The Cutting Garden

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  • By land or by sea

    By land or by sea

    An exhibit of photographs by Maureen Neville premieres July 3rd

    Photographer Maureen Neville will present an exhibit of her photographs at Domesticities from July 3rd through August 3rd with an opening reception on July 11th from 2 – 5 pm.

    Drawn to the sea from an early age, Maureen spends a significant amount of time by the ocean. Her show will feature photos taken from her time spent on Block Island (Rhode Island) this past February. Maureen weathered the infamous blizzard of 2026 in a house right on the water. When she finally shoveled herself out, she stepped outside to a fairy tale world full of inspiration. About her work, Maureen states, “Solitude is important to me and an inspiration for photography. I find myself drawn to places with an absence of crowds, particularly near the water. Riparian by nature, I can be happy near an ocean, lake, river, or pond. Simple quiet moments are often the most powerful, with just me and my camera. A quiet exuberance.”

    The images in this exhibit also convey Maureen’s deep love for the bucolic setting just outside her own door. Her house is directly across from a farm pasture and a few miles from the Delaware River. Her love of photography began in Key West, where she lived for over twenty years. While in Key West, Maureen studied photography briefly but put her camera aside for many years. She finally picked up her camera again with a more serious focus about 10 years ago.

  • The Abstracted Landscape – From the Vault

    The Abstracted Landscape – From the Vault

    The Gallery at Domesticities in Youngsville, NY announces a solo exhibit by the painter Marjorie Morrow in June with an opening reception on Saturday, June 6, 2-4 pm.  The Abstracted Landscape—From the Vault presents a selection of her colorful impressions of the Catskill landscape and explores how an abstract artist can interpret the environment. The exhibit will run until June 29th.

    “My paintings are gestural interpretations of what I see and feel in my environment. While my work is abstract, it is inspired by many sources including, of course, the natural landscape as a reference for movement, line, and color. The element of chance is important to my process to foster spontaneity and surprise. And color is key!”

    Morrow’s studio view includes a cornfield and a long look back to the hills of the Beechwoods with its seasonal variations. Her titles are significant to her and add a poetic element to the work: “Hay Day in the Hayfield”, “Airy April”, “Threshold of Fall”. Moments of weather and atmospheric changes are captured in “Fog on Sunday”, “…a Grapy Dusk”, “Dappled Glade”.

    Marjorie Morrow is an abstract painter in NY’s Upper Delaware River Valley, relocating her studio there permanently in 2018 after fifty years in Manhattan. She has exhibited her paintings and prints since 1968.

  • Meet the Author! Join Mike Vreeland, author of Dumpster Man, for readings, book signing, and activities.

    Meet the Author! Join Mike Vreeland, author of Dumpster Man, for readings, book signing, and activities.

    Local author Mike Vreeland will share excerpts from his middle-grade novel, Dumpster Man, at Domesticities and the Cutting Garden in Youngsville on Sunday, April 19th, 2-4 pm. The event will include readings, activities, music, refreshments, Q & A, and book signings.

    Dumpster Man tells the story of 12-year-old Trent Hartwood, who rescues a frightened kitten from a dumpster. The putrid sludge inside transforms him into a smelly, slime-covered superhero with superhuman strength. Before he can come up with a good superhero name, someone calls the slimy figure “Dumpster Man,” and, unfortunately, the name sticks. That doesn’t stop him from saving people and catching criminals in the city of Middleton—though he would be mortified if anyone knew Dumpster Man’s identity.

  • The colors of spring opens april 11th

    The colors of spring opens april 11th

    New work by artists Kevin Gref and Steve Davis will be displayed at Domesticities from April 11th through May 17thth. There will be a reception on April 11th at 3 pm.

    The Colors of Spring as represented in Kevin’s use of muted hues and Steve’s use of bright tones provides a wonderful way to welcome the new season and appreciate how color in all its forms brings art to life. Kevin and Steve each use wood in vastly unique ways making this art exhibit intriguing but also must-see.

    After retiring from a career as a carpenter, Kevin returned to his artwork in a sunny studio in downtown Jeffersonville. There he began to experiment with steam-bent white oak, cherry, and other hardwoods. 

     Sculpting with wood is his preferred medium. Prior work was a carving process as opposed to assembly, a method which emphasizes shape and form alongside color. “The three of these together – shape, form and color – depend upon one another and give each piece its character and unique quality,” says Kevin. 

    A native New Yorker and Youngsville resident, Steve has been exhibiting his work for many years in New York City, Westchester and Long Island as well as at CAS in Livingston Manor.  Steve is an expert with color, creating patterns and combinations which he puts to clever use in his Bargello pieces. Bargello is a form of needlework.

    He also developed a unique style creating houses on canvas. His style has been called unusual, quirky, whimsical, and certainly all his own. The works are made with balsa wood, corrugated cardboard, ribbon, fabric, and art papers.