By Gwyn McAllister You may have seen Althea Freeman-Miller’s distinctive block prints at the Scottish Bakehouse, or if you visited the Artisans Festival or Chilmark Flea Market over the past…
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By Gwyn McAllister “Life beats down and crushes the soul, and art reminds you that you have one.” –Stella Adler While many Vineyard galleries close up shop after Columbus Day,…
By Gwyn McAllister The Oak Bluffs Arts District may not be hosting its annual strolls this summer, but the Dukes County Ave. neighborhood is still a great place to take…
By Gwyn McAllister Anyone familiar with the village of Menemsha surely knows the tiny Harbor Craft Shop next to the Bite, which operated for decades under the amiable oversight of…
Elissa Turnbull of Chilmark submitted the winning entry for this year’s Agricultural Fair poster. Fair manager Amy Coffey says that there were more than 30 entries, which ranged from pigs…
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….
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,…
“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,…
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…
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…
