Back by Popular demand!
The Central Connecticut Woodturners Club and the
Ashford Area Arts Council will have another pen
turning event on Saturday Feb. 24 from 10 to 2 at
Knowlton Hall. Absolutely no woodturning experience
necessary…and the event is FREE!
Open to all ages: any kids must be at least 10 years old to participate. There will be plenty of skilled woodturners there to guide you in creating a beautiful pen! No reservations needed, just come between 10am – 2pm.
Mosaic maker, teacher, explorer, and intrepid traveler.
Deb is a trained Landscape Architect who has spent years focused on the act of creating. She began drawing as a toddler and as she grew she moved on to painting, and finally to dimensional objects and the creation of spaces such as gardens, way-finding, and public art.
Deb began making mosaics in 1997. Her education and background in art and landscape architecture led her to work on large-scale outdoor pebble and stone mosaic terraces, fountains, and wall hangings. She has completed both interior and exterior works for residential and commercial clients such as hospitals, boutique hotels, and restaurants. Among her clients is the city of Hollywood FL, the town of Killingly CT, and most well-known of all Tom Brady and his wife Giselle Bundchen.
Deb has received numerous awards for her art and her work has been on exhibit at SAMA Mosaic Arts International, The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA, and Galleries in Ireland, Austria, and all across America. She has worked in collections internationally and has taught all over the world including in Guatemala and Europe.
Landscape oil painter Debra Gag has been a lifelong art enthusiast, painting since her early youth and finding inspiration from viewing the work of the French Impressionists early on.
A potter in the 70’s, a watercolorist in the 80’s and discovering oil painting in the 90’s, Deb has been making art for a long time! Debra enjoyed her long career (33 years!) teaching art for Vernon Public Schools, followed by 3 years teaching the art of painting at Arts Center East.
It was after retirement that she was able to really develop ” and find her voice” as a painter.
Inspired by the beauty of New England farms and forests and coastlines, Debra enjoys painting in her home studio in Ashford, Windowhaven Studio.
Debra exhibits in galleries throughout Connecticut and has patrons who are located in several states across the US.
Listen to Debra Gag speak about her work on Windham Arts Radio
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Suzy Staubach is a potter and writer living in Ashford. Her most recent book, published by Timber Press, is A Garden Miscellany: An Illustrated Guide to the Elements of the Garden, available at all bookstores and from bookshop.org. Email Suzy to arrange for an autographed copy.
Suzy is inspired by the country pottery of ancient Korea, early America and 18th and 19th century England and France. Like potters through the centuries before her, she throws on a simple kick wheel and makes her own glazes from feldspars, clays and sand. She once-fires her pots in a tightly packed gas kiln which she built, leaving the lightest touch possible on the environment.
Suzy makes pots for the table and kitchen inspired by the pottery of ancient Korea, French and English country pottery, and early American pottery. She works in her quiet Ashford studio making platters, oven to table baking dishes, mugs, pitchers, serving pieces, bowls, dinner sets and more. Meant for use, her pots can withstand the rigors of cooking yet they look elegant on the table. Her primary tools are her kick wheel and her downdraft kiln. Her earthy glazes – deep red, willow green, oatmeal tan, white – are food safe and made from clays and feldspars in her studio.
Suzy’s pots – rolled rim mixing bowls, oval bakers, cookie jars, platters, serving dishes – are meant to be used and enjoyed. They are quiet pots that offer a bit of calm in these stressful times. They make food look its best.
