Featured Artists of the Month

August 2018

Each month, Community Artists Gallery & Studios selects one Studio and one Gallery artist whose work we are proud to highlight. Come meet these artists during Art Walk on the second Friday of the month to learn more about their inspiration, their processes, and their community engagement.

Simone Houle, Baskets and Stained Glass

Simone Houle has been involved with arts and crafts all her life. After she and her husband moved to New Bern in 2006, classes in basketry, art, drawing, and stained glass at Craven and Pamlico Community Colleges took her creativity in new directions. An advanced course at Mystical Reflections Glass and Art Studio in Calabash, NC, taught her even more sophisticated techniques. She now designs her own work, and continues to learn, innovate, instruct, and exhibit. "I enjoy making beautiful glass art for everyone to enjoy," she says.   

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Mary Phelps, Painting

Although born in New Bern, Mary moved to Virginia as a young child.  After retiring from a career as a system analyst with the federal government, she returned to her hometown. She began her artistic career as a decorative painter, then quickly moved to oil and watercolor painting through workshops and local classes. An Art Walk several years ago was her introduction to Community Artists Gallery and Studios, where her work has now found a home in her own studio. In her paintings, you'll often see the influence of North Carolina's coastal environment.

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Featured Artists of the Month for September 2018:

Ron Lamm, Eileen Wroe