"Celestial Cafe" Opens at Nina's Nook

Three Dimensional Collages by Emily Goodwin grace the walls  of the gallery from May1- June 22.

Emily Goodwin grew up in Protestant New England, but her intricate works have been inspired by Catholic and Latin American art.  She often combines religious elements with packaging, mythic, and fairy tale iconography to make 3-dimensional collages which she calls "Veronica's Icons" (after Saint Veronica.) Her work is currently being shown at Gallery in the Woods in Brattleboro, Vermont, and on line at Electric Gallery. She can be commissioned to make customized icons focused on favorite saints and/or topics.

     Emily also writes short fiction and poetry, and sells antique books. She collects odds and ends at flea markets, thrift stores, book stores and rummage sales.  If a book can't be salvaged and sold, it can be made into art. (Likewise, if it's not a good time, it can still be a good story.)
  She has a doctorate in Education, but gave up practicing family therapy in order to write and make art every day.

     After fifteen years in Springfield, MA, she and her partner, Carlos, have recently moved to Leyden, a serene and beautiful place to make art and plant vegetables.

  

     

Update on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 8:54AM by Nina Rossi

Reception with Emily Goodwin will be held during the May Artwalk in Turners Falls on Thursday May 16 from 5-8pm in the magical, candle lit Cranny.

Live Painting during the Month of April

In conjunction with the "Where I Live" community art project in Turners Falls, I will be painting some streetscapes at the Nook while it is open. Visitors may still browse arts and crafts in the gallery, and may request to be included in the paintings (photo necessary) if they wish.  I hope to have time to complete four scenes this month.  Scene below is from a scroll I painted in 1999 depicting the tragic Crocker Building fire.

Update on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 9:45PM by Nina Rossi

first block ready for life!

Second block will be infested with giant slugs--tomorrow's project...

Update on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 9:52PM by Nina Rossi

More residents have come out on the street today...

Update on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 7:45PM by Nina Rossi

Section from the Slug Invasion of TFMA!!

Update on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 8:49AM by Nina Rossi

Beautiful ink on paper prints of all three April Streetscapes now available: Dog Walk, Slug Invasion, and Life on the Avenue as matted 8x10's ready for 11x14 frames, 45 each.

(Prints by Dave at Pivot Media, Florence Mass.)

What is Smut? Greenfield Recorder, March 7 2013

Interview about Triple S : Montague Cultural Update with Lisa Davol

mctv on vimeo

Hours at Nina's Nook

During Triple S my hours are 

Wed-Thurs 4-6

Fri-Sat 1-6

Sunday by appointment only

Call 413.834.8800 for more info.

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