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G.R.A.C.E. Continues Workshop Collaboration with Lamoille Housing Partnership for the coming year with support from Wells Fargo Grant

Art workshops offered to residents at senior affordable housing sites and families in the community

The Lamoille Housing Partnership (LHP), Grass Roots Art and Community Effort (GRACE), and SASH (Support and Services at Home) are revamping their collaboration on a project to offer monthly art workshops to residents at several of LHP’s affordable, senior housing sites in Lamoille County, as well as twice monthly Free Family Workshops to three local communities for the coming year.

“This project has been in process for well over a year, and we are so excited to be able to continue workshops and make plans to expand with the support of a grant from Wells Fargo in the amount of $5,000 in July 2019” says GRACE Executive Director Kathryn Lovinsky. Wells Fargo’s community giving motto: creating solutions for stronger, more resilient communities” aligned with this particular project.

Wells Fargo and the Wells Fargo Foundation provide monetary support, expertise, and volunteers to national and local nonprofit organizations and causes that align with our business priorities, values, business expertise, and geographies. We support thousands of national and community-based nonprofits annually to help revitalize and strengthen communities. Wells Fargo is among the top corporate cash donors among U.S. companies, donating $286.5 million to 14,500 nonprofits in 2017 to support critical social, economic, and environmental challenges. Wells Fargo focuses their philanthropic activities on creating long-term, strategic relationships with nonprofits and other organizations to create innovative, sustainable solutions to meet local needs.

“The goal of this specific project, aptly named “GRACE Connects: Creating Art Communities within and without Affordable Housing Residences, and all GRACE workshops, is to offer quality art programming to populations in the community that might otherwise not have access to arts,” says Lovinsky. “By bringing this workshop to LHP’s affordable senior housing sites, we are reaching community members who might not be able to leave their apartments to have this experience.” In addition, this funding will help support the twice monthly workshops that are free to all families with children in Hardwick and Morrisville and soon will be adding a third location in Stowe. “Our hope is that by working with LHP on these workshops as well that we will be reaching families that reside in affordable housing while creating a welcoming space to connect all families in these communities.

The family workshops will resume in September 2019, with three locations: GRACE’s Old Firehouse in Hardwick, River Arts in Morrisville, and a TBD location in Stowe. For more information about these workshops please visit the GRACE website: www.graceart.org

Lovinsky hopes that the project’s model is successful enough to not just continue into the future, but also expand – her goal is to replicate the program, and partner with other affordable housing organizations throughout Vermont to offer the program to affordable senior housing sites statewide.

In addition to this project, GRACE offers a number of free workshops open to the public, instructional classes for adults, and is involved in several community improvement projects such as the Community Mural Project.

Grass Roots Art and Community Effort (GRACE) is focused on empowering individuals through transformative art experiences, which lead to creative growth and self-discovery. At the core of GRACE is a commitment to unite diverse communities through the process of art making and exhibitions. The Lamoille Housing Partnership (LHP) develops, rehabilitates and maintains safe, decent, energy efficient affordable housing through rental, home ownership, or other means to low and moderate income persons and families living within Lamoille County and the Town of Hardwick. LHP provides such assistance without discrimination or prejudice using a combination of private and public funding partnerships. Support and Services at Home (SASH,) part of Vermont’s Blueprint for Health, is an innovative, supportive-services model that combines the strengths of social service agencies, community health providers and nonprofit housing organizations to help Vermonters remain living safely and healthily at home. Created by Cathedral Square in 2011 and now operating in more than 100 Vermont communities, SASH supports participating seniors who live in affordable housing, as well as those receiving Medicare and living in communities where SASH is in place. The program is voluntary, with services provided free of charge to those who sign up.

