[ { "id": "1707", "name": "Adam Adkison", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://adamadkison.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1707-01.jpg", "bio": "Art is the concentration, the distillation of life around us.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "1722", "name": "Adrianne Mathiowetz Photography", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://www.adriannemathiowetz.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1722-01.jpg", "bio": "Adrianne Mathiowetz is a Boston-based portrait and documentary photographer. She was the Photo Director for hyper-local news magazines Scout Somerville and Scout Cambridge (now defunct). She is a graduate of The Salt Institute of Documentary Studies, and her work has appeared in The New York Times, Wired, Bust, The Guardian, Vice, The Boston Globe, Fast Company, Forbes, the Star Tribune, on Buzzfeed, and has been exhibited at the Inside Out Gallery, the Mpls Photo Center and The Soap Factory, amongst others.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "1078", "name": "sallik", "artistName": "Sandra Allik", "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "http://www.sallik.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1078-01.jpg", "bio": "When I tell people that I am an artist, they inevitably ask me, \"What kind of work do you do?\" There are no easy answers. I have been drawing and painting and printmaking and generally making art all my life. A visit to my studio can look like several artists are at work there. In a sense this is true as I continue to experiment with new forms, materials and styles.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "1724", "name": "Glass and Grout Mosaics", "artistName": "Susan Altman", "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Glass + Mosaics", "Jewelry + Beads" ], "website": "https://www.glassandgroutarts.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1724-01.jpg", "bio": "Susan makes mosaics and structural art, especially from discarded materials. She loves colors and building things, and likes her art to serve a function. A passionate environmentalist, she incorporates discarded and used materials into her work whenever possible: wood from construction projects, pots and pans, broken pottery, keys and hardware, discarded furniture, bottle caps, rocks, seashells, and once-loved toys. She makes wall hangings, free-standing sculptures, stepping stones and garden ornaments, and jewelry. Susan finds joy in bringing art and community together. She has developed and produced multiple public art projects, including most recently a 13-part mosaic, called \"Over the Rainbow\", installed on an exterior wall of Medford High School. This mosaic brought together more than a hundred young people and adults, with the three main panels designed by high school art students. Susan also coordinated a 7 x 12 foot wall mosaic created by almost six hundred K-5 students in Medford over two weeks; a mixed-media wall piece designed and built by several middle-school students, a mosaic wall piece created by four families working together over four sessions, a utility switchbox mosaic, a bench to honor the retiring head of a preschool and mosaiced largely by preschool students, and a series of six stepping stones celebrating local native trees for installation in a public park in early 2022.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2632", "name": "burlykimbo", "artistName": "Kimberly Andreassen", "mapNumber": 42, "address": "Julie Peck Studio, 21 Willow Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery", "Sculpture" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2632-01.jpg", "bio": "My ceramic work focuses on trying to highlight the personal relationship I have to the clay I work with: interpretive, silly, and functional.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391972, "lng": -71.118126 } }, { "id": "2322", "name": "Karin Anell", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 10, "address": "37 Gorham Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Video" ], "website": "https://www.1000fears.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2322-01.jpg", "bio": "Project 1,000 Fears was initiated in 2022, with the objective to start a conversation about fear. It encourages people to look at how fear contributes to unnecessary and painful conflict: internal, interpersonal and political. I have asked 1,000 people around the world what their biggest fear is. I talked to 477 people on the streets of Boston; most of the personal interviews were carried out in Somerville. The result is the digital installation The Wall of Fears and the production Let’s Talk About Fear, which I put on at the Comedy Studio on January 26th 2025; a sold-out show. I invite you to sit down in front of The Wall of Fears and reflect around this theme which connects us all. As you watch, the biggest fears of your fellow humans will pass by, one by one. The only identifying marker is age. Find out what the biggest fears are. You will also have an opportunity to share your biggest fear, anonymously or in person. This is a chance to connect, reflect, and grow.", "coords": { "lat": 42.398739, "lng": -71.12635 } }, { "id": "453", "name": "A+J Art+Design", "artistName": "Ann Hirsch Sculpture Studio", "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Sculpture", "Other: Public Art" ], "website": "https://www.annhirschstudio.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/453-01.jpg", "bio": "www.annhirschstudio.com www.aandjartanddesign.com", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "663", "name": "Wearable Art by Salamander Arts", "artistName": "S D Armour", "mapNumber": 90, "address": "Aeronaut Brewing Co., 14 Tyler Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media", "Pottery" ], "website": "https://salamander-arts.square.site/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/663-01.jpg", "bio": "Bowls, Boxes, Bags and and artful containers made of natural & upcycled materials to inspire a deeper seeing of the art found in ordinary items in the world around us. My work has a focus on using discarded natural, recycled or repurposed materials and giving them a newly creative life and function.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381783, "lng": -71.105667 } }, { "id": "1736", "name": "Safe n' Stylin'", "artistName": "Lenni Armstrong", "mapNumber": 106, "address": "22 Prospect Hill Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Graphic Design", "Other: Hi-Vis SafeWear and lights" ], "website": "http://www.SAFEnSTYLIN.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1736-01.jpg", "bio": "SAFE n' STYLIN", "coords": { "lat": 42.381214, "lng": -71.092133 } }, { "id": "2593", "name": "Grace Arsenault", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 103, "address": "Bow Market, 1 Bow Market Way, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2593-01.jpg", "bio": "For this exhibition, I’m creating an installation titled, Crush Years. Crushes are born from spark, assumption, and projection. They require blank space and blurred reality for you to complete their shape with your dreams and desires.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381104, "lng": -71.097923 } }, { "id": "2587", "name": "Cami Arte Por Un Mundo Cuir", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 34, "address": "188 Willow Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Printmaking", "Other: upcycled clothes" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2587-01.jpg", "bio": "Arte Por Un Mundo Cuir, which translates to Art For A Queer World from Spanish, is about creating art that inspires us to build the world we need and desire. Art is powerful and in a world filled with inequity, genocide, transphobia, it is sometimes hard to build because we focus on fighting back against oppressive systems. My art inspires us to imagine the world we are fighting for and reminds us to build it, raise it, grow it together. Arte Por Un Mundo Cuir began with a Free Palestine print I made in a block printing workshop and another print that said Queer the World, Build It Together. Those two prints and being in community have inspired a range of other prints, patches, tshirts, stickers, buttons, and more.", "coords": { "lat": 42.397202, "lng": -71.114929 } }, { "id": "1145", "name": "Geckcessories", "artistName": "Aliza Arzt", "mapNumber": 28, "address": "102 Josephine Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery", "Other: living art: gecko genetics" ], "website": "https://www.facebook.com/Geckcessories", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1145-01.jpg", "bio": "I have been hand-building ceramics at Mudflat since 2004 and enjoy making functional items (usually with a humorous twist), small sculptures and “visual humor”. During the past few years I've made ceramic reproductions of nature, including orchids and nudibranch (sea slugs: trust me, they're gorgeous!). For 13 years I also engaged in creating \"living art” —developing beautiful colors and patterns in geckos through selective breeding. Sadly, due to a contagious (not to humans) parasite, my breeding days are over, but I still maintain quite a number of impressive specimens from all over the world that thrive in their natural habitats within my home. The cages also contain a number of my ceramic pieces which serve as both functional items and habitat enhancements.", "coords": { "lat": 42.398754, "lng": -71.112991 } }, { "id": "2273", "name": "Clint Attebery", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 50, "address": "29 Highland Road, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.clintattebery.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2273-01.jpg", "bio": "My painting goal is to represent the scene in front of me quickly, and with energy.", "coords": { "lat": 42.395626, "lng": -71.112885 } }, { "id": "2122", "name": "Mind's Eye Collective", "artistName": "Analise Austin", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://minds-eye-collective.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2122-01.jpg", "bio": "When I look back on my artistic journey I have come back to jewelry over and over. In my memory of childhood, those most shiny are of the hours left to my devices in a family friend’s jewelry studio, surrounded by metal bits, wire, beads, and anything I could engineer to swing from an earring hook. I have always gravitated to jewelry design because the metal seems so impenetrable and hard to manipulate, so permanent, yet when you are on the other side of the veil, metal can be soft, malleable and the techniques and tools so surprising. I love that jewelry is both personal and public, we choose statements and then also habitual talismans for luck or memorial or superstition. I like the personal mythology of wear and also the continual challenge of the craft.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "1329", "name": "Jim Baab", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": null, "address": "60 Boston Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Photography", "Other: Board Game Expansion Set" ], "website": "http://jimbaab.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1329-01.jpg", "bio": "Welcome! My name is Jim Baab (rhymes with cab) and I have been participating in Somerville Open Studios since 2013. I have no studio and my equipment is low-end; yet, my photographic experiments with light, line, and illusion have won awards and been chosen for juried exhibitions in the United States and Europe. I am passionate about unique perspectives, the human figure, food, and geometry; and, sometimes, those themes converge - including utilizing my Instagram and figurative photography as patterns for fashion. Additional passions are: upcycling, pareidolia, and just being creative. Thank you for supporting local artists!", "coords": { "lat": 42.382549, "lng": -71.093124 } }, { "id": "2375", "name": "Baaba de N'dar Studio", "artistName": "Shamir Baba", "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Mixed-Media", "Photography" ], "website": "https://shamirbabadendar.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2375-01.jpg", "bio": "I love capturing livings, moments and places through photography—sometimes allowing them to speak for themselves, and at other times, layering them with deeper narratives or interpretations with the use of paint. My work exists at the intersection of chance and intention, reflecting the delicate balance between fortuna and self-determination.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2327", "name": "Kelly Baker", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://kellybakerstudio.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2327-01.jpg", "bio": "My practice spans traditional and digital mediums, including painting, printmaking, and collage. I capture scenes that feel familiar and private—the quiet, unspoken moments of solitude where thoughts wander and emotions surface, and when we experience ourselves most vividly. Through my art, I aim to express both the seen and the felt, inviting viewers to find fragments of their own interior life within my work.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "795", "name": "Heather Balchunas", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.hbillustrations.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/795-01.jpg", "bio": "Heather Balchunas, originally from Westfield, MA, received her BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art in 1997. Some of her artistic influences include Georgia O’Keefe, Kandinsky, Edward Hopper, and Brian Froud. This eclectic array of styles motivates, inspires, and fuels her curiousity to broaden her horizons in her craft. Being active in the art community is an essential part of that growth as an artist. As a freelance graphic designer/fine artist, she has painted murals for private residencies, created sets for theatrical production, and designs promotional pieces for local businesses. Her personal mantra is art evolves more fluidly when its collaborative process. Whether it is theater, set design, or painting, one creative process influences another. Despite the many creative outlets, drawing and painting is still Balchunas’ first love; all while still keeping open the process and sparks of serendipity that drives her work.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2520", "name": "Andrea Ballou", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 79, "address": "Central Street Studios, 57 Central Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Collage", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "https://andreaballou.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2520-01.jpg", "bio": "I am most interested in exploring material that feels elusive – that continues to baffle me. Manual work – handwork, creating what I call artifacts – allows me to work with the parts of my own writing I don’t yet understand, opening doorways to an awareness richer and more surprising than I’d suspected. What mystifies me in my work often turns out to be a threshold to “the primitive picture again, ours, the one that frightens us.” The body – storehouse of memories – is a door, a threshold, through which we enter more deeply into the logic of our intuition and associative leaps. Manual work helps to unearth the intuitive logic already at work in the material.", "coords": { "lat": 42.386974, "lng": -71.104156 } }, { "id": "1729", "name": "Bob Ballou", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Photography" ], "website": "https://bobballou.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1729-01.jpg", "bio": "My work originates with a digital photograph which is then painted in the computer. Once the desired result is achieved I print the artwork on art paper and add pastel as the final step. My focus is on color and how it influences our emotional response to a scene or composition. Themes include landscapes, architecture, man-made forms and patterns.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2582", "name": "Matthew Barad", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 26, "address": "18 Bay State Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Other: Largely wooden bowls, but including some other tur" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2582-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a hobby woodturner working out of my basement shop near Powderhouse Square. I am excited to show some of my work and participate in this wonderful community! My housemate Via will also be showing a small number of textile works alongside my pieces.", "coords": { "lat": 42.399948, "lng": -71.114563 } }, { "id": "2608", "name": "Blake Bartko", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2608-01.jpg", "bio": "In this world, there's an enormous list of things that you can't control. Luckily, what you put onto a page isn't one of those! I have been drawing for two years and always excited to see my skills grow. There's been an amazing community of people at The Loov that have been supporting me on my journey. I hope that everyone can enjoy the wonderful things that I create!", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "1473", "name": "Steve Barylick", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://stevebarylick.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1473-01.jpg", "bio": "My most recent paintings are vibrant, colorful and linear. Against a mix of grays and white background/foregrounds, my color selections 'float' and 'pop' to evoke emotion and interaction for viewers through my abstract imagery, texture and color. My wish is that my art will be enjoyed and explored the more the image is viewed. Pleasure from my art in your own way is my goal.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2459", "name": "Peter Bass", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 45, "address": "88 Elm Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2459-01.jpg", "bio": "Hello! My name is Peter Bass and I paint watercolors of people and places both real and imaginary. My goal is to bring reality and imagination a little closer together, to make each resemble the other a little bit more. I grew up in Boston and have lived in the area most of my life, and my work is inspired by walks around the neighborhood, the books I get from the public library and the pictures I see at the local museums.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389126, "lng": -71.116791 } }, { "id": "2653", "name": "Cyanalyst", "artistName": "Bonnie Be", "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Other: Cyanotype" ], "website": "https://somebonnie.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2653-01.jpg", "bio": "I use a photosensitive process to create one-of-a-kind abstract prints on paper, partnering with the sun and applying chaos to the mix with ordinary household solutions. I’m energized and humbled by the unpredictability of this process, and the interplay between straight documentation and dynamic, cameraless imagery.", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "898", "name": "Laurinda Bedingfield", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 15, "address": "Evie Salon Studio, 57 Holland Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.laurindabedingfield.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/898-01.jpg", "bio": "Laurinda Bedingfield was born in Somerville in 1953, became a civil/geotech engineer then an artist and is now showing abstract acrylic paintings in a new location in Davis Square for this 2026 SOS. I am happy to have moved into a new series of work this year. I am experimenting with process and have been heavy into it.. Trying to suspend any expectations or 'ideas' while moving paint around and making marks. At some point, it all comes together for me after much problem solving and discovery. That is a good day painting.", "coords": { "lat": 42.398216, "lng": -71.123566 } }, { "id": "2398", "name": "Anne Beinecke", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://annebeinecke.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2398-01.jpg", "bio": "Anne Beinecke’s billowing pulses of color and fierce mark making flow from an automatic process and are developed through a marriage of spontaneity, deliberation and imagination. Her forms emerge, take shape and float together on a page as if in communion. There, they inhabit an unrestricted world that often straddles the abstract and representational.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "27", "name": "Peter Freeth Belford", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/27-01.jpg", "bio": "My work features textured acrylics, often mounted floating over reflective black backings. I start with a textured ground. Colors are then layered on including liberal use of metallic and interference pigments. My methods highlight the texture and allow complex coloration, transparency and reflection. The result is layers that cannot easily be identified as one particular hue or another, as metallic or conventional pigment, as transparent or opaque. The work invites prolonged viewing, calming and pulling in the observer.I enjoy that people cannot readily identify the medium and always consider ways to make the pieces more three dimensional. I hope to do large-scale installations that envelop the observer in the other-worldly surroundings, losing oneself in a transformed, tranquil world... perhaps reminding us of some distant but comforting way of being at peace with our existence. The possibilities are endless.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "262", "name": "Seth Berkowitz", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.sethberkowitz.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/262-01.jpg", "bio": "Working with watercolor and other mixed media is a wonderful, creative outlet that provides a change of pace from my normal daily activities as an architect and landscape architect. I enjoy the seemingly endless range of expressive possibilities that can be achieved. I believe my paintings gain their character not only through their subject matter, but more importantly, through a strong focus on composition, light, and atmosphere.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2207", "name": "CampChic Jewelry", "artistName": "Nina Berkowitz Bock", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads" ], "website": "https://Instagram @nina.berkowitz.bock", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2207-01.jpg", "bio": "Years of experimentation with beads, thread, wire and chain at camp and beyond... my mixed media and crafts experience has developed into accessible jewelry.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2179", "name": "Jane Bernstein", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://Janebernsteinart.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2179-01.jpg", "bio": "I find comfort and energy looking up through trees to the sky, gazing at water or contemplating a speck of light on a meandering path. The landscape does not ask anything of me. It forgives and renews. I find myself often returning to the same places to observe and draw and paint.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "776", "name": "Studio B at Connection Lab", "artistName": "Emily Bhargava", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Glass + Mosaics", "Installation", "Jewelry + Beads" ], "website": "https://www.connectionlab.org", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/776-01.jpg", "bio": "Emily works in stained glass, mosaic, hot glass, and metal. She also upcycles whatever materials she can find into colorful collaborative artworks. Check out some of her recent work on instagram @studio_b63 and a more comprehensive portfolio at www.glassandlead.com. Do you work at a school or community organization that wants a meaningful team-building activity? check out some examples of collaborative art and arts integration for all ages at www.connectionlab.org. Have you thought about a stained glass window or a mosaic for your home? Mosaic walls, sculptures or benches can add color and texture to your space, making it both welcoming and restful. Or come take a look at mosaic pendants, the perfect gift for everyone on your list. Emily's work in glass began more than 20 years ago and she's been building windows, panels, backsplashes and other glass creations ever since. She's taught stained glass, flameworking, mosaic and glassblowing as well as mixed-technique classes for the last 15 years. She has built and restored windows for many private residences, and now works on commissions and teaches. She's also the Communtiy Art Director for the Beautiful Stuff Project, Somerville's very own creative reuse center (check it out!) Find Emily to discuss projects for your home or take home a beautiful piece of jewelry.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "162", "name": "Beads Without End", "artistName": "Kathryn Black", "mapNumber": 58, "address": "14 Gussie Terrace, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Jewelry + Beads", "Other: genuine coins" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/162-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a retired chemical engineer, licensed historic trolley operator (Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington, PA), and practicing professional genealogist, who inherited the handwork gene from both sides of my family. When I met Martha Forsyth and Pat Iverson in 1995, my lifelong affinity for shiny things instantly drew me to their crocheted beadwork, and they taught me how to do it. About a year later I joined the Beads Without End cooperative, and the three of us have been encouraging, pushing and supporting each other ever since. My beadwork is featured in Carol Wilcox Wells' \"The Art and Elegance of Beadweaving\", and Lark's \"500 Beaded Objects\".", "coords": { "lat": 42.388439, "lng": -71.113098 } }, { "id": "240", "name": "Resa Blatman", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Installation", "Painting" ], "website": "https://resablatman.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/240-01.jpg", "bio": "Resa Blatman is a visual artist working with varying media, including installations, paintings, and drawings that speak to her reverence for the natural world. Recent artist residencies and awards include: Ellis-Beauregard Foundation in Rockland, Maine, March 2026; Great Marsh Artist Fellowship via the Manship AiR in Gloucester, Mass, 2024-2025; Artist-in-residence at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Mass, 2023-2024. Recent exhibitions include Chroma Zone, a color show at Blue Triangle Gallery in Somerville, 2026; the Peabody Essex Museum’s exhibition “Bats!” in Salem, Mass, 2023-2024; Nurture: Empathy for the Earth, and presented as part of the academic conference Thinking About Climate Change: Art, Science, and Imagination in the 21st Century at UMass Boston, 2024. Resa's art installations reside in several public locations, including Denver Health, Colorado; Texas A&M University; City of Hope Lennar Foundation Cancer Center, Orange County, California; Boston Children’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts, etc. Resa’s work is in collections throughout the U.S., including the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Georgia; Twitter; Fidelity; Hilton Hotel; The WH Ming Hotel, China, etc. She exhibits her work nationally.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2649", "name": "Samuel Bondi", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2649-01.jpg", "bio": "Samuel Bondi is a multi-media artist who specializes in soft pastels and acrylic paint. His pieces explore the abstract, where the process of layering color and pattern is prioritized over an imagined final product. When not in his studio, you can often find him on his bike, reading, or cooking. His favorite color is \"um...all of them?\"", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "907", "name": "Behind The Mask Studio/Theatre", "artistName": "Eric Bornstein", "mapNumber": 12, "address": "6 Campbell Park Place (Private Way), Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture", "Other: Masks & Puppets" ], "website": "https://www.behindthemask1.org", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/907-01.jpg", "bio": "When I tell people that I am a mask maker, I look at their face – they are usually speechless, searching for a relevant follow up – and watch as their eyes search inward through the scant file of familiar references for my line of work. Perhaps they briefly envision an African or Balinese carver squatting over a piece of wood in a hut, or a Venetian artisan laboring in his atelier/shop. Some might think of The Phantom of the Opera or Julie Taymor’s work for The Lion King. But few can fully comprehend the idea of an American claiming this line of work. This is as odd an occupation as one can imagine, but not for me. I have pursued a lifelong interest and study of the visual and performing arts, with degrees in studio art, art history, academic research in folklore and psychology, and formal mask study in Bali and Italy. Mask making gives me the opportunity to utilize all of the skills and knowledge that I have investigated and practiced over the years. It drives me to break new ground and find the edge in my chosen art form. Mask making opens a window into various cultures, time periods, stories, and characters – human, animal, and magical. All of my fascination for the range of artistic motifs and personality types in this and other cultures can be explored through masks. This venerable and ancient art form also provides me access to many of the activities that I enjoy: researching, designing, sculpting, painting, writing, storytelling, and performing. While practicing the art of the mask I can balance a need for rewarding, purposeful, and celebratory social interaction with my precious and solitary studio time. These are the two most satisfying and exciting aspects of my path as an artist – the relationships with extraordinary individuals that have emerged from my work, and the prospect of exploring the many humbling and inspiring subjects for designation in the mask through all the years of my life. When I create a mask, I celebrate the depth and diversity of the stories I love, the natural and magical worlds we inhabit, and my inner life. There are always many worthy subjects to portray, e.g., many would agree that an owl would be a great mask character. But one must have a reason to make the piece at this time. Then, based on that initial impulse, inspiration, or request, I must ask, what owl – male, female, old, young, wise, foolish? Through the research, design, and construction process I ask more and more specific questions about my subject. Research includes academic work, sketching, and many hours of thought and visualization, perhaps discovering that it must be a Great Horned Owl for this piece. I may be further guided by a script, a director, or by a specific experience in my life. To make a powerful mask the character needs to resonate strongly within me, and express something important about me. Field work might include locating and visiting owls, so I can observe and mimic them, to discover essential characteristics which must be shown in the mask. When the mask is wearable, the actor or dancer moves with it, to see what characteristics are then set in motion, which can be accented, augmented, or toned down. At some point the work is self-referential – with the forms, rhythms and textures which have emerged informing the final treatment. This owl will be different than any other owl that I craft. After 30 years of mask making, it is a joy and a blessing to have the appreciation and recognition of my colleagues, clients, and the public for the works I have created. This creates a certain confidence and satisfaction. But as an artist, I strive for the opportunity to be ever more vulnerable, to create mask images in different visual languages, to answer creative challenges with new and unexpected solutions. The more experienced I become, the more I seek to shed the baggage of knowledge and embody “beginners’ mind,” the transcendent Zen state of mind where one sees infinite possibilities with great freedom of mind, spirit, and body – playing jazz with life and art.", "coords": { "lat": 42.397392, "lng": -71.127235 } }, { "id": "2648", "name": "BCAF", "artistName": "Boston Comic Arts Foundation", "mapNumber": 25, "address": "44 Liberty Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Drawing" ], "website": "https://www.bostoncomicarts.org/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2648-01.jpg", "bio": "Boston Comic Arts Foundation is a nonprofit that fosters community around comics and promotes engagement with the art form. We support comics creators, attract readers, and offer free public events and educational programs throughout New England. We help put on several events throughout the year, including Massachusetts Independent Comic Expo (MICE), Comics in Color Festival, Calmer Con, and many others. Our Somerville Open Studios features comic artists and publishers from across the Somerville area.", "coords": { "lat": 42.399361, "lng": -71.115921 } }, { "id": "1123", "name": "Boston Figurative Art Center", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 99, "address": "285 Washington Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "http://www.bostonfac.