The Cutting Garden

Category: Art Show

  • 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.

  • alexis siroc

    alexis siroc


    Garden Party
    eco prints and drawings

    August 30 – September 29, 2025

    Opening Reception: Sunday, September 7, 2:00-4:00pm

    “Hope….is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart; it transcends the world that is immediately experienced, and is anchored somewhere beyond its horizons.”

    —Vaclav Havel

    We are pleased to present Alexis Siroc’s recent eco printed works on paper. ALEXIS SIROC uses her extensive background as an art director to weave visual meditations and narratives into her landscapes and abstract works. With a BFA from Pratt Institute’s School of Art & Design in painting and illustration, Alexis started painting fantasy landscapes while living and working in New York City. These escapes from city living became a reality when she moved first to the Hudson River Valley region and then to her current home in the Upper Delaware River Valley. No longer a city girl, her work now embraces a love for nature and her garden. Alexis has exhibited in NYC, upstate NY, and beyond. Today Alexis’ art focus is eco printing.*

    “The garden is my sanctuary, my solace, which I fondly refer to as my wild garden. It’s a combination of intentional plantings and letting things take their natural course. When I discovered eco printing I quickly became obsessed with the process. It reminds me of my gardening style—letting things happen with only some control on my part. Once I started eco printing on fabric I felt the need to add line to my prints. After some initial research and experimenting my paper prints were ready to take on a layer of drawing. The work presented in Garden Party continues this exploration of eco printing with drawing.”

    *Eco printing, a contemporary application of traditional natural dyeing, combines my love of the garden and decorative design. Plant leaves and flowers are foraged from local gardens. The leaves and flowers are then arranged on textiles or paper, bundled, and steamed to extract the plant pigments (tannins) and produce a print made from the plant dyes. Various agents (such as alum acetate, iron oxide and copper sulphate) are used to react with and release the plant tannins.

  • Treelines and shorelines

    Treelines and shorelines

    Jeffersonville artist Suzanne Andrews will exhibit at Domesticities through July 13th.

    Andrews explains that “as an artist with a background in biology, my creative journey is a reflection of my deep emotional connection to the natural world, especially the Adirondacks, and a pursuit of realistic, detailed representations inspired by nature’s beauty.”

    With its specific focus, “Treelines and Shorelines” explores nature at its edges – where land meets water and earth meets sky.  Andrews uses watercolor or ink and pencil to authentically portray the intricate beauty and tranquility of landscapes, ecosystems, and the flora and fauna within them.

    Meet the artist at the opening reception Saturday, June 21st from 2 – 4 pm.  The show will be on display until July 13th during regular business hours.  Domesticities is located at 4055 State Rte 52, Youngsville, NY 12791.