What happens when two magazine interns decide to find out how tuned-in Granite Staters are.How much do you know about the state you live in? Things like “Live Free or Die” and “Granite State” should just roll off the tongue, but do you know the state bird, flower, or reptile (yes, we have a state reptile)?Franklin Pierce might just be…
Partners in life and career create a singular vision.She cuts glass. He blows glass. But they work together to create each piece.The partnership of Michael Kraatz and Susan Russell is 30 years strong. The couple met teaching high school art in Lebanon and as independent artists built a 1,200-square-foot studio in Canaan.The “stele” shown here is a good example of…
Dust to design holds precious memories.The token remains of the dearly departed, clearly visible like a constellation of stars, are embedded forever in a nugget of glass. Some people recoil; others are brought to tears at the thought.Vangie Collins of Nashua had been creating flame-worked beads for a few years when a customer asked if ashes from her dog could…
This summer’s edgy exhibition in Portsmouth is pushing boundaries and not everyone is lovin’ it.Graffiti – that’s what painting on buildings or vehicles is generally called. But there are artists, like the internationally recognized ones represented here, whose talents and creativity have pushed street art to a whole new dimension.You can experience that dimension first-hand in Portsmouth right now. There’s…
The Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden has once again opened its annual outdoor sculpture exhibit. The 24 artists combine to offer a wide variety of media from animals and abstract bronzes to marble and granite.All the sculptures are displayed throughout the perennial gardens, which are surrounded by woods, fields and a pond – these impressive gardens are worth a…
