weekends. I bought my first digital camera in 2008 as I prepared to adopt a child from Ethiopia; it seemed to me you couldn't be a parent - especially a first-time parent - without a camera! But during the wait to bring my child home, I discovered a creative passion I never knew I had. Since then, I have taught myself to shoot, print, mat, and frame my own photos, and have started a small business to sell them (and build up the kid's college fund!). I am drawn to the vibrant colors of nature, the surprise of ordinary objects viewed up close, and the grit and grandeur of urban landscapes. Every image inspires me in some way, and it is my hope that they inspire you as well.
Gillian Jackson	Photography	gillianjackson.com gillianjacksonphotography@gmail.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	"Inspired by the clear bright light and startling colors and contrasts, Gillian began pursuing photography whilst living in Bermuda in the 80's. Her black & white and color photography try to capture and frame beauty wherever it may be found whilst travelling throughout Europe and the US. Two of the more important themes of her photography are found in architecture and the study of natural settings."
Amy Joyce	Mixed Media, Painting. Photography	branchdesign.net amyejoyce@hotmail.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	Amy Joyce, a 2000 graduate from The New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University, is a graphic designer, artist, and photographer. She is inspired by nature, poetry, and lyrics. For more information, please visit www.branchdesign.net
Esther Katz	Painting, Drawing	ekatz4@comcast.net
	Home Studio: 94 Ardale Street Google MAP ROS Map # 2
Susan Jacobs Keller	Painting	susanofnh@yahoo.com
	Home Studio: 43 Pinehurst Street Google Map ROS Map # 13	I have always been dazzled by the beauty of the human figure; the hunch of a shoulder, the curve of a hip, the energy in a stance all subtly revealing the personality of the subject. My challenge has always been how to capture that subtlety in the medium of black and white charcoals or acrylic paints and communicate the beauty I see to the viewer. Since art school I have spent my time working in the business world and raising a family but after a 20 year hiatus, I have recently come back to my lifelong love of drawing and painting. At my new home in Roslindale, you will see my recent drawings and paintings of the human figure.
Karen Kemp	Painting	karenkemp.com karenekemp@hotmail.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21
Donald W. Kerr	Metal Wire & Welded Metal Sculpture	cdekerr@gmail.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	Since my retirement from teaching art at schools and colleges, full attention has been given to sculpting wire lines. Wire images are "lifted' from a flat surface and one can hold and touch these lines in 3-dimensional space. Last year at the Roslindale Open Studios event, a young person remarked: "these wire animals are like playful lines drawings." Another patron observed that the larger wire creations suspended from the ceiling: "create shadows on the walls that take on a life of their own." Beach stones and other objects gathered from sojourns to the Maine coast are integrated into many of these wire sculptures. Figures, animals, plants and other abstract shapes are interpreted through the use of this unique and malleable medium. Feel the shapes, examine the joinery of twisted wire and experience sculpted lines that sit on a surface, hang on the wall or are suspended in the air!
Gary Koeppel	Oil Painting	garykoeppel.com gary@garykoeppel.com
	Home Studio: 2 Vista Street Google MAP ROS Map # 19	Gary Koeppel has spent 35 years looking at light and shadow in the landscape. He was a recipient of the 2005 Viewers Choice Award for the First Annual Roslindale Open Studios. In 2006, Koeppel was again awarded Viewers Choice, as well as Third Prize in the juried selection. He holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. His work as a commercial illustrator informs the unified composition of his landscape paintings. His work has appeared in galleries, museums and art shows in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and Connecticut. “My locations and inspiration range from around the neighborhood to Cape Cod and points north. In addition to Plein Air painting on location I have recently started working on larger pieces in my studio; this controlled environment allows me the luxury of time to work larger and push the image in a different, compelling direction.”
Harriet (Harikleia) Kuliopulos	Pastels, Oils	harrietku@yahoo.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	It all starts with color and light—evocative, beautiful, intriguing. The play of light over form—whether in still life, landscape, or figure, moves me to paint and create works that I hope will inspire and interest others as I’ve been inspired. In my figurative work, I’m captivated by the beauty and personality of each person and set out to express his or her uniqueness. As I gaze at my subject, I form a relationship with the subject where something emerges—an idea, a feeling that the person projects or perhaps I project, something interesting about the relationships between objects in a still life, or the mood of a landscape, and it is these emergent ideas and feelings that shape each work. And then always back to the sheer delight of color and light. I’ve studied art at the Museum School and MassArt in Boston, and with Cape Cod School of Art and portraitists Cedric and Joanette Egeli. I’ve shown my work in Boston and Cape Cod, including the Thanassi Gallery in Provincetown, MA.
Andrea Kulish	Batik and Mixed Media	andreakulishdesign.com andreakulish@gmail.com
	Home Studio: 79 Poplar Street, #9 Google Map ROS Map # 40	As the daughter of an artist, Andrea Kulish has been drawing, painting, and creating since a young age. One of her first works, "Crayon Balloons on White Radiator" never reached complete fruition, however, most of her works since have. Andrea specializes in pysanky- Ukrainian Easter eggs decorated using the batik method, handmade lamps, photography and graphic design. She also enjoys silkscreening, paper arts and mixed media. Andrea also offers workshops in making pysanky, paper arts and has taught in Boston and New Hampshire. She hold degrees from Boston University and the Massachusetts College of Art + Design, and has also studied at the New England School of Photography.
