Hanging near the back door of Edward "Ted" Cornell's blindingly white house in Westport, N.Y., is what looks like a flat, heavy flower made of rusting iron. In its former life, it was a freight-train wheel brake. Cornell worked briefly as a freight brakeman for the railroad in … [Read more...] about A Westport Art Farm Cultivates Conversation (SEVEN DAYS)
Crooked Brook Studios
The Art Farm Outside Wadhams
In a way the Art Farm is one man’s eccentricity, and I take full responsibility, the blame is mine. However, it is more vividly understood as a complex collaborative effort of many creative, skilled people, just like putting on a play, which I used to do, or running a farm, which … [Read more...] about The Art Farm Outside Wadhams
At Crooked Brook Studios, Junk Acts as Conduit between Past and Future (The Sun)
It’s a striking sight as you hang a right on Sayre Road and drive deeper into the countryside on a mid-summer morning — Sculptures punctuating the vista. Dozens of them, from rusting hulks to piles of household objects that look as if they were deposited by an angry … [Read more...] about At Crooked Brook Studios, Junk Acts as Conduit between Past and Future (The Sun)
Artist Edward Cornell and The Art Farm
Edward Cornell is a local artist who is known for his oil paintings and perhaps even more so for his monumental sculptures at The Art Farm. He creates his works at Crooked Brook Studios located between Wadhams and Whallonsburg, NY. Crooked Brook Studios was first known as an art … [Read more...] about Artist Edward Cornell and The Art Farm