Artist Directory
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Quinn Daily is a north country transplant from Indiana. You'll find him playing country & blues guitar along with tending to the farm near Richville.
Rivka Eckert is an educator, mother/artist, scholar activist, and abolitionist theatre-maker. She received her M.F.A in Theatre for Youth and Communities from Arizona State University and her B.A. in Theatre Education and Writing, Literature and Publishing from Emerson College. Eckert has taught Theatre and English in colleges and universities, prisons, high schools, and middle schools and worked with the Peace Corps in Samoa and Liberia. Her last book project, Into Abolitionist Theatre: A Guidebook for Liberatory Theatre-making, explores theatre-making as disruption to capitalism and highlights theatre projects/programs in prisons, higher education, secondary education, and with marginalized youth.
Robin is the owner/operator of The Third Wheel Pottery Studio, a community studio in Potsdam, offering lessons, open studio time, clay sales, firing services, and hosting private events. She provides a safe, supportive environment for people of all skill levels to come in and get their hands dirty while experiencing the wonders of clay.
Ron Larsen established Crary Mills Pottery in 1978 after 15 years as a mathematics professor. His training in ceramics comes primarily from studio experience and workshops with a number of nationally known potters. He has written articles for several craft journals and is the compiler and editor of the anthology A Potter's Companion (Park Street Press, 1993). Recently he spends as much time pursuing his interest in nature photography as making pots. Although active production at the pottery has now ceased his pots and photographs can still be viewed at the pottery show room.
Canton, New York
Ruth is a jewelry artisan and maker with a deep love for transforming raw materials into wearable pieces of art. She primarily works with copper, silver, glass beads, leather, and reclaimed beach glass.
Watercolor is my favorite medium. I like the transparency of watercolors and being able to blend colors on the paper. My paintings usually begin with a photograph I’ve taken of flowers or local scenery. I emphasize contrast of color and tone. I’m teaching myself portrait painting.I began painting about fifteen years ago in a SOAR class with Leon LeBeau. I paint at the St Lawrence County arts council, TAUNY and the Sebastian Art club in Florida.
Canton, New York
Shannon is a lifelong artist and community-driven creative who believes art is a powerful tool for connection, healing, and expression. A multidisciplinary maker, she works heavily with acrylic and mixed media, creating textured abstract pieces inspired by nature, emotion, and personal growth.
In addition to painting, she is experienced in photography, visual design, and collaborative creative projects. Shannon brings a spirit of curiosity, experimentation, and inclusivity to her work, encouraging others to explore their own creative voice.
Her intuitive approach allows each piece to evolve organically, resulting in work that feels both expressive and accessible. Shan is passionate about making art approachable for everyone and values opportunities to share creativity within community spaces.
Studio space to come...
I am a Creatives Rebuild New York 2022-2024 Fellow and am a contemporary visual artist who holds the ancient Eastern philosophy of ‘Chi’, also called Energy, Spirit, and Soul, deep in my heart. ‘Chi’ is the backbone of my work.
Circles are the totems of my recent work because they represent positive energies. All the circles in various phrases and expressions in my work show the intimate echoes of my autobiographical reflections of personal sentiment. To me, the Circle conveys the energy of peace and harmony; by incorporating them with my artistic practice, my goal is to pursue the positive dialogues between my artistic creation and my life.
I have been working with various media such as oil, water base media, and mixed media in two and three dimensions. Oil has been my primary medium, with which I enjoy building textures with two important elements: color and layer effect. I have shown my work in New York City, New York State and abroad.
Shubha is a dedicated artist who specializes in the vibrant world of traditional Indian art and intricate motif designs. Her work serves as a bridge between ancient cultural heritage and contemporary lifestyle, bringing the soul of ethnic Indian aesthetics into modern homes.With a deep mastery of traditional techniques, Shubha’s portfolio spans a diverse range of media. Her hand-painted jewelry and home decor—including custom picture frames, magnets, calendars, coasters, and holiday ornaments—transform everyday objects into unique, wearable, and functional pieces of art. Each item is meticulously crafted, reflecting her precision and passion for detail.In addition to her artisanal decor, Shubha creates evocative original paintings. Her style is informed by formal training in traditional Indian art forms, yet she frequently explores "inspired art"—creative interpretations that blend classic ethnic motifs with her own artistic vision. To make her work accessible to a wider audience, she offers high-quality art prints and greeting cards derived from her original canvases.Through her business, established in 2018, Shubha continues to celebrate the rich visual language of India, offering collectors a chance to own pieces that are both culturally significant and timelessly beautiful.
Steven C Cobb was born, raised, and has lived in the North Country all his life. He paints mostly in acrylics and oils, and creates works that deal with his admiration of nature and the outdoors. The nearby countryside, rivers and mountains of New York's Adirondack Park provide much of his inspiration
A passionate fly fisherman, his depictions of various trout and other fish, are not only from his own creel, but from references graciously supplied to him from anglers around the world. His landscapes and other work often document scenes from the rivers, lakes and countryside he frequents, and portray the isolation and solitude of nature, while at the same time welcoming the viewer into it.
With the onset of the pandemic, and moved by the bleakness of the times, he turned his attention to depicting the remains of old barns throughout the north country. The grayness of the weathered barn-wood led him to simplify his palette to black and white, concentrating strictly on value to capture mood. His foray into black and white continues into other subject matter, but is frequently interrupted with a more colorful palette.
His work has been exhibited throughout New York and Vermont, and has won numerous local awards. He is an active member in the local art community, and belongs to various art organizations in and around the area.
He is represented by Gallery 46, Lake Placid NY and The Gallery, Lake St. Lawrence Arts in Waddington NY. Steven C Cobb currently lives and works out of his Quiet Raquette Studio at 4 Woodland Drive, Raymondville NY.