Alesa Bernat is the author of Everything Is Fine, a self-published poetry collection about Bipolar Depression. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in print and online literary journals and magazines such as Boreal Zine, Sad Girl Diaries, Black River Review, and North Star. Bernat's poem "Elegy for Heartache Resurrected" received Honorable Mention in the Seneca Park Zoo's 2024 Water Into Words Nature Poetry Contest.
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.
Bailey Campbell is a Canton, NY native, who now calls Amesbury, MA her home. She is a board member of the local cultural council, mother, and lover of bold pigments and soft edges. She moved to Boston following her 2015 graduation from St. Lawrence University, where she pursued a corporate career while balancing her true passion - creating. She became a full-time commission artist in June of 2020, and much of her recent work has been in watercolor, gouache, or acrylic. Her portfolio covers a variety of subjects, with an emphasis on portraiture, landscapes, and event design.
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.
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.
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Dayna Lancaster’s journey with the fiber arts began at eight years old, knitting and sewing through 4-H, guided by her mother, Dancy Noble—herself a North Country artist. Over the years, Dayna dabbled in watercolor and acrylic painting, but it wasn’t until later in life that she truly found her artistic home: fiber. What started with a love of knitting and garment sewing evolved into a passion for spinning yarn and creating one-of-a-kind heirloom quilts. For Dayna, playing with color—whether in yarn or fabric—is pure joy. Recently, she and her husband added The Shed to their farm, a cozy creative space that houses her long arm quilting machine, her fiber arts shop, and a welcoming studio for classes and collaboration. It’s a place where creativity is shared, stories are told, and learning is encouraged. Dayna creates hand-crafted knitted pieces and heirloom quilts. When working individually, she creates pieces which capture the vision of each client. She also offers group classes and private lessons in knitting, spinning, quilting, sewing, and fiber processing—always with warmth, encouragement, and a belief that anyone can learn with a little guidance, a touch of humor, and a lot of heart.
Evelyne Verret is a visionary artist, Intentional Creativity® teacher, and transformational guide. Her work bridges the mystical and the deeply human. Through her intuitive painting process, she channels archetypal energies, symbolic imagery, and alchemical insight to invite viewers into a deeper dialogue with themselves. Each brushstroke becomes a portal, one that awakens, heals, and reconnects us to the parts of ourselves we’ve forgotten or left behind.
Evelyne’s work is rooted in the belief that creativity is a sacred act, and that art can be both a mirror and a medicine. Her signature style blends vivid colors, layered textures, and feminine archetypes that speak to the wild, wise, and wounded parts of the soul. As an artist-healer, she sees painting not just as visual expression, but as ceremony, a space to grieve, to reclaim, to celebrate, and to remember our wholeness.
Evelyne has guided hundreds of women through transformative painting journeys in her studio and online circles, helping them transmute doubt into confidence, silence into voice, and pain into purpose.
She is currently developing new offerings that blend intentional creativity, embodiment, storytelling, and sacred feminine wisdom to support others in returning to the essence of who they truly are, radiant, messy, powerful, and whole.
JESSICA AMMIRATI (she/her) is a theater/film artist focusing on female driven work. In 2008 she created Going to Tahiti Productions (GTTP), a company dedicated to providing more opportunities for women in entertainment. Through GTTP, Jessica has directed / produced numerous original works (mostly world premieres) including: SKIN. FLESH. BONE., IN THE EBB, JANE AUSTEN'S PERSUASION, and BELLA'S DREAM, at venues all over NYC. Two of her productions: DREAMERS OF THE DAY and WITHIN ARM’S REACH started as novels (by Mary Doria Russell and Ann Napolitano, respectively) which Jessica adapted for the stage. Along with her theater work, Jessica has also directed / produced two podcasts: TAHITI DISPATCHES and COMFORT MEASURES, a music video: THE BALLAD OF CHICKEN MCGANN, a short film: SKIN. FLESH. BONE., a web series: THE JANE GAMES, and an hour long independent dramatic television pilot: FARM STORY. Her work has earned a Puffin Foundation grant, a spot in the 2012 NY International Fringe Festival, two NY Innovative Theater Award nominations, and nominations at the DC and NYC WebFests. After the one-two punch of her father passing and the Coronavirus shutting down the world, Jessica started writing a new play, PHYSICS FROM MY FATHER as a way to connect with her beloved physicist dad. She hopes to mount a full production of it in 2026. Jessica is currently working on the short film, MEET CUTE IN THE CCU which started as a scene in PHYSICS FROM MY FATHER that she cut and then just couldn’t let go of. You can keep up to date with Jessica at: http://goingtotahitiproductions.com/ and https://www.jessicaammirati.com/.
Hi, I’m a Norwood Mixed Media artist/ art teacher specializing in acrylic pouring, alcohol inks, chalk pastels, digital collage, metal inked chic décor, oil, watercolor, printmaking glass bead jewelry, ear rings and photography. I own both Kris A Lis Designs and Phoenix Rising Art and teach workshops.
(Kris-A-Lis) "The art of change, the act of change in the process of change."I offer various mixed media artwork that inspire, mirror thoughts, and embody emotions.These paintings are a conduit to my inner self and a way of reflecting and recounting where I’ve been, where I am, and where I am going. Whether I am teaching children and adults, or alone in my studio enjoying the colors I paint, art is a constant agent of transformation in my soul’s drive to health. When I am not creating, I’m fishing. Prints and originals available for sale.
Massena Central Art Teacher and SLC Arts board member