Circle Furniture Local Artist Event

We are thrilled to launch our new local fine art program at our Seaport store on May. 23rd. One of our core values is ‘community’, and we believe that sustainable, modern, organic furniture and beautiful, local, fine art go hand in hand. We invite you to our Seaport store so you can see the gorgeous, unique fine art from some of the region’s best multi-media artists. There’s nothing like fine art to complete the look of your newly furnished room.  

Amy Aker:

"Botanicals, birds, nature, and veils of color have alwys been recurring themes and messages in my work." 

My artwork is an exploration of layered elements in pursuit of creating a harmonious whole. I find delight in seeing one color veiled above another, encouraging the viewer to envision what’s beneath the surface. I’m inspired by the shapes and textures found in nature and the world around me. Some of my work takes on an added dimension with raised areas of paper or fibers, tapping into childhood memories of designing dioramas at the kitchen table. Printmaking, painting, cutting a shape, creating a splash or spill – for me it’s all a wonderful discovery! I’m happily involved in the lifelong process of expanding my artistic voice.

Carol Rissman:

"Beauty is my content." 

I’ve been a maker of functional ceramics and sculpture for over 25 years, usually hand-building with slabs and coils. Some pieces emphasize form, and I use a restrained surface to enhance it. Other pieces act as a canvas for painting, carving, and monoprinting with stains and glazes. Much of what I find beautiful are patterns and textures in nature. But the appealing line of barkcloth decoration, or the color and complexity of a quilt, can also send me down a road. My pleasure is in taking the risk, combining inspiration and the material properties of clay. My art education has been informal, through classes, workshops and a lot of experimentation. I have work in various private collections and at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and have shown at the Fuller Craft Museum and several art galleries.

A special collection of pieces is now at Circle Furniture.

Tarja Cockell:

"I enjoy creating art with layers of mystery, shades of color." 

A native of Finland, Tarja Cockell has a degree in textile and design majoring in weaving. Her work is influenced by Scandinavian sense of simplicity in design. Motifs vary from abstract to representational images and are often merely suggestive, hinting at shapes and forms. She explores mixed textile mediums with a contemporary twist to create her wall art. Her studio is in artist community at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell. She is a juried member of NH Craftsmen’s League and she is showing her work in their annual summer Fair at Sunapee in New Hampshire.

Mike Gruber: 

"I love creating whimiscal New England architecturally inspired paintings." 

Lowell-based artist Mike Gruber has been creating whimsical paintings for the past several years. Originally an architect, Mike has blended his unique eye with familiar places to create fun, newly imagined scenes. He looks at the world through a slightly skewed lens so that the viewer gets an image of something grounded in reality but in an abstract world.