‘Faces’ at the Tunbridge Library

A solo exhibit of oil paintings by Strafford artist Micki Colbeck will be at the Tunbridge Public Library from June 27-August 8. An opening reception will take place Friday, June 27, from 7-9 p.m. and the public is invited.

"Inspiration comes from the life that abounds, whether it be from the farm animals of my neighbors, the faces of my grandchildren, or the rolling hills and streams of this beautiful Strafford valley," Colbeck says. "This year has been a time of studying faces, searching for those characteristics that show we truly are one."

Colbeck earned her graduate and undergraduate degrees in studio art and art education from Webster College, in St. Louis. For 20 years, while raising her two children Gabe and Casey, she taught art in the public schools of St. Louis and in rural Missouri. She moved to Vermont in 1996, where she married Carl Yirka.

Colbecks’s life in Vermont has been rich and varied. After a few years as a farmhand on various farms, she became the arts, entertainment, and community liaison for the Full Moon Cafe in Strafford up until its closing in 2003. She built a studio in 2004 and began painting daily, and exhibiting throughout the Upper Valley and beyond. She is a member of Strafford Artworks, a musician, dancer, and naturalist.

The library is located on Route 110 in Tunbridge village, across from the post office, about five miles north of Route 14. Library hours are Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Monday, 3-8 p.m.; Wednesday, 6-8 p.m.; Friday, 2-6 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call librarian Jean Wolfe at 889-9404 for more information.

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