Exeter Studio Opens for Annual Color

Submitted by Art on Union Street: 

Art on Union Street in Exeter celebrates its ninth year this Mother's Day weekend, and the studio will be open Friday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Artists Lori Martone, Deb McLarnon, Lois Matheson, Maizie Argondizza, and Rose Bryant fill the studio with pottery, photography, jewelry, watercolors and original paintings. 

Joining them this year are Gabrielle Grossman with her color-filled paintings and Willow Pond Community Farm with the season’s first plants for backyard vegetable gardens. 

In addition, a "Community Artist" wall of about 20 works will be on exhibit. The art in the "Community Artists" exhibit is done by artists of all ages (four years and up) and stages of "art careers" and most of them have been students of Rose Bryant, the host studio owner. 

Be sure and bring your questions for one of the several demos that will be happening weather permitting. Friday evening at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Bryant will do painting demonstrations. Saturday throughout the day Lori Martone will be making pottery under the tent outside and Lois Matheson will be demonstrating her jewelry making techniques. 

"It is really fun for all ages," Rose Bryant comments. "Guests get a chance to see artists at work, they can enter to win a free original painting, our friends from Willow Pond Community Farm will be here and you can even take a picture of your little cherubs in the Happy Mother’s Day Flower Patch. We really love this weekend."

For more information, go to www.artonunionstreet.blogspot.com.