Archive for the ‘Creative Contributions’ Category

Art Inspired by River Flora: Peggy Rambach

Posted by aef7@cornell.edu on August - 24 - 2020

Peggy Rambach: Known as a writer and teacher of writing for the majority of her career, Peggy Rambach, M.A. M.F.A. began to draw in 2016 when she urged her students to illustrate their writing. Then she expanded from pencil to pastel, and more recently to colored pencil and gouache/watercolor. She  [ Read More ]

Water Inspired Poetry: Nancy Bailey Miller

Posted by aef7@cornell.edu on August - 17 - 2020

  Nancy on deck!   Nancy Bailey Miller:   Nancy Bailey Miller’s poetry has appeared in national publications including Blue Unicorn, Quill & Parchment, Merrimack, A Poetry Anthology, The Crafty Poet  and Our Mothers, Our Selves.  She has published six books of poetry: Dance Me Along the Path, Before the  [ Read More ]

Clay Creatures: Alice Friedenson

Posted by aef7@cornell.edu on August - 6 - 2020

  Alice kayaking in Iceland Alice Friedenson: Discover your passion and follow it. For Alice that means swimming, kayaking, exploring nature. Combine this passion with a lump of clay and creativity flows. Alice spends time as a volunteer in Costa Rica where she created a program with CEPIA for children  [ Read More ]

Recycled Treasures: Sharon Lapham

Posted by aef7@cornell.edu on July - 20 - 2020

  Sharon with her Solstice Flag  Sharon Lapham:  Art from Recycling Treasures Found in the Shawsheen River The pieces I create from river refuse give new, often humorous, purpose to items and functions that once were useful. Posing the questions: When in our history were they a common, even a  [ Read More ]