NEWS       

June 2011

Lake Ice (detail)

Northway students at work

I am looking out the window at a green and growing summer here in Fairbanks. After a great winter of skiing and skijoring the dogs are at rest and I’ve traded the skis for running shoes and my bicycle. The usual crazed pace has taken over, but I am lucky to be working on artwork more or less full time this summer.

There are two shows on my schedule this summer – first, a solo exhibit at The Alaska House in Fairbanks titled “Winter,” which opens on July 1.

This show features all new work and includes both color woodcut prints and a large number of relief carved wood panels.

The second show will be in August at the lovely

Bunnell Street Gallery in Homer. I’ll be showing with Homer potter Lisa Wood, and I am looking forward to both the show and an excuse to travel down to Homer.

After those two exhibits it will be time for a break from art – yard work, more insulation, and some much needed hiking and backpacking will fill out the summer.

I am still working a bit in the world of plants, having just completed my spring season at the Plant Kingdom greenhouse. I’ll also be helping my friend and fellow artist Maggie Hallam with her new Cripple Creek Organics vegetable farm and CSA. It’s a good way to change gears and ensure we have fresh food on the table.

Northway students at work

I have a busy winter schedule with five prospective Artists in the Schools projects in discussion with schools across the state.

I am very excited about this program – the students at Woodriver Elementary in Fairbanks and Walter Northway School in Northway this past winter reminded me again of the importance of getting artists in the classroom.

 

Aida will be posting new images of artwork on the website soon; I will also be putting them on my blog at saratabbertstudio.wordpress.com.

Irene and Rothko at Birch Hill (photo by Tanja Hymel)