Changes to the Old Firehouse Thursday Community Workshop

August 2019

The Thursday Community Workshop will be held only on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month 1 – 3 pm(previously it had been every week) for the time being, effective immediately in August 2019. These workshops will have a workshop leader, while the other weeks there will be an open studio during that time. All are welcome, there is a $5 suggested donation. Contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

A Big THANK YOU to the Sponsors of Our Annual Summer Benefit

Lois Eby

Peggy Smith

Stephen Ferber

Becky & Stewart Arnold

The Yellow Barn in East Craftsbury

Barn Quilt Collaboration with Hazen Union High School

In June 2019 we collaborated with Hazen Union High School on a Barn Quilt Project as part of our EXPLORE program and Hazen’s J-Term. With a generous grant from the Green Mountain Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation we were able to provide materials at no cost for students and community members. We visited the Chelsea Arts Collective (https://www.chelseavt-arts.com/) and saw some of their barn quilts, and then worked for the next two weeks on designing, construction and painting. There was a community expo on Monday June 17th including a raffle for a barn quilt made by one of the high school students with the proceeds to benefit future barn quilts at GRACE and Hazen! Tickets for the raffle will be on sale at the GRACE Annual Summer Benefit on Friday July 12th from 5:30-8pm.

Some photos of the process, our field trip to Chelsea and the final products:

This Quilt is being Raffled to support the barn quilt project continuation! Tickets available at our Annual Summer Benefit on July 12th 5:30 – 8:00 pm. Details and tickets available on our home page!

Mill Street Mural

We are excited to announce the completion and installation of The Mill Street Mural Project. This project was organized and sponsored by Grass Roots Art & Community Effort (GRACE) with Community Organizer Gary Michaels. The mural was designed by Tara Goreau with input from the community to celebrate Hardwick – it’s rich history and vibrant present day. Kathryn Lovinsky, GRACE Executive Director describes the vision for the mural: “There are elements of history woven through the mural in buildings, the granite and railroad industry as well as Abenaki peoples. There are also recognizable landmarks like the Judevine Library, Buffalo Mountain as well as depictions of the Memorial Day Parade/Tulip Festival, and celebration of our rich outdoors culture, agriculture and more!” This project has been supported by many community donors as well as Hardwick businesses, in-kind materials donations grants from the “Pleasants Fund of the Greensboro United Church of Christ” and “Spark! Connecting Community, a grant program of the Vermont Community Foundation.” “It’s wonderful to see so much support from the town for this project in many different arenas from monetary donations, time, fundraising efforts, materials and creative participation,” says Lovinsky. There will be a celebration at GRACE’s Old Firehouse Building on Saturday June 29^th from 3 -5 pm with Rhubarb Cake and a Champagne Toast. We hope to see you there!

In Tara Goreau’s words:

Panel 1:

The first panel depicts the intertwining of some of the first granite mining industry from settlers in the area of Hardwick with the Abenaki presence, who were the original inhabitants of the area before the majority migrated North to Quebec by the end of the 17th century.* This image depicts the natural beauty of the area in and around Hardwick, mixed in harmony with the first inhabitants, as well as the impact generated by the railroad and mining enterprises. A hiker perched on Nichol’s ledge views this historical landscape, as if contemplating her presence in the balance between economic advancement and environmentalism, themes that Hardwick residents continue to embody.

Panel 2:

The second panel celebrates Hardwick by tying in its people and architecture of the past and present. In front of a longhouse an Abenaki woman reclines next to a pumpkin, while a present-day Vermont girl harvests vegetables. The season is highlighted by the changing foliage in the background. Buildings include the fire station – now home of G.R.A.C.E., Grange Hall and the old Hardwick Academy, and the iconic “Pickle” bus peeks through. Enormous tulips, while off-season, will be a motif in the entire 50-foot mural, as they add vibrancy and remind us of the spring festival and the hopeful growth after winter.

Panel 3:

Panel three is a scene of the Memorial Day Parade in downtown Hardwick, including Veterans, the floats from farmers, the library, and Hogback mountain. This is just a snippet of Hardwick’s vibrancy as an increasingly demographically diverse hub in the NEK.

Panel 4:

The fourth panel shows a scene in the woods of the Hardwick Trail system. A young girl is going on a trail run dressed up as a fairy, as a buck stands in the foreground. The nature in and around Hardwick is something to be celebrated, as is the community supporting its accessibility.

Panel 5:

The fifth panel highlights agriculture, which is a huge part of Hardwick’s economy, as is the harmony between enterprise, ecology, and social responsibility. A woman teaches children about herbs at Perennial Pleasures, as a farm bustles with harvesting, and livestock activity across the road. This mural celebrates migrant farmworkers, who are key to supporting our agricultural economy and farmers.