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1123-01.jpg", "bio": "The BFAC hopes to offer balance in the lives of its members. We encourage everyone, from scientists to airline pilots, plumbers to professional artists, to reconnect to the artistic thread that many have lost in their lives.", "coords": { "lat": 42.379566, "lng": -71.09848 } }, { "id": "2480", "name": "SaraMarie Bottaro", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Collage", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.saramariebottaro.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2480-01.jpg", "bio": "From the deep past to now, there are symbols of the sacred feminine (i.e. the wild divine when manifest with a femme face) that reveal a core story of ever-expanding life, growth, interdependence, and the comingling of the spiritual and material planes. The Ocean is the ultimate sacred feminine for me, and remains my touchstone of awe-inspiring power. The shapes and rhythms of most of the art I create are born from my experiences swimming in the ocean. There are many stories being told right now about what the world is, about what’s inevitable, and what has the potential to change. In many of these, we are collectively asked to accept destructive power hierarchies as unavoidable and immutable. Are these the stories we want to endure? I hope that my work inspires you to prioritize love and growth whenever you see it, and to write the story your heart leads you to.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "1868", "name": "Robert Boyer", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 8, "address": "86 Yorktown Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.rdboyermakes.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1868-01.jpg", "bio": "Ceramic objects both functional and abstract. Always something new but constantly returning to texture and patterns as the most interesting part of the process of making work in clay.", "coords": { "lat": 42.399986, "lng": -71.129318 } }, { "id": "376", "name": "Kristin (KB) Breiseth", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Mixed-Media", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://seeartbykb.com/home.html", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/376-01.jpg", "bio": "Celebrating pattern, repetition, and process.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "2048", "name": "Brickbottom Gallery", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Photography", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://brickbottom.org/gallery-info", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2048-01.jpg", "bio": "The BAA Members’ Exhibition is \"Brickbottom Group Show\"", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "2576", "name": "Briles Eye View Photography", "artistName": "Mark Brierley", "mapNumber": 81, "address": "38 Berkeley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "Hi, I’m Mark Brierley, aka Briles. I’m a Somerville-based photographer who loves to explore it all.", "coords": { "lat": 42.38615, "lng": -71.101967 } }, { "id": "213", "name": "Nancy Hall Brooks", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": null, "address": "46 Adams Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/213-01.jpg", "bio": "After attending the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Brooks received an M.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona in Tucson. Her art honors the modernist tradition and also tells stories that resonate for our times. Brooks has exhibited widely. She has received several visual arts fellowships from the Somerville Arts Council, most recently in 2025.", "coords": { "lat": 42.394829, "lng": -71.100403 } }, { "id": "2454", "name": "Maggie Brosnan", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.maggiebrosnan.com/art", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2454-01.jpg", "bio": "I will never see my heart. I have not met my steak. I turned a person into my mother. I will never be alive.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "1539", "name": "Litz Brown", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 64, "address": "16 Brastow Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1539-01.jpg", "bio": "I make functional ceramic pieces that celebrate \"form and function\" and the domestic everyday life we live. For me, the way a mug touches my lips is a chance to explore the boundaries of my self and the material world: where I begin, where the mug ends, how those perceptions change over time. The mundane nature of functional pieces speaks of our need to enter the world through the domestic, the kitchen, the home. It is those objects that we rarely think about, and often take for granted, that afford a renewable joy in their everyday use.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388607, "lng": -71.109962 } }, { "id": "763", "name": "Time’s Arrow Jewelry", "artistName": "Lyn Brown", "mapNumber": 114, "address": "17 Marshall Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Jewelry + Beads" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/763-01.jpg", "bio": "I have a line of jewelry that combines two of my passions-mechanical watch works and vintage jewelry. So, a little background, in the 1980's and 90's I had a vintage clothing store. That's where my passion and my knowledge stems from. My jewelry skills were honed over the years, as I pursued other interests after closing my store. I haven't felt so inspired in years. The endless variety of watches and vintage pieces never fails to inspire me. By combining them each are elevated and unique.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391788, "lng": -71.093597 } }, { "id": "434", "name": "John Bullitt", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Installation", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "https://www.jtbullitt.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/434-01.jpg", "bio": "A simple line drawn across the page records many forces, known and unknown: the artist's conscious intentions, the tiny accidental movements caused by twitching muscles or a wandering mind, and the unconscious universal energies that lurk within us all. In my own mark-making experiments I borrow iconic and symbolic vocabularies from other fields of human inquiry — including science, mathematics, semiotics — to create new ones, in an effort to explore and express our complex relationship to symbol and language.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2581", "name": "Jory Burson", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2581-01.jpg", "bio": "I create sculptural works from discarded electronic peripherals, most often used computer keyboards, transforming discarded tools of communication into objects of reflection.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2564", "name": "Catherine Byrne", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 107, "address": "20 Prospect Hill Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2564-01.jpg", "bio": "Handcrafted wheel-thrown pottery in porcelain and stoneware. Functional pieces for everyday use, finished with beautiful food-safe glazes.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381264, "lng": -71.092003 } }, { "id": "1670", "name": "Kanch by Kolika", "artistName": "Kolika C.", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Glass + Mosaics", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "https://kanchbykolika.square.site/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1670-01.jpg", "bio": "Kolika Chatterjee is a Somerville-based, self-taught, multidisciplinary glass artist and educator specializing in geometric stained glass and kiln-formed botanical glassware, blending her STEM background with texture and form to honor Bengali narratives through innovative techniques.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "1456", "name": "Steven J. Cabral", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "http://www.stevenjcabral.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1456-01.jpg", "bio": "My paintings explore the interplay between order and chaos through geometric and organic forms, hard and soft edges, and experimentation with color, texture, and composition. I aim to represent the inner dialogue of the creative process—the chain reaction of thoughts and ideas that emerge through mark-making.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2486", "name": "Cambridge Hackspace", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 94, "address": "Milk Row Studios, 438R Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.cambridgehackspace.com/about", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2486-01.jpg", "bio": "Cambridge Hackspace is a 501(c)3 non profit maker space in the center of Somerville, MA. We hold weekly tuesday meetings where we get together and make things. We have a dedicated space, where members and come along and work on their projects any day of the week. Our community has a common interest in making, building, computers, technology, craft, art. Members join not only to work on their projects, but to share knowledge and resources, to learn, and to be part of the growing community.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381321, "lng": -71.10244 } }, { "id": "2604", "name": "Joe Campo", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 42, "address": "Julie Peck Studio, 21 Willow Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2604-01.jpg", "bio": "My work is designed to feel like it belongs in a home. I prioritize functionality and my pieces should feel comfortable and well balanced in the hand.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391972, "lng": -71.118126 } }, { "id": "2596", "name": "Julian Cancino", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 98, "address": "Washington Street Studios, 321 Washington Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://washingtonstreet.squarespace.com/#/julin-cancino/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2596-01.jpg", "bio": "The bird guides me. Along piers, rooftops, and shorelines—spaces shaped by human presence—it moves freely, tracing a path where the built world and the natural world intersect. I am drawn to these fleeting moments, where human and more-than-human life briefly align. Each image captures a small encounter, a reminder that nature and spirit persist within and alongside our daily lives.", "coords": { "lat": 42.379803, "lng": -71.100952 } }, { "id": "2547", "name": "Stef Caplen", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://stefcaplen.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2547-01.jpg", "bio": "I'm a somerville based printmaker and therapist. I upcycle clothes and make prints inspired by nature, teeth, cats, and the witchy and whimsical.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2313", "name": "Long Trail Studio", "artistName": "Liv Cappello", "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://livcappello.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2313-01.jpg", "bio": "Liv Cappello is a self-taught artist based in Somerville, MA, working primarily in oil painting and silkscreen printmaking. Her work explores themes of place, community, and memory — how our surroundings shape who we are and how we stay connected to one another. Recently, she’s been drawn to narrative oil painting, using old family photos, images of loved ones, and familiar neighborhood scenes as source material. Translating these moments into paint allows her to explore how memory shifts over time and how personal histories become shared ones.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "1744", "name": "Nick Carlisle", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.nicklebones.net", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1744-01.jpg", "bio": "Color, chaos, and flow are the driving force of my creations; acrylic, pastel, and pencil are my media. My aim is to offer a vibrant, imaginative perspective on ordinary subjects.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "1197", "name": "Sassafrass Creations", "artistName": "Sarah Carlson", "mapNumber": 90, "address": "Aeronaut Brewing Co., 14 Tyler Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Other: prints, coasters, totes, tea towels and stickers" ], "website": "https://www.sassafrass-creations.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1197-01.jpg", "bio": "I strive to create vibrant, organic landscapes that bring an unexpected visual surprise to the viewer. Nature and vibrant colors are my main sources of inspiration. I take artistic influences from the swirling abstract forms of Miro, the cutout paper shapes of Matisse, and the iridescent gold and ornate detail of Klimt. I also have a love for the retro shapes found in the 1940s and 50s. The foundation of most of my work is mixed media; an abstract watercolor background, with any combination of cutout pieces, iridescent acrylic paint, and/or pen & ink. My earlier work was based on glass objects that tell a story to the audience. I put a twist on martini and wine glasses by placing them in multi-panel paintings that tell a little humorous story. Capturing light and using vivid color is all part of my process. Over the past five years, I've been combining the watercolor patterns of my backgrounds with organic shapes and lines. I play with cutouts of shapes and add in elements of gold or silver paint, and/or pen and ink. I name each piece according to its personality. My process begins with a sketch and color planning. The background of all my paintings starts with a thick coat of watercolor and while it's wet I crumple up plastic wrap and place it on top. After 24 hours, I remove the plastic and voila, the result is the pattern you see. It's a surprise every time as no two are ever alike. Next, I decide on iridescent paint, shapes, and color. If there are cutout pieces, I lay those on top and rearrange them for several days or sometimes even weeks. I then glue the pieces on top and step away from the painting to allow it to \"marinate\" for a few days until the piece tells me what the finishing touches will be. The paintings usually \"tell\" me what they need through the process. We fight, we break up, and then finally we get back together and the result is the finished piece. I'd like people to escape reality when they experience my art. To be transported to an alternative dimension that makes the viewer forget the stress and fast pace of our world.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381783, "lng": -71.105667 } }, { "id": "1711", "name": "Nancy Carlsson-Paige", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 15, "address": "Evie Salon Studio, 57 Holland Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1711-01.jpg", "bio": "I discovered painting after a career in education, writing, and public speaking. Through painting I have found a part of myself I never knew, where making art can spring not only from the mind but also from some inner creative force. Many powerful emotions can arise during the process of painting, creating an opportunity for self discovery that seems limitless. I enjoy layering the paint and responding to what I see in a back-and-forth conversation with a painting as it slowly emerges. I believe there is an artist inside every person, that we are all richer and better when we make art.", "coords": { "lat": 42.398216, "lng": -71.123566 } }, { "id": "2481", "name": "Andrew Carr", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 68, "address": "67 Benton Road, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://handcarvedmemorials.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2481-01.jpg", "bio": "A hand-carved memorial is more than just a name and date; it’s a lasting work of art that honors a life lived. Each piece is crafted with care, transforming raw stone into a unique tribute that tells a personal story.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389183, "lng": -71.104965 } }, { "id": "194", "name": "Matt Carrano", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/matt-carrano/collections", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/194-01.jpg", "bio": "The son of a portrait artist, Matt began drawing and traveling to art shows with his father as a child where he grew up in southern Connecticut. With an educational background in engineering and software design, he moved through roles as an engineer, designer, and educator while cultivating a studio practice in painting. Along the way, he studied painting and drawing at the Cambridge Center Studio School, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA. Matt's paintings and collages explore landscapes, both real and imagined, where abstraction and memory meet. Through the land, sea, and shifting light, they reflect on our connection to nature and how time quietly unfolds through changing seasons. Images emerge through the act of painting itself where process becomes a form of inquiry, and shapes and colors evolve into landscapes that feel at once familiar and dreamlike. 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Sculpting in woods from a variety of sources and geographical areas, Castro creates a connection between texture, color and form in his artistic creations, inviting the viewer to transcend the imagination and awaken fantasy, finding harmony between the forms and their significance. 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Through bright colors, playful details, and a touch of nostalgia, I aim to evoke happiness and connection in those who view my art.", "coords": { "lat": 42.398689, "lng": -71.109131 } }, { "id": "2183", "name": "Lily Chylek", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 106, "address": "22 Prospect Hill Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.lilychylek.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2183-01.jpg", "bio": "I create art that invites you into another world—whether it’s outer space, an ancient forest, or the mystical side of the Southwestern mountains I grew up in. Much of my inspiration is drawn from my dreams and synesthetic experiences. My process combines ink, watercolor, and digital painting to create colorful, storybook-style illustrations that I turn into prints and stickers. 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Whether you are beginning your journey into pottery or are an experienced ceramicist, Clay Lounge will ignite your creativity.", "coords": { "lat": 42.375618, "lng": -71.093239 } }, { "id": "2363", "name": "Commonwealth Clayworks", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 7, "address": "1060 Broadway, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": "https://www.commonwealthclayworks.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2363-01.jpg", "bio": "Commonwealth Clayworks is a friendly, beginner-focused studio. 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If I can, with the ability given me, render truthfully my interpretation of this world and share it through art, then I will have found success.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2445", "name": "Constellation: studio for creative and mindful practices", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 55, "address": "Constellation, 259 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media", "Pottery" ], "website": "https://www.studioconstellation.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2445-01.jpg", "bio": "Jenn Falk has been a Somerville resident involved in both art and wellness spaces for the last 20 years. In late 2024, she took over the studio formerly known as Craftwork, and transitioned it into Constellation: a studio for creative and mindful practices. It is a space for the community to come together for a variety of supportive, inspiring, collaborative, calming, open-minded events and classes. She is thrilled to curate such events, art pop-ups, and classes at the studio, and to continue the tradition of hosting Open Studios in the space. This year, you will find three local female artists sharing their mediums and art for SOS!", "coords": { "lat": 42.391529, "lng": -71.110542 } }, { "id": "3", "name": "Anne Corrsin", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Printmaking", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.vernonstreet.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/3-01.jpg", "bio": "My sculptures are material experiments. My prints and drawings are studies for the three dimensional work and they are unique images/objects as well.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "2418", "name": "J Corwin Pottery", "artistName": "Julie Corwin", "mapNumber": 78, "address": "25 Willoughby Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": "https://www.jcorwinpottery.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2418-01.jpg", "bio": "I enjoy creating beautiful pieces for everyday use. Most designs are inspired by art nouveau posters and promotional calendars designed by my great-grandfather in the early 1900s.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389313, "lng": -71.101364 } }, { "id": "2461", "name": "TeeCee Stitchery", "artistName": "Tori Costa", "mapNumber": 98, "address": "Washington Street Studios, 321 Washington Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles" ], "website": "https://teeceestitchery.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2461-01.jpg", "bio": "I create textile collages under the label of TeeCee Stitchery. Inspired by the quilters of Gee's Bend, my textile collages are contemporary and made through traditional methods of stitching, embroidery, dyeing and more.", "coords": { "lat": 42.379803, "lng": -71.100952 } }, { "id": "2186", "name": "Daniel Coughlin", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.danieldcoughlin.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2186-01.jpg", "bio": "Dan Coughlin, b. 1985, is a visual artist from Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated with a BA in Economics from Villanova University in 2007. He subsequently studied at Pratt Institute, graduating with an M. Arch degree in 2012. In 2017 he began pursuing an interest in sculpture while continuing to work as an architect. In 2018-2019 he apprenticed for Cambridge sculptor Peter DeCamp Haines, where he was introduced to the lost-wax bronze casting process. In 2021 he attended a residency at the Berlin Art Institute in Berlin, Germany. He currently lives and works in Somerville, MA.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2618", "name": "The Future Mrs. Darcy", "artistName": "Kristen Cox", "mapNumber": 56, "address": "128 Hudson Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Graphic Design" ], "website": "https://thefuturemrsdarcy.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2618-01.jpg", "bio": "Kristen Cox is a Somerville-based graphic designer. A cconsummate maker, all the weird ideas that fall outside the association work she normally does manifests as The Future Mrs. Darcy whether they be baseball caps that are conversation starters to the lack of medical knowledge about women, Wings of Fire fan attire she made for her kids, or Korean drama bingo cards her bestie requested.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391441, "lng": -71.109482 } }, { "id": "2258", "name": "Crafty Ladies Collective", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 61, "address": "8 Belmont Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2258-01.jpg", "bio": "Homemade kitchen wares, purses, pouches and other practical handmade fiber art. Quilted and block printed wall art. 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I come from a graphic design background: color, shape, form, line, space and texture are important elements of my artwork.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "2415", "name": "Zora Daniel", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 48, "address": "66 Lexington Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2415-01.jpg", "bio": "I mostly make realistic colored pencil drawings, and also some charcoal drawings and acrylic and gauche paintings. I will be selling handmade greeting cards with my art on them. I also take commissions! My art is mostly inspired by nature and human or animal figures.", "coords": { "lat": 42.394215, "lng": -71.114426 } }, { "id": "2554", "name": "Xavier Davidson-Brown", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "Xavier is a multimedia artist, originally from Salem, New York and Saratoga springs. Their artmaking Centers around trying to work through what it means to be trans, queer, alienated under capitalism, and irrevocably linked to those around you. Their practice is also heavily influenced by too much time alone in the woods as a kid and a love of YA fantasy books. 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For all the things out there we don't notice, let's photograph it.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "1917", "name": "Nathaniel Devarie", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 22, "address": "1 Powder House Terrace, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://natedevarie.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1917-01.jpg", "bio": "Focusing on observational painting of interiors and landscapes. 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Her art practice is often collaborative and connects to specific campaigns around issues such as Palestinian liberation, racial justice, and prison abolition. She uses a multidisciplinary approach to help make activism more engaging and irresistibly beautiful. You can follow Ariel's work on Instagram at @rellymakes.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "222", "name": "Parrish Dobson", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://www.parrishdobson.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/222-01.jpg", "bio": "Parrish Dobson is a fine art photographer working primarily in landscape, still life, and interiors in New England and Europe . Her expertly printed color and black and white prints convey a deep respect for quiet and the essential mystery. On view is a new series of large cyanotypes made with kelp gathered from Penobscot Bay in Maine. Other projects include a series entitled \"In Between\" (seascapes from the Gulf of Maine), \"Fragments and Tintypes\", \"The Touch of a Distant Hand\" - a still life series of well used kitchen objects, \"Ashley's House\"- photographs from the interior of the home of children's book illustrator and artist, Ashley Bryan. She has taught Photography at Les Tapies in France, at Star Island, and at the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, MA. She is represented by New Era Gallery on Vinalhaven Island in Maine. Her work has been in many gallery shows and collections.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "1799", "name": "Scenic Psyche Studios", "artistName": "Jonathan Donahue", "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Mixed-Media", "Photography" ], "website": "https://scenicpsychestudio.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1799-01.jpg", "bio": "Art is a way of turning pain pretty, salvaging lost moments, and honoring everything under the sun. It is a practice of the spirit, one that recycles wayward emotions and changes them in to treasures. It is a means for leaving a mark on the world, a cryptic comment of inexplicable depth. I cannot say any more than this.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2435", "name": "My Sunset Road", "artistName": "Courtney Dougal", "mapNumber": 1, "address": "25 Sunset Road, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads", "Painting", "Other: Shellwork" ], "website": "https://www.etsy.com/shop/MySunsetRoad", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2435-01.jpg", "bio": "I'm a self-taught artist & fourth-generation Somervillian. I'm a maximalist at heart and find it hard to limit my creative interests to just one or two mediums. This year I'll be showing my newest collection of metalwork & beaded jewelry, Victorian-inspired shellwork, and paintings. Each of these crafts help me to express my love of color, texture, and pattern mixing.", "coords": { "lat": 42.408863, "lng": -71.124702 } }, { "id": "2455", "name": "Leaf Dougal", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 1, "address": "25 Sunset Road, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.etsy.com/shop/LeafDougal", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2455-01.jpg", "bio": "I'm 21 years old and self-taught, though I come from a long line of artists. My current work is bold, detailed, and often takes many hours per piece. 