Mary Wade opened her shop Wade’s Wood and Crafts in Essex over twenty years ago. Visit her shop on Beggs Point Circle to peruse a multitude of beautifully crafted and painted woodworks. She creates traditional paintings, ornaments, bird houses, signs, miniatures, and other … [Read more...] about New Miniatures From Mary Wade
Folk art
A Folk Artist’s 1000 Islands
So enchanting is Lake Champlain's siren call that it's easy to lose sight of other similarly beautiful, culturally formative water bodies in the Northeast. But the spell is temporarily broken by folklorist Hannah Harvester in a recent episode of Borderless North. Harvester's … [Read more...] about A Folk Artist’s 1000 Islands
Mary Wade’s Essex Folk Art
Each winter Essex residents celebrate the holidays early during a weekend-long event called Christmas in Essex. It was this tradition which connected me to Mary Wade, a folk artist who lives in Willsboro but runs a seasonal gallery in Essex each summer. She creates painted wooden … [Read more...] about Mary Wade’s Essex Folk Art