update after a long hiatus

           The season's greetings, and a happy, peaceful new year..........We have had a very eventful and productive year..... last spring I was invited to join with the membership & past members of the Tivoli  (NY)
Artists coop to celebrate their 20th anniversary with an exhibition of work.  They have a lovely  Gallery
and the show was of very high quality, indeed!
            Next, a fellow sculptor invited me to exhibit my work with a group of very fine sculptors at SUNY
Orange (a part of the State University  of NY). It was a lovely show, and as a part of it , I was asked to give a Master Class on Found Object Sculpture, which was attended by about 25 lively and interested people.
            Also, a group of  Artists (me included) were invited to show  our work at the Atlantic Gallery in
Chelsea in Manhattan; there were a number of events scheduled during the show and it was well attended.
            And to round off the year of exhibitions, I was invited to show some experiments I have been making with fiber and found objects with a group of fiber artists in Albany, NY . At the same time , I've been offering  workshops in several mediums, and holding open studios for the public.
           All in all, things have been busy..........but recently they have gotten busier. In September ,we
bought  a 1903 Edwardian period style house in the village of Saugerties, NY, where we have lived for 20
years in a church.  My new studio is almost completed, and we have put the church up for sale. It has been a remarkable place to live and work and we are looking for someone with enthusiasm and imagination to
see the possibilities they will have in both the property and the surrounding area of the Hudson Valley.
If you are interested, please call Thomasine Helsmoortel, at Helsmoortel Realty,845-246-9555.
            In the new studio, I plan to write more often.........good intentions.........
          

Classes Now Forming

              Clove Church Studio is now offering workshops  for adults on FOUND OBJECT ASSEMBLAGE.   The groups will meet at the studio in Saugerties ,NY. They will be limited to three people
per session to assure personal attention by sculptor FAY WOOD, who will lead the workshop.
              While at the studio, you will  be introduced to the sculpture that Wood has gained an international reputation by creating, and you will be shown the inspired ways she has used to produce a large body of work.   Creating with your own found artifacts and learning the thinking behind the composing of a piece of sculpture  will be the basis of the workshop.
             Beginning at 9am and continuing to 4pm ( with lunch included, ) the workshop will also offer an
individual one-hour consultation on the completed work.  Gift certificates are available ; the cost of the workshop is 200.00 (U.S.)
            Saugerties is  a lovely vacation area on the Hudson River in New York State; we have ample
accomodations  ranging from B&B's , motels, camping, and a new five star hotel in town.....we are the
 home of HITS Horse Shows in the Sun, Opus 40 , many hiking trails , skiing nearby, and last but not least, many Artist's Studios open to the public year round .Ask us to help you to organize a holiday.
    

   ABOVE ARE TWO EXAMPLES -FOUND OBJECT, FOUND NEEDLEWORK WORKSHOP