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This is why I love to paint, for these sometimes brief, and fleeting moments. My hope is that the shapes, colors and textures I combine brightens someone's day as much as I enjoy creating them! I've been painting, showing and selling my work since my days as a student at Skidmore College. AMP are my maiden name initials and I started using the name AMPle art while working on my Master's in Interior Design from the Corcoran College of Art + Design. 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Each piece is infused with purpose and passion for this ancient craft and my genuine desire to share its beauty with others.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2328", "name": "Amy Dyer", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Fiber + Textiles", "Painting" ], "website": "https://amydyer.art", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2328-01.jpg", "bio": "Once upon a time, I worked as a software engineer. I lived a quiet, boring life, eating a lot of takeout salads and going to tech conferences. I also liked to draw, though, and I started keeping a sketchbook. One day, I got fed up with software, so I decided to get married, ride a bicycle across the country, and fill up four more sketchbooks, instead. 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I soak up the inspiration, get a piece of sturdy artist paper, and let the dramatic, energetic strokes pour loosely out of my hands and onto the paper with acrylic paint.The result is a meditative study that leaves you feeling you could fly in and out of a broad landscape all packed in a small space.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384037, "lng": -71.100204 } }, { "id": "656", "name": "eveninghawk", "artistName": "eHawk", "mapNumber": null, "address": "15 Madison St, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Drawing", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "https://eveninghawk.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/656-01.jpg", "bio": "eHawk (Alana Rivera) has always had a passion for making art and nerding out about nature. A childhood fear of bugs transformed into a deep fascination with biology and science. 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My functional work is inspired by patterns and designs found in nature that are carved and painted.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2104", "name": "Jennifer Erbe", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 98, "address": "Washington Street Studios, 321 Washington Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Photography", "Pottery" ], "website": "https://jennifererbe.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2104-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a photographer and mixed media artist. Having a background in both science and art, I often see the world through a dual perspective. I am attracted to both the natural and industrial areas around me, and frequently explore the juxtaposition of city and nature through my work. Mostly I make photographs because I am curious. I ask a lot of questions when walking around – How would this look up close? How do these things go together? My camera serves as my collaborator, as we see the world through a variety of filters, both tangible and intangible. The translation my camera makes of the world helps me to better understand it.", "coords": { "lat": 42.379803, "lng": -71.100952 } }, { "id": "2655", "name": "Aileen Erickson", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.aileenerickson.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2655-01.jpg", "bio": "The oil paintings are based on panels laid out with beach/found objects: both paintings and panels have an abstract reach but are founded on personal experience and mood. The panels' square or rectangular shapes on the canvases may be a nod to traditional windows or to similarly shaped art hanging on walls. Their floating in space may be imspired by the strong influence of both a northern and southern island.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "452", "name": "Bethany Ericson", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads", "Mixed-Media", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.imaginaryjob.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/452-01.jpg", "bio": "Ericson began making fun animal block prints this year. This is in addition to fine jewelry metalsmithing that has become interwined with wood carving and often incorporates bits of the natural world: deer bone, walnut, robin's egg, and more.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "2468", "name": "Rolf Erikson", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Fiber + Textiles", "Painting" ], "website": "https://rolferiksonartist.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2468-01.jpg", "bio": "I was born with a keen interest in being creative, a passion that has remained with me, despite the challenges that life inevitably presents. Throughout my life, I have studied art, taught art, created art, and worked in space planning and interior design. Now, as a retiree living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a studio in nearby Somerville, I am embracing the gift of abundant free time to create art.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2117", "name": "Diane Esmond", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 16, "address": "14 Park Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.dianeesmond.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2117-01.jpg", "bio": "Diane Esmond (1910-1981) was born in London and raised in Paris. After spending the war years in New York (during which time the paintings she left in France were confiscated by the Nazi occupiers), she returned to live in or near Paris for the rest of her life. She worked in the tradition of French post-impressionist painters. Her major subjects were landscapes, interiors, and still lifes. She was inspired by the Caribbean tropical forest and the Provençal countryside. The legacy of her work resides with her son, Victor Wallis, who lives in Somerville.", "coords": { "lat": 42.397907, "lng": -71.122833 } }, { "id": "2573", "name": "Kestrop Studio", "artistName": "Kate Estrop", "mapNumber": 40, "address": "Studio Fun Haus, 337 Summer Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.kestropstudio.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2573-01.jpg", "bio": "The art of Kestrop Studio gives attention to the unloved creatures of the neighborhood: the icky bugs, the dirty birds, the toothy, dangerous creatures who lurk in your trash cans at night. Find original illustrations of them, and many other friendly creatures, on stationary, stickers, buttons, magnets and more! Plus, pick up some mini zines about birds, bugs, and exploring neighborhood nature to learn a thing or two about the ecosystem at your own back door.", "coords": { "lat": 42.393467, "lng": -71.118553 } }, { "id": "2633", "name": "Alex Exum", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 97, "address": "30 Dimick Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "I'm interested in how subjectivity and identity are shaped by technocapital. 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The associations I have with specific objects and patterns help me decide how to transform materials, allowing me to be more inventive with my medium selection. I reminisce as I work; each substance, process, or subject echoing a moment, person, or feeling from childhood. As a result, the works become indirect collaborations with family members and a past self. They allow me to reflect as I search through archives for something missed.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2241", "name": "Catherine Fernbach", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 15, "address": "Evie Salon Studio, 57 Holland Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2241-01.jpg", "bio": "Artwork is always an exploration for me. Sometimes I find myself in familiar territory, and other times I am in the complete unknown.", "coords": { "lat": 42.398216, "lng": -71.123566 } }, { "id": "152", "name": "Kathleen Finlay", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://kathleenfinlaystudio.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/152-01.jpg", "bio": "My work both illustrates and is a methodology. It is work about work. It’s about making, the process of making and the products of the making. It is revealing the accumulation of parts, shapes, particles or objects. The piece is the event. These current pieces are exploring the work space or studio as an excavation site, repository, or museum for these products, pieces retrieved from past projects as well as current projects in process.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2659", "name": "Firefly Arts Collective", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 92, "address": "Dojo at SomerNova, 15 Properzi Way, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "Our mission is to foster a collaborative environment and community for participatory arts, encouraging people to express their creativity, and challenging them to extend their concept of both community and art.", "coords": { "lat": 42.382534, "lng": -71.105415 } }, { "id": "2453", "name": "Fish Makes Art", "artistName": "Allison Fish", "mapNumber": 87, "address": "175 Beacon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://fish-makes-art.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2453-01.jpg", "bio": "Hello! I’m Allison, an artist specializing in storytelling and people. I’ve always been drawn to art, but recently, I’ve become more dedicated to honing my skills and deepening my understanding of the fundamentals.", "coords": { "lat": 42.379951, "lng": -71.108025 } }, { "id": "1836", "name": "Tim Fish", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Drawing" ], "website": "https://www.timfishworks.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1836-01.jpg", "bio": "As a writer/artist of comics and graphic novels, my work incorporates research and humor to foster empathy and open dialogue in topics that may challenge the audience. As a PhD candidate at the University of Limerick, my sci-fi graphic novel work-in-progress is the first of its kind in a creative writing program at a university in Ireland. My past work has been published by Marvel, Vertigo, Image, Dark Horse, and independently. My plays have been performed during Quare Tales in Dublin and Galway, and Fringe PVD in Providence.", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "1184", "name": "Jen Flores", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://jenflores.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1184-01.jpg", "bio": "As a creative person - I love to make things! My artwork is mixed media and encaustics. I also love to work with fabrics and see my designs materialize into actual wearable clothing!", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2187", "name": "Steven Flythe", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 70, "address": "480 Broadway, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2187-01.jpg", "bio": "My work draws on mythology, storytelling, and a sense of fun. I am inspired by the ancient tales, folk traditions, and everyday stories that shape how we see the world. Through playful imagery and familiar symbols, I aim to create art that feels welcoming, curious, and alive.", "coords": { "lat": 42.39687, "lng": -71.10347 } }, { "id": "2631", "name": "Terra Et Cetera Art", "artistName": "Francesca Fontin", "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2631-01.jpg", "bio": "As a Black owned Etsy shop, Terra Et Cetera Art loosely translates from Latin to \"plants and other art\" as the main bulk of digitally made prints and stickers have a running theme of nature. Other prevailing themes are mental health and spirituality. Many of my work's subjects are black women and femmes.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "1802", "name": "Cara Foster Karim", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://art.carafosterkarim.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1802-01.jpg", "bio": "I collect newspapers in different languages from local businesses and immigrant-owned grocery stores and use the newspaper to depict street scenes and sidewalk scenes. I paint with acrylics on the sheets of newspaper, and then organize all the scraps of paper by color and cut them to the shapes I want as I go. I love working with newspaper collage because it’s a way I can draw attention to and celebrate the diverse communities that live in and give life to our landscape, whether by walking down that sidewalk every day on the way to school or starting that business or sometimes actually literally constructing the buildings. Due to my background in urban planning and affordable housing I approach my art primed to notice the physical built environment and the people who are a part of it. Newspaper collage feels like the perfect way to express the depth of meaning that I see in the landscape and want to communicate to others. I hope my work helps you to take a second look at everyday scenes and notice them for their beauty and complexity.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2311", "name": "Full of Bull Goods", "artistName": "Marty Freeman", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://fullofbullgoods.etsy.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2311-01.jpg", "bio": "Marty Freeman", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2054", "name": "TMA Style", "artistName": "Rachel Freudenburg", "mapNumber": 98, "address": "Washington Street Studios, 321 Washington Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media", "Other: Fiber arts and houseplants" ], "website": "https://tma-style.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2054-01.jpg", "bio": "TMA Style is a place where I can give free reign to both of my creative passions: fiber arts and houseplants.", "coords": { "lat": 42.379803, "lng": -71.100952 } }, { "id": "209", "name": "Martha Friend", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": null, "address": "135 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.marthafriend.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/209-01.jpg", "bio": "I am traveling to Mexico during the week of Somerville Open Studios in order to build homes with Habitiat for Humanity in Tlaxaca. The dates of SOS and the Habitiat build were the same and I decided to join my daughter in Mexico. The outside of my home is open and people are welcome to walk around but the inside will not be open this year. See you in 2027! Have a great SOS!", "coords": { "lat": 42.38805, "lng": -71.10157 } }, { "id": "2601", "name": "Jen Fries", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 119, "address": "145 Perkins Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Collage", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "https://jenfriesarts.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2601-01.jpg", "bio": "Watercolors, drawings, collages, books and zines, objects, telling stories about nature and humanity. My inspirations include wide-open landscapes and winding forest paths, dreams and magic, and the trees, birds, and ghosts of Somerville. I offer works on canvas and paper, artist books, cards, zines, journals, art amulets and talismans, and just about anything else I may think of.", "coords": { "lat": 42.385681, "lng": -71.082672 } }, { "id": "2636", "name": "Renée Fritschel", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://reneefritschel.cargo.site/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2636-01.jpg", "bio": "Even as the landscape changes, memory is held within natural cycles; there is a lot of work and life happening beneath the surface. My work centers around elements in the natural world such as water and light, looking at the microcosms that the landscape creates. For me, these elements are rituals; they are a constant connection throughout time and space and through their changes, are reflective of how the world is evolving and suffering. A focus on natural phenomena makes note of the small but powerful systems that are constantly at work around us, leading away from a human-centered view of the world.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "1140", "name": "Nifty Arts", "artistName": "Jennifer Fuchel", "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Sculpture", "Other: turned wooden objects, mobiles" ], "website": "https://www.niftyarts.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1140-01.jpg", "bio": "I believe that art & design should serve a purpose in our society and community, whether to educate, inspire or to make someone smile. Past visitors are often surprised by the variety of media I work in: painting, wood turning & carving, ceramics, metals, etc. This year I predict I will have focussed on painting, small ceramic sculptures — let's see if I am correct :)", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "2467", "name": "AkiArt", "artistName": "Akira Fujita", "mapNumber": 83, "address": "20 - 20A Central Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.instagram.com/craigakirafujita/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2467-01.jpg", "bio": "My journey into art began with childhood interests of Japanese folkloric images and iconic depictions of spiritual and mystical beings. These ideas mixed with what I saw on the street, which included graffiti art and early representational visual elements of urban culture.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384575, "lng": -71.106339 } }, { "id": "497", "name": "Light from the Night", "artistName": "Jeff Fullerton", "mapNumber": 35, "address": "23 Josephine Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://lightfromthenight.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/497-01.jpg", "bio": "My photography consists of long exposures ranging from 2 seconds to 7 hours. Over the years, I have used an old 35mm Nikon, a shutter release cable, and a tripod to capture late night or early morning scenes. More recently, a Nikon D80 and a D7000 have provided the means for capturing images in the dark. The images provide a view of structures, skylines and events with unique lighting conditions in the hours between sunset and sunrise. My photos cover many travels to distant countries. This year I will also be showing photos from Echelon art installation over the Greenway and the lunar eclipse from around Boston. Other photos include local and international landmarks, such as the Zakim Bridge in Boston, Washington Monument, the Hancock Tower, mountains of Canada, streaking stars (demonstrating the rotation of the earth) over Arizona, overpasses in Dallas, fireworks on the Charles and skylines of Boston and Riga, Latvia. Most images are printed on 10x15 or 11x14 paper to enhance the viewing experience; a handful of images are printed on 16x24 photo paper. In addition, I handcraft the frames from salvaged wood collected from various sources to complete the presentation. Stop by to see this year's collection with several new images from this past year.", "coords": { "lat": 42.396198, "lng": -71.11422 } }, { "id": "797", "name": "Beth Galston", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Printmaking", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.bethgalston.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/797-01.jpg", "bio": "Beth Galston is known for creating immersive environments, sculptures, prints, and public art commissions that combine nature, technology and light. Her installations define space through the layering of materials—both ephemeral and physical. By collecting, reproducing, and re-presenting organic elements in her sculptures and her prints she creates forms which echo and amplify the cycles of the natural world.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "1585", "name": "Bridget Seley Galway", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 111, "address": "17 Howe Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://brieartistality.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1585-01.jpg", "bio": "Much of the inspiration for my art comes from my childhood during the mid 50’s to early 60’s growing up in New York’s Greenwich Village. I was surrounded by the bohemian culture of artists, writers, and musicians. This milieu of creativity gave me the freedom and stimulated my need to render these experiences in my art as a child, and still to this day What inspires me goes hand in hand with my choice of medium, whether it be two or three dimensional. The common thread in my art is the subject, which is of or about people. How I choose to portray them also expresses how I see the world, and how I am in it. My past is always a part of the present. My past defines many starting points of change; each one is manifested through personal and passionate memories and impressions of people and places. Therefore my art and writing continues to be an on-going resolution to experiences both beautiful and painful.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389961, "lng": -71.09568 } }, { "id": "1903", "name": "Paula Garbarino", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 86, "address": "16 rear Ivaloo Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Furniture", "Other: Marquetry pictures" ], "website": "http://www.pgarbarino.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1903-01.jpg", "bio": "For Open Studios, I offer a selection of art furniture and marquetry pictures (pictures created from wood veneers) in my in-studio gallery.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381378, "lng": -71.108131 } }, { "id": "2662", "name": "Vikas Garg", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "I like to show things the way I see them", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2567", "name": "Grazia Gatti", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://Instagram: #gatti.graziana", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2567-01.jpg", "bio": "Art is introspection and expression.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "877", "name": "Kathryn Geismar", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.kathryngeismar.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/877-01.jpg", "bio": "My work explores the complex and often fragmentary nature of identity through portraits and abstract collage. For the past five years, I have been overlapping portraits drawn on translucent drafting film that are overlaid, creating an intertwining of figures and faces that raises questions about identity and individuation.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2553", "name": "Gigax Art", "artistName": "Gigax", "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Installation", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.gigaxart.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2553-01.jpg", "bio": "GIGAX", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2571", "name": "Celia Gilbert", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": ".", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "318", "name": "Wally Gilbert", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Graphic Design", "Photography" ], "website": "http://wallygilbert.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/318-01.jpg", "bio": "I create digital photographic images of fragments of scenes, working on a border between visual reality and the emotional abstract, exploring pattern, color, form, and texture. Although I work with the iphone, the final pictures are quite large drawing the viewer in.I often work with brilliant solarizations in color and black and white.Most recently I have been creating abstract images as a series of transformations based on allowing overlapping images to interfere with eachother in color space. These brightly colored images still retain, barely, some indication of the original photographs.", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "2516", "name": "Adric Giles", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://mondofiasco.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2516-01.jpg", "bio": "\"THE EXISTING FRAMEWORK cannot subdue the new human force that is increasing day by day alongside the irresistible development of technology and the dissatisfaction of its possible uses in our senseless social life.\"", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "1567", "name": "Christopher Gill", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 38, "address": "Mixit Studios / Mixit Print Studio, 32 Clifton Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://chrisgillartist.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1567-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a psychotherapist and musician, who took up painting with passion and a vengeance in 2010. My mother, Cecily Gill, was a painter. My wife, the printmaker and painter, Jane Goldman, suggested I switch from acrylics to watercolor in 2012. I make large watercolor and gouache action paintings, which I consider to be a kind of visual music. They are rhythm oriented and are an attempt to recreate natural patterns of nature and human psychology. I use cups, bowls and a paint brush to deliver the paint to the paper rolls I use, but rarely touch the brush to the paper.", "coords": { "lat": 42.395817, "lng": -71.117638 } }, { "id": "2488", "name": "Paul Glenn", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 74, "address": "Renegade Potters, 13 Robinson Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Pottery" ], "website": "https://Www.paulevanglenn.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2488-01.jpg", "bio": "Deeply influenced by Op Art, my work invites viewers to engage on an individual level with the idea of spirituality. Inspired by various religious symbols, objects and decorative patterns, I create paintings, works on paper and art objects that speak to spiritual awareness and ritual. My practice with ritual began in my very first body of work inspired by Giotto, Christianity and religious rituals, which uncovered a life-long process of merging ritual observation with mark making. My studio practice is executed with strategic mathematical precision that allows a truly submissive response to the moment. My process explores the concepts of structure driving accessibility to a spiritual or meditative experience.", "coords": { "lat": 42.392483, "lng": -71.101227 } }, { "id": "2589", "name": "Jane Goldman", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 38, "address": "Mixit Studios / Mixit Print Studio, 32 Clifton Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://janegoldmanart.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2589-01.jpg", "bio": "Artist statement", "coords": { "lat": 42.395817, "lng": -71.117638 } }, { "id": "2609", "name": "Radical Clay", "artistName": "David Gorestki", "mapNumber": 42, "address": "Julie Peck Studio, 21 Willow Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Sculpture" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2609-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a local ceramic artist working out of Mudflat Studios, where I have been developing my handbuilt practice for over three years. My work consists of sculptural vases, bowls, cups, and tea bowls that explore organic form, surface, and earthy color.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391972, "lng": -71.118126 } }, { "id": "1767", "name": "Stephen Goss Pottery", "artistName": "Stephen Goss", "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": "https://www.stephengosspottery.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1767-01.jpg", "bio": "I make wheel-thrown pottery with the emphasis on functionality, the tactile experience, and the intention of contemplation.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "771", "name": "Gretchen Ann Graham", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 98, "address": "Washington Street Studios, 321 Washington Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/ananda/sets", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/771-01.jpg", "bio": "I communicate the essence of place in my work; and give viewers their own 'decisive moment'. After pouring over a Christmas gift--Ken Heyman's \"All the World's Family,\" in 1983--I knew my camera would never be far from me!", "coords": { "lat": 42.379803, "lng": -71.100952 } }, { "id": "2351", "name": "Emily Grandstaff-Rice", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2351-01.jpg", "bio": "My eye dwells on both the built and the unbuilt world. I look to find movement in the static--the unseen energy embodied in the still.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "1757", "name": "Pam Greene", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.pamgreenepaintings.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1757-01.jpg", "bio": "Representational still life paintings that are inspired by the beauty of imperfection, fleeting shadows, flickering light, and the effects of time on surfaces.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "219", "name": "Carol Greenwood", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Installation", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.carolgreenwoodart.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/219-01.jpg", "bio": "I'm interested in things that border two and three dimensions. Initially a painter, over time my paintings began to creep off the picture plane and into the physical space of the viewer. My short-form description is that my 3-dimensional work is a bit flat and my 2-dimensional work is lumpy.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "1953", "name": "Yildiz Fine Arts", "artistName": "Yildiz Grodowski", "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.yildizgrodowski.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1953-01.jpg", "bio": "As an artist and a dancer, I find many connections between abstract painting and improvisational dance. Just as I let the music move me from within, I allow my artistic intuition to bring my brush to life.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2627", "name": "Finding Moll Art", "artistName": "Molly Gross", "mapNumber": 82, "address": "Summer Street Studio, 62A Summer Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://Www.findingmoll.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2627-01.jpg", "bio": "Finding Moll Art's work is often described as “wicked cute,” blending playful creativity with vibrant tones, and features her favorite 2-D mediums—watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, and collage.