Author: Janelle Faignant

22 Questions with Don Ramey

22 Questions with Don Ramey

1. Name Don Ramey 2. Age  61 3. Hometown I grew up mostly in West Seneca, NY; a suburb of Buffalo where my mom grew up and lives now. I’ve been in West Rutland 30 yrs this month, which is three times as long as anywhere else I’ve lived. 4. How would 

Chaffee’s October Artist of the Month

Chaffee’s October Artist of the Month

The painting has a spooky feel. There are skeletons, still shrouded in their earthly forms. The Flory’s Plaza in West Rutland, a ghostly relic from another time. And a circle of girls beneath the moon. It’s titled ‘What Remains of the Dawn-Land,’ by Vermont native Peter 

Chaffee’s September Artist of the Month

Chaffee’s September Artist of the Month

This month our featured artist shared a very personal story, of the healing power of the arts in mental illness. It’s estimated that almost half of all adults will experience a mental illness during their lifetime. One of the first things that comes up when 

Chaffee’s August Artist of the Month

Chaffee’s August Artist of the Month

It started with a class. That’s what many artists recall, years into their art careers, and Chaffee’s August Artist of the Month Evelyn (Evie) Towsley is among them. “A couple years ago I took a colored pencil class with Myrna Austin at Fletcher Farms School