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Bp Design, Inc.
Distance: 3.8 Mi1 Main St Ste 203
05401 Burlington -
Milot Real Estate
Distance: 3.8 Mi76 Saint Paul St Ste 600
05401-4477 Burlington -
Clientkeep Inc
Distance: 8.1 Mi592 Martindale Rd
05482-6371 Shelburne -
Windows & Doors by Brownell
Distance: 8.0 Mi800 Marshall Avenue
5495 Williston -
Bryn Meadow Farm
Distance: 15.9 Mi3960 Spear St
05445 Charlotte
Description
Carol MacDonald was born in New York City in 1953 and raised in Bedford, NY. She has been making art her whole life. Drawing, painting, playing musical instruments, singing, creative cake baking and wrapping interesting presents were early means of self-expression. Going on to the Maryland Institute of Art after high school provided a strong foundation in art, particularly in painting and drawing. After moving to Vermont in 1974 to become the art director of a small weekly newspaper, she delved into printmaking to expand on her drawing abilities. Studying at the Lake Placid School of Art she learned the art of etching, lithography and silkscreen. In 1977 her first husband built her an etching press using gears and a roller from old machines parts. The press, with its creaky wooden frame, is still in service today at her studio in Colchester. MacDonald began showing her work in 1980 at the T.W. Wood Art Gallery in an exhibition titled "Portraits of a Personal Space". The images were portraits of her living space and the objects within described the relationships in the artist's life. Her images developed into an inquiry about housekeeping and the traditional role of women's work. Clotheslines, laundry piles, brooms and brushes were all examined. In 1983 MacDonald, Rene Schall and noted author Julia Alvarez collaborated on "The Housekeeping Book". This limited edition handmade artist's book combined Alvarez's poems on Housekeeping with Schall's exquisite calligraphy and...