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384037, "lng": -71.100204 } }, { "id": "2472", "name": "Renegade Potters", "artistName": "Alice Grossman", "mapNumber": 74, "address": "Renegade Potters, 13 Robinson Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2472-01.jpg", "bio": "I make hand built stoneware vessels that take inspiration from nature, ancient cultures, and improvisation. I use fossils, shells, seeds, and handmade stamps to create marks and texture in the clay.", "coords": { "lat": 42.392483, "lng": -71.101227 } }, { "id": "2568", "name": "Fidgetology", "artistName": "Cal D. Groudas", "mapNumber": 42, "address": "Julie Peck Studio, 21 Willow Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Other: Fidget toys" ], "website": "https://fidgetology.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2568-01.jpg", "bio": "Fidgetology offers mid-range, silent fidget tools designed for adults (but appreciated by people of all ages). Our products are satisfying, subtle, portable, and popular with the neurodiverse community as well as teachers, OTs, parents, and kids. Unlike typical toys on the market, ours blend form and function—quiet enough for meetings and conversations, durable enough for daily use, and elegant enough to leave on your desk. We currently sell leather, bronze, and ceramic toys along with leather DIY kits, some wearable options, and custom toy design.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391972, "lng": -71.118126 } }, { "id": "2265", "name": "VHF Studio", "artistName": "Jack Gruman", "mapNumber": 79, "address": "Central Street Studios, 57 Central Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Mixed-Media", "Video" ], "website": "https://vhfstudio.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2265-01.jpg", "bio": "ANNA GRUMAN aka JACK (All Pronouns) is a Somerville-born multimedia artist who makes video art, live projection shows for theater, and immersive installation environments.", "coords": { "lat": 42.386974, "lng": -71.104156 } }, { "id": "2303", "name": "Susan Hagner", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Jewelry + Beads", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2303-01.jpg", "bio": "I create in a multitude of media: painting, collage, iconography and sewing, among others. But my work expresses its unity through my interest in animals and plants, topography and spirituality. It achieves its characteristic textures and colors through combinations of material and technique. Its focus dwells upon the intersections of layers of images and meanings, and how they may conceal and reveal one another.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "2323", "name": "Michael Hall", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 5, "address": "6 Farragut Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://michaelhall.photography/about", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2323-01.jpg", "bio": "I have been interested in cameras and photographic processes all my life. While digital imagery has taken over most of my work, I still practice the skills I learned as a teenager with film - hand developing and printing all of my black & white material. I shoot in a variety of formats, with my current focus on large format photography. I have also been exploring alternate processes, with a focus on cyanotype printing from film negatives.", "coords": { "lat": 42.404449, "lng": -71.129883 } }, { "id": "98", "name": "Gina Halstead", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://ginahalstead.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/98-01.jpg", "bio": "Gina Halstead is an abstract painter working in oil and mixed media who has been a member of the Vernon Street Studios artistic community for over 20 years. Her art education includes studying painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and at an overseas art program in Viterbo, Italy. Her inspiration springs from the people she has known and the countries and cultures where she has lived and traveled.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "2076", "name": "Hancock & Fellows", "artistName": "Chuck Hancock", "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Drawing" ], "website": "https://www.instagram.com/hancocknfellows/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2076-01.jpg", "bio": "Elder queer artist navigating a perception of disintegrating corporeality. 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I come back to my core identities of water and blooming flowers and dance and trees and vast sky, and the small, beautiful things.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2672", "name": "KO Knits", "artistName": "Olivia Hochstadt", "mapNumber": null, "address": null, "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles" ], "website": "https://koknits.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2672-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a knitwear designer making clothes from yarn I spin and dye using plants I forage. My designs are intuitive, textural, and color-focused, reflecting amorphous landscapes of my mind. Multitudes of textures snake around my garments in organic forms, creating abstracted environments, homes for complex feelings. Through splashes of color and hand stitched words, my garments express emotions I cannot verbalize. Divulging the inside out and the outside in, my work explores the use of clothing the body as a method to express and protect the inner self. As modular, asymmetrical, and reversible garments, my work reflects the experimentation and duality inherent in the body and human experience. When I make each stitch of clothing with my hands, I create something beautiful— tangible— soft— and grounding. These are experiences I seek more of. 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Enter into a psychedelic escape of curated novelty prints, neon bright colors, and a circus full of smiles. Specializing in the 60's and 70's, Lexie Butterfly is centered in a rainbow aesthetic of sustainability from upcycling and restoring vintage garments to designing and creating new size inclusive garments from reclaimed or vintage materials. 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Each piece isolates an aspect of a language or a text and creates a visual correlate of its structure, generating imagery from the linguistics of the text itself.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2545", "name": "Farah Hussain", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 99, "address": "285 Washington Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/farahhussain/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2545-01.jpg", "bio": "I give my mother full credit for noticing when I was young that I had an inclination towards art. When I was three years old, she says, I drew a picture of my grandmother with all of her body parts in the right places, earrings, and even shoes. 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The dynamics of weather and qualities of unique vantage play a large role in my current investigations. 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She uses a variety of mediums to experiment with concepts of order, chaos, and time.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2022", "name": "visible mending & slow fashion", "artistName": "jessamy shay", "mapNumber": 109, "address": "Pearl Street Studios, 226 Pearl Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles" ], "website": "https://jessamyshay.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2022-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a textile artist, sustainable fashion designer and educator whose work explores the beauty of repair, reuse, and handcraft. Through my clothing label AMENDED, I construct upcycled and visibly mended clothing and accessories from secondhand textiles, giving new life to materials which might otherwise end up in the waste stream. I incorporate techniques like hand embroidery, darning and applique to push against the boundaries of traditional repair, prioritizing expressiveness and artistry just as much as functionality. My practice also includes teaching visible mending and handsewing in order to share endangered skills and contribute to a more sustainable future. In all facets of my work, I encourage others to think more critically about consumerism and waste, and to find joy in wearing and caring for their clothes.", "coords": { "lat": 42.387432, "lng": -71.093987 } }, { "id": "1447", "name": "Art Adventures", "artistName": "Laura Quincy Jones", "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.lauraquincyjones.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1447-01.jpg", "bio": "My watercolor-with-ink illustrations are inspired by beautiful places I've lived and worked around the world, from the Australian outback to Havana, Cuba. The details of life and atmosphere of inviting spaces are fascinating to me, and a pleasure to capture and convey on paper. These images are created in high quality fine art prints as well as greeting cards with 30+ images, including individual cards and themed card packs. Fine art prints come in \"tiny art\" size and larger. I also lead weekly Watercolor Workshops at the Miller St studios for painters at all levels.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "1618", "name": "Jason Jong", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://soundcloud.com/jasonjong", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1618-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a portrait and figure artist, and have recently discovered my muse, Jar Jar Binks. I hope that by illuminating his life and career with my work, I can elevate his reputation as a misunderstood historical figure.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2665", "name": "KAHLE Studio", "artistName": "Mary Kahle", "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.kahle-studio.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2665-01.jpg", "bio": "Mary Kahle is a fashion designer and multidisciplinary creative whose work bridges art, design, and craft. Drawing inspiration from nature, the rhythms of daily life, and the interplay between humans and their surroundings, Mary’s creations explore connection and form. Her practice celebrates the diversity of bodies and organic shapes, weaving together traditional and contemporary artisanal techniques to honor the beauty of imperfection and individuality.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2069", "name": "Jane Kamine", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://janekamine.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2069-01.jpg", "bio": "Works on paper including monotypes, collages, drawings in gouache, ink, acrylic, flashe, oil and pencil. 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Fiber functions for me as both material and metaphor: it carries labor, repetition, and inherited knowledge. By working with these traditionally undervalued practices, I investigate how femininity, obedience, care, and resistance are learned and internalized.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2226", "name": "Studio for Sculptural Arts", "artistName": "Jocelyn Kasow", "mapNumber": 93, "address": "Studio for Sculptural Arts at SOMERNOVA, 24R Dane Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Glass + Mosaics", "Painting" ], "website": "https://sites.google.com/view/jocelynkasowglassworks", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2226-01.jpg", "bio": "I work in interactions and connections, how shapes and angles react to each other, how each color reacts to the next, and how these interactions produce a compelling composition. Each element of a piece is a reaction to the others. I started as a painter -first figurative, then abstract. Now I use the concepts internalized in that study to create abstract sculptures with glass, using traditional stained glass techniques in a decidedly non-traditional manner. Light circulates through and around glass, and reflects off of the metal solder, adding another compositional and interactive element and engaging the viewer more deeply. This produces evocative sculptures where the viewer first appreciates the whole, and can then go deeper to see the interplay of art, craft, and engineering.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381435, "lng": -71.103844 } }, { "id": "2591", "name": "heini katriina", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://heinikatriina.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2591-01.jpg", "bio": "your neighborhood ghost", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2092", "name": "Atomik Design Studio", "artistName": "Adam Katz", "mapNumber": null, "address": "60 Tufts Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Graphic Design" ], "website": "https://www.atomikdesignstudio.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2092-01.jpg", "bio": "I'm a graphic designer - I design for both print + web. 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I have installed cameras in MI, MA, VT, and beyond. I also make cyanotypes, using objects, plants, and my own film negatives. I make photographs with cameras like the Brownie Hawkeye, Holga, and Sprocket Rocket. I'm drawn to the natural world and to the structures, objects, and marks in it that humans leave behind.", "coords": { "lat": 42.379803, "lng": -71.100952 } }, { "id": "2534", "name": "Emmaline Kenny", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": null, "address": "SMFA, 160 St Alphonsus, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://smfa.tufts.edu/graduate/graduate-student-work-2026/emmaline-kenny", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2534-01.jpg", "bio": "Emmaline Kenny is a multimedia artist based in Somerville, MA. Her work employs welded sculpture, painting, and installation to explore themes of ambiguity and tension. Kenny's cage-like structures often appear too spindly to support themselves, or evoke skeletons stripped from a larger whole. Various objects are often enclosed within, playing with expressions of protection, entrapment, and refusal to let go.", "coords": { "lat": 42.387596, "lng": -71.099495 } }, { "id": "2229", "name": "Michael Kersh", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://michaelkersh.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2229-01.jpg", "bio": "Michael Kersh is a young painter working mostly in oil. His work portrays local landscapes and views from behind the wheel of his car, evoking a not only a sense of familiarity, nostalgia and sonder, but also stress, anger and helplessness of being stuck in traffic. He is an active member of the Brickbottom Artists Association and regular student with Alexandra Rozenman's Art School 99 in Somerville", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "2217", "name": "Ariel Kessler", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 98, "address": "Washington Street Studios, 321 Washington Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Mixed-Media", "Pottery" ], "website": "https://www.arielkessler.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2217-01.jpg", "bio": "Ariel Kessler works in a range of media including painting, collage, printmaking, and ceramics. Her work uses lively, colorful imagery to create a whimsical world. Combining traditional approaches with an emphasis on color and texture, she explores themes of memory and storytelling, home, nature, and remoteness.", "coords": { "lat": 42.379803, "lng": -71.100952 } }, { "id": "2578", "name": "Kev and Cob", "artistName": "Jacob Keven", "mapNumber": 27, "address": "702 Broadway, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "https://kevandcob.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2578-01.jpg", "bio": "My name is Jacob Keven and in my artistic practice I combine quilting, couture, and sculpture techniques to create art with an emphasis on color and texture. I strive to be mindful of waste in my practice. I use reclaimed materials whenever possible and exclusively use secondhand fabric. None of the fabric that comes into my studio is sent to a landfill. It is all used through patchwork or stuffing.", "coords": { "lat": 42.39983, "lng": -71.112305 } }, { "id": "676", "name": "Kiely Studio", "artistName": "Colleen Kiely", "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.colleenkiely.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/676-01.jpg", "bio": "For me, paintings are first and foremost things, beings even, not images. I make process-based paintings and drawings that aim to embody moments of tenderness, humor and connection.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "170", "name": "Lee Kilpatrick", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 98, "address": "Washington Street Studios, 321 Washington Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://www.leekilpatrick.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/170-01.jpg", "bio": "My photography is fine art documentary style portraits showing people interacting -- and not interacting -- with their environment. Some of my recent work depicts group interactions using panoramic photographs, and I made a pandemic-themed zine in August 2020. I am currently working on a project that is resonant with the isolated environment of the recent years, and a projecton the Mill Brook in Arlington.", "coords": { "lat": 42.379803, "lng": -71.100952 } }, { "id": "2580", "name": "Allie Kleber", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Photography", "Other: self-published comic books (pamphlet/zine-style)" ], "website": "https://alliekleber.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2580-01.jpg", "bio": "A graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont, Allie has been making and self-publishing short comics for well over a decade, on themes ranging from autobio/slice-of-life to science fiction adventures to pulpy fantasy erotica. In recent years, they have developed a passion for nature and wildlife photography, and have been dabbling in illustration based on these themes as well.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "1625", "name": "Works from the Treehouse", "artistName": "Jennifer Koerber", "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Installation", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "http://www.worksfromthetreehouse.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1625-01.jpg", "bio": "IMPORTANT UPDATE: I'm not going to be open for this year's Open Studios due to unexpected circumstances. Please visit my website for a view of my current works in progress: https://www.worksfromthetreehouse.com/jenn/", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "245", "name": "Bobbi Kovner", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://bobbikovner.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/245-01.jpg", "bio": "I received a degree from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, taught design at Endicott College in Beverly, and have painted for over twenty years.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "1352", "name": "Engel & Völkers Boston", "artistName": "Jayne D Kramer", "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Painting", "Photography" ], "website": "https://jaynekramer.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1352-01.jpg", "bio": "Please use last years statement", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "2335", "name": "Renegade Potters", "artistName": "Jill Kramer", "mapNumber": 74, "address": "Renegade Potters, 13 Robinson Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2335-01.jpg", "bio": "My ceramic work is primarily terracotta, handbuilt pieces, both functional and decorative. Much of my work is textured or stenciled, and glazed mostly in blue/teal glazes.", "coords": { "lat": 42.392483, "lng": -71.101227 } }, { "id": "897", "name": "Nancy Kramer", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 79, "address": "Central Street Studios, 57 Central Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://Www.nakramer.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/897-01.jpg", "bio": "Abstract painting frees me from deliberate representation. I trust in the creative process and my intuition to make rapid decisions based on sensibility and aesthetics rather than a need to make a statement or express function. The materials and tools (paint applied with expired health insurance cards, plexiglass, or metal trowel) allow me to move paint in such a way to give the work its vibrancy and depth. I thrive in the tension and challenge of negotiating each movement of the paint to bring each piece to resolution. I have a Masters in Architecture from Rice University. I live and work in nearby Cambridge and when not painting in my Somerville studio, I am engaged in the world of real estate sales and management. I am told my paintings have an energy reminiscent of the buildings, facades, and site plans from my experience with built form.", "coords": { "lat": 42.386974, "lng": -71.104156 } }, { "id": "2198", "name": "Danielle Krcmar", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Installation", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://entrepreneurship.babson.edu/magazine-archive/slideshow/index2655.html?post_id=4535", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2198-01.jpg", "bio": "In this body of work, post-consumer terrain, I use worn and moth-eaten sweaters and other fabric scraps, yarns, and threads to create soft-sculpture imitations of stones, mosses, low grass, and lichens, and I carve plaster to extend, or “repair” cut off branches, roots and stumps. Low growing plants and fungi draw me into their tiny forests. I’m captivated by the beautiful evidence of nature’s persistence, whether it’s offcuts of pruning or moss in the cracks of a city sidewalk. The iterative process of using fiber to imitate elements from the landscape is like drawing; lines of coarse yarn and little stiches build up in parts and layers, slowly growing into something playfully convincing. The works are not intended as trompe l’oeil, while a passing scan of the work may briefly fool the viewer, any length of looking the work reveals the materials. The soft textures and light weight of the wool rocks contrasts and thereby emphasizes the physical qualities of rocks real and imagined, inviting viewers to remember their own experiences in nature and look a little more closely at their surroundings.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "1264", "name": "Ilana Krepchin", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 93, "address": "Studio for Sculptural Arts at SOMERNOVA, 24R Dane Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.ilanakrepchinsculpture.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1264-01.jpg", "bio": "I’ve always been drawn to geometric shapes and fractals. They are pleasing to the eye, think Golden Ratio and Fibonacci sequences, but also make the viewer stop and think about how the universe works; why these structures may be found all over the natural world. The use of motion allows an audience to interact with some of the sculptures, making the viewer not only a participant, but also reflecting the inter-connectivity of art and light, materials and maker, and the nature of the fractals themselves.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381435, "lng": -71.103844 } }, { "id": "2344", "name": "A. Krieg Studio", "artistName": "Angela Krieg", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.akriegstudio.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2344-01.jpg", "bio": "Observe, collect and learn.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2575", "name": "Frannie Kronenberg Art", "artistName": "Frannie Kronenberg", "mapNumber": 89, "address": "17 Village Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.franniekronenbergart.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2575-01.jpg", "bio": "Artmaking has the capacity to renew me, activate my senses, enliven me, distract me, and provide an escape. Painting is a relaxing yet energizing counterbalance to the cognitive demands of being a physician. I can easily get lost within a canvas, and my time painting is when I subconsciously process emotions, thoughts, and concerns that might come from caring for patients or other life events. When I paint, I escape my thinking brain and allow the inner joy I derive from colors, shapes, and lines, to drive my actions. This joy transfers to the canvas as an energetic, colorful style of painting. The large-scale formats of big-sized canvases provide me with liberating expanses of space for my intuitive process. Small canvases allow the exploration of new themes. Many of my paintings are an explosion of color and movement, canvases large and small covered with rich, dynamic, layers of mixed mediums including acrylic paint, graphite, oil pastels. As they evolve, I connect with this seemingly random yet cohesive motion and exuberance of each canvas and hope that others will also find connection. I hope that my art will bring joy to others just as the act of artmaking does to me.", "coords": { "lat": 42.380974, "lng": -71.105309 } }, { "id": "2638", "name": "LA DALLMAN Architects", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Graphic Design", "Other: Architectural models and drawings" ], "website": "https://www.ladallman.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2638-01.jpg", "bio": "Architecture persists as a medium that can uniquely recognize the conditions in which it intervenes, while preserving the aesthetic unity of its intervention. Balanced between thinking and making, we eschew myopic protocols and stylistic preferences, in favor of an architecture that is inspired by its distinctive context and narratives. Our methodology leverages a diverse fluency of engagement – at home in digital and analog technique, spanning the spectrum from the detail to the metropolis.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "1476", "name": "Sharon Lacey", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://sharonlacey.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1476-01.jpg", "bio": "My imagery is invented, yet informed by art history and memory. I work without preliminary sketches or preconceived ideas, instead finding the image through the painting process itself. I look for images that feel familiar—like they have lived in humanity a long time, yet endure because our emotional palette remains unchanged. In recent works, I tap into my experiences growing up on a tree farm in rural South Carolina to explore people’s relationships to land, history, and family mythologies. Other interests include the grim or awkward realities of embodied existence and those routine, relatable actions like walking, sleeping, or falling down.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2552", "name": "Sanidad Design, LLc", "artistName": "John Lakov", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://sanidaddesign.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2552-01.jpg", "bio": "John Lakov (b. 1994) is an internationally exhibited, Boston-based multimedia artist known for figurative works. Born in New Jersey, John’s mother taught him how to draw and paint from a young age and helped guide the start of his artistic path. He publishes his work under the name Sanidad Design as a tribute to his mother and Filipino heritage.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2543", "name": "Lana Lamar", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2543-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a local artist that mainly works with chalk pastels and fiber arts.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2129", "name": "The Bindery at Miller Street", "artistName": "Amy Lapidow", "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper" ], "website": "https://thethreeringbinders.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2129-01.jpg", "bio": "A group of bookbinders who create, repair and teach bookbinding.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "468", "name": "Clinical Psychology, Harm Reduction Groups", "artistName": "Rivkah Lapidus", "mapNumber": 23, "address": "44 Kidder Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Drawing", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "http://www.rivkahlapidus.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/468-01.jpg", "bio": "Artistically, I am a putterer, rummager, builder and destroyer, a gatherer of trivia. I use photographs, letters, and artifacts to continue my relationship with my ancestors and with the past. After Election Day, I turned to the animal kingdom and caricature with have been unusually productive. The night before pre-pandemic SOS. I started to work on line drawings with stenciled figures. This indicates that up to the last moment, my offerings may change, adding an element of surprise.", "coords": { "lat": 42.398849, "lng": -71.117065 } }, { "id": "1146", "name": "Frogton Pond Horse Farm", "artistName": "Ellien Laramee-Byers", "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.frogtonpond.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1146-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a maker and illustrator as well as a horse farm owner. Through my paintings, I experiment with patterns, lines, and vibrant color. I also experiment with fibers and sewing. I also create my own watercolor paint. I am also looking forward to showcasing more of my textile work with a return to the SOS Fashion Show this year.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "2021", "name": "Images, Voyages, Impressions", "artistName": "Dominique Lecomte", "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Photography", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://ldart.work", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2021-01.jpg", "bio": "I love the little things of life, the spectacle of nature, the lines and forms of the world, the mystery of cities. I use them to create images, to map voyages, to share impressions. I want my work to be simple, colorful, warm; to make you smile, to tell you stories that will all appeal to your inner child and make you want to explore the world on and off the beaten path. Images, Voyages, Impressions, my business name, sums up this approach.", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "2041", "name": "Artificer Tim", "artistName": "Timothy Lee", "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Other: Seamster, plantsman" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2041-01.jpg", "bio": "Retired from duties as a one-person drapery workroom, and while still a sewist, a craftsmanly nature and creative urges expand toward new enthusiasms for terrariums (an extension of a half-century of houseplant care), slightly-beyond-my-ken utilitarian woodworking projects, and miscellaneous dabblings and dilettantism while surrounded by creative potential in my somewhat crowded and superficially chaotic studio.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "2358", "name": "Gabriel Lefton", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Photography", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2358-01.jpg", "bio": "New takes on historical processes of photo printing and book binding", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2602", "name": "Tyler Lehren", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 96, "address": "20 Waldo Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://photosbytyler.