Kurt Kuss Hairy Potter	Hand- Thrown, High-Fired Functional Pottery	thehairypotter.net kurt@thehairypotter.net
Top view of an 11 inch deep dish fluted pie dish. The glaze is all blue, but the bottom looks like a solar eclipse -- a dark blue circle with very light blue "flares" eminating outward toward the dish's walls.	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	The complexity of my artistic creativity takes simple materials and forms and creates multilayered expressions in clay. A majority of my work is intended to evoke an impressionistic vision of space. I have developed throwing and glazing techniques that result in very textural surfaces. The processes I use to apply glaze effect great depth and variation in color. I have perfected a method which produces very cosmic patterns in the finished work. Most of the pieces I make are hand-thrown and high-fired so they can be used in the microwave and oven, and are dishwasher safe.
Tad Lawrence	Watercolor, oil, acrylic	tadlawrence.com tadlawrence@aya.yale.edu
	Home Studio: 58 Fletcher Street Google Map ROS Map # 45	Although I am primarily fascinated by landscape, in Ireland I find that the connection between the land and the people has been so intimate that I rarely see landscape devoid of human impact. Houses and walls seem to spring from the land and fences delineate the mountains as surely as they do the small fields. Ireland, however, is changing. The accompaniment to prosperity and economic opportunity seems to be a diminished connection to the land. As a result I find myself increasingly draw to “old” Ireland. The reason is not that it is cute, idyllic, or the trite subject of tourist art. Rather, I think that there is a larger message that appeals to me – humanity as a part, only a part, of something bigger – the natural landscape. I paint in watercolors on a variety of surfaces, with oil and with acrylic on canvas and board. Most of my work is Irish landscapes but I also paint on the Maine coast.
Paula Metcalf Lazar	Watercolor, Oil, Mixed Media	paulametcalflazar.com paula.lazar@verizon.net
	Business Site: Birch House and Garden, 760 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 27
		I enjoy exploring the elegance and form in everyday objects; I am particularly attracted to the natural world. My aim is to reveal the hidden beauty of the commonplace. I want to create a visual experience that evokes an awareness and appraisal of the beauty and simplicity in nature. These works reflect my current focus on the dimensions of color and light in various media: oil, watercolor, pastel and collage. Paula Metcalf Lazar, studies at the SMFA, the Eliot School, the Decordova Museum School, and privately with Lauri Fielding and Marla Greenfield. My work is available at Birch Street: A Home and Garden Store in Roslindale, MA. For inquiries: 617-838-6143.
Diana Lemieux	Photography	flickr.com/photos/dlemieux dianalemieux@yahoo.com
	Group Site: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 5	I am a self taught visual artist from Roslindale. My goal is always to create an image that tells a story as well as being visually arresting. Much of my work is self portraiture. I love putting myself in the frame and into these different stories and moments. My work has been exhibited and published worldwide, most recently in Vogue Italia online.
Susan Leskin	Mixed Media	susanleskin.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	I work with a wide variety of papers, acrylics, chalk pastels, pencils and found objects in my collage paintings. I enjoy layering imagery and color to create movement and dreamlike effects. Landscapes-both natural and urban-and interior spaces are frequent inspirations.
Cheryl Levin	Digital Photography	levinphotos.batescommunications.net cplevin@gmail.com
	Home Studio: 65 Westbourne Street Google Map ROS Map # 15	Dr. Cheryl Levin is a local psychologist and photographer. Her current body of work, “Visions of County Kerry,” is a series of photos of landscapes and local scenes that were taken during a recent trip to Ireland.The previous Rust Series is currently exhibited in a joint show with her husband, Peter Bates, at the Alchemy Gallery in Bradenton, Florida. She has also exhibited locally, at the Goddard House, the Boston Home, Boston City Hall, the traveling show ”Seniors in Art,” and several Roslindale and JP businesses and restaurants.
Lauren Levine	Painting, Drawing, Weaving	laurenglevineart.com cloudhidden1@yahoo.com
	Group Site: Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway Google MAP ROS Map # 43	My work is heavily influenced by the natural world, the atmosphere of the space we inhabit and how the internal space of our inner life relates to it. The process is spontaneous and intuitive, using line and the qualities of the paint itself. I try to let the paint have as much say in each piece’s evolution as I do. I recently heard an artist say that, in his experience, every painting is a failure, but that each one gives hope that in the next one you have the chance to get it right. I agree with this, as each work is an exploration of mystery and contains only a fragment of the whole, and as such is incomplete. The deeply satisfying gift is the making of the work, the process of gaining a greater understanding the materials, and my world, and finding what it is that I make with them. Lauren G. Levine has been a resident of Jamaica Plain for the last 15 years. She attended Mass College of Art from 1992-1996 with a concentration in painting. She is currently a member of the JP Artists Association, a bodyworker, weaver, and shows her work in Jamaica Plain and the Boston area.
