Gold, bold, and made with intention
It starts with a big chunk of blue wax. It’s shaped, molded, cast with metal, and polished clean. Nettie Kent’s handmade, eco-friendly jewelry embodies ethereal beauty. Try on one of these simple, delicate, weightless...
Featherstone reopens for winter
Days may be shorter and nights colder, but Featherstone’s reopening with a lineup of winter classes is bound to cast some creative light on your off-season schedule. On Monday, Jan. 14, the community art...
The Vineyard Artisans Festival returns with some things old, some things new
Hepplewhite/Sheraton style side tables by woodworker David Gibby.
A sure sign of summer: The Vineyard Artisans Festival returns. Among the dozens of artists represented will be a few new faces, and there will be a...
Jeff Serusa is a photographer with an artist’s eye
“Magic,” was the answer Jeff Serusa, owner of Seaworthy Gallery, gave me when I asked him, “How do you take what you shoot and make it into your final image, into a work of...
Island Copper brings a global vibe to a unique gallery
The artwork and merchandise are tastefully displayed so as not to overwhelm the space, and the items on offer all benefit from a simplicity of design. “We're a little more home goods in our...
Stone cold beauty: Rumi Sumaq
Melanie Vento and Coco Paniora Salinas of Rumi Sumaq brought their nature-inspired jewelry to Martha’s Vineyard in 2016. Rumi Sumaq means “beautiful stones” in Coco’s native language of Quechua, one of three national languages...
Ruth Kirchmeier’s passion for printing
“I found my medium late in life,” says artist Ruth Kirchmeier. The octogenarian West Tisbury artist has, for the past three decades, been fully engaged in making and selling woodcut prints, beautiful full-color images...
Enter the 2018 Ag Fair poster
The Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society is accepting entries for its annual Ag Fair poster contest. The artwork needs to be a graphic design suitable for reproduction on T-shirts and must fit an 18'' by...
Art exhibit and reception: Introspection by Tom Mullins
A reception to honor the work of Island artist Tom Mullins will be held at the West Tisbury library on Saturday, March 3, from 4 to 5 pm. According to a press release, Mullins’...
Apropos art
February is Black History Month and in celebration Pathways ARTS has hosted a series of relevant events. Beginning on Jan. 16 with an evening of readings of works either by or inspired by Martin...