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2602-01.jpg", "bio": "Tyler Lehren is a documentary photographer and visual artist based in Somerville, MA. His work focuses on everyday routines and unscripted moments paying attention to how people move through cities and how small interactions tell bigger stories. Tyler’s work is deeply human, guided by curiosity and humor.", "coords": { "lat": 42.37677, "lng": -71.103889 } }, { "id": "70", "name": "Adam Leveille", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://adamsartwork.me", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/70-01.jpg", "bio": "The world is a crazy place - now more than ever. I strive to find something beautiful or interesting in all the messiness, and through the act of painting, transform and share it with the viewer.", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "2152", "name": "Paul Levenson", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://paulsilinlevenson.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2152-01.jpg", "bio": "As a psychologist I have always been interested in the struggles of people’s past and how these problems affect their ongoing lives. In my art I continue to explore the relationship between personal memory and universal humanity.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2561", "name": "Ned Levering", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 42, "address": "Julie Peck Studio, 21 Willow Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2561-01.jpg", "bio": "My work is influenced by 20th century English and Japanese pottery. There's beauty in function.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391972, "lng": -71.118126 } }, { "id": "2605", "name": "Scrappy Art Things", "artistName": "Katie Lew", "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Fiber + Textiles", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "Katie is a Somerville-based artist who uses art as a powerful way to be present in a place. In a joyful and meditative practice, she brings her sketchbook with her to places familiar and new: the farmer’s market, the woods, a concert, a kitchen, a window. She uses ink, gouache and watercolor to more carefully see the light, people and forms that surround her, and works loosely, her pieces adapting to the movement of these elements.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "1043", "name": "Marja Lianko", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.marjalianko.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1043-01.jpg", "bio": "Among my latest works are vessels, a black bird or two and a portrait. The work tends to be intuitive, often bringing unexpected discoveries, which may lead to a new series of images.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "822", "name": "Julia Burns Liberman", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 28, "address": "102 Josephine Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/822-01.jpg", "bio": "I create one-of-a-kind abstract watercolor cityscapes using fine-tipped black pen to create the framework for the watercolor. My inventive titles invite the viewer to engage more fully with each piece, encouraging active participation in the creative noosphere. Prices range from $30 to $250.", "coords": { "lat": 42.398754, "lng": -71.112991 } }, { "id": "2540", "name": "Courtney Licata Designs", "artistName": "Courtney Licata", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.courtneyliatadeaigns.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2540-01.jpg", "bio": "I'm a one human operation who focuses on \"sweet and spooky\" imagery. I enjoy finding the poisonous or otherwise ignored plants, and illustrating them with a twist. The \"Skully of the Valley\" is a personal favorite, though I recently created a ghostly Belladonna that I hope people will find pleasing as well. I favor bats, rats, and other critters that are sometimes a nuisance, though cats hold a special place in my heart. I like to find some spooky critters and make them a little bit cuter when I draw them, as a way to make them more endearing. I'm a little bit of a bleeding heart when I comes to any animal.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "1001", "name": "Anne Lilly", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Printmaking", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.annelilly.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1001-01.jpg", "bio": "The last eight years brought a lot of upheaval to my practice, as I paused working with abstract kinetic sculptural machines to find lighter, more nimble processes. Painting, watercolor, printmaking, and figurative clay have opened up deeper and more varied questions and ideas.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "171", "name": "Pauline Lim", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Glass + Mosaics", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.paulinelim.net", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/171-01.jpg", "bio": "My goal is to create an object of beauty that nevertheless expresses the complexity and anxiety, and sometimes despair, of our modern existence. I have been inspired by medieval religious art where artists were just starting to figure out realism; the images look somewhat cartoonish, while still retaining their earnestness. Exposure to traditional European religious art and Indian Mughal paintings have inspired me to try my hand at classical techniques, and to put my own spin on traditional religious themes. I explore techniques such as paper-marbling and calligraphy but filter them through a modern, whimsical sensibility. Painting daily gives me the opportunity to practice these various approaches while remaining fresh and enthusiastic. Born in Clarinda, Iowa, in 1966. Graduated cum laude 1984 from Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. Graduated A.B. magna cum laude from Harvard College, 1988. Lives and works at Brickbottom Artists Building.", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "2228", "name": "Claire Lima", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://clairemillettlimaart.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2228-01.jpg", "bio": "My sculptures explore our human tendencies to cast judgments and form limiting beliefs and invite the viewer to challenge their perceptions, thereby broadening connections to place and community.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2577", "name": "Nelly Lin-Schweitzer", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Photography", "Sculpture" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "I am interested in the lines of the body-- how they are traced, touched, and forged by their surroundings. In drawing and sculpting with clay and charcoal, I represent the figure and also re-define its forms. In steel, I create plate armor which becomes a barrier, a line, between the skin and the environment (a boundary that I can choose to alter).", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2615", "name": "Linknito", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery", "Sculpture", "Other: Robotics & Kinetic art" ], "website": "https://www.youtube.com/@Linknito", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2615-01.jpg", "bio": "How does one construct an object with memory, with fragments of life; the experience of art, permanent and quiet? For my part I find the experience quite visceral, my work experiments with these ideas using the aesthetic languages that strike me most severely. By deconstructing what speaks strongly to me, I endeavor to create works that don't simply express my experiences, but elicit the same experience in my audience.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2645", "name": "Boris Litvin", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "I am a psychology researcher and painter who is (1) inspired by the control, precision, and exactness of the Italian and Flemish Renaissance; and (2) inspired by the chaos, free-form, and fluidity of abstract movements. My pieces are (1) realistic oil portraits painted in the style of the \"Old Masters\" and (2) fluid acrylic pieces in which I have some control over the process, while the rest is left entirely to the whims of the paint drying and settling on its own in due time.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2429", "name": "art by caryn", "artistName": "Caryn Liu", "mapNumber": 40, "address": "Studio Fun Haus, 337 Summer Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.artbycaryn.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2429-01.jpg", "bio": "I create art as a form of self-expression and exploration of the form itself, capturing the extraordinary elements of life and imagination. Through vibrant colors and carefully placed details, I aim to transport viewers into a world of dreamlike reality. I invite viewers to embrace wonder and curiosity, and to challenge innate perception by revealing new dimensions of possibility in each piece of art. Stylistically, my work contains a menagerie of techniques inspired by surrealism, impressionism, graffiti, and whatever captures my immediate interest.", "coords": { "lat": 42.393467, "lng": -71.118553 } }, { "id": "2588", "name": "Daniel Lloyd-Miller", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://dlloydmiller.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2588-01.jpg", "bio": "Daniel Lloyd-Miller is a painter uniting observation, diary and motif. Testing the theory that an idea only kindles the work, Lloyd-Miller aims to surpass the premise into more psychological terms, where place and figure recede into space and shape. Limp clothes form motifs of resignation but also possibility; hands grasp, wood reinforces; forms border on floating symbols. These explorations are counterbalanced by his dedicated practice of looking and recording, often the citizens of public transit espied from a safe distance or from behind. Formal means of watching and recording the everyday allow him to ingest, synthesize, and reflect.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "1532", "name": "Wading Dog Studio", "artistName": "Melissa London", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://melissa-london.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1532-01.jpg", "bio": "I loathe having my picture taken, but I have always loved taking photographs. I will photograph anything that catches my fancy. For a while I was obsessed with Acme Ice on Kirkland Street in Cambridge. I loved watching the ice-men load the dry ice into the small cardboard boxes - \"smoke\" drifting off their shovels. I liked the backdrop of the mountain of enormous blue and white grafitti-covered plastic storage containers at the front of the lot. A cool place to photograph. Pun intended.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2161", "name": "Jane Long", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.janethorneart.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2161-01.jpg", "bio": "Jane is a watercolor and pen-and-ink artist inspired by nature and the unknown. She keeps her big ideas on small canvases, exploring subjects like UFO sightings, ghosts, and stunning portraits of produce.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2464", "name": "Richard Lopez", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.charddart.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2464-01.jpg", "bio": "Richard D Lopez, is a Queer Artist and Visual Designer based in Boston. He studied illustration at Parsons School of Design, where he explored various art-making techniques. His work ranges from deeply introspective to playful abstraction in the form of sculptures and mixed media pieces.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2216", "name": "Michelle Lougee", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Pottery", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.michellelougee.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2216-01.jpg", "bio": "Michelle Lougee uses her signature material – crocheted post-consumer plastic, to probe our habits in regards to our precious planet. Her work reflects our increasingly precarious relationship with the environment by contrasting material with imagery that range from microscopic forms to representations of nature. Her artwork has been shown internationally in Germany and Peru and locally at the Peabody Essex Museum, Heritage Museum and Gardens, Boston Sculptors Gallery and the Wilson Museum in Manchester, VT. In addition, she teaches at Lesley University School of Art and Design. She resides with her family in Cambridge, MA and maintains a studio at Vernon Street Studios in Somerville,MA.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "2640", "name": "Dylan Lovelace", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2640-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a Boston-based oil painter exploring the expressive power of our hands and the ways we use them to interact with the world around us. I grew up immersed in graphic novels, while the work of Egon Schiele became an equally important influence. Drawn to the rich textures of oil paint and a deliberate looseness in composition, I aim to evoke a sense of mindfulness and presence in my work.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "93", "name": "Suzanne Lubeck", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Sculpture", "Other: Encaustics" ], "website": "https://suzannelubeck.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/93-01.jpg", "bio": "Suzanne is a multidisciplinary artist, this year exhibiting oil paintings and encaustic paintings. Something \"Fishy\" is going on....in the world, as theme....", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2379", "name": "Lumentation Film Lab", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 65, "address": "219 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Photography" ], "website": "https://lumentation.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2379-01.jpg", "bio": "Storytelling is central to photography & Lumentation is letting our community tell theirs.", "coords": { "lat": 42.390419, "lng": -71.107986 } }, { "id": "2154", "name": "Lisa Lunskaya Gordon", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "http://www.par-don.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2154-01.jpg", "bio": "I make stuff.", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "2630", "name": "Joseph Luongo", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2630-01.jpg", "bio": "My work is primarily figuative in nature using a variety of materials including: chalk pastel, charcoal, pen & ink and graphite. Currently accepting portrait commisions.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2127", "name": "Charles Marchany", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 82, "address": "Summer Street Studio, 62A Summer Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2127-01.jpg", "bio": "I try to be in the moment, in the here and now. I don’t know where the painting will go. It’s a blank canvas and I don’t know what’s going to happen. It just happens. I surprise myself. I don’t want to project or predict what will happen; I like to see what happens.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384037, "lng": -71.100204 } }, { "id": "2367", "name": "Yarnqueer", "artistName": "Quintin Marcus", "mapNumber": 85, "address": "21 Park Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles" ], "website": "https://yarnqueer.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2367-01.jpg", "bio": "Quintin Marcus is a queer fiber artist based in Somerville, MA. Through hand-tufted rugs and textile works, he creates bold, colorful pieces exploring sexuality, vulnerability, and our place in the natural world. His work is shaped in part by nonconsensual experiences when he first came out, and the ways that early trauma changed how he understands his body, desire, and gay male culture. He makes work that lives in that space, where sex, nature, trauma and beauty enmesh, transforming personal mythologies into soft, tactile objects meant to be touched and lived with.", "coords": { "lat": 42.3825, "lng": -71.107086 } }, { "id": "1994", "name": "Morgane Mathews Photography", "artistName": "Morgane Mathews", "mapNumber": 113, "address": "216 School Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://www.Morganemathews.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1994-01.jpg", "bio": "Morgane Mathews is a Somerville-based photographer who captures the essence of place through vibrant colors, crisp edges, and strong lines. An active member of the Boston Camera Club, she has exhibited at the Griffin Museum, PhotoPlace Gallery, Plymouth Center for the Arts, and Praxis Gallery.Working across landscapes, cityscapes, architectural abstracts, and organic forms, Morgane focuses on the patterns and geometry that define a space. Her work spans locations from the American Southwest to Iceland, Japan, and New England, transforming familiar and distant scenes into studies of shape, texture, and light. Whether photographing geological formations, urban architecture, or natural landscapes, she seeks to reveal the visual rhythms that make each place distinctive.", "coords": { "lat": 42.390926, "lng": -71.096283 } }, { "id": "2214", "name": "Susan McAnneny Designs", "artistName": "Susan McAnneny", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.susanmcanneny.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2214-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a photographer, watercolor painter, collage artist, and print maker. I love using color and texture in my creations. I also love exploring techniques such as watercolor monotype printing, woodcut printing, photogravure, and mixed-media. I will have greeting cards, as well as, framed watercolor paintings, and collage available for sale during Open Studios. I am also accepting custom work such as baby gifts and will have examples available.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2559", "name": "Molly McCafferty", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 42, "address": "Julie Peck Studio, 21 Willow Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": "https://www.mollympottery.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2559-01.jpg", "bio": "Molly started taking pottery classes at Indigo Fire in Watertown, MA in 2022 and immediately fell in love with the process. Growing up in the Western Mountains of Maine, where \"mud\" is a season, gave her an appreciation for getting dirty and feeling connected to the natural beauty around her. Now that she spends a lot of her time playing with clay - she feels like she's returned to that childlike joy and creativity through her pottery. Most of her work has colorful, cozy, and sometimes witchy themes with sgraffito being her current favorite design technique.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391972, "lng": -71.118126 } }, { "id": "1016", "name": "Zoe McCarthy", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 64, "address": "16 Brastow Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1016-01.jpg", "bio": "Wearable Jewelry with whimsy", "coords": { "lat": 42.388607, "lng": -71.109962 } }, { "id": "1110", "name": "Joan McCaughey", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 82, "address": "Summer Street Studio, 62A Summer Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "Painting again.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384037, "lng": -71.100204 } }, { "id": "1113", "name": "Horse House Studios", "artistName": "Dug McCormack", "mapNumber": 80, "address": "2 Westwood Road, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1113-01.jpg", "bio": "My art concerns animals and the attempted simplification of them and the environment they are in. Everything becomes landscape. Abstraction is key. Most of my work is a reflection of myself and what I find humorous, including myself.", "coords": { "lat": 42.386715, "lng": -71.104965 } }, { "id": "1112", "name": "Horse House Studios", "artistName": "Kelly Clark McCormack", "mapNumber": 80, "address": "2 Westwood Road, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1112-01.jpg", "bio": "Abstract Color and Texture.", "coords": { "lat": 42.386715, "lng": -71.104965 } }, { "id": "1246", "name": "Kerri McGill", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.kerrimcgill.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1246-01.jpg", "bio": "Kerri McGill‘s oil paintings have been called Magic Realism, personal lore and dreamscapes. She calls them Unreliable Observations of Inaccurate Memories. Her map collage adds the component of hidden layers of altered mapped spaces. Her oils recall all the trails she's traveled, through the liminal space of the natural world.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2626", "name": "Mark McKay", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 82, "address": "Summer Street Studio, 62A Summer Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Painting", "Photography" ], "website": "https://WRKRLS.COM", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2626-01.jpg", "bio": "Focused on capturing and rendering textures, everyday items, observed architectural elements as my heart sees them...", "coords": { "lat": 42.384037, "lng": -71.100204 } }, { "id": "2234", "name": "Monique McNally", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Photography" ], "website": "https://moniquemcnally.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2234-01.jpg", "bio": "What do we celebrate, what do we love, what do we present ? Monique's work utilizes photography, painting and drawings. The studio holds all stages of an artists process and the variable outcomes of experimentation. Realism, traditional medium, and technology converge to produce a wide variety of recognizable images: the Boston skyline, still life, pet portraits, food and simple items from our kitchen which commemorate meals eaten with friends. Her latest body of work is titled \"Woods and Flowers\" in honor of the natural world and human interaction and perception .", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2439", "name": "Anna Meilman", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2439-01.jpg", "bio": "After years of thinking I must create polished art, I have continued to return over and over to my sketchbooks. They have been my travel companions across the country, and as such I have used sketching as a way to process many different kinds of experiences and engage with the people and places around me. I love the raw, loose, and experimental quality of sketchbook pages, and find I often prefer them to finished artwork. My current focus is on looking back through the story that my sketchbooks tell about my journey, and sharing these personal moments outside of the pages.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2385", "name": "Professional tattoo artist", "artistName": "Janella Mele", "mapNumber": 79, "address": "Central Street Studios, 57 Central Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Video", "Other: Tattooing" ], "website": "https://www.Janellamele.net", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2385-01.jpg", "bio": "Janella Mele is an international multimedia artist whose works and short films have been exhibited in Berlin, Mexico, Boston, the ICA, MFA, and Croatia. She studied animation at the Museum School of Fine Arts at Tufts and graduated with a BFA in 2018. Combining her training in animation with her practice as a professional tattoo artist, Mele considers movement as a generative force in every line and gesture. Her works channel the shifting energies of the subconscious, often realized through tattoo performances on her own body, live-paintings, and drawn animations. These acts become rituals of healing and connection, materializing her own emotional processes while inviting viewers to reflect on their own inner transformations. She has an art studio at Central Street Studios in Somerville and works as a professional tattoo artist at Hidden Vibes Tattoo in Cambridge.", "coords": { "lat": 42.386974, "lng": -71.104156 } }, { "id": "304", "name": "Rachel Mello", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "http://rachelmello.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/304-01.jpg", "bio": "Over the past few years I've been learning welding, plasma cutting, powder coating, machining, as well as bent wood lamination and joinery. It's an amazing feeling being a novice again at this stage in my life! For 2026 SOS I'll mostly be showing works-in-progress and skills-practice pieces. Along with some fun trinkets in steel for sale. (Also selling my old work at deeply discounted prices to clear the space for my new explorations.)", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "662", "name": "DNA Studios", "artistName": "Lori Messenger", "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Glass + Mosaics", "Jewelry + Beads", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/662-01.jpg", "bio": "Handmade artisan jewelry made with my lampworked glass beads, polymer clay, cast resin, lasercut acrylic and sterling silver and gold.", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "2542", "name": "Jane Messinger", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://www.janemessinger.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2542-01.jpg", "bio": "I am an architectural and landscape photographer originally from the UK now based in Somerville. I will be exhibiting personal work shot on film.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2329", "name": "Matt Meyers", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://mattmeyers.design", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2329-01.jpg", "bio": "Matt Meyers is a multi-disciplinary artist, vibe curator, and designer exploring sculptural lamps, fashion design, and photography. Say hi - I bite ;)", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2300", "name": "Cecily Miller", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Photography", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.CecilyMiller.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2300-01.jpg", "bio": "For years. I've taken photographs of city streets, landscapes, and odd details seen along the way while working as a curator and arts organizer. Recently, I've been developing my own art practice while continuing to collaborate with more experienced artists on public art projects. I'm exploring the cyanotype process of photography and monotype printmaking.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2332", "name": "Katherine Downey Miller", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.katherinedmiller.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2332-01.jpg", "bio": "My painting is a deliberate process of layering brushstrokes, textures, and colors - a physical expression of my dialogue with the natural world. Each painting becomes a bridge between the external world and my internal reflections, creating a space where memory, imagination, and nature converge. The repetitive, mindful act of painting becomes a form of meditation—an immersive practice that allows me to distill the essence of a my mark into something both universal and personal.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2393", "name": "Lauren Miller Fine Arts", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 121, "address": "11 Morton Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.laurenmiller.art/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2393-01.jpg", "bio": "I like painting what I see around me: local urban landscape scenes, my children, and the sky.", "coords": { "lat": 42.382118, "lng": -71.087402 } }, { "id": "2160", "name": "Miller-Havens Art", "artistName": "Susan Miller-Havens", "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Other: Limited paper reproductions" ], "website": "https://www.millerhavens.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2160-01.jpg", "bio": "Why Paint?", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "1619", "name": "Hiroshi Minato", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads" ], "website": "https://www.hiroshiminatojewelry.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1619-01.jpg", "bio": "Hiroshi Minato is a Somerville based contemporary aluminum jewelry artist. His work is often inspired by architecture, mathematics, Zen gardens, minimalism, and more. It's asymmetric, yet balanced. It's simple, yet sophisticated. While it is primarily designed for men, it has also been popular with women since he debuted in 2014. You can see more photos of his work on his website and Instagram.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2583", "name": "Mishkaleh !!", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 57, "address": "254 Summer Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2583-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a self-taught, multi-media, cross-cultural, hyphen-loving artist. I create sculptures where function follows form (I wrote that correctly). Also, Jewellery. The primary materials I am using in 2026 are wood, silver, copper, cement, granite, existential crises, and Mod Podge. I utilise a CNC router, laser welder, engraver, power tools, hand tools, hands, and a sprinkling of chutzpah. Also, Jewish.", "coords": { "lat": 42.390099, "lng": -71.113358 } }, { "id": "2654", "name": "Art by Allotrope", "artistName": "Rayna Mitzman", "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "I create illustrative works that celebrate the beauty and brilliance of nature and animals. My primary mediums are watercolor and graphite, though I also enjoy exploring acrylics and colored pencils. My inspiration is drawn from my personal experiences in the outdoors and my interactions with wildlife, as well as my background as a nature educator and animal caretaker. It is my dream to someday blend my passions for art, nature, and education, bringing attention to the wonders of the natural world through my work.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2263", "name": "Mixit Print Studio", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 38, "address": "Mixit Studios / Mixit Print Studio, 32 Clifton Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://mixitprint.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2263-01.jpg", "bio": "Mixit Print Studio is an open access professional printmaking studio owned and operated by Catherine Kernan, Jane Goldman, and Randy Garber. Although privately owned, the studio fosters a supportive and interactive community of printmakers/artists.", "coords": { "lat": 42.395817, "lng": -71.117638 } }, { "id": "405", "name": "Karen Molloy", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": null, "address": "197 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Photography", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.karenmolloy.