Eric Lewandowski	Photography, Linoleum Cut Prints	ericlewandowski.com ealewandowski@gmail.com
	Home Studio: 4320 Washington Street Google Map ROS Map # 36
Lisa Linard	Photography	lisalinardphotography.com linardphoto@gmail.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	My interest in photography started further back than I can remember, and I only know this from a picture of myself at age 5 or so, proudly holding a Kodak Instamatic camera. Born in Ohio, and growing up in a fairly contained world, my favorite subjects were my pets, my friends, and the trees in my back yard. I took photography classes in high school and when most kids were out partying, I was working part-time jobs to pay for my photo habit. Santa filled my Christmas stocking with Kodachrome film, and my mom folded laundry around my enlarger and boxes of photo paper. After graduating from Ohio University with a degree in Advertising, my creative energy took a turn toward graphic design. It was an enjoyable and challenging diversion, but when digital cameras became affordable, my love for photography returned with a vengeance! In the past decade, I've been lucky to have traveled to some beautiful places and encountered some beautiful people, and both my world and my work have grown in ways I never imagined. I can only hope that I've captured the essence and spirit of these locales and cultures, and that my photos will inspire others to explore them.
Steve Linberg	Charcoal, Graphite, Oils	slinberg.com steve@slinberg.com
	Home Studio: 18 Tappan Street Google MAP ROS Map # 3	Steve Linberg works in charcoal and oils, striving for classical beauty in portraits, figurative nudes, landscapes and still lifes. He draws inspiration from, and trains in the lineage of, the 19th century masters of Europe and their 20th century American students.
Jean Lindsey-Dwyer	Fiber	jldwyer@comcast.net
	Business Site: Colorwheel, 4266 Washington Street Google Map ROS Map # 35	I create hand crocheted and knitted bags, scarves, accessories and whatever inspires me at the moment. My Mom taught me to knit and crochet when I was very young. I picked it up very quickly and have been knitting and crocheting for most of my life. This is how I relax. Over fifteen years ago I started to design fun, unique and funky handbags as gifts. I continue to experiment with yarns and techniques and have added other designs and items to what I make. I have been selling my designs at art and craft shows and co-operative stores. Cotton and novelty yarns are used to create fun bags and accessories. Beads and buttons are used to embellish my work. I use wool, alpaca and blends of these yarns to create items that I felt. I enjoy using colorful yarn and designs for my work. I also design scarves, accessories, stuffed animals, and pillows using the above materials. I enjoy trying new yarns, techniques and designs. I have also started to make jewelry using bright, colorful anodized aluminum jump rings, neoprene o-rings, which make the jewelry stretchy, and glass beads. My bracelets, earrings and necklaces make unique gifts for everyone! I donate 50% of my profit equally to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Marrow.org in honor of my beloved nephew Kenneth Thomas “KT” Oxley. He had acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and bravely fought this terrible disease for two years. He passed away on January 19, 2009. He was 21 years old.
Bob Linscott	Photography	boblinscott.com bob_linscott@comcast.net
	Business Site: Bangkok Cafe, 25 Poplar Street Google Map ROS Map # 25	Bob Linscott’s current work at Roslindale Open Studios is a collection of photos entitled Lost and Found: The Children of Nepal. The images range from the children at his brother’s orphanage, Nepal Orphan’s Home (“Papa’s House”) as well as images of Sherpa children and young Tibetan nuns at a monastery high up in the mountains outside of Tibet. Bob hopes to raise awareness to the human rights crisis of child trafficking in Nepal. Sales from his photographs benefit Nepal Orphan’s Home. Information on Papa’s House visit: nepalorphanshome.org Map Location
Matimba	Colombian Art	matimbacolombianarts@verizon.net
	Business Site: 22 Birch Street Goole MAP ROS Map # 30
Karina Mattei	Jewelry	karinamattei.com designs@karinamattei.com
	Home Studio - 7 Hillview Avenue Google Map ROS Map # 20	Inspired by the linear simplicity of architectural design, Karina Mattei’s jewelry is reminiscent of the traditional, yet is simultaneously meshed with a unique, contemporary style. In her work Karina manipulates precious metals and colorful stones, playing with dimension and texture, striving for aesthetic, sculptural, and functional jewelry. Often the stones dictate the outcome of a particular piece. Presently a Brookline based jeweler/designer, Karina began as self-taught in a large, artistic family and broadened her training in Colorado and Illinois. “As I reflect on my jewelry-making during the last twenty-five years, I enjoy the evolvement of my work. To me it is journal-like, emulating the expansion of my environment and interests.” Since much of her jewelry is custom-made, Karina delights in working with people in a way that involves the client in the design process, and then making a piece especially for that person.
Mary Mattei	Encaustic Painting	mary-mattei.com mary@mary-mattei.com
	Home Studio - 7 Hillview Avenue Google Map ROS Map # 20	My intention is not to copy nature but to express it in a unique vision. Sometimes I am after the energy and movement and other times the peacefulness and enveloping solitude it offers. Of special interest are human effects on nature as well as the effects of nature on humans. Overlaying many layers of color I can build a rich surface that shows much depth. I can than choose to manipulate this surface by scraping or gouging into it with various techniques. The texturing can represent natures’ vulnerability to destruction both from natural and human causes, as well as symbolize its age and erosion.
Helene Matteson	Handmade Natural Soap	myurbankitchen.com myurbankitchen@gmail.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	Urban Kitchen is a small handmade artisan soapmaking company. Our mission is to create the best handmade soap using the finest ingredients nature has to offer. Our soaps are all hand made from scratch using 100 % vegetable oils that include olive, coconut & palm, Our soaps are all hand made from scratch using the old fashioned cold process method of soap making. These method allows the soap to retain all the natural glycerin that is so beneficial for your skin.
