TAUNY - Meet the Artist

53 Main Street

Canton, NY 13617

(315) 386-4289

Folkstore Vendors
Meet the Artist

Past Featured Artists

RSS 2.0

ATOM

Join us on:

Facebook

Add to:

Development of this website is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts

TAUNY programs and activities are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties.

Of Recent Interest

Taylor at TAUNY's Meet the Artist series Saturday

During November and December TAUNY’s North Country Folkstore is presenting a Meet the Artist series on Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Selected...

McKendree Offers Demo and Free Giveaway - Saturday, March 20

This month’s Featured Artist at the North Country Folkstore, chainsaw carver Terry McKendree, will demonstrate his work in front of The TAUNY Center...

Wood Sculptor at TAUNY This Saturday

February's Featured Artist, wood sculptor Gene Newman, will be at the Folkstore this Saturday, February 20, from 1 to 3 p.m.to demonstrate and talk...

Newman is February Featured Artist

During the month of February, visitors to TAUNY's North Country Folkstore can see a special display of the work of woodworker Gene Newman. Along with...

Taylor is January Featured Artist

Visitors to TAUNY during January can enjoy a special display of the work of woodcarver Jack Taylor. Jack will be at the Folkstore to show and talk...

Thanksgiving Weekend Fun at TAUNY

Looking for something to do over the Thanksgiving holidays? Head to The TAUNY Center in Canton for a weekend of activities and fun for the whole...

Visit TAUNY on Arts Council Open Studio Tours

On Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, TAUNY will participate in the St. Lawrence County Arts Council’s Open Studio Tours. The TAUNY Gallery...

TAUNY's Folkstore Shelves are Full for the Holidays

Many new artists have work in the TAUNY Folkstore, which is great news for vendors and visitors! Word continues to spread that we are an important...

Visit The TAUNY Center on Saturday, May 19, for a Meet the Artist program and one-day-only North Country Folkstore “Trunk Sale.” Rustic furniture maker Jamie Henderson and botanical illustrator Judith Utter will be on hand to talk about their work and answer visitors’ questions. They will be showing items that are not usually for sale in the Folkstore.

Henderson, who grew up in Morristown and now lives in Gouverneur, will welcome visitors on the sidewalk in front of TAUNY from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jamie’s love for wood began when he was a young boy collecting driftwood on the St. Lawrence River. Mostly self taught, he is still inspired by the driftwood he collects, happy to discover what each piece can become. Before transitioning to rustic furniture making, he built cabins and his own house. He now builds furniture full time – his goal is to make an affordable piece of rustic furniture for everyone. He is open to doing custom work with no obligation – bring your ideas!

Artist Judith Utter will be in the Folkstore from 1 to 3 p.m., showing the tools of her trade and a range of her work, from watercolor paintings to decorated silk scarves. Judith’s background in art and science – she has worked as a studio potter and a clinical scientist - come together in her botanical art. She is inspired by the natural North Country surroundings and awed by everything that grows here. The organic garden where she grows the vegetables and flowers she uses as specimens for her watercolor paintings is right outside her studio window. She believes the characteristics of watercolor - fluidity, transparency, and endless color possibilities - are well suited to capturing the vibrancy of nature.