Lydia Pinkham Building
Neighborhood Parking has been Approved by the Lynn Police for the Weekend of Open Studios.
You are allowed to park in resident only spots in the streets around the Lydia Pinkham Building.
Participating Artists
Kirsten Bassion, The Clay School | Room 316
www.kirstenbassion.com
www.TheClaySchool.com
www.kirstenbassion.com
www.TheClaySchool.com
Kirsten Bassion is the owner of The Clay School in the Lydia Pinkham Building. Kirsten received her MFA in Ceramics from Rochester Institute of Technology. Her colorful pottery is shown in museum gallery shops and art galleries around the country.
This January will be our 11th anniversary at the studio.
And her 11th year running Open Studios!
This January will be our 11th anniversary at the studio.
And her 11th year running Open Studios!
Kimberly Allison | Room 316
kallisonceramics.com | instagram: @kallisonporcelain
kallisonceramics.com | instagram: @kallisonporcelain
Kimberly Allison works in wheel-thrown porcelain and enjoys using a variety of techniques to create geometric surfaces that complement her modern, fluid forms. Her background in film and graphic design helps transform her functional wares into dynamic, unique personalities for any table. Kim has been a student of the Clay School for three years.
Kyle Day | Room 316
instagram: @KDCeramicDesign
instagram: @KDCeramicDesign
Kyle's rustic upbringing and career as a graphic designer inspire his simple, minimalist style. Using both white and dyed porcelain, he focuses on form and texture to convey a sense of stillness in his work that he hopes will bring both calm and delight to the user.
He has been working with clay for three years and is married to fellow Clay School student Kimberly Allison.
He has been working with clay for three years and is married to fellow Clay School student Kimberly Allison.
Kathy Speranza | Room 304
Kathleen Speranza l Room 304
Kathleen Speranza is an artist living and working in Lynn. She holds a BFA from BU and an MFA from Yale. In addition to creating paintings in her studio Ms. Speranza teaches painting and drawing at Rhode Island School of Design and offers seasonal workshops in her studio. She will be teaching a painting course in Italy in the summer of 2017.
Kathleen Speranza is an artist living and working in Lynn. She holds a BFA from BU and an MFA from Yale. In addition to creating paintings in her studio Ms. Speranza teaches painting and drawing at Rhode Island School of Design and offers seasonal workshops in her studio. She will be teaching a painting course in Italy in the summer of 2017.
Roulez Cycles is a custom steel bicycle frame builder. I build all kinds of bikes — road, city, touring, cyclocross, etc. Each bike is built to the measurements, riding style, and aesthetic preferences of the rider— from aggressive racing machines to gentle Sunday tourers, from rugged commuting frames to beautifully painted showpieces. I work out of Unit 218, which I share with my wife, Anyes, who carves alabaster sculpture.
Couture Planet (Kathy Cormier) | Room 114
www.mycoutureplanet.com
www.mycoutureplanet.com
Couture Planet™ is a Lynn, Massachusetts, woman-owned company that manufactures sustainable handbags from 100% post consumer newspaper. These fashion forward handbags bear headlines from the world of the arts, food, fashion, travel, and sports and are currently available in five styles/shapes.
Couture Planet™ has captured some of the most important moments in national and local history – events such as President Obama’ inauguration, the Bruins Stanley Cup win in 2011, and the recent Red Sox World Series victory.
Going forward, Couture Planet™ hopes to concentrate on building their brand and opening up to other local markets.
Couture Planet™ has captured some of the most important moments in national and local history – events such as President Obama’ inauguration, the Bruins Stanley Cup win in 2011, and the recent Red Sox World Series victory.
Going forward, Couture Planet™ hopes to concentrate on building their brand and opening up to other local markets.
digs (Kate Luchini & Tim Hansen) | Room 313A
Digs studio was established in 2014 to renew the craft of enameling. Prized for saturated colors and lustrous, durable finish, at its zenith enamel was used for everything from tableware to traffic lights. Partners Kate Luchini and Tim Hansen bring out the best of these qualities to create handmade copper enamel jewelry and artwork that elevate and update a time-honored tradition.
Rolf Flor | Room 301
Stirred by the American watercolorists Homer and Sargent, Prendergast and Marin, I have practiced plein air watercolor painting for the past 15 years. I have primarily pursued landscape subjects along the shore with varying degrees of abstraction and realism.
At this moment I am adding studio work to my practice and so recently joined the artists at the Lydia Pinkham building. Drawing on my recent trips to the Musee D'Orsay, the Louvre and the Pompidou Center in Paris, my first studio projects will draw on Symbolist motifs and Fauve colors for a series of large scale works on paper.
At this moment I am adding studio work to my practice and so recently joined the artists at the Lydia Pinkham building. Drawing on my recent trips to the Musee D'Orsay, the Louvre and the Pompidou Center in Paris, my first studio projects will draw on Symbolist motifs and Fauve colors for a series of large scale works on paper.
Christine Johnson | Room 301A
The intention of my paintings is to portray a sense of depth by layering washes of color that can take you to a place that, although abstract, looks and feels like water or sky that you can swim or float through as you fall into peaceful contemplation, meditation or reflection.
Freda Nemirovsky | Room 305
www.FredaNemirovsky.com
www.FredaNemirovsky.com
Freda Nemirovsky is an award winning artist. She is inspired by a variety of visual rhythms in nature created by light and color. She works primarily from direct observation. As Freda tries to capture the beauty of a particular subject she relies on patterns of bold color and subtle tonal ranges.
She lives on the North Shore of Boston with her husband and three children.
She lives on the North Shore of Boston with her husband and three children.
Mary Spitzer | Room 301E
I work mostly in wood, found logs and lumber and sometimes I buy new lumber. I make abstract as well as representational work. I include found metal pieces also. I often start carving or combining things for the fun of it; the theme or subject emerging as I work.
Emporium Custom Leathers - room 319
At Emporium Custom Leathers our mission is to provide our customers with the highest quality leather products and personalized service while preserving traditional methods of hand craftsmanship and the art of leather craft. We offer a wide variety of leather goods ranging from armor and corsets to modern handbags and accessories. We also happily welcome custom orders so whether you are looking for an accessory for work or play, if you can dream it, we make it.
http://www.emporiumcustomleathers.com/
Clay School Participating Artists Room 316
Erica Hood
www.ericalynnhood.com
www.ericalynnhood.com
Erica Lynn Hood graduated in 2014 from MassArt with a BFA in ceramics. She now creates sculptural installations and functional-ware in her studio in Southern Maine. Her functional pieces are hand painted, often with realistic portraits of horror and sci-fi characters. She uses a white clay body that is fired to cone6 in an electric kiln. Erica also currently teaches ceramics at studios in the greater Boston area.
Lisa Page
Lisa Page lives in Salem, Ma and has been obsessed with pottery at the Clay School for over 3 years. Her favorite pieces are curvy, ornate and full of bright colors outlined in metallic glazes. Her work is exclusively wheel-thrown and altered.
Owen Roberts graduated in 2015 from MassArt with a BFA in ceramics. He now creates functional-ware in his studio in Southern Maine. Owen uses red clay and hand paints a variety of cartoon style meats and vegetables onto the surface. His pieces are fired to cone6 in an electric kiln, and are finished with gold luster.