Jana McCarthy	Photography	patrickshousephoto.etsy.com janamccarthy857@gmail.com
	Group Site: Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway Google MAP ROS Map # 43	Jana McCarthy, of Patrick's House Photography, expresses compassion, struggle, and hope as captured through found art in urban America. Her photography captures the invisible--what we walk through and look beyond in our everyday lives: "Our forgotten found art is empowering; it belongs to all of us." Most of the graffiti and mural art in her photographs are fleeting messages of survival and resilience-- a revisioning of the American Dream--quickly painted over and replaced. However temporary on our streets, the art gains a permanent voice in her photography. Follow on twitter: http://twitter.com/patrickshome
Mary McCusker	Mixed Media	marymccuskerart.com mpmccusker@gmail.com
	Home Studio: 16 Ashfield Street Google MAP ROS Map # 8	Mary McCusker is Roslindale artist who has been drawing and painting her neighborhood for most of the 30 years she has lived there. Drawing and painting are very intimate ways to come to appreciate and understand the environments of which we are a part. Her works explore the concepts of place, home and belonging by observing very carefully the scenes she has been walking and driving past every day for all those years. McCusker describes her work overall as portraits of people, places and everyday objects. She also has a body of work related to labyrinths and enjoys helping people find a place for their very own labyrinth on their property. More recently she has been exploring how digital devices (i.e. the Flip video recorder and IPhone) influence how we observe and record our experience. She has studied at Mass Art, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, the Brookline Arts Center, the Eliot School and numerous Adult Education Programs. She is active in local arts organizations, exhibits locally and is a member of a women’s print collaborative. You are invited to walk her back yard labyrinth during Open Studios - weather permitting.
Paul McIntire	Sculpture	paulmcintire.wordpress.com prmcintire@rcn.com
	Business Site: Select Cafe 2 Belgrade Avenue Google Map ROS Map # 31	My work is a manifestation of my primary influences, music and architecture. These are the two fields in which I am formally trained and have spent years practicing and exploring. In my sculpture, I entertain the fluid abstractions of music while acknowledging the more functional demands of architectural form. I am drawn to the Post-Minimalism tendency of progressive repetition to build structure and tension, thereby repeating elements like scaffolding to built form. This artistic expression is also reflected in my series work. This process allows me to discover several resolutions of an idea. I choose to work primarily with wood because it allows me to see my ideas quickly and therefore affords me the ability to explore. Within the exploration, the addition of other materials such as plaster, twine, and screening enhance the expressive language inherent in my work. Ultimately, it is the exploration process that progresses and informs my work. I hope the viewer’s experience of my work is one of discovery just as the working or resolution of the piece is a discovery for me.
Cyndi Monteiro	Fiber	fabricmaster.etsy.com cjmonteiro@msn.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	Hi, my name is Cyndi Monteiro. I recently retired and I finally have enough time and energy to put into my sewing and designing. In most recent years I have focused on quilting, but now I have the time to explore other sewing ideas that I have had for some time. My husband and I love to travel and everywhere we go I find the fabric district and bring back colorful, unique material. My studio is filled with fabric from all over the world. My husband is an artist so everywhere we go we look for stimulation from color and design in all mediums. This has greatly influenced by art in textiles. Being at the Roslindale Farmers Market gave me a venue to display my wears and get feedback from my consumers. I created many custom orders and really enjoyed the delight in a little girl after her grandmother bought her, her first pocketbook. A memory we will all hold dear for a lifetime! One of my featured products is “The Grammy Pillow”. Fourteen years ago I made a pillow for my grandson with material I had left over from some curtains I had made for his room. The pillow became his dear companion and he took it to everywhere he went. After years and years of wear and washing it remains in threads. He recently asked for a new Grammy Pillow so he can break it in before college! My line includes pocketbooks, wristlets, credit card pouches, wallets, wine bottle bags, I Pad sleeves, Kindle cases, laptop cases and eye glass cases. I also carry health accessories including yoga bags, and eye pillows and neck pillows make with organic flax seed, rice and Lavender. I hope to see you at Roslindale Open Studios at the Sacred Heart School group show!!
Dan Mooney	Mixed Media, Calligraphy	scribedan.com scribedan@aol.com
	Home Studio: 41 Congreve Street #3 Google MAP ROS Map # 11	It is one of my life’s pleasures to create art through letter form! This passion began over 40 years ago and now, my passion and love for letter form grows evermore. My sources of inspiration are music, literature, masters of old and the challenge of striving for perfection. I work in several mediums, which are common and uncommon; modern and ancient. My art include gold leaf, water colors, gouaches, various forms of wet and dry pigments, used with contemporary as well as primitive binders. I enjoy working on mylar (polyester film) as well as all kinds of commercial and hand made papers. I have spent hours lettering names on Holiday ornaments at Macy’s, have been the “hand” of John Adams in a popular movie writing with a goose quill and have even lettered on an ostrich egg for a client.
Randy Nehila	Oil Painting, Printmaking	tresgatos.us rnehila@hotmail.com
	Home Studio: 56 Tyndale Street Google MAP ROS Map # 12
Keith Nelson	Chinese Brush Ink & Watercolor	fifthsonstudio.com kfnelson@comcast.net
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	After almost 50 years in the computer industry, I have concentrated my efforts in the creation of fine art. My original works in watercolors and pastels were to present the essence of the subject under study. The spiritual aspects of Chinese Brush and feeling of oneness with the process of painting landscapes or flowers and birds are a calming influence in my life and my other artistic endeavors. I continue to study Chinese Brush Painting with Qingxiong Ma at the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Center and also with Sue Yang at the MFA.