Full Mural:

Visit the Mill Street Parking Lot to see the full mural

Special Thanks:

Tara Goreau
Gary Michaels
Tony & Toni Colletti
Jim & Mary-Ellen Lovinsky
Mike Lance
Dave Gross
Anonymous Donors
Hardwick Community Artists

Businesses & Grants

“Pleasants Fund of The Greensboro United Church of Christ”

“Spark! Connecting Community: a grant fund of the Vermont Community Foundation”

Poulin Lumber

Willey’s Store

Mike & Richard Brochu

FREE Family Art Workshops

Workshops will continue in September 2019

Stay Tuned for Dates and Locations in Hardwick, Morrisville & Stowe!

9:00 – 11:00 am

FREE workshop

Coffee, Drinks and snacks will be provided

at the Old Firehouse in Hardwick across from the post office

Come for all or part of the workshop, no art experience necessary, all ages welcome. We will have lots of art materials to explore including paints, watercolor, markers as well as three-dimensional projects!

All children must be accompanied by an adult

Call or email with any questions! 472-6857 kathryn.graceart@gmail.com

GRACE Collaborates with the Lamoille Housing Partnership and SASH

to offer workshops to residents of Senior Affordable housing in Lamoille County. Read on to learn more about this exciting program:

LAMOILLE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATES WITH GRACE
Art workshops offered to residents at senior affordable housing sites

Jeffersonville, VT | September 10, 2018. Lamoille Housing Partnership (LHP), Grassroots Art and Community Effort (GRACE), and SASH (Support and Services at Home) are collaborating on a project to offer monthly art workshops to residents at several of LHP’s affordable, senior housing sites in Lamoille County.

On a steamy summer morning at Lamoille Housing Partnership’s senior apartments in Jeffersonville, four elderly women gather around a table painting, drawing, and coloring, chatting and laughing amiably. They are participating in a free art workshop organized and offered by GRACE, a Hardwick based non-profit that works with underserved populations such as seniors and adults with disabilities, and focuses on “empowering individuals through transformative art experiences, which lead to creative growth and self-discovery.”

“The goal of this specific project, and all GRACE workshops, is to offer quality art programming to populations in the community that might otherwise not have access to arts,” says GRACE executive director, Kathryn Lovinsky. “By bringing this workshop to LHP’s affordable senior housing sites, we are reaching community members who might be able to leave their apartments to have this experience.”

Fran Recchia, an instructor from GRACE, facilitates the workshop. “Today, we are working with color,” she says. Recchia has brought watercolors, crayons, colored pencils, and paper; participants are also encouraged to bring personal art projects to the workshop. While the women craft, they share stories about their families, reminisce about the past, and admire each other’s creations. The conversation is occasionally interspersed with Recchia’s supportive and gentle instruction, but the workshop is otherwise open ended; this is intentional, and allows the participants to engage their own creative voice. The participants like that the program gives them a reason to get out of their apartments and connect with their neighbors. Another perk? “I like it because I don’t have to drive anywhere.”

Many of GRACE’s workshops take place in participants’ residences, such as nursing homes and senior care centers; Lovinsky explains that because of this, “it seemed natural to partner with LHP and SASH to offer workshops in affordable senior housing.”

“When Kathryn proposed this collaborative project to LHP, we were immediately on board,” says Kerrie Lohr, LHP’s public relations manager.

SASH coordinator Maxine Adams was in support of the project, too. As the resident coordinator for LHP’s senior housing sites, Adams is in tune with the unique needs of and accommodations for elderly populations. “Positive social interaction contributes to the maintenance of physical health and a clear mind,” she explains. “This type of arts programming, which has a prominent social aspect to it, is important to the maintenance of older Vermonters’ independence. Bringing it directly to home locations is crucial since it’s difficult for folks to get out due to individual mobility issues and a lack of convenient transportation.”

