Cardigan Mountain Art Association

The Cardigan Mountain Art Association

AMITY

Amity has been studying Middle Eastern dance for over five years. Always the student, she travels all over New England to take classes and seminars to study various styles of belly dance. In Maine, she plans an annual show showcasing the talent of local dancers and musicians. Her goal is to educate people on what belly dance is and what belly dance isn't.

GINGER ARMSTRONG

Ginger has studied Japanese culture including language and calligraphy for over 15 years in America and in Japan, where she lived for a number of years. She has studied with Aya Itagaki, originally of Hokkaido, Japan, now of Fairlee, VT, with Makino Kazuko of Yokohama, Japan, and with Ooba Sensei of Yamagata Shi, Japan.

JANE ARNOLD

A mostly self-taught artist, Jane started sketching at the age of 12 and took her first oil painting class at 14. With an artist mother and artist grandmother encouraging her, Jane painted off and on through high school and during her first year of study So. Maine Vocational Technical Institute in Portland, ME. She took instruction in oils from Cliff Dufaney learning the Old Masters technique and went on to explore other methods. Years later, she switched to acrylics, for their shorter drying time and versatility in texture. During this time Jane developed a passion for painting murals and their larger, smoother surface, transforming walls into beautiful scenes.

Later Jane switched back to oils for painting on canvas, while using her acrylics for murals. Jane works in her studio at home, where she paints landscapes, figurative scenes, and portraits. She has exhibited her work in local, regional, and national shows, is co-founder and member of the Cardigan Mountain Art Association and has been a member of the American Portrait Society. Jane has a permanent exhibit of paintings at the Carter Witherall Center, Lebanon, NH.

DEBBY CROWELL

Debby Crowell’s appreciation for flowers and arranging them started when she was a teenager and won a place in a flower show. She has worked in flower shops in Houston, Boston, and in Hanover and has given floral arrangement demonstrations locally. Debby is also an accomplished nature photographer and watercolorist.

PAMELA CURRAN

Pamela has been beading for 20 years and teaching for more years than that. She has been teaching a beading techniques class in Concord for two years. She has recently become a member of the Cardigan Mountain Arts Association and her work has been exhibited at the Cardigan Gallery in Canaan, NH.

GARY HAMEL

Gary Hamel, a native of Canaan and exhibiting painter, draftsman, teacher and writer has a wide range of experiences in the art world. He has taught watercolor, pastel, and mixed media at Ghost Ranch in Santa Fe, NM and at Lebanon College and has been an Artist in Residence in private and public elementary, junior high and high schools in New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. His work has been shown in numerous one-person shows and also appears in museum collections in New Mexico, Maine and New Hampshire as well as in public and private collections around the world. Gary is also featured at local galleries and galleries in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. He was recently accepted and included in the 2008 Who’s Who in American Art.

KATHLEEN PETERS

Kathleen Peters has been making fiber art for as long as she can remember.
She was taught to use textiles at an early age, completing her first piece at
age 4. She settled on felting when she was given a brief demonstration in a
friend’s studio in Minneapolis. The unique characteristics of wool and its
extreme versatility have captivated her, and have driven her to use these
dynamics in her work. She is an exhibiting member of the Cardigan
Mountain Arts Association.

LANA PETTEY

Lana learned to spin and weave 40 years ago. Spinning and weaving got put aside for a number of years when other things took priority, but over the past 5 years have once again become the focus of Lana's attention. She has a flock of hand-spinner's sheep and a wool and yarn dying business. She acquired a 4-harness floor loom a few years ago and hasn't looked back since.

JOAN THOMSON

Joan, a New York State transplant to New England, has lived and worked in California and, for the last twenty-five years, in the Upper Valley. With a BFA from Syracuse University and a MA in education from the University of Kentucky, she has put to use her early training in drawing, painting, and printmaking in her work as an illustrator and teacher of children and adults. She is wild about flowers and gardening and has taught many crafts classes.

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