Ann Niederkorn	Fabric, Quiltmaking	web.me.com/akorn59 akorn59@gmail.com
	Home Studio: 55 Kittredge Street Google Map ROS Map # 38	I’ve been quilting for over 30 years, sometimes following traditional patterns, but mostly doing what I think of as abstract painting with fabric scraps. I love to play with shapes, colors, and textures. I do most of my sewing on a very old treadle (pre-electric) sewing machine that I found in a barn in Vermont. The rhythm of pumping the treadle as I maneuver the fabric under the needle is very meditative and helps keep me balanced in this crazy world. Learning to machine quilt on an electric sewing machine has been a new and interesting challenge and the next step in my growth as a quilt artist.
Anne Nydam	Block Prints, Illustration	nydamprints.com anne@nydamprints.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	Original woodcuts and rubber block prints of animals, stories, plants, and industrial sites - in short, anything that strikes my fancy. Also note cards, book-plates, children's books, posters and other reproductions.
John Papson	Jewelry	jpdesign16@aol.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21
Lynn Pray	Fiber, Crafts	lynniebdesigns@gmail.com
	Group Site: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 5	Roslindale-based Lynnie B Designs aims to sweeten your home with handcrafted goods. From quilts and baby toys to magnets and jewelry, there is something to please people of all ages.
Sylvia Quiroga	Mixed Media Collage	sylvia10@verizon.net
	Home Studio: 4320 Washington Street Google MAP ROS Map # 36
Bree Richey	Jewelry	breericheydesigns.com breerichey@comcast.net
	Business Site: Birch House and Garden, 760 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 27	Bree was born into a family of artists and found her own affinity for art at a young age exploring the worlds of sculpture and drawing. Come college Bree attended the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts and was drawn into the jewelry studio where she discovered her love for the craft. Bree continued her education at the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco, and apprenticed with jewelry designers Conni Mainne and Jayne Redman. Bree Richey’s jewelry collection pulls directly from her love for Art Deco and modern architectural design. She often finds inspiration for her work in the clean lines of modern furniture, the fluid pattern of fabric, and the vibrant color of fine gems and pearls. All of these elements are apparent in her work, where metal forms and an array of colored gems are brought together seamlessly to create elegant and highly wearable jewelry.

Chris Roberts	Watercolors, Pastel, Calligraphy	chrisrdh@yahoo.com
	Home Studio: 41 Congreve Street #3 Google MAP ROS Map # 11	Memories of my earlier days involved endless doodling and watching artists for hours who made pottery, painted, and did signs. I LOVE ART!!!!!! Making art comforts me, excites me, distracts me, and provides me with a network of other artists who share the same passion! I love the transparency of watercolor, the velvety look of pastels and the formation of letters in calligraphy...I take photos and love to see what can evolve from such images into art for others' eyes and walls. Be it a landscape, a still life. or the deep look of a beloved pet's features, I like the challenge of creating those images. Roslindale has artists around every corner...and these successful years of Open Studios bring friends, neighbors and strangers to our community to see the vast wealth of art available. My studio is in my home, a 3rd floor level "treehouse", where creativity is inspired and challenged. Do come see me!
Nan Rumpf	Water Media	nanrumpf.com NanRumpf@gmail.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	I was born in a small Iowa town on the banks of the Mississippi River. I spent my childhood exploring the outdoors and daydreaming. I moved to New England where I became a professional puppeteer and wrote and illustrated a book about puppetry and stagecraft. I run dramatic arts workshops in schools where I provide art instruction, narration, sound effects and live music. I enjoy painting with watermedia for the movement, the glazes, and the unpredictability. Most recently, I have been painting works from my imagination. I start with undifferentiated washes and textural accidents. I then develop them into compositions based on imagined mingling of basic life forms.
Mary Russell	Oil, Watercolor	maryrussell-painter@earthlink.net
	Home Studio: 60 Arborough Road Google MAP ROS Map # 7	"My paintings are reflections of the strong visual dynamics that arrest my eye in everyday life. I paint to capture these images through the physicality of paint and to translate the interplay of light and darkness through color. I hope my paintings evoke a sense of my awe at the world's beauty and the fabulous qualities of paint. Painters I admire are John Singer Sargent, Mary Giammarino, Tim Bell, Janet Manyon, Charles Hawthorne, Anselm Keifer, Gerhart Rickter and the German Expressionists.
Tamara Safford	Painting	tamsaff@yahoo.com
	Home Studio: 17 Florence Street, # 3 Google MAP ROS Map # 41
Sarida - An Artist Run Marketplace	Locally designed and made: Jewelry, Eco-friendly Clothing, Fine Art, Photography, Fiber Art, Handbags, Home Accessories, Illustrations, Ceramics, Blown Glass, Paper Crafts, Books, Toys, Furniture, Bath & Beauty Items, Mosaics and much, much more!	info@shopsarida.com shopsarida.com facebook.com/shopsarida twitter.com/shopsarida
	Business Site: 20 Birch Street Google MAP ROS Map # 29	An Artist-run Marketplace, is the brainchild of wife and husband team, Tammy Schuetz Cook and Daniel Cook. Tammy, a jewelry designer and Dan, a photographer, spent many years selling at artisan markets, craft fairs and store fronts, only to find that something was still missing from the buying and selling experience. They wanted to be in a space that felt like it was part of the local art community and which provided artisans, artists, crafts people and designers with a venue that was welcoming, supportive and unique. They opened Sarida in July of 2011 as a community art space to highlight and showcase the extraordinary works of art from the community. There are currently more than 40 local and regional artisans who show their work in this space, with more arriving each month!
