by Debra Claffey | Jul 19, 2019 | Interviews, Member News, WCANH
I asked our current Vice-President (and our upcoming President) to answer some questions for any members who have yet to meet her, or who know her as a most energetic and long-serving contributor to WCA/NH, but want to know a bit more about her. Tell us a little bit...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 7, 2018 | Interviews, Member News, WCANH
I have been living in New Hampshire for four years now. We moved here from Maine where we lived for almost 20 years on and off. I have been married to Jim Runyan for almost 49 years. We have two boys. Joshua, married to Emily Runyan has a daughter, our granddaughter,...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 9, 2018 | Exhibition, Interviews, Member News, WCANH
Have A Bright New Year is a WCA/NH members’ exhibition on view at Dos Amigos in Concord, NH, until January 31, 2018. I wanted to know more about how the idea for the show came together, so I asked Coordinator Heather Lord a few questions. What gave you the theme...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 7, 2018 | Interviews, Member News, WCANH
Mindi Holland is one of two artists who were awarded a 2017 WCA/NH Scholarship. She is a senior at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester. I met her at the Fall Members’ Meeting when she gave us all a small presentation about her work. We look forward...
by Marcia Santore | Aug 31, 2017 | Interviews, Member News, Studio visit, WCANH
Liz D’Amico calls her studio “a glorious MESS!” Primarily an assemblage artist, she is working on three different pieces at the same time. “Ring of Fire” (nearing completion) has presented many challenging problems to solve, Liz says, “including how to mount the very...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 24, 2017 | Interviews, Member News, WCANH
Author’s Note: Gail Smuda and I had planned to meet at Gibson’s bookstore in Concord for this interview, but as luck would have it, we met up unexpectedly at Twiggs in Boscawen, sat down in the comfortable Student Corner, and enjoyed chatting for well over an hour in...