WADDINGTON – The Gallery at Lake Saint Lawrence Arts at 14 Main Street, Waddington, proudly presents three talented women with widely varied talents coming together in the next Gallery show.  

The show runs from a reception on Thursday, September 5 from 5-7 p.m., through Friday, Sept. 27. The Gallery is open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Jennifer Cavanaugh is a Waddington resident who smoothly transitioned from the music and theater world to the art world.  She graduated from the Crane School of Music and taught vocal music in Ogdensburg for 30 years.

Cavanaugh then started her art career by attending SOAR classes in drawing and painting in graphite, charcoal and watercolor.  She discovered the world of pastels in Florida where she attended the Naples Art Institute.  Pastels remain her passion – which she likens to “finger painting for adults”.  She loves to depict moments of significance of family, friends and nature.  A large body of her pastels along with some watercolors are on display for this event.

Bonnie Grant and Tanya Spicer are sisters who lived separate lives, but they have blended themselves into a venture labeled “Two Journeys Art”.

Grant loved to draw as a child but classes eluded her as she trained to be an RN.  While nursing around Boston and Cape Cod, she started taking classes in pottery, drawing, painting and various arts and crafts.  Her new abstract paintings are full of motion and liquidity. Abstracts and her jewelry, especially intricate beaded bracelets, are on display.

Spicer pursued business and liberal arts while raising children and working.  Her creativity extended into sewing clothing for kids, and making quilts, pillows, etc. using fabric and used clothing.  She eventually started more crafting, drawing, and doodling.  Her beading art started with instruction from her artistic husband.  “Doodling” led her to her recent venture into abstract painting. Her wire and beaded jewelry is on display along with one of her new abstract paintings.

Grant moved back and bead weaving became an obsession for them both.  They attended classes in beading and wire working, watched videos, bought books and kept on beading.  Beads and silver and other metal wire go well together and the obsession spread!  They started teaching classes and working with students in silver and other metal manipulation.  

Spicer also teaches crafting classes with kids and Bonnie teaches decorative (or tole) painting.  You can find them in the Clark House Carriageway for summer events working with kids of all ages on many different projects.