Alison works in a variety of mediums, from fiber to acrylics. Her work has evolved into mixed media, from traditional printmaking in linocut to new techniques in acrylic flow painting and gel print collage. She is influenced by the color, texture, and movement of nature.
Allison is a multi-disciplinary artist who dabbles in a variety of art forms, focused on always adding new artistic tools to their repertoire. Allison studied digital arts, communication, and data analytics at Clarkson University where they learned all about coding, graphic design, programmatic art, writing, photography, and data storytelling. She was a recipient of 2016 McHenry award which funded an interactive installation at BIRE called "Hudson River Science: A Data-Driven Interpretive Exhibit." Since returning to the north country in 2023, Allison has participated in several SLC programs including the Plein Air festival and several community exhibits. Allison also had a solo show at the Ogdensburg International Airport in 2024 called "BALANCE" that consisted of double exposed digital photography across NYS. Her main goals have always been making information and arts more accessible, allowing more perspectives to be seen, heard, and shared. She is always up for a learning new medium - through taking a class or teaching it!
Angela is a mixed-media artist and paper crafter from Pierrepont, NY. She has been paper crafting for over 20 years and became interested in mixed-media collage style art about 10 years ago. Some of her works have been displayed at the Gibson Gallery, the Fredrick Remington Art Museum, as well as several shows of the SLC Arts Council. Angela is currently working as a chocolatier as well as expanding her on-line store presence as Chocolate Dragon Arts.
Photography has been my retirement enjoyment for the past 13 or 14 years. I have always been taking photos as long as I can remember. I think the passion came from my mother who took many slide photos in her travels. However, years of employment and child rearing left little time for dedication to the art. In 2005, while in Florida for the winter, I noticed an ad for the convention of the Professional Photographer's of America and that started my current destiny. I have been included in many juried shows including the Frederick Remington, Thousand Island Art Center, Lake Placid Art Center, The Gallery at Lake Saint Lawrence Arts, Massena Art Group, SLC Art shows and have sold in most of them. I am also currently doing custom framing on a large and continuing basis. It is an interesting and functional offshoot of my business. I look forward to continuing my passion for many years to come.
Business Name: Prophetess Portals
Poet by day, Figure Drawing Model by evening.
Poetry, professional photography, and various other art forms-with a mystical, heart-wrenchingly honest approach. Making the little details of life known through art.
Poetry published in: Potsdam Pride & Potsdam DIY's Collab Zine: Potsdam Salvage (Volume One) & Boreal Zine's "Laundry" August/Lughnasadh 2025 Edition.
Photography featured in multiple past SLC Arts Exhibits.
Poetry featured in the following past SLC Arts Exhibits: Decay (2025), Harvest (2025).
Won the People's Choice Award for a poetry piece in the Harvest exhibit.
Potsdam-based artist Catherine LaPointe-Vollmer creates impressionistic landscape paintings in soft pastel as well as retro-inspired graphic posters. Her work centers on the effects of light and shadow on the landscape, with a particular focus on the distinct character and personality of trees.
Catherine grew up in the North Country surrounded by rivers, trees, and mountains. She developed a love of hiking and adventuring early on, and naturally sought to capture the views she found and put them to paper.
After completing internships with the Florence International Theater Company in Italy and Illustration House in New York City, Catherine earned her BFA in Illustration at Syracuse University. She moved back north to establish her freelance practice. A frequent traveler, her love of the natural world grew with each place she visited. This led her to a practice of plein air painting on location, and a focus on landscape art. She recently visited her 40th US national park, creating artwork inspired by her trips.
Currently Vice-president SLC Arts Board of Directors
I am a painter working primarily in watercolor. For the past ten years my passion has been for plein air landscape. Working directly from nature gives an unparalleled connection to my subjects. I enjoy the challenges presented by the fluid medium of watercolor. Working with it is a living dialog between artist and medium. As John Marin said you need to "let the paint be paint." One of my primary artistic goals is inspired by Miss Alice Rumphius who wanted to do something to make the world a more beautiful place.
I have always had a passion for Art and have been creative in one capacity or another my whole life. I used to dream about making pottery when I was a little girl making mud pies and dishes that would not endure the test of time. Once, I even drew a diagram of my future home studio.
After earning a bachelor degree in visual arts, I decided it was time to really focus my efforts on my creative side and start working towards my dream of being a potter one day. But Pottery is not a cheap art to pursue, it's an investment in time, energy and money. So for a while I explored other mediums, oil painting, and working with stain glass. All the while, never loosing sight of my dream to learn about pottery. Then I decided to take a pottery class at Blu Seed Studios in Saranac Lake; this was about nine years ago. As I had believed I would, I loved it. At that point I started working towards building my own home pottery studio, which I have had now for about six years.
Creating Pottery is a lot of work, it takes time, and I feel there is alway more to explore and I have a long way before I would call myself a 'master Potter', but I am enjoying the process, and have learned a lot in this journey, and I never tire of building new things and trying new techniques. There is something magical about the process of creating with clay, always something more to learn and explore. I sometime think of that little girl who who made mud pies, cakes and dishes and was disappointed when the rain came and washed them away. Those days are long gone and I can now call myself a Potter. Diana Cox :)
Dominique LaVoie is a self-taught artist whose work is rooted primarily in watercolor. After a fulfilling 25-year career as a school counselor, she now dedicates her time to creating art that reflects both her creative spirit and her commitment to emotional well-being. She enjoys landscapes, florals and abstract creations.
Among her most popular works are her mini watercolor magnet paintings—small, expressive pieces that make original art accessible to a wider audience. These miniature creations allow collectors to own a unique and meaningful piece of art, no matter their space or budget.
Dominique’s work is guided by the belief that art is not only something to be admired, but also a powerful tool for connection, resilience, and personal growth.
Donna began her watercolor journey in a SOAR class in 2018. She now coordinates the Soar Watercolor Workshop (ten weeks each semester) and, while she professes not to be a teacher of watercolor, she does provide some instruction. She also offers watercolor classes at the Badenhausen Public Library in Brasher Falls.She turns many of her paintings into cards that she donates to the Badenhausen Public Library as a fundraiser and also has them for sale at SLC Arts. Proceeds from the sales go to purchase more materials to make cards to donate.