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Two days after New Year’s 2008, Burlington artist Christopher Thompson read The New York Times, as he does every morning. One story, titled “Anarchy Rules: The Dishes Stay Dirty,” piqued his interest.

The article reviewed Punk House, a new coffee-table book from the New York City-based publishing house Abrams Image. Edited by Thurston Moore, front man of the band Sonic Youth, the book offers a colorful cross-country tour of 65 artsy, anarcho-communal dwellings.... Read more

Think of a doll, any kind of doll. What do you see? Is it a flaxen-haired Malibu Barbie lounging on a beach towel, giving that blank yet perky stare to her man Ken? Or are you picturing the puffy cheeks and narrow gaze of a Cabbage Patch Kid, arms open wide, begging for a hug?... Read more

The Shelburne Museum opens for the season this weekend with an olfactory rush: “Lilac Sunday” is nearly as renowned as the museum’s vast cache of folk art and artifacts. But the glory of spring blossoms is brief, while the new exhibits, along with the permanent collections, will be on view through October 26. That’s a generous expanse of time in which visitors can — and should — see what the Shelburne is up to now.... Read more

You’re at a craft fair, poking through sundry handmade goods, when Sarah Green’s vibrantly colored textiles grab your attention — aprons, potholders, pillows, bags, coasters. But wait, back up. Those are no ordinary potholders. They’re works of art: three layers of sweatshirt material sandwiched between new and vintage fabrics at front and back. And, yes, they’re “eco-friendly,” made mostly from recycled cloth. But it’s the images on the fabric that catch your eye. These are definitely not your grandmother’s potholders. Or even your mother’s.... Read more

Ever wonder what it’s like to be arrested at the Republican National Convention? Challenge riot police outside a G8 economic conference? Activist Orin Langelle could tell you: The Hinesburg resident has been raising hell at high-profile international gatherings for years.... Read more

Kat Clear: girly girl or woman of steel? A recent visit to the artist and signmaker’s Williston workshop finds her combining those two personae in one spirited self.... Read more

From Superfund to fun?... Read more

Lucian Avery suffers for his art. At any given time, numerous burns dot his forearms. But that’s less alarming when you learn his line of work — blacksmithing. For the past 14 years, Avery has been giving exquisite shape to lifeless metal at a small shop in Hardwick. And he’s one of a small but growing number of contemporary artisans drawn to a craft that began in the Iron Age.... Read more

In her 1929 book A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf flayed a common bias by suggesting that a woman could be a man’s creative equal, given her own money and the space in which to do so. Also implied in that equal-opportunity scenario, of course, is uninterrupted time. Though Woolf was specifically referring to writing fiction, her book title became a catchphrase for the personal liberties that any artist, regardless of gender or medium, requires to produce good work.... Read more

When opposites reach out, they often merge: male and female, yin and yang, East and West. And where they come together, a remarkable alchemy occurs. Something like that is evident at the West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Garden in Stowe. Its owners are Chris Curtis and Tari Swenson, 56-year-old husband-and-wife artists whose creative endeavors could hardly be more different, yet occasionally entwine.... Read more