Exhibition Opening Celebration: Saturday, May 23 from 6pm-7:30pm
What happens when three artists, bound by friendship, curiosity, and an unapologetic love of making art, bring their work together under one roof? You get Three Fabulous Women: a joyful, wide-ranging exhibition of painting and fiber art that celebrates color, craft, and the enduring human instinct to create.
Together, artists Lou Craft, Ronnie Ann Herman and Anna Upston offer work that is as varied in form as it is unified in spirit — a shared belief in the escalation of creativity, in color and light and shape and whimsy, in art as both refuge and celebration.
A note from Lou Craft:
Whenever I think of turning a whim into reality or a flight of fancy into a palpable phenomenon, I am reminded of the wooden escalator steps at Macy's on 34th Street. They have endured the ups and downs of existence for nearly a century (much as I have) and they continue to make the journey.
We Three Fabulous Women are honored to present our work at The Spark. We look forward to sharing what we revel in: bringing color, light, shape, and whimsy to life. My colleagues, Anna and Ronnie, are not only treasured friends but also exceptionally gifted artists.
And yes, while we are all rocked by this crazy world, we also believe in the ascent, and strive for the escalation of creativity and peace.
Many thanks to Ola Askan for taking the reins and being the ultimate liaison and to Jessica Laddin for her support, enthusiasm, expertise and The Spark space.
And thank you (whoever you are) for taking the ride.
About The Three Fabulous Women:
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Lou Craft began a spanking new chapter in Hudson after decades in NYC. Artist Lou has shown work on Warren Street at Intentionally Blank and Nikki Chasin, and in Red Hook at the Harvest Gallery at Greig Farm. Poet Lou has been published thirty times in the New York Times and once in Chronogram. Teacher Lou has conducted paint and sip workshops at Citiot in Catskill and poetry and monologue writing workshops at the Creative Legion. In February, Lyricist Lou had the original musical "From New York You Don't Get a Divorce" performed at the Laurie Beechman Theater and last spring at The Spark. She is thrilled to be a third of Three Fabulous Women. Molti grazie.
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Ronnie Ann Herman was born and grew up in Manhattan. Her mother and grandmother were both artists. Ronnie started painting seriously when she moved to Paris, France after graduating from the University of California at Berkeley as a Phi Beta Kappa. She has had three art shows in Manhattan. For 20 years, Ronnie was the Art Director at Random House Books for Young Readers and then at Penguin Books for Young Readers. Twenty-five years ago she started the Herman Agency, representing artists and authors of books for young readers. She is also the author of seven children's books. Ronnie has been married to her husband John for 60 years, has two daughters and six grandchildren, and splits her time between Manhattan and Canaan, NY.
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Anna Upston grew up in Washington, DC and trained as an operatic mezzo-soprano, singing principal roles in Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana and Nozze di Figaro in California, New York and Washington, DC. Crochet became an obsession backstage, and pretty soon she began spinning and designing yarns she otherwise couldn't find. Anna launched Maupston Design Studio in 2006, featuring handspun yarn, fiber sculpture and the Japanese art of intricately embroidered spheres called temari. Through Maupston, Anna trained young artists at FIT, sold her work at the Lincoln Center Art & Craft show, Crafts at the Cathedral and multiple juried shows, and was featured as an "American Tastemaker" by Martha Stewart Living. She teaches music, creates art and lives with her beautiful family on Long Island, NY.