Printing with class

Hatch Street artist Pat Daughton recently gave a demonstration to Professor Adrian Tio's printmaking class at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. As part of her visit, Pat showed the students how to create monotypes using a lithographic press.

Here are scenes of her pulling a sample print and discussing her work with the students.

Pat works in studio 414 at Hatch Street; find out more about her work here.

New online shop offers animal images

Share your love for the critters of the world! Hatch Street artist Lori Bradley has started an online shop on Society6.com with products featuring fun animal-themed art! Click HERE to view her wares, picturing this friendly feline image on T-shirts, mugs, phone covers and more.

Funky abstraction in Warwick exhibit

Hatch Street Studios artist Michelle Lapointe's unique stained-glass piece "Funky Boxes" is on display at the Warwick Center for the Arts in Warwick, RI. The show, titled "Exploring Abstracts" is on view from April 5 to May 26. The gallery's hours are Wednesday from 10 AM to 4 PM; Thursday from 1 to 6 PM, Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM, and Saturday from noon to 3 PM. Check out the show!

Michelle's showroom and work space are located in Studio 407 at Hatch Street Studios. To view more of her work, visit her website at glassconnector.com, or contact her at 508.951.7416 or lapointeunlimited@yahoo.com.

"Funky Boxes" by Michelle Lapointe

Solo show celebrates the "Ornamental"

Hatch Street artist Catherine Carter will present a solo show titled "Ornamental," at the School of Fashion Design, 136 Newbury Street, Boston. The exhibit runs from April 10 to May 10, with a reception open to the public on Friday, April 28, from 5:30 to 7 PM.

The reception is scheduled as part of ArtWeek Boston, and will include a talk by the artist, who is an alumna of the school. She will explain how her early career in the fashion industry led to her current profession as an artist, and how fabric and clothing remain a direct influence on her abstract acrylic paintings.

The show will include works from her "Filigree" series, most of which are being exhibited for the first time. The shapes in this series are inspired by expansive, looping forms such as fiber weaves, calligraphic marks, and natural shapes like roots and vines.

The School of Fashion Design is open Monday and Friday 9 AM to 4 PM, Tuesday to Thursday from 9 AM to 9 PM, and Saturdays from 9 AM to 3 PM. More information is available at CatherineCarterPainting.com.

"Filigree Square 10," acrylic on canvas, 20" square, 2015

"Filigree Square 7," acrylic on canvas, 20" square, 2015

"Filigree 6," acrylic on canvas, 40" H x 30" W, 2015

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We're on Twitter at @HatchStStudios and on Instagram at @HatchStreetStudios ... stop by and see what's new!

Pam Hoss exhibits in "Figuratively Speaking"

Hatch Street artist Pamela Hoss, who works in Studio 409, will be featured in an exhibit at the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery at Bristol Community College, titled "Figuratively Speaking."

The show runs from March 9 to April 7, with an opening reception scheduled for Thursday, March 9, from 6 to 8 PM.

Below are examples of Pam's paintings/collages on paper. She says of her artistic process:

"Drawing and painting the figure have been my main studio engagement for 35 years. I have often used myself as a vehicle for expression. At times the self-portraits have become intimate investigations, while at other times I have created multi-figured narratives. For the past two years, I have pursued plein air painting, which has given my studio narratives an environment. Incorporating old photos into the studio paintings has helped me recall earlier times. Being mindful of age, gender and loss, my current work is helping to capture the essence of the past through a collage of memories and dreams."

The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM and Saturdays from 1 to 4 PM. Admission is free. For more information, call 508.678.2811, ext. 2631 or visit BristolCC.edu/gallery.

Fur and feathers

Hatch Street artist Lori Bradley's solo exhibition titled "Searchers and Strugglers" is about to open at Gallery X's Frederick Douglass Gallery in New Bedford.

The show can be viewed starting tonight from 5 to 8 p.m., when the venue opens its "Green" exhibit in the Main Gallery.

This exhibition will feature new works from Lori's allegorical bird painting series, including the one pictured below.

As part of this week's AHA! Night, to be held Thursday, March 9, Lori will be signing copies of her new animal rescue memoir "Dogs Are Better Than People" in the gallery from 5 to 8 p.m. [I just read the book and I can't recommend it highly enough!] The artist will also be offering her bird and dog prints and posters for purchase during the AHA! event.

If you're a dog lover or a bird watcher, don't miss this opportunity to see how a talented artist with a warm heart reveals them in words and paint strokes.

For more information, you may contact the artist directly at loribradley@comcast.net.