Brent Pafford
I grew up on a family farm in Rock Hill, SC and completed my BFA at Winthrop University and an MFA from Clemson University. Since the completion of my MFA I have operated studios in New Orleans, LA; Washington, DC; and I currently live and work in Eugene, OR. I create objects that elicit inquiry. […]
Dominique Mediak-Pirigyi
Hi! I’m Dominique Mediak-Pirigyi, an artist and art educator from Buffalo, NY. I’m so excited to have a piece entitled “Stacked” in this year’s The Cup, The Mug exhibit. I am fairly new to the ceramics scene, and this is my second time exhibiting at Main Street Arts. Though I have moved throughout the artistic […]
Meet Betsy Foster
Betsy Foster, artist in residence at Main Street Arts during the months of February and March 2020, is working in one of our two studio spaces on our second floor. We asked Betsy some questions about her work and studio practice: Q: Tell us about your background. I’m from Henrietta, New York (about 35 minutes west of Clifton Springs). […]
Jill Bell
Hi. I’m Jill Bell. As an non-sporty kid growing up in suburban Newark, Delaware, I took my first ceramics class at age 6. From the start I loved everything about clay. From the dusty, damp earthy smell of the studio to being able to make tangible objects from the ideas in my kid brain. As […]
Ian Park
My name is Ian Park. I’m originally from the southern rural village called Hartman, Arkansas. The population is still about 600 people. From there, I began making art at a preschool age by sketching with pen in wide ruled notebooks on my grandparent’s couch and gluing popsicle sticks together to make sculptures, all while experimenting […]
Gretchen Quinn
Hello, I am Gretchen Quinn. I’m a full-time potter living and working in Raleigh, NC. and I have two mugs in The Cup, The Mug 2019 show at Main Street Arts. I make functional pottery with a clean, modern feel. The inspiration for my work comes mainly from what I want to have and use […]
Cole Worden
Hello, my name is Cole Worden. I am a recent graduate from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where I received a BFA in studio arts, and I am currently a participant of the working artist program at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. As far as my personal timeline goes, I am rather new to […]
Emile Bouvet-Boisclair
I am a French Canadian born ceramic artist, residing in Chicago, IL for the last decade. Clay entered my life when I was 13. I was gifted lessons for Christmas with studio potter Lloyd Fitzsimmons. I long considered myself a painter, eventually graduating from State University at Geneseo with a BA in Fine Arts and […]
Maria T. Bentley
Tethered to our innermost beings and the marrow that comprises us, our bodies are rooted in the earth. The loss or decay of any one of these can cause an imbalance. I aim to provoke that delicate steadiness while inducing a sense of nostalgia, and odd familiarity. I was born and raised in Seneca Falls, […]
Meet Maliya Travers-Crumb
Maliya Travers-Crumb, artist in residence at Main Street Arts, during the month of August 2018, is working in one of our two studio spaces on our second floor. We asked Maliya some questions about her work and studio practice: Q: Tell us about your background. I grew up in Avon, NY outside of Rochester. My mother is a quilter so our […]