Married Makers [Stuck in Vermont 678]

Married Makers [Stuck in Vermont 678]
Last week, married artists Jennifer Koch and Gregg Blasdel celebrated 17 years of matrimony and 30 years as a couple. They both produce art independently and have been collaborating on prints together since 2004. Their home is a maximalist dream, with colorful collections of work created by self-taught artists from across the country. Jennifer owns and runs a frame shop called Frames for You and Mona Lisa Too. Gregg was a scholar and a professor of art for 30 years. In 1968, he wrote a seminal article in Art in America about grassroots artists, and he has spent his life documenting them.
Eva knows the couple well, as she is their neighbor and friend. She spent a Sunday afternoon with them in their studio, watching the twosome print proofs of their collaborative works called “Marriages of Reason.”
If you’d like to see some of Jennifer’s and Gregg’s work for yourselves, you can rent their B&B, which is filled with their creations. You can also see their collaborative work at the New New Art Studio in Burlington from December 7-17.
www.jenniferkoch.net/
www.framesforyouandmonalisatoo...
www.dubuquelane.com/
Music: E’s Jammy Jams, “Shine on Harvest Moon” & “By the Light of the Silvery Moon”
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Chris Haugen, “Juneberry Junction”
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The Mini Vandals, “Swoop”
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Joel Cummins, “King Porter Stomp”
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[@elizabethllewellyn1417]

what fun, creative neighbours!

[@plathrop7737]

I was so lucky to have had Gregg as a professor and advisor in college. He opened me up to an art world I never knew existed. He and Jenny’s home is magical to experience to say the least. I highly recommend the B&B!
Peter Lathrop

[@murphyalexismowrey5505]

Such an amazing legacy and history. The preservation is appreciated by me. These guys are doing seminal work for future generations like photography and aerial work did for land art.

[@smerekaful]

A wonderful snapshot of these remarkable humans, friends, and artists - and more than that. I imagine if I could say all the fabulous things about them simultaneously one could generate a unique sound that would emphasize how special and inspirational they are!

[@travelingshoesguru]

So…she was his student when they took up their romantic collaboration? He was the much older professor?

[@oDIRECTORo]

This is wonderful. My wife and I are purchasing a farm soon in Vermont and can not wait to be “Stuck” there!!!! 😊😊😊

[@StuckinVermont]

That's awesome, welcome! It is a grand place to be stuck.