Program for 2010
Program by date
June-July, 2010
August, 2010
Program by type
Gallery Exhibits
Lecture Series
Special Events
Summer Solstice Bash
Herbal Walk at
Canterbury Farm
Women Burning Bridges
Naumkeag Excursion
Donors' Buffet Reception
Becket Community Fair
Barrington Jazz Ensemble
Mass MoCA Excursion
Progressive Dinner Fund
Raiser
Workshops
Painting
Drawing
Sculpture
Mixed Media
Product Design
Play Reading Group
Body, Mind,
Spiritual Wellness
Bridge
Young Peoples Program
Eighth Annual Young
People's Arts Festival
Talking with Images
Exploration and Learning
Through Art
Marmalade Production’s
Puppet Day
Shakespeare in Becket
Fantasy Creatures in Clay
Families Dance Together
at the Pillow
Camp Imagination
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I am a watercolorist who paints the Berkshires. Over the years my "Local Color" series has grown to include over 100 paintings. There is no end to the scenes available to artists in the Berkshires! I have created new images for the show in Becket. Most will be exhibited for the first time. Come be "touched" by the captured essence of our area.
As a life-long painter/printmaker I was thrilled to recently discover the process of painting on silk. I love to scribble, scratch and manipulate the dye by using wax-resist techniques, free hand painting, and relief printing. My passion for color, design and life-drawing fuels my process, as does the wonderful texture and sensitivity of the silk itself The styles I create are sometimes inspired by a particular abstract shape or line quality. I enjoy creating rhythm within a composition and revel in the act of balancing different elements. I often draw inspiration from natural objects, urban scenery, or the poetry of dialogue and relationship - either internal or external.
Since I was a child I have felt the need to create artistically through a variety of mediums. During this artistic process I feel a sense of peace and I am drawn into a world of my own. My connection to myself and to the world around me becomes more real when I am in this artistic state of mind.
Salute to Young Artists Artwork by our young members and children at Becket Washington School. Students will be sharing their personal responses to the world within them and about them. The purpose of the exhibit is to recognize all the many young artists among us. 
These paintings were inspired by two recent experiences: re-reading Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse and taking a sunset sail down the Nile. Both brought to mind how we are always crossing some kind of boundary whether physical, emotional, or imaginative. What is it about a moment that is worth painting? I am especially moved by moments when we cross the line between what is familiar and what is not.
For almost 20 years I lived on Deer Isle, Maine, a place where one could experience deep solitude, especially in winter. Memories of conifers are embedded in my mind - dark forms set against a darkening sky have become part of my inner landscape, just as the marks of my brush have become a personal language. I conjure, re-imagine, reconfigure. Forms tossed, hidden, almost obliterated, are charged with deep emotion. Take your own journey into them.
The color and texture of natural semi-precious stones are often the starting point for my work. I enjoy the solidity and strength of stone as a medium. Each piece is built by adding complementary stone and metal beads to achieve balance and beauty, fluency and durability.
The interpretation of poetry, music or intense feelings is where I often begin. Having no preconceived ideas, it is the process of making a painting that interests me and discovering something original that feels alive to the senses. With opera music playing, I paint with old socks, sticks and fingers as well as brushes.
It is my intention to create pots that are shared among friends, that are welcome at your table and invited to take part in your daily conversations. Each pot hopes to have that perfect curve, the most comfortable handle, the thoughtful lines and edges that ask of you to be held, used, and valued.
As a watercolorist I use transparent paint and reflected light to evoke, without imitating, the beloved natural world. Recently my fascination with light and transparency has led to an exploration of that most transparent medium: glass. I paint glass with heat-set transparent paints, cut and collage it to panels of clear or painted glass, and then backlight the panels. The resulting images transmit patterns of colored light while retaining biomorphic forms. 
This collection of "Porcine Art" (L;Art des Cochons) explores the surprising parallels between art produced by some of the best twentieth century porcine artists and by human painters of the same period. The exhibition is dedicated to Francis Bacon.
From simple to ornate, semi-precious gems to carved bone and wood, I look to combine texture and patterns to create my beaded jewelry. Since I received my first digital camera six years ago, I have been off on a shooting frenzy! It began with the flowers in my garden and developed into all aspects of nature. As with my jewelry, I look for color, texture and patterns along with the unusual.
The paintings are realistic, painterly, but not photo realistic. I like to play with the light and form with particular attention to the paint quality. "I look for the beauty in everything, whether in a view of the Berkshire mountains or in the play of light on North Adams houses. My goal is to interpret the beauty on the two dimensional plane."
Lush color. Simple Lines. Fluid Motion. Sensual, contemporary photos of botanicals, musical instruments, misc. Limited edition, Fuji Crystal Archive photographs. Mixed media that evokes the mystery and memory of forgotten treasures. Pigment ink transfers of my photos onto wet, handmade plaster on board to enhance their aged, worn character. 
Photography allows me to combine my passion for people, travel, nature and history. As much as I love the actual process of taking the photographs, I also enjoy working on the composition and printing of the final images -- that magical moment of feeling "this is it". I hope these photographs convey the unique beauty of the people and places: A glimpse of the story within the picture and the universal thread that connects us all.
"I have been interested in the translation, abstraction and restructuring of natural phenomena since the beginning of my artistic voyage as a painter. Film, video and digital media combined with traditional painting and printmaking have given me the tools to explore energy as a process in our natural environment."
I hand carve wood and use locally found stone for the earrings, pendants, wall and hand-held mirrors, clocks, sculptures, earring holders, and exotic-wood bookmarks.
My pieces are one-of-a-kind "classics with a twist." My materials include Sterling, semi-precious stones, pearls, crystal, glass, metal and ceramic. The form is balanced, pleasing to the eye and wearable. Simplicity is my goal -- the result, straightforward expressions of harmony driven by a colorist's eye. The palettes are as varied as the materials themselves.
My work is inspired by my dual background in clay and architecture. In my wheel-thrown forms I seek to express a feeling of movement and growth, and at the same time a sense of balance and resolution. Many of my forms are derived from ancient
Chinese examples. I am drawn to their simplicity and grace. In each piece I create a dialogue between form and surface. 
Paintings and drawings in oil, encaustic, pastel and graphite, my work is about everyday Eros. Whether I begin a piece with a visual improvisation drawn from the subconscious, or an observational sketch, the mysterious and densely layered paintings are intended to evoke a sacred world.