Melissa Meredith

Beautiful hand-colored etching of a Piping Plover by Melissa Meredith

Melissa Meredith is a printmaker in the classic tradition. Melissa’s etchings are entirely handmade and are original works of fine art. Her subject matter ranges from meticulous botanicals and rich and compelling landscapes to birds of all varieties. Inspired by the New England landscape in its infinite variety, her etchings depict the Salt Ponds of Rhode Island, the coastline of Maine, and the hills and shores of Connecticut. Melissa is affiliated with galleries throughout the United States, and has exhibited extensively in both group and solo shows. Her work is in the permanent collection of the University of Connecticut Medical Center and the New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut.

Rick Meier

Hand turned, one of a kind, pin oak burl bowl by Rick Meier

Rick Meier has been turning wood since 1998. He states, "The joy of turning comes from uncovering the natural beauty inside a piece of wood."  Rick enhances that beauty by shaping the wood into beautiful, classic forms, such as bowls.  Rick specializes in utilizing wood from the family tree in the backyard that has been taken down, and preserving the family memories in a piece of art. Rick has exhibited work at the Forbes Gallery, the Rhode Island Fine Furniture Show, the Manchester Art Association’s Show in the Park, as well as at several national and regional woodturning symposia. As a member of Central Connecticut Woodturners, Rick has turned for Mystic Seaport, creating parts for the Freedom ship Amistad, the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan, and the fishing schooner L.A. Dunton.

Scott Tubby

Elegant porcelain vessel by Scott Tubby.

Scott Tubby has been a working ceramic artist for over thirty years. Scott, whose work is strongly influenced by Native American pottery, uses Atlantic salt marsh grass, sawdust, and other elements to create beautiful earth-tone colors in his ceramic vessels. Scott uses a combination of burnishing and sagger firing to create the style of work he is known for today. His classic, elegant forms have been written about in the New Yorker Magazine, Ceramics Monthly, and Studio Potter.  Scott's raku work was pictured in the September 2008 issue of Maine Home and Design.  His art has been widely exhibited, and is in numerous public and private collections throughout the US, Japan and Finland. Several of his pots are in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.

Bill Huston

The Dimarzio Bench (21"H x 18"W x 54"L), by Huston and Company,  is shown here in Cherry with Maple accents and dark brown leather upholstery.

Bill Huston’s woodworking career began in 1972 while studying at a Norwegian furniture making school. Bill returned to the United States, worked for twelve years with Thomas Moser, and eventually founded his own business, Huston and Company. Now in itstwenty-first year, Huston and Company specializes in heirloom quality, fine custom furniture. Bill states, “My (furniture) designs have evolved over time and have been shaped not by one period or style, but by many influences.”  Bill has evolved his own design of “subtle understatement…adding simples inlays that develop the design but don’t dominate, using a soft curve to lighten a severe, hard line, and letting the grain and color of the wood emerge as a design element.” In addition to a residential base, Huston and Company clients include public libraries, colleges and universities, independent schools, corporations, and small businesses.