Hope & Feathers Framing

Featuring works by local artists — all 6×6″, 5×7″ and 8×10″ and all in fabulous frames! From paintings to photographs, illustrations to assemblages, and more, the show features works in various mediums—all cash-and-carry for easy holiday shopping. There will be pie, sangria, and hot chocolate! All are welcome and please invite your friends and family. Information for Artists Keep an eye on our facebook page and instagram for show photos and featured small work photos. [siteorigin_widget class=”S

ABOUT MALAIKA ROSS Malaika Ross is a graduate of Hampshire College. She completed her B.A. in soil microbiology and her Div III thesis was titled “The Impact of Solar Arrays on Soil Microbial Activity”. She studied Painting and Drawing at the Rhode Island School of Design, San Francisco Art Institute and the Marchutz School of Fine Arts. She completed intensive coursework in sustainable faming, ecological restoration and Hawaiian ethnobotany at the University of Hawai’i, Hilo. She grew up on the

Jules Jones is a queer disabled artist living and working in Franklin County. Jones’ “collage paintings” are maximalist mixed media works that reflect their process of repurposing old artworks into collaging material. Print media such as monotypes, screen prints, and lithographs meet scraps of newspaper, works on paper, or childhood drawings; all become affixed to a surface, to be further painted and drawn on, in a nearly endless feedback loop of layering- until a precise visual balance is achie

In this series, I am exploring the freedom of a sketch in oils. With an art background in realism, it has been a challenge to keep my line work and brushstrokes loose and fluid, much like a pencil sketch. Seeing how a few lines can create a suggested landscape has been a very exciting process. Although these paintings were created individually, when they are brought together they begin a whole new dialogue. The perspective shifts and changes as you move from one panel to the next, the landscapes

Nature’s Resilience is simply the key to our very existence. The earth with its rich and diverse bounty and our Oceans which may save us all in the end due to Climate Change are what sustain us. I found this out as I was Learning my trade as an artist and have extended this search to the Oceans. It seems each day we are feeling our equilibrium askew with a continuing barrage from outside sources that affect much more than we ever imagined. I am exploring the forests both on earth and below the o