Shelter Upstate Journal
Shelter Upstate Journal
Notes on people and places of the Hudson Valley
and Catskill Mountains.
Interview: Christina Varga, Artist and Founder of The Phoenicia Festival of the Arts.
This month in our Shelter Upstate interview series we talked with Artist and Founder of The Phoenicia Festival of the Arts, Christina Varga.
Meet Christina - Artist, Festival Founder, Phoenicia NY
Interview: Dana McClure, Artist, Designer and CoFounder of Ravenwood.
Next up in our Shelter Upstate interview series we talked with Artist and Co-Founder of art and food experience Ravenwood, Dana McClure.
Meet Dana - Artist, Designer, Ravenwood CoFounder, Samsonville NY
Upstate House: A Woodstock Photographer’s Craftsman.
A tour of Winona’s home for Upstate House Magazine
Chronogram: Anna Stockwell
Stockwell’s 1840 Colonial sits in the middle of Hurley. Despite its historic facade, it’s the ideal setting for contemporary gatherings. Her dinner party manifesto is simple: “Welcoming friends into your home and gathering around the table is really what’s special,” she explains. “Sharing food feeds more than just bellies. It’s what helps us stay connected, form new relationships and lasting bonds with our chosen families.”
Chronogram: The Octagon House
The artist Jesse Bransford on the porch of his octagonal home in Catskill, which he bought in 2013. The home sits in a grove of black walnut trees, adjacent to a tulip poplar that is as old as the house. “The property is completely sequestered in the midst of the village. Many people I meet don’t even know it’s here,” he says.
Chronogram: Colborn Bell
Colborn Bell’s home, the former Sacred Heart of Jesus church, sits on a hillside in the hamlet of Wilbur in Kingston. Built in 1884 to serve the local population of bluestone masons, carpenters, and shipyard workers, the church overlooks Feeney’s shipyard.
Chronogram: Helen Toomer
The studio and artist's cabin of Stoneleaf Retreat are surrounded by 22 bucolic acres. Residency founders Helen Toomer and Eric Romano have gradually added art installations to the landscape.