Family Art Workshop

Thursday November 8th & 29th

Thursday December 13th^& September 27th

9:00 – 11:00 am

FREE workshop

Coffee, Drinks and snacks will be provided

at the Old Firehouse in Hardwick across from the post office

All children must be accompanied by an adult

Call or email with any questions! 472-6857 kathryn.graceart@gmail.com

Mill Street Mural Project

October 2018

The first of 5 panels to be installed on the Mill Street Parking Lot wall as part of the Mill Street Mural Project, organized and sponsored by Grass Roots Art & Community Effort (GRACE). On Saturday October 6^th, the mural artist Tara Goreau and GRACE staff set up a Community Paint Day in the park next to Positive Pie, and invited the community to participate in a “Paint by Numbers” rendition of Tara’s design on three of the 5 mural panels. The result was fun, engaging and fruitful. “This project has been in the works for a couple of years now – we are so excited to see the first panel complete and installed on the wall, and it was so encouraging to have so many community members participate in our community paint day!” says GRACE Executive Director Kathryn Lovinsky. The mural was designed by Tara Goreau to celebrate Hardwick – it’s rich past, present and looking into the future. Lovinsky describes the vision for the mural: “There are elements of history woven through the mural in buildings, the granite and railroad industry as well as Abenaki peoples. There are also recognizable landmarks like the Judevine Library, Buffalo Mountain as well as depictions of the Memorial Day Parade/Tulip Festival, and celebration of our rich outdoors culture, agriculture and more!” This project has been supported by several local private donors as well as Hardwick businesses, in-kind materials donations and a grant of $1,000 from the Pleasants Fund of the Greensboro United Church of Christ. We are also excited to share the award of a grant from Spark! a grant fund of the Vermont Community Foundation. “It’s wonderful to see so much support from the town for this project in many different arenas from monetary donations, time, fundraising efforts, materials and creative participation” says Lovinsky. The first panel will be installed through October, then it will return to Tara’s studio for the winter where the others will be completed and the entire mural rehung in May 2019.

Family Art Workshop

Thursday October 11^th, October 25^th

Thursday September 13^th, September 27^th

9:00 – 11:00 am

FREE workshop

Coffee, Drinks and snacks will be provided

at the Old Firehouse in Hardwick across from the post office

All children must be accompanied by an adult

Call or email with any questions! 472-6857 kathryn.graceart@gmail.com

Winter 2020 Instructional Classes

December 9, 2019 by Kathryn Lovinsky

January • February • March

Classes are primarily for adults and teens unless otherwise specified as an adult-child class. Registration forms will need to be signed by a parent/guardian if participant is under the age of 18.

To register for a class please click on the “Register for this Class” button for the class you wish to register for and enter your information on the following page. Follow the prompts to complete the registration and submit payment.

***At this time we are only accepting online registrations with full payment via PayPal at the time of registration***

If you would like to pay with a check, there is a PDF form under the “EXPLORE Class Button” that you can print and mail to us with a check. Or you can call or email and request a copy emailed or mailed to you. IF YOU CHOOSE THIS OPTION, YOUR REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CLASS.

802-472-6857 – kathryn.graceart@gmail.com

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

(limit one scholarship per person per session)

Please contact us if you would like to apply for a scholarship for any class. Please keep in mind that all classes require pre-registration no later than 1 week prior to the start of the class. This is because we have a minimum number of participants we have to meet to be able to run classes! Exceptions will be made on a case by case basis! Thanks for your understanding.

REFUND POLICY

Up to three weeks prior to class start date – full refund less a $10 processing fee

Up to two weeks prior to class start date – a refund in the amount of 50% of the tuition.

Within one week of the class or after it has started, if you do not show up, or leave early for any reason – no refunds

Basics of Collage: Animals & More!

Kathryn Lovinsky

Thursdays February 20, 27 & March 5

4:30 – 7:00pm

Cost: $75 + $25 materials fee

Must Pre-Register by: 2/13

Learn the basics of collage, with a focus on realistic representations of animals, landscapes or your chosen imagery. In this three-class session, participants will learn how to prep a board for collage, layout a comprehensive image, chose papers, and construct your collage. There will be demonstration and examples as well.

Materials include a Masonite board, mod-podge, paints, and an extensive paper collection to choose from.

Participants should bring: several ideas or images that they are interested in re-creating in a collage and any papers (scraps, full sheets, wrapping paper, or anything else of interest) that they find that they might want to use.

Quilting: Creating a 9 patch hand piecing square

Sally Cabell

Wednesdays February 26 & March 4

1:00-3:00pm

Cost: $40

Must Pre-Register by 2/19

Class limited to 5 students.

Creating a 9 patch hand piecing square. Materials supplied, but you are free to bring your own fabric. Nine patches are a traditional quilt block made with nine simple squares. Three rows of three squares create quilt design that is versatile, traditional and trendy — all at the same time. Today, most beginner quilt classes include a nine patch block. By choosing light and dark fabrics, and using them next to one another, a small checkerboard appears. There are no fancy tricks, or difficult techniques needed to make a wonderful simple block with so many possibilities. Because of this, nine patches are the perfect block for either hand piecing or machine piecing.