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/405-01.jpg", "bio": "Karen Molloy lives and works in Somerville, where she has been a resident for 40 years. Her studio will not be open for SOS in 2026.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389721, "lng": -71.106583 } }, { "id": "2317", "name": "the atomic garden", "artistName": "Giulia Montanari", "mapNumber": 90, "address": "Aeronaut Brewing Co., 14 Tyler Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.etsy.com/shop/theatomicgardenshop/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2317-01.jpg", "bio": "Inspired by nature, the human body and everyday life, using a variety of materials. Every piece has its own peculiarities and its own story.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381783, "lng": -71.105667 } }, { "id": "2430", "name": "LAMO Jewelry", "artistName": "Lara Montenegro", "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads" ], "website": "https://www.lamo.jewelry", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2430-01.jpg", "bio": "I create jewelry that blends timeless elegance with modern design. Inspired by nature, architecture, and everyday textures, my pieces tell stories of individuality and connection.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2471", "name": "Karen Moss", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://Karen@karenmoss.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2471-01.jpg", "bio": "My work is generally narrative, focusing on current issues of concern: the environment, global warming, homelessness, book banning, poverty, urban blight politics and feminism. I'm inspired by high and low visual sources: abstraction, figuration and pop culture such as fashion and cartoons. I have had two recent exhibitions involving portraiture: one at Gallery Kayafas and one at The Boston Public Library in Copley Square.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "1469", "name": "Jeannie Motherwell Studios LLC", "artistName": "Jeannie Motherwell", "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://jeanniemotherwell.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1469-01.jpg", "bio": "Artist StatementIn exploring space, I try to make space. I am intrigued with complex and expansive space on a flat surface. By pouring and pushing paint, I can engage in the element of surprise and refine it, often using a bright and intense palette, or through my continued passion for black and white. My recent paintings are often inspired by the mysteries of outer space and the effects of weather upon the sea. My employment of pouring, bleeding, layering, and using a brush becomes a complex and expansive ‘inner space’ on a flat surface for me.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2394", "name": "Bearded Tales Of Woe", "artistName": "Pete Moulthrop", "mapNumber": 109, "address": "Pearl Street Studios, 226 Pearl Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.beardedtalesofwoe.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2394-01.jpg", "bio": "Pete Moulthrop aka \"Bearded Tales Of Woe\" is an illustrator and sculptor whose work is a combination of humor and the macabre.", "coords": { "lat": 42.387432, "lng": -71.093987 } }, { "id": "471", "name": "Mudflat Pottery School", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 116, "address": "81 Broadway, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.mudflat.org", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/471-01.jpg", "bio": "Mudflat Pottery School and Studio offers clay classes and workshops for adults, children, and teens. Classes range from Beginning through Advanced levels of Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding, as well as Sculpture and Tile classes. Introductory one day workshops for adults are a great way to try working in clay. Other workshops feature nationally recognized visiting clay artists and seminars in specialty skills. We have 3 semesters of classes each year, beginning in January, April and September, plus a short class session in August (limited to beginners and students new to Mudflat). Mudflat also provides individual and group studio spaces for 38 professional clay artists. Mudflat Gallery is our year round retail space in the Porter Square Shopping Center, Cambridge, featuring the work of 40 Mudflat artists. Mudflat is a non-profit organization, and is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Somerville Arts Council, foundations and individual donors.", "coords": { "lat": 42.38744, "lng": -71.08194 } }, { "id": "2476", "name": "Devon Murphy", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 33, "address": "20 Foskett Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Glass + Mosaics", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://DevonMurphyArt.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2476-01.jpg", "bio": "An artist statement in two parts:", "coords": { "lat": 42.397045, "lng": -71.115883 } }, { "id": "2555", "name": "With Love, By Hand", "artistName": "Kathleen Murphy", "mapNumber": 6, "address": "11 Moore Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": "https://with-love-by-hand.square.site/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2555-01.jpg", "bio": "Kathleen is a pottery artist who creates handcrafted ceramics inspired by nature and the simple beauty of everyday life. Each piece is carefully crafted with love and attention to detail, aiming to bring warmth and personality into the homes of those who appreciate handmade ceramics.", "coords": { "lat": 42.40213, "lng": -71.127457 } }, { "id": "176", "name": "Muskat Studios", "artistName": "Carolyn Muskat", "mapNumber": 51, "address": "193 Cedar Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Drawing", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.carolynmuskat.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/176-01.jpg", "bio": "The current series of images has evolved from several reference points: the way water moves around stones, the visuals of calm waters versus moving water, the wear and shaping of stones, the layers created through branches or other natural elements, reflections on water versus what is below the surface. All of these touch on my experiences with my father’s journey with Alzheimer’s disease: conversations that ebb and flow as memories flicker both on and below the surface, and how life and our relationship keep moving and tumbling, around and in spite of obstacles. Using nature’s elements as touchstones and emotional resting points offers opportunities to recognize the beauty of a moment in time.", "coords": { "lat": 42.395016, "lng": -71.110207 } }, { "id": "2647", "name": "Nave Gallery", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 4, "address": "Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, 155 Powder House Boulevard, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Photography" ], "website": "https://navegallery.org/wp/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2647-01.jpg", "bio": "The Nave Gallery (Somerville, MA), in partnership with the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church (CHPC) invites artists to contribute in the curated exhibition, “Uprooted / Transplanted: Stories of Displacement”. This exhibition will present images and stories of displacement, the forced movement of people from their homes due to conflict, violence, or natural disaster. Somerville and the Greater Boston area are home to many such displaced persons, forced to relocate far from home into a totally different environment. We will present art that portrays the human experience of displacement and resettlement.", "coords": { "lat": 42.405544, "lng": -71.125496 } }, { "id": "2674", "name": "Diama Ndati", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": null, "address": null, "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Jewelry + Beads", "Photography" ], "website": "https://Www.ndati.design", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2674-01.jpg", "bio": "Diama Ndati is a multidisciplinary artist and fashion designer whose work moves between painting, photography, textile art, and wearable design. Her practice explores African identity, femininity, and memory through material, gesture, and transformation.", "coords": null }, { "id": "2644", "name": "Lavender Menace Press", "artistName": "Abby Neale", "mapNumber": 39, "address": "381 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Fiber + Textiles", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "Lavender Menace Press, uses zines, printmaking, and installation to intertwine personal, political history, nature, and activism. These works offer people a micro liberation that inspires resilience in folks committed to social justice.", "coords": { "lat": 42.395351, "lng": -71.119156 } }, { "id": "1873", "name": "Wilhelm Neusser", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.wilhelmneusser.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1873-01.jpg", "bio": "\"The German-born Neusser is a deft landscape painter: An acute colorist, inventive and freehanded with paint application, and attuned to the dramatic implications of space.\"", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2595", "name": "New Alliance Gallery", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 94, "address": "Milk Row Studios, 438R Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Video" ], "website": "https://www.newalliancegallery.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2595-01.jpg", "bio": "We develop programming that supports and elevates local artists while entertaining and educating the broader community. We host meetups, community gatherings, and cultural events for local organizations and university groups lacking their own designated spaces. Additionally, we raise awareness about the need for affordable art space by creating sustainable, rent-controlled workspaces and hosting events and programming.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381321, "lng": -71.10244 } }, { "id": "2397", "name": "New England Science Fiction Association", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 69, "address": "NESFA Clubhouse, 504 Medford Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.nesfa.org/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2397-01.jpg", "bio": "From paintings of dragons to circuit board bonsai, NESFA and our members love the strange and fantastical worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Our temporary gallery space will include an assortment of pieces from members and associated artists.", "coords": { "lat": 42.395988, "lng": -71.103516 } }, { "id": "2248", "name": "New Impressions Print Studio", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 117, "address": "52 Broadway, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://newimpressionsprintstudio.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2248-01.jpg", "bio": "New Impressions Print Studio is a supportive artistic community that provides space and specialized equipment for artists working in the medium of printmaking. We provide an accessible shared studio space where artists can pursue their craft, build community, and educate the public about printmaking.", "coords": { "lat": 42.386257, "lng": -71.080276 } }, { "id": "2586", "name": "Sumdude Doodles", "artistName": "Anthony Nguyen", "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Other: Digital Painting, illustration" ], "website": "https://anthonyn617.wixsite.com/sumdudedoodles", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2586-01.jpg", "bio": "Art can take you many places. In my case, wanting to practice anatomy led me to connect with creatives in different parts of the world. A lot of life drawing moved online during the pandemic and as a result, I've done countless sessions online with models posing from their bedrooms. I've drawn models from France, Italy, Colombia, Japan, different parts of the US, and most significantly, Argentina. The majority of models I've worked with in the past 5 years have been based there and this connection even prompted me to visit the beautiful city of Buenos Aires.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2623", "name": "Maddy Noah", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography", "Pottery", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.maddynoahphotography.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2623-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a builder of worlds and a lover of textures. I make work for the people who feel like there is something more out there, waiting to be discovered.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2403", "name": "Aaron Norfolk", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.aaronnorfolk.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2403-01.jpg", "bio": "Everything I make is based on perception. It is how I began making art and is still the origin and basis for what I do as an artist. Whatever I might add through imagination or content is taken from what affects me. For me, scrutinizing what I see and the way I see it led to a language that is seemingly endless. The possibilities are enough that I know I will not have the time to pursue many of them. And there are works which will remain only in my thoughts. Some directions compel me and it is into these choices I place my inspiration.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "1505", "name": "Charles Norris", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.norrisnorris.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1505-01.jpg", "bio": "Charles Norris is a print maker, photographer, architect and waterfront planner who lives and works in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Popham Beach, Maine. His interests in photography and watercolor painting began in design school, and interpret the built and natural environments of his work and travels. More recently, he has created woodblock prints that are inspired by his photographic compositions, and which often focus on waterfront and marine subjects. His woodcuts have been exhibited in juried shows at the Boston Printmakers Bienniel, Concord Art, the Danforth Museum, and the Maud Morgan Arts Center in Cambridge. He has also had a solo show recently the Gladstone Gallery in Manchester, MA. He has conducted woodcut workshops at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, and at Concord Art in Concord. His prints are pulled on presses at Shepherd Maudsley in Newton.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "1478", "name": "Diane Charyk Norris", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://charyknorris.net", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1478-01.jpg", "bio": "Diane Charyk Norris is a New England-based landscape painter and printmaker whose work is inspired by natural places shaped by dynamic forces, elemental structures, shifting light, and flowing movement. Working in watercolor, monotype, acrylics, inks, and charcoal, she explores the energy and rhythm of the natural world through expressive mark-making and layered color.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2628", "name": "Hanna Norris", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Fiber + Textiles", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2628-01.jpg", "bio": "Throughout my life, I have been fortunate to explore a range of artistic mediums, yet fashion design has always felt most compelling. The transformation of a flat piece of fabric into a wearable sculpture fascinates me. It is a process grounded in mathematics, physics, and design, yet driven by intuition and imagination.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "71", "name": "Diane Novetsky", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.dianenovetsky.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/71-01.jpg", "bio": "My new body of work draws viewers into an imagined celestial realm filled with luminous color and rhythmic movement. Through biomorphic forms, chromatic modulation, and concentric rays of light, I evoke the ancient philosophical idea that the movement of heavenly bodies creates a universal harmony known as the “music of the spheres.”", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2365", "name": "Lena Nugent Photography", "artistName": "Lena Nugent", "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography", "Sculpture", "Video" ], "website": "https://www.lenanugentphotography.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2365-01.jpg", "bio": "Hi, I’m Lena — a Boston-based studio photographer and visual artist. My work is guided by the A.R.T. philosophy: Artistic, Real, Transformational. I create editorial, personal branding, fashion, and maternity photography that goes beyond aesthetics — images designed to change how you see yourself. Using natural light, shadow, and presence, my sessions are experiences, not poses — spaces where confidence, strength, and individuality are revealed rather than performed. Alongside photography, I offer body casting — sculptural impressions of the human form, turning fleeting moments into permanent, tangible art.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "1702", "name": "Michele O'Brien Art", "artistName": "Michele O'Brien", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage" ], "website": "https://www.micheleobrienart.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1702-01.jpg", "bio": "Hello!", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2584", "name": "Arthur O'Callaghan", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 29, "address": "91 Rogers Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2584-01.jpg", "bio": "My work is an attempt to capture the beauty of light and to represent it and the feeling it creates with paint. I find oil allows me to create a sense of realisim and can evoke the fleeting effects of light. Sometimes the mood of a scene will inspire me and I will reinterpet it and bring it to life.", "coords": { "lat": 42.398277, "lng": -71.112022 } }, { "id": "72", "name": "Mad Oyster Ink", "artistName": "Debra Olin", "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Printmaking", "Other: cyanotype" ], "website": "https://www.debraolin.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/72-01.jpg", "bio": "", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "2666", "name": "Alexis Orellana", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": null, "address": "353 Summer Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2666-01.jpg", "bio": "My creations are rooted in the \"more is more\" philosophy of my childhood in New Orleans. Raised on a diet of maximalism and celebration, I learned that costumes aren't masks, they're you, as loud as you can be. I create costumes and wearable art because I’m interested in the moment someone stops worrying about what people think and starts enjoying the power of being seen. It’s rooted in the nostalgia of being a kid, putting on layers of clashing patterns, and strutting around truly joyful, unapologetically visible, before the world tells you to tone it down. I enjoy working with reclaimed materials because I love the transformation of something that was destined for a landfill into art.", "coords": { "lat": 42.393982, "lng": -71.119537 } }, { "id": "2650", "name": "Urfavedaveart", "artistName": "David Orlebar", "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2650-01.jpg", "bio": "Hello, my name is David J. Orlebar and I mostly work in charcoal, watercolor, guache, pen and ink. Most of my work done in the studio at The Loov is charcoal and watercolor work of nude figures while outside of this space I mainly do portraits.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "1180", "name": "Iku Oseki / Fine Art", "artistName": "Iku Oseki", "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.ikuoseki.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1180-01.jpg", "bio": "I am always interested in human emotions, human activities, and human interactions. I also like my paintings to be “talkative” like a companion you are sitting across from. During the process of my painting, I discover subtle nuances of human expressions, the emotions involved, and emerging stories. I want the stories to continue, to be told by the painting to the viewers.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2556", "name": "Forest Fairy", "artistName": "Prathima Pailoor", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Jewelry + Beads", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "https://forestfairy.my.canva.site/forest-fairy", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2556-01.jpg", "bio": "My work is inspired by a deep appreciation for nature and the quiet beauty found in flowers, trees, birds, insects, animals, and landscapes. Using watercolors, acrylic, and pastels, I create soft, expressive imagery that explores light, movement, and texture. My exhibits include originals and a selection of prints in various sizes, along with greeting cards and magnets featuring smaller versions of my artwork. I am also offering bookmarks with specifically created designs. Alongside my painted work, I also explore fiber art as a tactile extension of my practice. My embroidered pieces often feature landscapes, cats, and flowers - subjects that feel personal and comforting. These pieces are designed to make art accessible and functional, allowing you to incorporate gentle, nature-inspired imagery into your everyday lives. Through my work, I want to open the doors to the colors and beauty of nature.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "1266", "name": "Just Enough Nonsense", "artistName": "Jen Palacio", "mapNumber": 104, "address": "Bow Market, 339 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Collage", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://justenoughnonsense.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1266-01.jpg", "bio": "Hi. My name is Jen. A self-proclaimed crafting addict, I started Just Enough Nonsense in 2010. It is a handmade craft business that is the result of several decades of d.i.y. projects and art classes. In 2012, I started letterpress printing. I have a particular interest in combining traditional techniques and new technologies. My current projects involve creating hand-lettered or hand-drawn designs that are transferred to polymer plates and printed on a vintage letterpress. I hope my stationery will resonate with people who want to send memorable greetings and correspondence. In addition to letterpress printing, I make original handcrafted items using a variety of materials and techniques. Follow me on instagram @justenoughnonsense to see more examples of my work. My work will be on dispay and available for purchase inside Tiny Turns Paperie.", "coords": { "lat": 42.380836, "lng": -71.098106 } }, { "id": "983", "name": "Patricia Palmer", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://Patricia-palmer.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/983-01.jpg", "bio": "Patricia Palmer explores language and meaning in her art-making practice. Throughout her career, Patricia has continuously balanced her studio practice with her commitment as an arts educator. Her mixed media works and monoprints focus on the body and mind and the rhythms and patterns that lead to awareness of their connection as a source of intuition and knowledge. Drawings, paintings, collages, prints, sculptures, and digital works explore a personal vocabulary of abstract imagery associated with the themes of relationships, communication, and systems.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "221", "name": "David Palmquist", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Photography", "Video" ], "website": "http://davidpalmquist.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/221-01.jpg", "bio": "I enjoy a certain predilection for order; this tends to carry over into my paintings in the form of graphing, pixilation, and exaggerated definition. Although I remain uncommitted to any specific subject matters, I am drawn to images that lend themselves to being segregated into smaller divisions or to images that when magnified reveal a more dramatic and surreal reality. Further, I enjoy morphing natural images with abstract and geometric forms, am drawn to the simplicity of modern design, and am fascinated by observations on how well or poorly manifested ideals exist within reality. As the primary subjects of my work are often things that were designed and built in the past, and have survived time, these works tend to evoke a sense of nostalgia as well.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2514", "name": "Dan Pappas", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 71, "address": "7 Meacham Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Furniture", "Other: Toy Making" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2514-01.jpg", "bio": "What's old is new again. I'm trying to bring back the simple beauty and durability of toys that were popular before buttons and screens took over children's toys. Blending modern techniques and tools with an old fashioned mentality I am seeking to build something beautiful that is sustainable and durable", "coords": { "lat": 42.397579, "lng": -71.0961 } }, { "id": "2192", "name": "Piotr Parda", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 124, "address": "Brickbottom Artists Building, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "http://www.par-don.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2192-01.jpg", "bio": "I'm an advanced beginner. I haven't found \"my thing\" in terms of media I use. I use techniques and materials that the idea requires at the time.", "coords": { "lat": 42.375713, "lng": -71.084373 } }, { "id": "1984", "name": "artistcalledparis", "artistName": "Samantha Paris Estes", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Other: Prints of original work and coasters." ], "website": "https://artistcalledparis.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1984-01.jpg", "bio": "Samantha Paris Estes is a multidisciplinary artist who has over 20 years’ experience in graphic design and fine art. Most of her inspirations originate from a concept in mind, or a meditative practice. These outlets provide her freedom away from branding guidelines and target markets.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2557", "name": "Andy Park", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "I have foremost been inspired and motivated by fauna in my creative journey. The variety of forms of creatures motivated me as a child, and continues to motivate me today. I also credit hours of internet scrolling, strolls through nature, museum observations, and human connection as influencing my asthetic palette. I love experimentation, and currently work with drawing, painting, and origami. My day job as an image proccessing scientist, lets me to think about art in granular mathematical representations, and operates as a tool to explore compelling motifs and ideas.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2051", "name": "Bess Paupeck", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "https://besspaupeck.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2051-01.jpg", "bio": "An artist and curator, Bess creates experiences out of borrowed objects, community, stories and research. Her work emerges as a variety of community-sourced projects and presentations, and as artwork -- specifically what she calls 'exhibition installations.' Through this work, Bess is aiming to hone the model of community curating, wherein the community selects and loans her the objects she works with and displays, creating beautiful and meaningful installation-exhibitions made entirely from the energy and joy of the people who bring her their stuff to work with. Because the installations are made up of other people's stuff, the projects become full of memory and story, and are completely ephemeral, as everything borrowed is returned at the end of the project.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "1752", "name": "Julie Peck", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 42, "address": "Julie Peck Studio, 21 Willow Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Glass + Mosaics", "Pottery", "Sculpture" ], "website": "http://juliepeckceramics.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1752-01.jpg", "bio": "My ceramic forms are built with thick slabs and fat coils. I redefiine the the piece, drawing lines and pattern on the forms and then carve these these lines deeply into the clay walls. As I carve clay away, I reattatch it to follow the carved lines, growing the piece and melding the design and form into one statement.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391972, "lng": -71.118126 } }, { "id": "1987", "name": "Deborah Peeples", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.debpeeples.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1987-01.jpg", "bio": "The paintings in this series share a grid structure and semiotic language, forming a narrative in which shapes function as distinct characters. Through variation and repetition, these forms assert their presence and reflect a yearning to be seen. I create rules to establish structure, then push against them - shapes exist on different planes, splinter, or fall into place. Marks intersect the surface, suggesting an additional or alternate structure and highlighting the dichotomy between openness and impenetrability - gestures that speak to both connection and isolation.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2660", "name": "Justyne Pennacchio", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 112, "address": "10 Dartmouth Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Pottery" ], "website": "https://friedgummyworm.bigcartel.