November Art Exhibit
Donlin Foreman with Jaya Lord - Horse Hill Studio (North Room)
Leather
&
“Little Worlds”: Dollhouses, Dioramas, Shadow Boxes (South Room)
Including works by Soosen Dunholter, Susan Lunt, Rosemary Mack, Jane El Simpson and Rachel Thorne Germond*
(*opening reception only)
Opening Reception
Friday, November 13 at 5:00-7:00pm
Exhibit runs Wed, Nov 11 - Sunday, Nov 29
Available for viewing during DubHub open hours and by appointment.
contact: Info@dublincommunitycenter.org
NORTH ROOM
Donlin Foreman lives in the vital historic village of Harrisville, New Hampshire with his wife and their daughter and son. For several years now he’s run a small studio, crafting leather pieces with roofing slate and repurposed wood. The windows of the studio, in the Cheshire Mills complex, look out on the cascading waters of the mill creek. Donlin is proud to be a juried member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and the Walpole Artisans Co-op. Seasonal pieces can be found at Hannah Grimes Marketplace in Keene, NH. Leather work/craft is a theme, a first love, that has been with him throughout his life.
For more info see: https://www.horsehillstudio.com/
Jaya Lord
I have been a crafter of many different forms throughout my life. Growing up in the forests of New Hampshire, I developed a deep affinity for the natural world and have long been inspired by it. Thus, I have explored many crafts related to it—from eco-dyeing with leaves, mushrooms, and bark gathered by hand, to nature photography, to stone carving, to woodworking. After graduating from Oberlin College in Ohio, I embraced a more nomadic way of life, traveling to many beautiful and sacred places, working on farms and deepening my connection to nature and my artistic relationship with it. Now after many years, I've come back to New Hampshire and the forest and wilds I love most of all. Upon returning, I happened to come to Horse Hill Studio to collaborate with Donlin on a small pouch I wished to make. From there the collaboration just never stopped, and maybe one day we will even finish that pouch! I have truly loved immersing myself in leather as a medium and find in its versatility and malleability everything I was searching for. As we’ve moved forward in the work, we were awarded the CAP apprenticeship grant in February 2023, and I was juried into the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen in May 2023. I can't wait to see what is next!
About Horse Hill Studio
Utility, Identity and Craft are the underpinnings of the work of Horse Hill Studio. Out of leather and found objects we fashion things hands and eyes can hold. Most of what we love to make are vessels. These hold aspects of our lives: talismans that hold our prayers, handles that our hands hold, broaches and small boxes made from walnuts that hold keepsakes. There are bowls and trays and satchels, door boards for keys, and slate and leather wall hangs that hold our attention and imagination.
SOUTH ROOM:
“Little Worlds”- Dollhouses, Dioramas & Shadow Boxes
Soosen Dunholter, Rosemary Mack, Jane L. Simpson, Susan Lunt, and Rachel Thorne Germond
Soosen Dunholter
Soosen’s mixed-media work in drawing, painting, and printmaking has been exhibited in solo and group shows in galleries and cultural centers throughout New England for over 20 years and hangs in private and public collections around the world. Her work is widely collected and has been licensed for books, magazines, and music CDs. She has won numerous awards and prizes including the 2016 Ruth and James Ewing Award for Exceptional Achievement in the Creative Arts. Primarily a Printmaker and mixed media artist, Soosen is never far from her roots in painting and graphic design as a former art director with a focus on book publication. On any given day you can find her in her spacious, eclectic studio adjacent to her home in Peterborough, NH creating a variety of sophisticated yet whimsical prints, collages, and paintings. In the summer she draws ideas from her surroundings by dividing her time between the studio and the many cottage-style gardens clustered around her home.
Website: https://www.soosendunholter.com/
Artist Statement
For me, the process is everything. I’m not only focused on the final piece—I’m equally drawn to how it comes into being. Experimenting, layering, and letting the materials take the lead often feels like a conversation, where each step reveals something new. I work with traditional tools but also enjoy bending the rules, using them in ways they weren’t originally meant to be used. That tension between the familiar and the unexpected keeps the work alive. Whether I’m making prints, collages, or design pieces, I aim to create something that feels engaging and invites a second look—something that nudges the viewer to see a little differently. At its core, my practice is about curiosity and process—about exploring what happens when different elements meet and following where they lead.
Susan Lunt
More info coming soon
Jane El Simpson creates her art from found paper and other items such as vintage photographs, sewing notions, old books, paint and pencil. She is a Keene State College graduate, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen state-juried member, three time I-Park Foundation fellow, and a self-employed picture framer since 1989.
Rosemary Mack
In 2016 at the age of 65, I enrolled in Frankie Brackley Tolman's "Experimental Water Media" at Sharon Arts. Sadly, I wasn't much of a painter.. At the end of the semester a unique assignment made it apparent I needed to change direction. Frankie had us make something from trash. I loved it!. It was the beginning of a second childhood. My studio is a playhouse filled with dolls, toys, board games and endless oddball bits and pieces. Shadow boxes, dioramas and goofy 3-D cartoons let me explore personal issues as well as take an off kilter look at the world. Being able to laugh at myself and the absurdity of the human condition is a great way to stay sane. As is the challenge of learning new skills and figuring out how to put things together. Each piece teaches me something new and ideas continually pop into my head. Starting out this late in life means there’s no time to waste. If I’m not in my studio I’m out searching for more material. I feel very lucky to have found something that makes me happy and anxious to start the day. While what I do isn’t “fine art;” it’s definitely “fun art.”
Website:
creates her art from found paper and other items such as vintage photographs, sewing notions, old books, paint and pencil. She is a Keene State College graduate, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen state-juried member, three time I-Park Foundation fellow, and a self-employed picture framer since 1989.
Still image from the short dance film Shadow Box - by Rachel Thorne Germond and Charles Woodman to be screened at the November 13 opening reception
Rachel Thorne Germond earned a BFA in studio art (Printmaking and Photography) from Cornell University’s College of Art, Architecture and Planning and an MFA in Dance and Choreography from the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana (2000). Her early training in art included tutoring with her grandmother, mother, and father who were all professional artists and teachers. She has presented her visual art in New York City, Wellfleet, MA, Bisbee, AZ and Dublin, NH - often combining her art with live performances that include video projections, text, and choreography under the auspices of Rachel Thorne Germond Performance Collage (aka RTG Dance).
www.rachelthornegermond.com
Charles Woodman (Video Artist/ Collaborator with Rachel Thorne Germond)
is an electronic artist working in video and expanded media. His recent projects concenterate on the integration of video with live performance, often in collaboration with musicians or dancers. Exhibitions of his work include screenings at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Block Museum of Art, Chicago, Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Edison, NJ, and the American Dance Festival, Raleigh, NC. Woodman was a founding member of the video performance group viDEO sAVant and a pioneer in the development of Live Cinema - real time video editing as live performance. Recent appearances by that ensemble include ENSAD, Paris, Spazio Contemporanea in Brescia, Italy, ISEA, Dubai, UAE, and the Berkeley Art Museum in CA.
http://www.videosavant.net/