From:
"Judy Buswick" <jt.buswick@zzzzzzzzzzz>
Date:
Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:28:21 -0400
Subject:
Where are you?
I'm between trips right now. A few weeks ago my husband and I drove
to the New York/Vermont quarries area. At the Slate Valley Museum,
we'd been invited to see Kerry O. Furlani's slate frescos. The
exhibit runs through December 31, 2005. She uses slate to make some
very personal statements about families and child-bearing. The medium
seems to become soft and feminine in her hands. I'm not sure if the
Slate Valley has her on their Website, but you can learn more about
this museum (and might enjoy a visit, if ever in the area) at
http://www.slatevalleymuseum.org. A neat feature offered at the Museum are
either a walking guide of Granville, New York, or a driving guide of
the slate region along the New York-Vermont border. You'll see slate-
related things you might never find exploring on your own.
Kerry also carves limestone panels for the Green Mountain Soapstone
company. Their Web address is www.greenmountainsoapstone.com and I'm
pretty sure there's an example of her work there.
Two other quarry spots on our whirlwind tour of rock places: the
marble quarries and company in Proctor, Vermont. Huge showroom, large
display in working techniques. And, the Carving Studio and Sculpture
Center in West Rutland, VT. They have taken over buildings in what
was once a huge marble quarrying area. Now classes in all sorts of
carving (wood, stone, cement) are offered. We had a great tour of the
grounds, saw works left on site, and met people taking classes. Well
worth the visit. Or for anyone interested in workshops, check into
what their seasonal offerings are:
http://www.carvingstudio.org/
It was a great trip and I'm going to write an article for a
Massachusetts publication that will run in September. It'll be a
"leaf peepers and rock hounds" tour.
Tomorrow we head to Monson, Maine, and the lake house. Monson is the
area known for solid black slate, it was used for electrical
insulators years ago, and for the gravestone of John F. Kennedy. No
Web sites to share, but it's a pretty area if you like rural living.
It does seem to be vacation time around the world. I thought I'd just
check in so Ian wouldn't think his e-mail was faulty.
Judy Buswick (who still has NO response from the slate art book
publisher!)
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