Introduction to Stained Glass: Sun Catchers

Dayna Sabatino of Day Breaks Glass

Saturday March 7

10 – 4pm

Cost: $65 + $20 material fee

Must Pre-Register by 3/1

CLASS IS FULL – REGISTRATION CLOSED

Spend the day moving through the Stained Glass techniques of stained glass pattern making, cutting glass and soldering. Each student will create a stained-glass sun catcher to bring home and leave with the basic knowledge of the stained glass process. Your finished pieces will make a lovely gift or look beautiful in your window all year long. This is a beginner level project, but all levels are welcome!

We will have an hour break for lunch between noon-1pm. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area.

Coptic Bookbinding

Nancy VanWinkle

Tuesdays March 10 & 17

5:00 – 7:00pm

Cost: $45 + $10 materials fee

Must Pre-Register by: 3/3

In Coptic Bookbinding, participants will learn the whole process- from start to finish- to create a unique art journal. We will select beautiful handmade papers for the hardbound covers and sew the open-spine binding using a traditional paired needle Coptic binding technique. This form of Coptic binding creates a lovely chain stitch at every sewing station and results in a structurally strong book with high-quality mixed-media pages for writing, drawing, doodling, or whatever your heart desires! This promises to be a full-immersion experience in bookbinding; participants will leave with a handmade blank book and a wealth of knowledge.

Bio: Nancy VanWinkle spent nearly a decade teaching adolescents in a land-based Montessori program; it was here that she started teaching visual journaling as a form of self-expression. Over time, her love of books grew, and Nancy learned everything she knows about bookbinding from Asheville-based artist, Erin Keane, dynamic book-binder and encaustic innovator. Nancy has been honored to join Erin as her teaching assistant at both John C. Campbell Folk School and Penland School for the Arts in western North Carolina. A relatively new transplant to Vermont, Nancy teaches classes through local organizations and creates books in her home-based Nomadic Roots Studio, located in Craftsbury Village.

Rug Hooking for Beginners

Stephanie Allen-Krauss

Saturday 3/14

1:00 – 4:00pm

Cost: $40 + $45 materials fee

Must Pre-Register by: 3/7

CLASS IS FULL – REGISTRATION CLOSED

Join Stephanie Allen-Krauss for an educational and relaxing afternoon of rug hooking. Class content includes basic technique, helpful tips and suggestions on mastering the technique, and ways to keep your body safe and healthy while rug hooking. Through lecture, demonstration and hands-on work, students will experience this historic craft while working on a small project to take home.

Stephanie has been teaching all aspects of rug hooking for many years in her Montpelier shop, Green Mountain Hooked Rugs, and will display some of her rugs as well as share some of the history of rug hooking.

The materials fee ($45) covers the cost of a kit which includes a pre-printed design, all the cut strips to complete the design, a color photo and a hook. They will have the opportunity to use a frame during class and then buy it at the end if they want to for an additional $35 fee paid directly to the instructor.

Even if you are not a beginner, you are welcome to come and brush up on your technique and enjoy the camaraderie of other rug hookers.

Fall 2019 Instructional Classes

September 12, 2019 by Kathryn Lovinsky

October • November • December

Classes are primarily for adults and teens unless otherwise specified as an adult-child class. Registration forms will need to be signed by a parent/guardian if participant is under the age of 18.

***At this time we are only accepting online registrations with full payment via PayPal at the time of registration***

802-472-6857 – kathryn.graceart@gmail.com

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

REFUND POLICY

Up to three weeks prior to class start date – full refund less a $10 processing fee

Up to two weeks prior to class start date – a refund in the amount of 50% of the tuition.

Within one week of the class or after it has started, if you do not show up, or leave early for any reason – no refunds

Stained Glass: Feathers

Dayna Sabatino – Daybreaks Glass

Saturday October 19

10:00-3:00pm

Cost: $45 + $10 materials fee

Must Pre-Register by 10/12

CLASS FULL – REGISTRATION CLOSED

Spend the day moving through the Stained Glass techniques of stained glass pattern making, cutting glass and soldering. Each student will create a stained-glass feather to bring home and leave with the basic knowledge of the stained glass process. Your finished pieces will make a lovely gift or look beautiful in your window all year long. This is a beginner level project, but all levels are welcome!