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2660-01.jpg", "bio": "Home Sweet Home Studio, run by born and raised Boston-area artist Justyne, consists of eclectic collections of whimsical multimedia art - primarily focused on traditional and digital drawing & painting, but also including zines, ceramics, airbrushed art, art originals & prints, and more. As a lover of fantasy, vintage, and kitschy objects, they love to incorporate all these elements into their work. Growing up surrounded my various media, shows and video games, Justyne also likes to explore the themes of their childhood in their artwork, whether it making ceramic forms inspired by fantasical objects, paintings and illustrations that feature characters or beasts, or just making kitschy ceramic figurines and plush toys! Justyne is always trying new mediums and currently has been exploring metal, glass, and 3d modeling.", "coords": { "lat": 42.39053, "lng": -71.097641 } }, { "id": "720", "name": "Consuelo Perez", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 14, "address": "48 Meacham Road, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Jewelry + Beads", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/720-01.jpg", "bio": "Consuelo J Perez works with her two daugthers to make sculptures and paintings out of recycled or discarded materials found in their neighboorhod. The finished products all depend on what materials they find, making every piece a unique treasure. Consuelo, her two daugthers, and sculptures were invited to the MassRecycle's 16th Annual Recycling Awards Celebration at the National Heritage Museum , Lexington, Mass on November 15, 2011. All her creations are made with inclusion in mind focusing those with different abilities along with those in underserved communities. This is demonstrated by her models and creations. This year her family is happy to open their doors! Please come and join us this year.", "coords": { "lat": 42.3964, "lng": -71.125107 } }, { "id": "2537", "name": "Jack Phillips", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Fiber + Textiles", "Jewelry + Beads" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2537-01.jpg", "bio": "I work out of my home in Somerville and dabble in a myriad of media and practices including quilting, tailoring, jewlery making, bookbinding, lacemaking, and woodworking. My goal for everything I make is for it to be highly functional and practical whilst also being highly aesthetic. I am particularly insterested in maximalist pattern and texture mixing and recycling every scrap of material into something new.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2452", "name": "Petals by Piaia", "artistName": "Jessa Piaia", "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Photography" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2452-01.jpg", "bio": "My greeting card collection, \"Petals by Piaia,\" is inspired by the vibrant blooms I have photographed in Somerville neighborhood gardens.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "1689", "name": "Michael Piantedosi", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 32, "address": "24 Foskett Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1689-01.jpg", "bio": "My work is meant to show a different vision of the world from what we normally see. When you squint your eyes, do you sometimes see a different place? Possibly ethereal, possibly ephemeral? Maybe it's a window into a fey realm or another time. I invite you to view my work and see where it takes you.", "coords": { "lat": 42.397087, "lng": -71.116043 } }, { "id": "2437", "name": "Annie Pinnell", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 5, "address": "6 Farragut Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2437-01.jpg", "bio": "My paintings are in the style of medieval manuscripts, the Codex Manesse in particular, but with my facets of my life as the subject matter being depicted.", "coords": { "lat": 42.404449, "lng": -71.129883 } }, { "id": "561", "name": "Polins Atelier", "artistName": "Jason Polins", "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.polinsatelier.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/561-01.jpg", "bio": "Jason Polins is moved by the beauty of nature and our modern world and is interested in narrative and metaphor. Polins' work searches for a way to express an emotion, experience, a moment, or an event. By seeking out the truth in nature, he explores his most authentic self. As it turns out, that results in being a rather silly person. Polins' work is traditional at first glance because he uses realist techniques from centuries past. However, the work's subject matter ultimately interjects the technique's seriousness with humor, dissolving any lingering tension from such a controlled and skilled hand. The artist himself is continuously discovering new meaning in his work. The work is not meant to be static; it takes time to get into it and peel back the layers to get to the truth.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2026", "name": "Katya & Co", "artistName": "Katya Popova", "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://popova.space", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2026-01.jpg", "bio": "Katya Popova is a Russian-born multidisciplinary artist and educator. Raised in Moscow and inspired by her artist father, she works across painting, graphic design, video, performance, and printmaking. Rooted in landscape, her practice moves between observation and abstraction, focusing on subtle gestures—image, light, shadow, and color—that shape our everyday experiences. Her most recent work addresses plastic pollution and its impact on sea life. Teaching is a vital part of her practice, allowing her to share her passion for creativity while fostering dialogue and connection.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "2002", "name": "Kelly Porpiglia", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 64, "address": "16 Brastow Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2002-01.jpg", "bio": "I make functional, wheel-thrown, (mostly) porcelain pottery. Everything I make is created and fired at Mudflat Studios right here in Somerville. I love making and using mugs (so tactile!) and bowls and creating pots for plants. My work features geometric carvings and lots of color.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388607, "lng": -71.109962 } }, { "id": "527", "name": "Pragerart Studio", "artistName": "Judith Prager", "mapNumber": 63, "address": "7 Belmont Place, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.pragerart.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/527-01.jpg", "bio": "I'll be showing outside in my driveway, backyard and porch, or inside, if it's raining, in my home studio, 7 Belmont Place, near Porter Square. It's about a 13 min. walk from the Porter Square \"T\" stop. You can park anywhere, since the regulations are suspended that weekend for the SOS. If you have any difficulties getting there or need directions, please text or call me at 617-491-1350, or email at JPrager4@aol.com.", "coords": { "lat": 42.385799, "lng": -71.109627 } }, { "id": "321", "name": "Wendy Prellwitz", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://Wendyprellwitz.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/321-01.jpg", "bio": "A connection to the infinite, unknowable beyond is implicit in all my work – with an implied viewpoint of here vs. there.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "1991", "name": "White Dharma LTD", "artistName": "Denise D. Price", "mapNumber": null, "address": "26 Clark Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper" ], "website": "https://www.denisedprice.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1991-01.jpg", "bio": "Denise D. Price is a paper engineer, illustrator, paper artist, and independent publisher. Her work spans ephemera, illustration, paper sculptures, and pop-up engineering. Some pieces are one of a kind, while others are reproduced commercially, including her pop-up book of Boston.", "coords": { "lat": 42.377968, "lng": -71.097481 } }, { "id": "930", "name": "Nathaniel Price", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://nathanielprice.net", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/930-01.jpg", "bio": "A psychologist once said to a troubled child, which would you rather do: come to the office, sit down, and talk about yourself and your difficulties, or, come to the office and build things out of matches and popsicle sticks and set them on fire.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "2145", "name": "Christopher Pullman", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Graphic Design", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://christopherpullman.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2145-01.jpg", "bio": "Most of my paintings have derived from the shores of Cape Ann where we have an unheated summer cottage: I have painted the giant granite boulders dropped by the retreating glaciers, and lately the various crab parts I find on the beach, whose intricacies have been explored in large 15” x 22” watercolors.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2528", "name": "Maren Quigley", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads", "Painting" ], "website": "https://Www.mqmstudio.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2528-01.jpg", "bio": "Abstract, subtle large paintings.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "1840", "name": "Eleanor Ramsay", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": null, "address": "10 Cameron Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "https://elramsay.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1840-01.jpg", "bio": "Custom Fabric Design, Prints and Illustration. Large scale fabric, repeat patterns and surface design. I design both commercial fabric repeats and limited edition abstract artworks. Yardage and homegoods available in many fabrics. Limited art prints and wearables available from my website. I'll be displaying some of my original designs and wearable art at the 2026 Artwear show on Thursday, April 30th as part of SOS", "coords": { "lat": 42.400593, "lng": -71.126404 } }, { "id": "1844", "name": "Anne Randolph", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "https://pondwaterphotos.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1844-01.jpg", "bio": "In the last hours of the day, if it's warm out, I go out on the pond in my kayak. I bring my iPhone, and I take pictures of the surface of the water as the sun goes down, until the light fades. The pictures are unfiltered and uncropped, just the water, its patterns, its colors---reflections of the sky and the shore as I saw them.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "1672", "name": "Michael Raskin", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 86, "address": "16 rear Ivaloo Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Drawing", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1672-01.jpg", "bio": "My books and prints are inspired by woodcut novels from the nineteen twenties and thirties. These beautiful books told their their stories in pictures. The stories in my novels are more suited to words. So instead of carrying the story, the illustrations punctuate, emphasize, comment, joke, and decorate. Pictures can instantly set a mood and an attitude, serving as a platform for launching words. Telling stories in words and pictures feels natural to me.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381378, "lng": -71.108131 } }, { "id": "2549", "name": "Ravenberry", "artistName": "Christopher Ravenberry", "mapNumber": 91, "address": "22 Properzi Way, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Fiber + Textiles" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2549-01.jpg", "bio": "Ravenberry is a collection of handmade items by Christopher Steele that span textiles and home goods, focused on slow production and ethically sourced materials. Its colors and patterns are inspired by the natural world. I’ve been producing fiber arts for the last 5 years, exploring sewing, weaving, knitting and quilting", "coords": { "lat": 42.382092, "lng": -71.105293 } }, { "id": "2268", "name": "Robin Ray", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": null, "address": "37 Cherry Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2268-01.jpg", "bio": "For years I have collected and used fabrics to create one-of-a-kind quilts on natural history themes. Among the items I use for inspiration are antiquarian botany and geology images; geological diagrams of phenomena such as plate tectonics and sedimentary sequences; and playful re-imaginings of natural history collections. If you love bugs and rocks, come on by.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391056, "lng": -71.11499 } }, { "id": "2158", "name": "Jeanée Redmond", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Pottery", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.11millersteetstudios.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2158-01.jpg", "bio": "I have had a studio in Somerville for over thirty-five years. My work is primarily ceramic scuplture with intricately glazed images of science, nature and language. By grouping many peces together, I have used pattern, color and narrative to produce large, three dimensional wall murals.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "270", "name": "Sculpture Classes", "artistName": "Sholeh Regna", "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://sholehregna.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/270-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a multimedia artist. My work includes sculpture, painting, and jewelry. I teach sculpture and ceramic classes in my studio. You can sign up for a private, or the ongoing weekly class on Wednesday nights. 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Which is not to say there are no meanings, just that they may present themselves as vague hints, ambiguous suggestions. He is happy to let the viewer interpret the images as they will.", "coords": { "lat": 42.395523, "lng": -71.112938 } }, { "id": "2282", "name": "Jessica Rizkallah", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2282-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a self-taught artist who primarily works with acrylic paint on wooden panels or found objects. The subject of my work often incorporates vibrant depictions of the female figure or abstract images of human emotion. Some pieces include resin and other forms of mixed media. Painting is part of my well-being and internal peace. 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I have no idea where it will take me. I begin by throwing colors and textures onto the canvas to create a dynamic surface. Soon shapes emerge that swirl into a beginning organization. At this point I start to serve the innate intelligence of a creative process and listen acutely to what it has to say. Sometimes what emerges is literal, sometimes it is abstract. The important thing is that it has its own internal coherence and dynamism. Sometimes I lose the thread of a painting and can’t find it again. These still-born creative journeys become collage materials for new adventures. A creative dialogue is a love relationship. Each piece is a conversation with the Muse that records our lovemaking, our fights and our repairs. If I force my image on her, I pay a price in a loss of vitality and spontaneity. This is like life. Whenever I think I know what my life should look like, God surprises me. 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There is something endlessly fascinating to me about every face and how a person's whole world can be imagined and brought to life in a painting. My portraits push the boundaries of color to capture not just a likeness, but a story.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "1225", "name": "Stephen Rosenberg", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads" ], "website": "https://facebook.com/stephenrosenbergjewelrydesign", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1225-01.jpg", "bio": "Stephen Rosenberg began metalsmithing in 1973 since then he has participated in many of the finest art festivals on the east coast. He designs and then fabricates silver, gold and copper jewelry into rings , bracelets, earrings and pins. 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My collages also portray flora and fauna, morphed together into surreal hybrid creatures.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391529, "lng": -71.110542 } }, { "id": "2098", "name": "MJ Rotchford", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 72, "address": "33 Browning Road, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2098-01.jpg", "bio": "Some of my found object art pieces start with a visceral attraction to the materials. Using primarily reclaimed material is integral to my particular system of meaning. Objects often have more value than what their appearance initially suggests.", "coords": { "lat": 42.394085, "lng": -71.098869 } }, { "id": "1869", "name": "Ellen Rounseville", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.ellenrounseville.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1869-01.jpg", "bio": "Versión en español a continuación", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "1753", "name": "Alexandra Rozenman", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.alexandrarozenman.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1753-01.jpg", "bio": "My work explores the themes of otherness-as-identity. Whatever degree of abstraction defines my thinking and visual self-identification it has all to do with the search for my own image in a great existential sea of sweeping changes. Russian, European and American myths of national destiny and private identity take a utopian dimension in my work. I am absorbing and expressing the psychology of otherness as a fundamental part of my identity. I immigrated to America from the Soviet Union in 1989. I want my art to be like a well-worn military wool blanket that gives you warmth, love and history.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "681", "name": "Anne Russell", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/681-01.jpg", "bio": "My studio will not be open for SOS 2026.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "2606", "name": "Annie Russell", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://anniemrussell.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2606-01.jpg", "bio": "Annie M. Russell is a visual artist whose practice investigates the unseen forces shaping the world. Drawing from her studies of dreams, mythology, ecology, and esoteric thought, her work merges figuration and abstraction to explore the space between material understanding and instinctual perception. Through an intuitive process, Russell works with layers of luminous pigment, allowing her compositions and forms to arise without a predetermined outcome. Her resulting work reflects the intelligence of the more-than-human world and the intricate connections that underlie existence.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2253", "name": "Analisa Russo Ceramics", "artistName": "Analisa Russo", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2253-01.jpg", "bio": "I make stoneware pottery that is equally at home on a coffee table or as part of a dinner party table setting. My dishes can also be used for breakfast for one, if that’s your style!", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2368", "name": "Lizzie Cartoons", "artistName": "Lizzie Rutberg", "mapNumber": 95, "address": "35 Magnus Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.lizziecartoons.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2368-01.jpg", "bio": "\"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day I can hear her breathing\" - Arundhati Roy", "coords": { "lat": 42.378025, "lng": -71.103638 } }, { "id": "2551", "name": "S. Bar Studios", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 13, "address": "57 Meacham Road, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2551-01.jpg", "bio": "Coming to painting later in life as a welcome escape from a more rigid, science based career, Sara embraces the freedom of the creative process. Working across various media - from gouache to fluid acrylics - and styles, ranging from abstract to impasto seascapes, she treats the creative process as a joyful, exploratory escape.", "coords": { "lat": 42.396847, "lng": -71.125 } }, { "id": "2225", "name": "Leddy Rosalia Saenz", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2225-01.jpg", "bio": "Laidy Saenz is an interdisciplinary artist investigating themes of hybrid identity, migration, and memory. She often draws from ancient Peruvian cultures to create paintings, sculptures, and wearables. Blending materials like plexi with Andean textiles and manipulating them with both traditional fiber techniques as well as laser cutting and 3D printing technologies, Saenz uncovers hidden metaphors and properties embedded in her media at the nexus of heritage and modernity.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "1479", "name": "Razalas Art Stained Glass", "artistName": "Nelson Salazar", "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Glass + Mosaics" ], "website": "http://razalasart.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1479-01.jpg", "bio": "Born in El Salvador, Nelson has an extensive background working with immigrant and low-income communities in Somerville. After experiencing a personal loss, he sought a creative outlet and discovered stained glass art—a medium that quickly became his passion.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "2479", "name": "Linda Ruth Salter", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2479-01.jpg", "bio": "I began studying brush painting in my early 20s while living in Japan. I have continued to pursue my studies with various teachers over the years. I am accomplished in both classical landscape and birds and flower. In addition, I experiment with brush painting materials and techniques to produce expressive non-representational paintings that fuse East and West", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2607", "name": "Pâte Suclée", "artistName": "Maria Rodel Santos", "mapNumber": 74, "address": "Renegade Potters, 13 Robinson Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2607-01.jpg", "bio": "I offer whimsical collections of hand built stoneware ceramics of planters, bowls, wall art and dumpling rattles! I call it a Cross-pollinating of multiple forms of facets in colors, shapes, and textures, converging the influences of youth spent on the islands of the Philippines and raised in New England. New collection in the works for the summer featuring mushroom motif planters and vases; coral bowls bursting with colors, influenced by elements and seasons and tiki inspired dinner wares.", "coords": { "lat": 42.392483, "lng": -71.101227 } }, { "id": "2440", "name": "Mflowerocean Artship", "artistName": "Ma Prem Saunders", "mapNumber": 18, "address": "28 Billingham Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Jewelry + Beads", "Painting" ], "website": "https://bearsoriginalpastelscom.wordpress.com/about/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2440-01.jpg", "bio": "My name is Ma Prem Sudip. I work primarily in watercolors and pastels, but I do love oils and acrylics as well. I have been drawing and painting since I was little, and my first focus was painting family portraits and the homes we would move into. My artistic lens has evolved to become a study of different motif's: color, philosophy, meditation, and intuition. Each study has a hiddden story to tell. Bright beautiful colors and soft edges are inspiring and have healing qualities. I let the colors inform what ends up being the finished work.", "coords": { "lat": 42.400513, "lng": -71.119576 } }, { "id": "2005", "name": "Eve Schauer", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 79, "address": "Central Street Studios, 57 Central Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Sculpture" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2005-01.jpg", "bio": "Most of my artwork is representational, depicting animal and human figures as well as plants. I am fascinated by the rhythm of their forms, the ways they move, and the potential for movement that is evident in them even when they are still. Careful observation of these subjects is fundamental to my work.", "coords": { "lat": 42.386974, "lng": -71.104156 } }, { "id": "217", "name": "Nancy Schieffelin", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Mixed-Media", "Photography" ], "website": "https://nancyschieffelin.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/217-01.jpg", "bio": "My work is all about color: the color moment. These photographs represent a series made in Rockland, Maine.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "1631", "name": "Harriett Scott", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 82, "address": "Summer Street Studio, 62A Summer Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1631-01.jpg", "bio": "I like to paint what I know, personal items, familiar places, and now people, usually based on one of my photos. I thank The Katherine Martin Widmer School of Painting for giving me this opportunity to paint,as I learn, explore and enjoy.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384037, "lng": -71.100204 } }, { "id": "100", "name": "HilaryscottART", "artistName": "Hilary Scott", "mapNumber": 73, "address": "9 Browning Road, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Photography", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://HilaryscottART.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/100-01.jpg", "bio": "Hilary Scott creates large and small sculptures in his studio behind the Somerville, Massachusetts home he shares with his wife. Designer of the City of Somerville's 9/11, he works in a variety of materials; his guiding principle being to banish the mundane, delight his wife and amuse his children and his clients.", "coords": { "lat": 42.394157, "lng": -71.097862 } }, { "id": "26", "name": "Shepherd's Run Jewelry", "artistName": "Rebecca Scott", "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads" ], "website": "https://www.shepherdsrunjewelry.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/26-01.jpg", "bio": "Things I find beautiful. Pearls, gemstones, pure metals- things of the earth and ocean, combined with love, skill and a wish that you may enjoy them. My goal as a jewelry designer is to design and create the finest quality works of timeless, classic and affordable jewelry with an edge that makes each piece special and unique.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2296", "name": "DX2 Upcycled Designs", "artistName": "Deneen Scully", "mapNumber": 52, "address": "303 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles" ], "website": "https://Www.dx2designs.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2296-01.jpg", "bio": "DX2 is a Somerville-based clothing brand offering fashion-forward upcycled garments. We value non-gendered, inclusive-sized fashion that utilizes previously loved garments and textiles, that reflects the unique personality of the wearer.", "coords": { "lat": 42.392845, "lng": -71.113335 } }, { "id": "536", "name": "Robin Seeran", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/536-01.jpg", "bio": "I describe myself as a maximalist. More is more. I love layering things wheher it be color or texture.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2279", "name": "Paul Shakespear", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://paulshakespear.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2279-01.jpg", "bio": "I keep painting because sometimes I glimpse, in my work or the work of others, what the simple combination of paint, canvas and wood can achieve: a mysteriously powerful compression of emotion, memory, and visual delight.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "1027", "name": "Museum of Modern Renaissance", "artistName": "Nicholas Shaplyko", "mapNumber": 20, "address": "115 College Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://Modren.us", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1027-01.jpg", "bio": "57 murals in main hall. Unique building and unique art", "coords": { "lat": 42.399906, "lng": -71.117615 } }, { "id": "2661", "name": "Rebecca Shawgo", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 30, "address": "109 Boston Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2661-01.jpg", "bio": "My work draws from abstractions of the natural work to explore movement, texture and color.", "coords": { "lat": 42.39809, "lng": -71.110039 } }, { "id": "1703", "name": "Nicholas Shectman", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": "http://mahonkin.com/~phi/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1703-01.jpg", "bio": "Each of us exists in a physical and political landscape, and gains traction by connecting to that landscape. I present work that explores how people exist in the world both literally and metaphorically.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "139", "name": "Jane Sherrill", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.janesherrill.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/139-01.jpg", "bio": "Jane Sherrill is best known for her dramatic landscape paintings that celebrate our natural world and remind us of what we will lose as a result of climate change. In her most recent series, she creates an installation of tall trees called “Forest.” To build these “trees” Sherrill uses a multiple of media such as acrylic on wood panel, Yupo, rag paper, Dura-lar and collage including branches and other non-traditional materials. Sherrill says of her work, “I’ve been thinking of the tree as a form of Noah's Ark because it carries and sustains so many life forms, including our own.”", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "2321", "name": "Blue Flame Leather and Accessories", "artistName": "Stephanie Shields", "mapNumber": 19, "address": "18 Kenwood Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media", "Other: leather" ], "website": "https://blueflameleather.etsy.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2321-01.jpg", "bio": "I primarily work with leather and textiles, but I also enjoy other media, particularly natural materials like metal, stone and wood.", "coords": { "lat": 42.400261, "lng": -71.118454 } }, { "id": "2421", "name": "Scarlett Creates", "artistName": "Scarlett Shiloh", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Graphic Design", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "https://sshiloh.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2421-01.jpg", "bio": "Scarlett Creates is a hobby collector who loves incorporating mediums and styles into one another. Their approach to creativity is grounded in wonder, exploration, and vibrancy. With some pieces carrying a cute and carefree tone and others speaking volumes of personal experience, their art is crafted with meaning, love, and care in every inch.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2383", "name": "Copper Beech Glass", "artistName": "Julia Short", "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Glass + Mosaics" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2383-01.jpg", "bio": "I got into glass on a whim, as someone that has always been fascinated by watching glass blowers and had wanted to take a class of some sort. I finally did so on Valentine's Day of 2021, making my first paper weight shaped like a heart. I took a class on the torch for the first time on March 19th 2021. After that class, I was well and truly hooked on glass making. I have worked both at the furnace and the torch, however, I find myself enjoying working on the torch the most. I still consider myself new to glass, am always learning something new, and adding more skills to my repertoire. My inspiration comes from a healthy dose of scientific curiosity, as in I tend to ask myself the question \"what would happen if...