Claire Sauvageot	Photography	ClaireSauvageot.com clairesauvageot@comcast.net
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	Claire Sauvageot is a neurobiologist and photographer. Her studies have taught her to capture images from non-tradiational perspectives and to deconstruct her environment into component parts in order to focus on frequently overlooked details. In both nature and city landscapes, Claire seeks to capture and share spatial and temporal patterns rich in complexity, beauty, and untold tales.
Vicky Seelen	Flamework Beads & Jewelry	seelenbeads.com seelenbeads@gmail.com
	Home Studio: 58 Fletcher Street Google Map ROS Map # 45	It seems to me that color is the privilege of freedom, that my favorite exercise as an artist is inventing new ways to use it. When I think about what I want to wear, what scarf I want to put on, what piece of jewelry I will select, I always remember the feeling I got as a young girl when I saw Dorothy click her jewel-like red shoes togetherñand I realize that early on I responded to the sparkle and shine. Mixing texture, pattern and color, I design and make glass beads with a contemporary look, inspired by this ancient tradition which dates back hundreds of years. I love looking down into the bead, the effect of depth, resonance, or glow. Many of my works are created as collages, and I often have a central theme in mind when designing. Whether influenced by Guernsey and Celtic knitting patterns, Africa fabrics, historic references, cut paper collages with a strikingly bold palate, or the richness of literary metaphor and symbolism, I make each bead with Moretti or Vetrafond soda-lime glass from Italy, using an Oxygen/Propane torch. To ensure hardness, I then place them in an annealing kiln at 950 degrees while they ìslow cool.î My [http://seelenbeads.com/?page_id=97 ]signature clasps are made of etched and forged Sterling Silver.
Bill Shamlian	Photography	Orbphoto.Etsy.com orbphoto@comcast.net
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21
Margalit Shapiro-Katz	Photography Painting	Mask4obama@gmail.com
	Home Studio: 629 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 24	My name is Margalit Ariella Shapiro-Katz and I am 17 years old. I have a passion for the arts. Visual arts are how I express what I am feeling and thinking. I have been creating art since I could pick up a crayon. It is deeply a part of who I am. Over the past few years I have taken photography classes at the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain with Christina Hajosy. For over 6 years, I have been developing my drawing, painting, multi-media, and other types of art through studies with Meliss Hanes. My two favorite forms of art are acrylic painting and photography. Acrylics: I love how I can make the colors form a body or an object, how I can make a brushstroke show so much emotion. I love photography because I can capture a moment and save it. With photography, nothing in the world is boring. You can find beauty in so many places and things, beauty that you would never have guessed was there. My photography was shown in Boston City Hall in the summer of 2010 and my photography and paintings were shown in a gallery in Ashfield, MA, in the fall of 2010. Village Books in Roslindale Square displayed my art and photography for the past three years during Roslindale Open Studios; last year, I was one of two featured young artists there. Recently I held an art show of my work, including 85 photographs, acrylic paintings, block prints, charcoal drawings, and a room-size art installation that included a mutli-media art presentation. I was born in Guatemala and adopted by my family here in the U.S. at the age of 4 months. I live in Roslindale with my two moms, a cat and a dog. I love animals and music of all kinds. My goal in life is to become a human rights activist. This is another passion of mine. My artwork uses a mixture of color, texture and emotion. I love to make people happy and I live to put smiles on their faces. My inspiration comes from what I see and hear in the world. Currently my artwork is dedicated to all my family in Guatemala and to my trips to visit my homeland.
Flo Shulman	Jewelry	goflogo@comcast.net
	Group Site: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 5
Meg Skaar	Mixed Media	proof.etsy.com 4proof@gmail.com
	Group Site: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 5	Handmade memory accessories and decor from proof makes it possible for even the busiest city dweller to showcase their unbelievable life through photos. Proof creates in handmade photo albums, french memory boards, and party goods featuring vibrant fabrics and trimmings. Most days you are likely to find owner Meg Skaar transforming photographs from shoeboxes into one of a kind works through her custom keepsake memory services at Colorwheel Collection in Roslindale Village.
Ruta Inara Snikeris	Photography	wizardwoods.com studija1@aol.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	WIZARD WOODS & STILL-LIFE OBJECTS The object reflects the voice of its own nature, whether alone or in relationship to other objects or the atmospheric space it occupies. This captured essence, like a breath on a pane of glass, is but a fleeting moment that will rarely be repeated. The light will not be the same, the mood will not be the same, etc. This is, simply, what I strive to do, namely, capture the essence of a moment in time. I have tried to extract this same essence from Nature herself. In doing so, in the Wizard Woods photographs, I discovered magical Merlinesque scenes and enchanted King Arthurian forests. Mysterious, mythical and spiritual dimensions revealed themselves in these woods where fairytales are spun and wizards live...
