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by Janelle Faignant There isn’t necessarily a plan when it starts. Actually, “I prefer to start without a plan,” Anthony Surratt said, and two of his paintings in the recent Chaffee show ‘Connections’ started with newspapers from the 1980s. “My dad was a truck driver …

By Janelle Faignant Pliers, hammers, torches, wire and saws are her tools but Karen Utiger is not a carpenter.  First she spent a decade making functional pottery — mugs and bowls, espresso cups, plates and pitchers. Then she learned how to fuse glass, but found …

By Janelle Faignant The irony is that Beejay Jeromin has always been a color person, even though she grew up in a dark room. “My dad was a professional newspaper photographer,” she said in a recent phone conversation, “so I have always loved photography.” She’s …

By Janelle Faignant The light changed when Donna Ciobanu moved across the country from the west coast to the east, but it found its way into her paintings. Eight years ago she and her husband moved from California to Vermont after their kids had grown …