\" and then do whatever it is that I'm thinking. I'm limited by my skills at the moment, but I look forward to the future when I can experiment even more.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2299", "name": "Katherine Shozawa", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.katherineshozawa.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2299-01.jpg", "bio": "Katherine Megumi Shozawa is a socially engaged artist and educator whose community practice ranges from neon signs in Cambridge's Harvard Square to public weaving in Vancouver, Canada. While the work is diverse in scope, her projects are linked by a common focus on underrepresented communities and histories including her own, and the visual and cultural vitality of inclusive relationships in public space.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2118", "name": "Jodie Siegel", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 74, "address": "Renegade Potters, 13 Robinson Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2118-01.jpg", "bio": "I have been working in clay since 2003, both throwing on the wheel and handbuilding. Currently, I hand-build my work exclusively. My pieces are a patchwork of colors, using colored slip to create the design, and clear or translucent glazes to finish the piece. My bowls, platters and plates come in many shapes and sizes. I continue to make slab-built tiny houses with the new surface decoration. This work stems partly from my love of home and architecture. Feeding friends and family in my home is an expression of love for me - I delight in serving them on beautiful pottery, also made with love. I see the house as a metaphor for home, warmth, family, struggle, love, shelter. And the tiny house, as a commentary on the large space we take up living in this world.", "coords": { "lat": 42.392483, "lng": -71.101227 } }, { "id": "927", "name": "Susan Sills", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Photography" ], "website": "https://susansillsstudio.artspan.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/927-01.jpg", "bio": "The complex nature of our visual world can be simplified by isolating the pure elements of form, color, texture and light. But our world is often confounded and enriched by our memories, relationships, and the images that touch us daily and fill the fleeting moments of our lives. My work explores the intersection of these elements through painting...using house paint, photographs, wire and other materials…and can range from somber to playful as the creative process unfolds.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "1442", "name": "Abrazos Press", "artistName": "Annie Silverman", "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://anniesilverman.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1442-01.jpg", "bio": "I have been a relief printmaker and book artist for over 20 years, and work primarily with woodblock and mixed media printmaking techniques. My print shop, ABRAZOS PRESS, (www.abrazospress.com) is a teaching facility as well as a professional print shop for printmaking projects and studio work. In this digital age I still revere hand work ,and the pleasure of carving wood, taking the time it takes and feeling connected to carvers and printers down through the ages makes me proud of my craft. My imagery is often quirky, colorful, and has been exhibited nationally and internationally,most recently in Havana , Cuba, Venice , Italy ,Holland, Japan and Worcester, Framingham, and Northampton,MA. In print media , my work has recently been published in THE HAND MAGAZINE, and PRESSING MATTERS magazine. I was featured in issues 25 and 30 of the British printmaking magazine PRESSING MATTERS,with an article I wrote about the Paper Boat Flotilla, a collaborative printmaking project with printmakers in Havana, that I was part of in the Fall of 2023., and one about the 25th anniversary of Zea Mays Print studio in Florence, MA, an international research facility for \"green printmaking\" among many other inky things.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "1969", "name": "Stina Simmarano", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": null, "address": "9 Medford St, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles" ], "website": "http://stinasimmaranoart.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1969-01.jpg", "bio": "Stina Simmarano is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Somerville since 2010. Currently fixated on fiber art and slow fashion and called to work with discards, scraps and secondhand materials, often combining multiple fiber disciplines in a single piece. A lexicon of familiar imagery and color forms a cohesive thread across the various media she works in from crochet to rugmaking to dance. Forever examining the concepts of waste and consumption in both life and studio practice.", "coords": { "lat": 42.374203, "lng": -71.086823 } }, { "id": "1692", "name": "Joanne Simon Art", "artistName": "Joanne Simon", "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.joannesimonart.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1692-01.jpg", "bio": "Joanne Simon, a Londoner living in Boston, began her formal art training at the University of the Arts London-Wimbledon College of Arts, and received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem.Her work is inspired by topical issues, such as climate change and politics, and timeless themes, such as hope, love and resilience. Her imagery draws upon historical symbology, cultural philosophies, classical imagery, and the beauty and fragility of flora and fauna.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2448", "name": "Six Eyes Stitches", "artistName": "Deanna Skow", "mapNumber": 55, "address": "Constellation, 259 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles" ], "website": "https://www.sixeyesstitches.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2448-01.jpg", "bio": "Through intricate hand embroidery, I capture the quiet beauty of daily life. Inspired by small moments of warmth, light, shadows, and nostalgia, my work displays familiar subjects in evocative stitched narratives. A recurring motif is the gallery wall, where I stitch iconic artworks within personal or exhibition spaces, blending art history with intimate scenes.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391529, "lng": -71.110542 } }, { "id": "2614", "name": "Moon Ma Cards", "artistName": "Elizabeth Slote Gilbert", "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Printmaking", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://moonmacards.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2614-01.jpg", "bio": "Flounder & flying cat ornaments, papier mâché sculptures, original art greeting cards.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2428", "name": "Allison Smith", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 11, "address": "34 Simpson Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://asmithmarbling.substack.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2428-01.jpg", "bio": "I’m drawn to marbling by the interplay of art and craft, control and chance, and by the requirement to go in with confidence and know the right moment to stop. There is an irreversibility to stirring paint on top of water!", "coords": { "lat": 42.400143, "lng": -71.123756 } }, { "id": "1949", "name": "Leah Smith", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 28, "address": "102 Josephine Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1949-01.jpg", "bio": "My jewelry is primarily silver wire with glass, wood, metal charms, semi precious stone, and tiny rubber dinosaurs. The organic curves of interwoven wire means each piece is unique. I do occasionally take my cue from works of fiction!", "coords": { "lat": 42.398754, "lng": -71.112991 } }, { "id": "2622", "name": "Somerville High School Senior Exhibition", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 92, "address": "Dojo at SomerNova, 15 Properzi Way, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Photography", "Pottery" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2622-01.jpg", "bio": "The Senior Art Award Exhibition at SomerNova’s Dojo space showcases a curated selection of exceptional student artwork across a range of media and styles. Visitors can expect to see thoughtful, ambitious work that reflects each artist’s personal voice, creative process, and growth throughout their high school art experience. In addition to viewing the artwork, attendees will have opportunities to meet the artists, hear them speak about their inspirations, and watch live demonstrations that offer insight into how their work is made — creating an engaging, behind-the-scenes look at emerging young artists in action.", "coords": { "lat": 42.382534, "lng": -71.105415 } }, { "id": "215", "name": "StennCo Studio", "artistName": "Neal Stennett", "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Photography" ], "website": "https://www.stenncostudio.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/215-01.jpg", "bio": "I re-contextualize everyday symbols & objects with photographic source material from field guides, astronomy books, vintage pop culture magazines, family albums & wildlife books, to explore themes & imagery from fairy tales, myths, novels, biblical & historical stories", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "1728", "name": "Karl Stephan Studio", "artistName": "Karl Stephan", "mapNumber": 84, "address": "12 Central Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://karlstephanstudio.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1728-01.jpg", "bio": "Gorgeous and affordable oil paintings that capture the color and energy of events like Honk, Porchfest, protests and dance parties. Work by artist/educator Karl Stephan expresses the life and joy of Somerville.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384033, "lng": -71.106667 } }, { "id": "2372", "name": "The Imaginarium", "artistName": "Zachary Stern", "mapNumber": 79, "address": "Central Street Studios, 57 Central Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Mixed-Media", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://zacharyalstern.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2372-01.jpg", "bio": "Look a lil closer, see what you can find.", "coords": { "lat": 42.386974, "lng": -71.104156 } }, { "id": "2637", "name": "Ilene Stern Bunis", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2637-01.jpg", "bio": "I paint still-lifes from observation by carefully describing color and light and objects and edges.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2318", "name": "Eva Stoller", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 105, "address": "79R Boston Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Jewelry + Beads", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2318-01.jpg", "bio": "Hello! I am a printmaker and jewelry artist based in Somerville. I love to create art that is whimsical and fun, but also very wearable and accessible to people with a variety of taste and styles. My creations are heavily inspired by my time living in New Orleans and my upbringing in Baltimore.", "coords": { "lat": 42.383484, "lng": -71.094063 } }, { "id": "2570", "name": "Studio Stranz", "artistName": "Ryan Stranz", "mapNumber": 101, "address": "The Hive at Boynton Yards, 561 Windsor Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.StudioStranz.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2570-01.jpg", "bio": "The works of Ryan Stranz are meditations on spontaneity and structure, a place where intuition becomes architecture and gesture becomes memory. Working in acrylic, oil, and textured mediums, each surface is approached as a living terrain: layered, scraped, and rebuilt until a rhythm emerges. These works seek the balance between kismet and intent, capturing the brief, electric point where control gives way to discovery.", "coords": { "lat": 42.375618, "lng": -71.093239 } }, { "id": "2060", "name": "Studio 3", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 94, "address": "Milk Row Studios, 438R Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Installation", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2060-01.jpg", "bio": "Nestled in an upper corner in Somerville's Milk Row Studios, Studio 3 is a multimedia art studio where you'll find collage, bookbinding, photography, painting, jewelry, leather painting, hand-drawn textiles, maximalist fashion, and more. The space itself is a collaborative, living art installation that never feels the same twice. Representing creativity across many disciplines, the studio is a sanctuary for a small group of local artists who spend almost as much time decorating the place as they do making their own art.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381321, "lng": -71.10244 } }, { "id": "2135", "name": "Mary Sullivan", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 36, "address": "169 Morrison Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://mcsullivan.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2135-01.jpg", "bio": "Mary Sullivan:", "coords": { "lat": 42.39687, "lng": -71.118225 } }, { "id": "2305", "name": "Studio Znabu", "artistName": "Zainab Sumu", "mapNumber": 79, "address": "Central Street Studios, 57 Central Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles", "Painting", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.znabu.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2305-01.jpg", "bio": "I am a contemporary artist born in Sierra Leone, based in Cambridge, with a studio in Somerville, Massachusetts. My practice lives at the intersection of memory, material, and cultural inheritance.Working across woven sculpture, painting, textile, and printmaking, I explore how ancestral forms can be reimagined within contemporary art. My work draws from African and diasporic visual languages, particularly the Sandé mask tradition of Sierra Leone—not as artifact, but as a living system of knowledge shaped by feminine strength, refinement, and spiritual authority.Material is central to my practice. I work with yarn, jute, beads, leather, thread, and reclaimed garments—materials that carry both physical and symbolic histories. Through basket-making techniques, binding, layering, and repetition, I transform these elements into sculptural paintings and forms that hold tension between softness and monumentality, intimacy and presence.", "coords": { "lat": 42.386974, "lng": -71.104156 } }, { "id": "2538", "name": "Oliver Talun", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 108, "address": "30 Boston Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2538-01.jpg", "bio": "I am in 7th grade and enjoy creating pen drawings for fun. Sometimes I will sketch a drawing in pencil before outlining it in pen. I like drawing space plans and maps of other worlds.", "coords": { "lat": 42.381428, "lng": -71.091507 } }, { "id": "1944", "name": "Slogans for Nothing", "artistName": "Allison Tanenhaus", "mapNumber": 40, "address": "Studio Fun Haus, 337 Summer Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Graphic Design", "Mixed-Media", "Video" ], "website": "https://allisontanenhaus.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1944-01.jpg", "bio": "Allison Tanenhaus (she/her) is a New York–born, Somerville–based glitch artist. She specializes in trippy op art, wacky tech mash-ups...and cats.", "coords": { "lat": 42.393467, "lng": -71.118553 } }, { "id": "2641", "name": "Harvey Tanuki Manor", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": null, "address": "43 Alpine Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Fiber + Textiles", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://cherrykelpie.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "Tanuki Manor is a collective of artists living in Somerville, we make multimedia work including watercolor, fashion, digital art, painting, dolls, and games! We are heavily influenced by Japanese media and kitsch contemporary work.", "coords": { "lat": 42.387596, "lng": -71.099495 } }, { "id": "969", "name": "Christina Tedesco", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "http://www.christinamtedesco.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/969-01.jpg", "bio": "My work deals with the contrast between balance and imbalance, control and the lack thereof. Specifically, I explore the movement of the human body through space and time. My interest in the nature of the human form comes from living with cerebral palsy – a physical disability.", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "2376", "name": "Danifolds", "artistName": "Dani Tedesco", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Installation", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://danifolds.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2376-01.jpg", "bio": "I create geometric paper sculptures that inhabit the space in-between.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "931", "name": "Bekka Teerlink", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.bekkateerlink.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/931-01.jpg", "bio": "I paint psychological landscapes built from pieces of the broken world around me. Recurring themes in my work include houses, gardens, and portals to other places and times. I grew up moving from place to place and never felt rooted anywhere. From this experience, I developed an obsession with “home,” especially of the homes I didn’t have. I daydreamed of places I wanted to live, drawing fantasy floor plans and illustrations. 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While I grew up in Connecticut and earned my BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design, I have been living in Somerville ever since—over a whole decade now!", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2563", "name": "William W.O.V", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.wovlyfe.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "Will Omar Valdes (W.O.V)’s work aims to explore the tensions between the lived experience of a Queer Latine Cuban-American Immigrant and the online space of social media. Their handmade paper paintings, installations and sculptures are heavily influenced by their upbringing in early 00’s Miami where they were surrounded by the largest Cuban-American community in the world. They use internet aesthetics, along with their heritage, to inform their material choices, color palettes and simplification of motifs. W.O.V explores taboo and queer subjects such as online sex work, internet pornography, fatphobia, camp, labor and excess while resituating their contexts within an intersectional latine domestic space. 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Her work emerges from a long-standing engagement with photography, travel, and the study of composition.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2639", "name": "Weinberg Design", "artistName": "James Weinberg", "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://weinbergdesign.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2639-01.jpg", "bio": "Silkscreen graphic art and illustration.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2652", "name": "KyneticArts", "artistName": "Kylie Weinzierl", "mapNumber": 123, "address": "Joy Street Studios, 86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Jewelry + Beads", "Sculpture" ], "website": "https://www.kyneticarts.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2652-01.jpg", "bio": "KyneticArts was officially established in Somerville, MA in 2025 by Kylie Weinzierl as a small jewelry studio that creates bespoke fine jewelry, offers various jewelry making classes and private lessons, make-your-own wedding ring workshops, and more!", "coords": { "lat": 42.378452, "lng": -71.086357 } }, { "id": "2336", "name": "Crafting Cartographer", "artistName": "Hannah Weissman", "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles" ], "website": "https://craftingcartographer.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2336-01.jpg", "bio": "Hi there! I'm Hannah, the crafting cartographer. My artwork is all about bringing maps to life through embroidery. I love turning lines and shapes of different places into something you can touch and feel. Each piece I make tells a story, whether it's a city you love, your favorite hiking route, or just a cool map that catches your eye.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "2167", "name": "Catherine Weller", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Fiber + Textiles", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": "https://11millerstreetstudios.com/m-z/catherine-weller", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2167-01.jpg", "bio": "I work in a variety of textile techniques, including shibori, screen and block printing, painting, resist dyeing, snow dyeing, and ecoprinting, sometimes combining several techniques in one piece. I use fiber reactive and acid dyes as well as indigo and other natural dyes. My influences include textiles from many cultures, informed by working with diverse museum collections as a curator and educator.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2669", "name": "@dr.unicorn_makesthings", "artistName": "Jenny Xin Wen", "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Jewelry + Beads", "Mixed-Media" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2669-01.jpg", "bio": "My multimedia art practice is letting my octopus mind play— with color, spontaneity, and the subconscious of a Chinese diaspora and a thousands-year old aesthetic heritage. My creative journey is a primary way I heal from the past, process the present, and celebrate the awes that connect us across generations and places.", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "1298", "name": "Tori Weston", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 90, "address": "Aeronaut Brewing Co., 14 Tyler Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Printmaking" ], "website": "https://www.toriwestonwriterartist.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1298-01.jpg", "bio": "Creative writing has always been the vehicle I used to express myself. Place, plot, and character was the way I tried to make sense of the world around me. Words and punctuation on the page was the only visual art I thought I was capable of but working on a story led me to put the drawings I made in the margins of notebooks to larger pieces of paper. Stories began to form not just in words but in images. The goal of my work, both writing and art, is to do what a writing instructor used to say at the start of every class. Our work must 'illuminate what it means to be human.'", "coords": { "lat": 42.381783, "lng": -71.105667 } }, { "id": "1107", "name": "Sally Williamson", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "n/a", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2521", "name": "Pauly Paint", "artistName": "Paul Wilson", "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting" ], "website": "https://Wilsonscenic.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2521-01.jpg", "bio": "To explore new worlds with paint and pen", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "1965", "name": "Tom Wojciechowski", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 110, "address": "Mad Oyster Studios, 2 Bradley Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Painting", "Photography" ], "website": "https://www.twojciechowski.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1965-01.jpg", "bio": "Unfolding the Box Unfolded", "coords": { "lat": 42.388016, "lng": -71.094795 } }, { "id": "2463", "name": "Bruce Wood", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.artsy.net/artist/bruce-wood", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2463-01.jpg", "bio": "Reflecting my quest for closeness/ human touch and connectedness, I paint figures in loose sexual narratives/situations: Social dancing (rave dancing); Casual and group sex; Anonymous people in dark places. 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Various materials including reed, twine, waxed linen and rush are used to weave vessels, sculptural forms and unique hanging pendant lights.", "coords": { "lat": 42.386974, "lng": -71.104156 } }, { "id": "2246", "name": "Sarah Wright", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Books + Paper", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2246-01.jpg", "bio": "My paintings portray things I care about - ancient Greek vessels and deities; oceans; gardens, and still lives made up of familiar objects - in watercolor and/or acrylic on paper. My new graphic novel, Strugglebunny, is a work in progress.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "2508", "name": "Allison Wu", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Graphic Design" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2508-01.jpg", "bio": "TBD", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "648", "name": "Joyce Wu", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 43, "address": "34 Burnside Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Pottery" ], "website": "http://www.wuworks.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/648-01.jpg", "bio": "Pottery has always appealed to me because of its structure, texture and humble beginnings. I concentrate on functional forms, open and enclosed, altered and balanced, with a minimalist quality and alternatively layered in surface decorations. My current work includes diverse molded forms from nature and 3D-printed prototypes, and 3D-printed clay objects.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391464, "lng": -71.11702 } }, { "id": "2424", "name": "Elissa Yanover", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 59, "address": "11 Miller Street Studios, 11 Miller Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Mixed-Media", "Painting", "Printmaking" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2424-01.jpg", "bio": "I like to do all sorts of painting in oil and acrylic, on canvas and on cardboard. I also like to do woodblock printing.", "coords": { "lat": 42.384396, "lng": -71.11274 } }, { "id": "2539", "name": "Eitan Yarmush", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 122, "address": "The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2539-01.jpg", "bio": "Leonard Cohen once said, \"There is a crack in everything; that's how the light gets in.\"", "coords": { "lat": 42.378654, "lng": -71.086533 } }, { "id": "1406", "name": "Chie Yasuda", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 67, "address": "Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": "https://www.chieyasuda.com/", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/1406-01.jpg", "bio": "Chie Yasuda studied art in her childhood and early adulthood in her home country of Japan before ultimately moving to the United States to pursue her art. In particular, she enjoyed the work of Georgia O’Keefe, and she moved to the legendary watercolorist’s desert hometown of New Mexico in 2002. There, she studied art at the University of New Mexico and received her Bachelors in 2007. In 2009, she moved to Somerville, MA with her husband who is a classical guitarist with the New England Conservatory. She currently studies Children’s Book Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). I have LOVED creating WATERCOLOR illustrations since I was young. I am a self-taught watercolor artist who likes to use many different colors in my art. My illustration is fantasy-like, however it is based on my life experience and what I have learned through studying many books. I believe that each individual has unique seeds of joy inside them. Everyone has the power within to create happiness for themselves and others.", "coords": { "lat": 42.389687, "lng": -71.105995 } }, { "id": "56", "name": "Sewn By Wolves", "artistName": "Chris Yeager", "mapNumber": 76, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 20 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Fiber + Textiles" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/56-01.jpg", "bio": "The pandemic got me started sewing masks for friends when masks were impossible to obtain. I've since explored using reclaimed sewing machines to create custom-made Beach Bags, Totes and Carriers....", "coords": { "lat": 42.391502, "lng": -71.102371 } }, { "id": "2156", "name": "Jane Yudelman", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Photography", "Other: Assemblage" ], "website": "https://www.janeyudelman.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2156-01.jpg", "bio": "My contemplative and creative practices mirror an intrinsic link between my internal and external journeys. Living in multiple countries across four continents, my professional career led me to encounter firsthand the suffering and resilience of those living in poverty. I sought time in nature, allowing beauty to soothe my spirit and clear my mind. My long-term meditation practice offers a similar experience of spaciousness found through silent encounter, attentive observation and keen awareness.", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2350", "name": "Marjorie Zakaria", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Collage", "Mixed-Media", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2350-01.jpg", "bio": "My work is an ode to life, to the irrepressible, primeval, powerful life energy. It is a celebration of the choice to live and to embrace life and joy in the face of adversity. As Carl Jung said, “You are not what happens to you. You are what you chose to be”. 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I especially enjoy making planters (with drainage!) since caring for houseplants is also a passion of mine.", "coords": { "lat": 42.380714, "lng": -71.106987 } }, { "id": "2380", "name": "Brian Zink", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 75, "address": "Vernon Street Studios, 6 Vernon Street, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Painting" ], "website": "https://brianzinkart.com", "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/noimage.jpg", "bio": "Geometric abstract painting in Plexiglas", "coords": { "lat": 42.391163, "lng": -71.101891 } }, { "id": "2086", "name": "Tim Zylicz", "artistName": null, "mapNumber": 2, "address": "43 Raymond Avenue, Somerville, MA", "media": [ "Drawing", "Furniture", "Painting" ], "website": null, "imageUrl": "https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/artist_files/artist_images/profile/2086-01.jpg", "bio": "I'm a self taught artist. Growing up, I played around with graffiti and incorporate that style into my pieces. I'll paint on anything, if it looks like it can be painted on then I'll paint on it. Lately I've been painting on repurposed saws, metal pieces and chunks of wood. I like to make affordable art and hope you'll like it enough to stop by and enjoy and maybe take something special home.", "coords": { "lat": 42.407082, "lng": -71.127098 } } ]