WREN in Bethlehem opens May show on 4th
New show features two local artisans.
On Friday, May 4, from 5 – 7pm The Gallery at WREN presents the opening reception of TRANCE-PARENCIES, featuring the watercolor paintings of Debbie Aldrich and the jewelry of Lucy Golden.
The two artists were paired not only for their expert use of color, but for their synchronistic explorations of nature, femininity and the human relationship to mystery. It’s no coincidence that the show falls during the month of Mother’s Day, as Aldrich’s works focus on her own mother’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease.
The exhibit is part of the First Friday events in Bethlehem. It include exhibits at 42 Maple Contemporary Art Center. TRANCE-PARENCIES is generously sponsored by The Littleton League of NH Craftsmen Gallery, and The Littleton Studio School. Both artists have taught and shown work at each of these established locations.
Debbie Aldrich
Debbie was born and raised in Sugar Hill into a very creative family. She began her formal art training began at Colby Sawyer College, in New London, NH. She then continued at The School of The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA and the Glassel School of Art in Houston, TX. It was at Glassel where she studied with renowned abstract watercolorist, Arthur Turner. Consequently, Arthur was a great influence on her development as a painter. She is a three-time recipient of Houston Watercolor Society’s, Watercolor Scholarship. Her various awards include those from Houston Watercolor Society, the Houston Art League, the Galveston Annual Juried Show. Also, The Texas Watercolor Society and the Beaumont Annual Tri-State Award. She teaches watercolor painting at the Littleton Studio School
Lucy Golden
Lucy has been making jewelry in the White Mountains of NH for 30 years. Born in NYC, she grew up in Iowa and then Philadelphia, where she started working with metals in high school. She received a BA in Semiotics (symbolism) from Brown University, and took jewelry classes at RISD towards her degree. After an interesting stint working in the fashion jewelry industry in Manhattan, she moved to Franconia. While there she managed a League of NH Craftsmen Shop, and did production work for a craft jeweler. She was juried into the League of NH Craftsmen 30 years ago, and has been a self-employed jeweler ever since.
Additionally, she has participated in the League’s Sunapee Fair for 28 years. She sells in most of their stores, assorted other galleries, and through her website. When not making jewelry, Lucy can be found foraging for mushrooms, hunting for moth cocoons, biking, hiking, or cross-country skiing. She is devoted to the Littleton Studio School, where she teaches, takes classes, and volunteers.
About Wren
WREN is a nationally recognized not for profit that provides and supports strategies for entrepreneurial development, access to markets, Main Street revitalization, and rural economic development. WREN inspires possibilities, creates opportunities, and builds connection through community. It is dedicated to bringing rural people together to realize better lives and livelihoods by providing resources, education, and opportunity. For further information, call (603) 869-9736, contact Katherine Ferrier, Gallery Manager 914-649-1722, email at wren@wrencommunity.org, or reach us on the web at www.wrencommunity.org
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