Tripti Thomas	Mixed Media	tripti_thomas@hotmail.com
	Group Site: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Google MAP ROS Map # 42	I am a prodigal artist. After too many years away, I am now eagerly rediscovering the sensory pleasures of creating art: the flex of the blush, the flow of paint, the stain of ink, the fusion of color, the texture of paper, the rasp of the scissor… Although formally trained in drawing and painting, with a BA in Art from Lafayette College, I now follow where curiosity and serendipity take me. I am experimenting with as many different media, surfaces and tools as I can, from watercolors, pastels, acrylics and inks, to collage and assemblage with found-objects, the glue gun and even my childrens’ art materials. I am inspired as much by the textures, forms and colors of nature as of paper and fabric. The variety of art and craft materials available today is an almost infinite smorgasbord: I explore widely, dine richly and have more fun than is probably good for my health! I cannot wait to taste what comes next! Map Location: Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street
Kimberly Thompson	Collage	miximals.com kimberly@miximals.com
	Business Site: Colorwheel, 4266 Washington Street Google Map ROS Map # 35	Miximals & Company’s line of greeting cards and prints is based on the collage work of Kimberly Thompson. Her original artwork is made from a combination of torn and cut recycled paper including magazines, junk mail and catalogs — because trees are for monkeys and squirrels. Look closely, can you find the carrots? The drawer pull? Visit www.miximals.com to learn more and shop online, custom work is also available.
Elizabeth Tobin	Mixed Media	thegratitudemall.com
	Home Studio: 58 Pinehurst Street Google Map ROS Map # 14	Roslindale native Elizabeth Tobin has been making mixed-media Valentines since pre-school, using found objects, paper, beads, seashells, crystals, ribbons and love. Elizabeth will be displaying Valentines from her private collection and as well as new works created especially for this show. As a healer and artist I believe that love is the most powerful force in the universe. Making Valentines is a deeply meditative and personal experience where I connect with the joy of creating and the beauty of love. Each Valentine I make is a unique expression of the many guises of Love. I hope you find them beautiful, soothing, and fun. Valentine Making for Adults and Kids Saturday November 5th 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm At the Gratitude Mall 58 Pinehurst St. #2
Barbara Trainer	Beaded Jewelry	info@beadcraftetc.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	Barbara Trainer, a co-owner of Beadcraft Etc., is a jewelry designer. whose inspirations come from many sources--organic, natural or light catching materials, eclectic shapes, combinations and colors. She experiments with unusual pairings, mixing hand blown glass with gold, or varied textures with smooth, retro style with modern in attempts to create extraordinary pieces. Her experience is underpinned by her profession as a certified garden designer. In the near future she will also be introducing fabric and needle crafts through Beadcraft Etc.
Ann Marie Trementozzi	Glass	creativeglassworks@comcast.net
	Group Site: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 5	I have always appreciated and collected vintage glass and one day decided to give these old, beautiful pieces a new life by creating decorative art for the home and garden. As well as searching for the glassware, I enjoy mixing and matching the various pieces and colors together until they are transformed into a flower, bird bath, or other decorative item. These one of a kind designs are created using depression, cobalt, ruby, and carnival glass as well as any other interesting, odd or old pieces I may find. I also create custom pieces using glassware a client owns and loves but no longer uses.
Ann Turley	Oil Painting, Pastel	annturley.com/finearts ann@at-design.com
	Home Studio: 141 Aldrich Street Google MAP ROS Map # 17	For the past year I have painted seascapes in oils. I started this work after a visit to Pemaquid Point in Maine in August, 2010. The setting was compelling and inspiring.
Judy Ulman	Photography	roslindalestudio.com judy.ulman@comcast.net
	Home Studio: 36 Pinedale Road Google MAP ROS Map # 22
Martin Ulman	Sculpture	roslindalestudio.com judy.ulman@comcast.net
	Home Studio: 36 Pinedale Road Google MAP ROS Map # 22
Michael Ulman	Sculpture	roslindalestudio.com michaelulman@comcast.net
	Home Studio: 36 Pinedale Road Google MAP ROS Map # 22
Erica von Schilgen	Mixed Media, Drawings, Painting, Fabric	ericavonschilgen.com vonicadesigns@yahoo.com
	Group Site: Boston School of Modern Language, 814 South Street Google MAP ROS Map # 5	Ever since she was a little girl, Erica von Schilgen took things apart and tried to figure out how they worked. This childhood sense of play is still what inspires her work today. She collects old photographs, magazines, and objects of family history and uses these along with handmade cranks and pulleys, as part of her "mechanical collages." Erica von Schilgen received her BFA in sculpture in 2002 from Massachusetts College of Art. The recipient of numerous awards and a member of the Collision Collective, she has contributed to many group shows including the International Association of Art Critics award winning exhibition "Picture Show" at the Photographic Resource Center (Boston, MA). She has also shown at numerous other locations including the Cape Cod Museum of Art (Dennis, MA), Filament Gallery (Portland, ME), Jewett Arts Center at Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA), Art Interactive (Cambridge, MA), Axiom Gallery (Boston, MA), Chicago ArtSource Gallery (Chicago, IL), and the unique roving gallery Arthouse (Boston, MA). She has been a visiting artist/lecturer at Mass. College of Art, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and Boston College. Erica currently works fulltime at her studio in Jamaica Plain, MA.

