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Barbara Johnson, Reclamation, watercolor, 2010
P R E S S R E L E A S E
COTTAGE STREET STUDIOS
2010 Cottage Street Spring Open Studios and Sale
One Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA 01027
Saturday June 5th 10 - 5
Sunday June 6th 12 - 5
Affordable and beautiful art
Free and open to the public
Handicap Accessible
For more information and high-res (300dpi) digital images call or e-mail Lynn Latimer at 413.527.5567 or latimerglass@choiceonemail.com
One Cottage Street Welcomes New Artists to Open Studios
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. — One Cottage Street has been at the forefront of the transformation of Easthampton from an economically depressed mill town in the 1960s and 70s to the vital cultural and artistic community it is today. Recently, even more artists of note have relocated to the building.
Award-winning realist painter Barbara Johnson, whose body of work has typically focused on still lifes, landscapes, and portraits, has recently shifted her artist's eye to mills and construction. "In a series of drawings and paintings...I have contemplated scenes of industrial transformation. These sites have complex, social, political, and personal meaning to me."
Indeed, Johnson's recent move to studio space at One Cottage Street, a former textile mile, likely fuels her fascination with the ebb and flow of industry and its impact on society. Johnson is one of four new artists to call One Cottage Street home and who will be joining 27 other artists in the June 5 and 6 Open Studio and Sale event.
"I love the village-like atmosphere of One Cottage Street. There are so many artists and artisans in residence there and around Easthampton that I love and that inspire me," notes Johnson.
While the artists and artisans of One Cottage Street have customers and patrons across the United States and internationally, their deep connection to Easthampton and to the Pioneer Valley and their significant economic and cultural impact is undeniable and is why many of them choose to live and work here.
Freelance illustrator David A. White, who first came to the Pioneer Valley from Ohio in 1996 to work as a digital artist for a computer game company, joined Cottage Street Studios in 2008 and was involved in the fundraising for last year's ‘Easthampton Bear Fest’. A member of Western Mass. Illustrator's Guild, White says he enjoys the company and inspiration of many outstanding artists from the area.
Award-winning author/illustrator Ruth Sanderson moved to Easthampton five years ago after hearing how artist-friendly Easthampton was "with the various mill complexes, galleries, coffee shops, etc." Two of her painted bears, based on her new book "Goldilocks,” were also part of the ‘Bear Fest’ and now reside at the Easthampton Public Library. Sanderson lives within walking distance of her new studio at One Cottage Street and "couldn't be happier."
Lynne Feinberg, a mixed media sculptor who opened her One Cottage Street studio in March says, “Life changes and the natural beauty and culture of the Pioneer Valley brought me to the area. The desire for an excellent studio and a community of artists brought me to Easthampton.”
Feinberg, Sanderson, White, and Johnson will join 27 other regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized artists in Cottage Street Studios spring open studio and sale event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 6. The event is a great opportunity to view artists’ studios and see new and original art. In addition, many artists offer special prices and sales of work that can usually be purchased only in galleries or by appointment.
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