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and supplies. Avast lower level work H^d storage area houses three kilns where Merrill fires her pottery Shelves filled with finished pieces and works in progress line the walls
A graduate of the Corcoran School of Art, Merrill Strange has heen specializing in ceramics for < >\ r 20 years, and her work can be found in retail shops from Nantucket t Florida. During the Art Tour v rek end November 4 and 5, Merrill \v>' l>e joined in her studio by Laura Heyward, a lithographer and > atercolorist, and Sarah Henry. as i- iv. plished 13-vear-old sculpt
Pam Pittinger
Not far away from M ■ ”, Strange is the home ami another Rappahannock artist V ,> Pittinger. Tire setting of I fi t c 1 Amissville home studio is ipiece in itself. Th'e sweet cot more than 90 acres front, on a very large pond in the midst of ta i a: t toral land. A historic 1850s ho: no has become the sanctuary and' studio for the artist whose focus is abstract acrylic paintings using collage tech niques. In recent years, Pam has -vs,i been inspired to create colorful ‘ of-a-kind lamp work bead jewelry,
“The subject matter for rn v paint ings often reveals itself during the course of painting.” notes Pam as .>he walks me through her home ar i gallery. “I love bright colors arm work to.combine acrylic, pencil dm, ing, collage and glazes.”
Pam makes the beads for ‘ jewelry by melting rods of col - glass onto a bronze mandrel L then annealing them in . overnight.
Pam attended the Sc'ik
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