We will have an hour break for lunch between noon-1pm. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area

Wet Felting for Beginners

Diana Griffiths

Wednesday October 16 & 23

11:00am – 2:00pm

Cost: $60 + $5 materials fee

REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 10/14/19!!

Have fun learning the basics of wet felting. We will begin with flat pieces and move on to three dimensional objects. You will need to bring a medium sized towel, small bar of soap (unscented) and a small sushi making mat (co-op keeps them) all other materials will be provided. There is a fair amount of water involved in this technique so please come prepared!

Birch Bark Ornaments

Penny Hewitt

Tuesday December 3

5:30pm – 8:30pm

Cost: $25 + $25 material fee

Must Pre-Register by: 11/26

Enjoy the simple pleasure of creating a decoration or gift from local responsibly harvested materials. Utilizing techniques common to the Scandinavian and Russian style of basketry, you will craft birds and stars using strips of inner bark from the paper birch tree. You will also learn how these materials are harvested and prepared. This class is for teens, adults.

5 minimum enrollment, 12 maximum

No Fail Watercolor

Rosalie desGroseilliers & Patti Warren

Thursdays November 7, 14, 21 & December 5

10am – 12:30pm

Cost: $100 + $10 materials fee

Must Pre-Register by: 11/1

Class limit 10 students

Do you know that snow is not always white? Do you know that white areas in watercolor are the unpainted areas of the painting? Come join us as we paint together and focus on the winter landscape.

This class is for anyone who wants to learn and develop watercolor painting skills. AS we paint together, you will discover how to paint winter, the mountains, the trees, the snow – you will also experience the fun and joy of painting with watercolor. Come join us for a four (4) week “NO FAIL” painting class.

Lessons on painting wet-into-wet, simple landscapes, and the importance of learning to see and paint negative spaces are a few examples of the way the student artists will engage with pigment, shape and composition.

Painting materials will be provided for the class. However, if you have any watercolor supplies of your own, bring them to the first class as we will be discussing materials and supplies.

Rosalie and Patti are sisters who are retired art educators and administrators. Both are experienced watercolorists who frequently teach and paint together. Rosalie resides in Hardwick. Patti, who lives in Lebanon, NH is a frequent visitor to Hardwick.

Rosalie’s work is currently on display in the Clip Joint gallery area om downtown Hardwick until the end of October. Her website is: rdgstudio.com.

Ice Skates, Palms & Summer Bouquet by Patti Warren

The Road Less Traveled, Sisters & Sap Buckets by Rosalie desGroseilliers

Patti (in pink) & Rosalie (in blue)

Coptic Bookbinding

Nancy VanWinkle

Tuesday & Thursday November 19 & 21

6:00 – 8:00 pm

$40 + $10 materials fee

Must Pre-Register by: 11/12

In Coptic Bookbinding, participants will learn the whole process- from start to finish- to create a unique art journal. We will select beautiful handmade papers for the hardbound covers, and sew the open-spine binding using a traditional paired needle Coptic binding technique. This form of Coptic binding creates a lovely chain stitch at every sewing station and results in a structurally strong book with high-quality mixed-media pages for writing, drawing, doodling, or whatever your heart desires! This promises to be a full-immersion experience in book-binding; participants will leave with a handmade blank book and a wealth of knowledge.

Bio: Nancy VanWinkle spent nearly a decade teaching adolescents in a land-based Montessori program; it was here that she started teaching visual journaling as a form of self-expression. Over time, her love of books grew and Nancy learned everything she knows about bookbinding from Asheville-based artist, Erin Keane, dynamic book-binder and encaustic innovator. Nancy has been honored to join Erin as her teaching assistant at both John C. Campbell Folk School and Penland School for the Arts in western North Carolina. A relatively new transplant to Vermont, Nancy teaches classes through local organizations and creates books in her home-based Nomadic Roots Studio, located in Craftsbury Village.

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GRACE Launches EXPLORE, a new series of instructional workshops for adults starting in May 2017!

Email or Call us at grace@vtlink.net or 802.472.6857 for more information or to register for a class

Full class descriptions, instructors and images for the May, June July session available as well as registration form under the EXPLORE header on the main site page.