The Trailside Gallery

Shibori Bound

Wearable Art

On Display February 7th - March 3rd

Shibori, which comes from the verb root shiboru “to wring, squeeze, press,” is a Japanese word for textiles in which a variety of resist techniques are used prior to dying in order to form intricate patterns on the cloth. Although Shibori is a Japanese word, its family of techniques includes numerous resist processes practiced throughout the world.

This process in not synonymous with “tie-dye” techniques, which were developed in the United States.  Unlike the batik process, which utilizes wax, shibori uses physical resist techniques that bind the cloth in various ways so that the dye is channeled within and around the three-dimensional form it has been manipulated into.  This can be accomplished my means of folding, stitching, crumpling, wrapping, knotting, or twisting the fabric.  Sometimes combinations of these techniques are utilized to achieve unique and beautiful results and to explore design options previously unknown. 

Shibori Bound was founded by Jeanne Lally and her Mother, Barbara, a two-woman artist team, about 10 years ago. Each of them carries unique artistic experiences, which have helped influence, their use of design and color in producing their current shibori creations.  “The serendipity of the countless combinations of different dyes, fabrics, and resist techniques utilized in shibori makes for never ending possibilities that fascinate us.  This has led to natural and unexpected “mutations” in our work, a constant sort of evolution that keeps our designs fresh and interesting, both to ourselves and to our clientele,” Jeanne states.

On Display February 7th - March 3rd

Arts Night Out Reception Friday February 10th 5-8 PM

"Eternal Ingenue" is a representation of Geoffrey Houghton’s latest works related to Victorian characters who are endearingly innocent and wholesome. A self-taught artist, Geoff enjoys creating watercolor in a vivid and bold way that has been referred to as a sub-genre of Steampunk. You'll discover his art focuses primarily on eccentric and enchanting damsels that portray a different time, technology and fashion. Geoff's inspiration stems from the work of El Greco, Alphonse Mucha and Gustav Klimt, however it was Amedeo Modigliani's unique style of elongated figurative features that became the foundation for his recent work. You can see more of his work at www.SteamFolk.com

Arts Night Out Reception December 9th 5-8PM

October 6th - November 6th

Born in Augusta, Maine 1915, Russell Cross Completed his education at Pratt Institute of Fine and Applied Arts in NYC. He began his career illustrating sea stories of Colliers Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post and Esso Billboards.

Russ enjoyed a long and illustrious career as an educator, illustrator and painter. He settled in Northampton in 1996 with his wife Jane, and passed away in October of last year.

“My father was a realist, a down to earth born and bred down east Maine boy with a sense of humor and a big hug for everyone he met. A “Maine-ias, as he would put itTo my Dad, painting was like breathing. Effortless, constant and natural. His life, his travels and his beliefs are reflected in his art. This collection of unpretentious, insightful and beautiful pieces will make you feel welcome and bring a bit of joy to your heart, just as my Dad did in life. My Dad passed away last October, just shy of his 95^th birthday. This show is my gift to him” Pat Giangregorio

Please come by the gallery and join us for Arts Night Out October 14th to Celebrate

The Life and Work of Russell B. Cross.

Heather by Paul Specht

We are thrilled to have Heather Sky Fulton's work here for the Month of August!

Marlene Rye invites you to take a fresh look at nature through her paintings and drawings at the Trailside Gallery at Pedal Properties in May!

Return to a time when nature was more than a backdrop that you walked through or drove by, a time in your childhood where all the fairy tales had not been outgrown or explained away. Imagination ran free, unacquainted with the adult world of ‘facts’. Here was a world not yet fully defined, not yet labeled and categorized. Remember finding that magical tree where anything and everything was possible, that secret space where trees became circus performers, magicians, dancers, and all things fantastical. It was a world so charged, so brimming with possibility that you could close your eyes and see the space through your whole body, with all your senses.