Triple art 3-D offering at Millerton Library through December

MILLERTON — The NorthEast-Millerton Library (NEML) often has rotating exhibits featuring local artists, but rarely do the shows highlight a trio of talented creative area residents all at once.

For the month of December, though, the NEML is doing just that, featuring Tri-state region 3-D artists Joey Sage Jablonski, Diane Schapira and Karen Culbreth.

Joey Sage Jablonski

According to their autobiographies, Jablonski “is a ceramic artist in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut who creates wheel-thrown pottery and sculptural clay works incorporating themes from nature.”

Jablonski said, “The actual process of working in clay makes me feel as if I’m touching the ground and touching the sky at the same time, adding that the greatest satisfaction comes from “sharing these works celebrating nature, having them become part of a home — someone’s daily life.”

Diane Schapira

Lakeville, Conn., resident Schapira, meanwhile, has been “a potter for 50 years specializing in functional pottery.”

She also noted that it is “very satisfying” to know the items she creates “become part of other people’s households and routines.” She similarly creates “useful trays, sculptures, reliquaries and boxes of all sorts, often in the form of houses with removable roofs,” many of which are made “with a theme in mind: home, grief, hope.”

Karen Culbreth

North East resident Culbreth recently retired from her 30-year career in art education at the Pine Plains Central School District. Concentrating on clay creations, many of her pieces focus on her musings on the COVID-19 pandemic, reflections on feelings. They include her “whimsical ceramic pears and bowls.”

More information

The three-dimensional items made by these talented women will be on display at the NEML at 75 Main St. in Millerton throughout December.

Visitors need not have library cards, although residents may apply for one at the main desk. Proof of residency is required for the free card. Nonresidents may obtain a card for $25.

Artists interested in displaying their work in 2022 may apply to Library Director Rhiannon Leo-Jameson in person or by calling 518-789-3340. If displayed items are sold, a 10% donation to the library fund from the artist is appreciated.

December brings a special Three-D triple offering to patrons of the NorthEast-Millerton Library at 75 Main St. in Millerton, thanks to the work of the three sculptors pictured above, from left, Joey Sage Jablonski, Diane Schapira and Karen Culbreth. Photo by Rhiannon Leo-Jameson

Artist Joey Sage Jablonski created the friendly frog mug  pictured in this photo. Go to www.funkwarepottery.com to learn more about her work. Photo by Rhiannon Leo-Jameson

December brings a special Three-D triple offering to patrons of the NorthEast-Millerton Library at 75 Main St. in Millerton, thanks to the work of the three sculptors pictured above, from left, Joey Sage Jablonski, Diane Schapira and Karen Culbreth. Photo by Rhiannon Leo-Jameson