Deidre Wade	Jewelry	deidreshannon@hotmail.com
	Home Studio: 56 Kittredge Street Google Map ROS Map # 39	I named my jewelry line Matrilinea based on the inspiration I draw from my mother and my daughter, both of whom contribute to my collection. I grew up at art fairs with my mother, who is a weaver and used to let me sell my small creations alongside her own. To pass on the legacy of self-expression my mother gave to me, I encourage my daughter’s creative spirit by doing the same. We all enjoy kumihimo, a centuries-old form of Japanese braiding, which I use as cords for pendants and eyeglass accessories. I see jewelry as a potent means of personal expression that should make us feel beautiful and empowered, and I truly love making it. I use a variety of materials, including locally-made Czech glass, metal beads, semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystals, fibers, and found objects. The pieces—which range from elegant to funky to whimsical— are all hand-crafted with care, and no two are alike. In addition to jewelry, I offer wine glass identifiers, hair decorations, and other accessories. To increase awareness, and to honor my mother and all breast cancer survivors and victims, I donate 5% of all proceeds to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Bob Ward	Graphic Design/Photography/Video	bobdward.com bob@bobdward.com
	Home Studio: 11 Cliftondale Street Google MAP ROS Map # 37	Full color Roslindale holiday photo cards (see photo) will be for sale at my home studio for $3 each or packages of 10 for $20 or 8 for $16.00. The size is 4.75" x 7.25" (horizontal) with matching envelopes. On the inside a small grayscale version of the front cover image is displayed with type that says "Roslindale Village". See my YouTube video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3jWLdlcn7g Bob has been a graphic artist for over 30 years and has worked at ad agencies Hill Holliday and Baldwin Clancy Rogan. Some of his local freelance clients are; The Boston Globe, Roslindale Village Main Street, Jimmies Ice Cream Cafe, Soulfulbody Fitness, and Roslindale Open Studios. With a BFA in Graphic Design and a minor in photography from Swain School of Design in New Bedford, MA, (Swain School of Designs' art program is now part of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth). Bob loves to take digital photos of scenic views, local views, landscapes and architecture. With the economic recession and the downturn in the print industry. Bob is now reinventing himself learning Internet marketing. See Bob's YouTube channel (BobDWard2) for his video productions and his website (above) to learn more about him.
Amy West	Photography	amyjwest.com AmyJWest@gmail.com
	Home Studio: 56 Kittredge Street Google Map ROS Map # 39	Amy J. West’s photographic subjects include architecture, nature, and sports. She enjoys capturing the imposition of human objects on natural settings. Her photographs have appeared in Bay Windows, the Boston Globe, Boston Metro, Dorchester Reporter, EdgeBoston, the Improper Bostonian, the Somerville Journal, the Weekly Dig, and the West Roxbury Transcript. Her home studio features framed and matted prints, photo pendants, and photo greeting cards.
Casey Williams	2D Mixed Media Paintings	cwilliams@prudentialunlimited.com
	Group Site: Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway Google MAP ROS Map # 43	“My artistic sensibility is a marriage between 50’s 60’s 70’s vintage colors, patterns, and textures, and late 1800’s early 1900’s Surreal /Post Modern /Minimalist schools of thought. I gravitate towards anything that evokes these certain aesthetics. I work on several things at a time. I work the way an interior decorator thinks, when it comes to “composition”. It’s hard to know when enough is enough. I keep adding, subtracting, or layering, color, pattern, shapes, and textures, until something feels right, and therefore “done”. I’m currently in love with liquid acrylic paint, and my father made me several light weight wood panels. And voila! A reason to finish a series of new paintings is born! It’s really that simple sometimes. There’s no intentional theme, meaning or emotion woven into my work. I operate intuitively, and strive to stay true to my style as my life evolves, and the mediums in which I work continue to change. These artist statements are so tricky to compose because we all have patterns, habits, rituals, likes/dislikes, lists of interests etc… But as an artist, I just find it fascinating that no matter what, this work is the stuff that comes out of me. This is what my brain and hands want to make. And I have to just keep going, and practice, just like anyone else, to grow and get better at what I do.”
Glenn Williams	Painting	artstudio99.com glennwilliams@lowbudgetrecords.com
	Business Site: Jimmie's Ice Cream, 48A Corinth Google MAP ROS Map # 33	Singer, songwriter, visual artist and photographer. Host of It's All About Arts Boston Neighborhood Network television program.
Janice Williams	Digital Art, Mixed Media Painting	artstudio99.com janice@artfulgift.com
	Business Site: Fornax Bakery, 27 Corinth Street Google MAP ROS Map # 32	"For the Birds" exhibit. A collection of painted bird houses and acrylic paintings of seasonal trees.
Adrienne Yapo	Jewelry, Notecards, Graphic Design	sweetgumstudio.com sweetgumstudio@gmail.com
	Group Site: Sacred Heart School, 1035 Canterbury Street Google MAP ROS Map # 21	Adrienne Yapo has been working as a graphic designer for more than 10 years and recently started Sweet Gum Studio, a design studio with capabilities in print and web design, logos, user interfaces and presentations. In addition to graphic design, Adrienne loves designing her own creative projects for fun, display and sale, including hand-crafted jewelry, note cards, and photography. Her work is informed by her graphic design training as well as her love of nature. Adrienne dabbled in ceramics for many years and has recently fallen in love with polymer clay. Her hand-crafted polymer-clay jewelry designs are textural, elegant, and contemporary; no two pieces are alike. She loves searching out in nature for interesting forms, patterns, and colors that then make their way into her work. Adrienne earned a BFA in graphic design from Mass College of Art and lives and works from her studio in Roslindale.