Meet Lauren Pitcher Stone
Lauren Pitcher Stone , artist in residence at Main Street Arts during the month of September 2019, is working in one of our two studio spaces on our second floor. We asked Lauren some questions about her work and studio practice: Q: To start off, tell us about yourself. Greetings! I am Lauren Pitcher Stone, an interdisciplinary […]
Meet Nick LaTona
Nick LaTona artist in residence at Main Street Arts during the months of May and June, 2017, is working on sculptures and artist books We asked him a few questions about his artwork and studio practice: Q: Tell us about yourself A: My name is Nicholas LaTona and I am from Churchville, NY. I currently work […]
Meet Sam Bogner
Sam Bogner, artist in residence at Main Street Arts during the month of May 2017, is working on celestial sculptures and extra terrestrial relics. We asked her a few questions about her artwork and studio practice. Q: Tell us about your background. A: I am originally from Cleveland but I am currently living in Jersey […]
Meet Kara Lynn Cox
Painter Kara Cox artist in residence during the month of April 2017, is working in one of our two studio spaces for the month . We asked her a few questions about her work, life, and more: Q: To start this off, tell us about your background. I am from Rochester, New York, but currently live […]
Meet Stacey Rowe
Painter Stacey Rowe, artist in residence during the month of April 2017, is working in one of our two studio spaces for the month. We asked her a few questions about her work, life, and more: Q: Tell us about your background. A: I moved from the Syracuse area to Rochester to attend college at Nazareth. I […]
Rachel Cordaro
“Leave room for inspiration and the mood to create will present itself.” ~Rachel Cordaro Hi! I’m Rachel Cordaro, a Rochester NY native- born and raised. I grew up with great encouraging artistic parents. I am the youngest of three hilariously endearing siblings. I have been an artist my whole life. Dabbling in art shows I decided […]
Jeanne Beck: Coming Home Through Creating
It seems to me my whole life has been a slow, steady evolution of coming home to myself. I suspect a lot of women of my generation feel that way. My earlier life didn’t offer a lot of stimulation or opportunity to study music or dance or art, all of which interested me greatly, but […]
Sarah Sutton
I am originally from the central Appalachian mountain region in northeastern Pennsylvania. My ancestors on both sides were immigrant coal miners from Eastern Europe. The area I grew up in now rests over flooded and burning mines and is surrounded by abandoned coal breakers and shake piles. This industrial world that had once meant so […]
Samantha Stumpf: Process and Perspective
I’ve recently been  working on tableware for Main Street Arts. I have always enjoyed eating off of handmade dinnerware, it is part of my everyday routine. Each day I get to choose my mug for coffee, my bowl for yogurt and my portion controlled plate for dinner. I enjoy sharing these rituals  with the people who made these […]
Samantha Stumpf: Ongoing Inspiration
Hello, and thank you for checking out my first Inside The Artist’s Studio blog post on the Main Street Arts blog! I would like to introduce myself… I am originally from Baltimore Maryland and started working with clay in high school. I was instantly hooked to the material’s responsiveness to the sense of touch. I […]