Harvest Gold Summer Opening!

Harvest Gold Gallery, on route 5 in Center Lovell, Maine, has received Yankee Magazine’s Editors Choice award for “Best Gallery” for 2016!  The Editors Choice Awards are published in Yankee’s Best of New England edition. The publication is a tour guide to some of the best places to see while visiting New England.

Harvest Gold Gallery is busy getting ready for it’s nineteenth year here in Lovell, Maine.  The gallery exhibits the work of over 150 American artists, along with the Harvest Gold Jewelry collection created by owners Lynda Rasco and Bill Rudd. Lynda and Bill specialize in different styles of goldsmithing, and the union of these styles makes the jewelry shown in Harvest Gold elegant and contemporary. Their unique jewelry has been sold in galleries and jewelry stores across the globe for over 30 years.

“It is such an honor to be recognized by Yankee Magazine and we couldn’t be happier to celebrate this award along with the 150 other American artists and craftsmen who help make up Harvest Gold Gallery,” says gallery owner and jewelry designer Lynda Rudd.

The 2016 exhibit features new artists and new works.  The collection features internationally awarded artists, nationally awarded sculptors, museum quality glasswork, and many more fine art gifts. Come see some of Gwen Nagel’s pastels of local landscapes, Gene Whitney’s wonderfully carved fish, or Jean Swan Gordan’s brilliantly bright floral watercolor bouquets!

"The Life of a Flower" by Jean Swan Gordon 

Outside of the gallery are beautifully arranged sculpture gardens, which compliment a breathtaking view of Kezar Lake and the White Mountains. The ever-blooming gardens are a sight in themselves to stop by for. Indoors, the art and craftwork fill seven rooms to provide for you a tranquil adventure to undertake one fine summer day. 

Harvest Gold is open daily and is located just past the Center Lovell Market at 1082 Main Street. For further information about the Gallery, please contact us at (207) 925-6502 or check out our website at www.harvestgoldgallery.com.

Annual Artist Reception & Open House

Hello from Harvest Gold!

We are so very excited to invite you to our 14th Annual Artist Reception and Open House!

Please join us at the gallery:

1082 Main Street

Center Lovell

Maine

 Friday, July 10th

 3pm-6pm

Refreshments & Hors d'oeuvres will be served

Visit with friends and meet the artists that make Harvest Gold such a special place. Among the artists joining us this year will be Gay Freeborn & Kristen Dill. We are also expecting Bill Mosca, author and former owner of the Center Lovell Inn who will be signing his book "Passing Along Our Dream" which tells the story of the first contest to win the famous Inn! Come see all the hard work Bill & Lynda have put into creating their amazing handcrafted jewelry. This is our very favorite event, and we so look forward to seeing you! 

Gay Freeborn's "The Red Toenail"

Kristen Dill's "Morning Glory Mountain"

Come see what is new in and around the gallery! We can't wait to see you!

Summer is Back and so is Thea!

Hi everyone, it's Thea! This is my second summer working at Harvest Gold Gallery for Bill and Lynda, and I’m excited to be getting back into the swing of things. Around this time of year we get to do the fun stuff around the gallery like rearranging artwork and redecorating, and as an art student it’s certainly my favorite part. Hanging artwork, I’ve found, is like a jigsaw puzzle, except you don’t have a picture of the finished product to help you along. The goal of this puzzle is to fit the pieces of art together in such a way that complements, supports, and augments the individual aspects of each piece, while still looking cohesive on a wall. As an artist myself, it would be comforting to know that my pieces are being carefully considered in their placement in a gallery, and so I try to give that attention to all of our artists. Its fun to try and take the strengths that I see in each artwork and translate that to our customers. I love sprucing up the gallery and creating a finished product for all of our customers to enjoy and appreciate as much as I do. 

"From A Distance", acrylic on canvas 8"x8", hanging in Harvest Gold

While I was away at my first year of college at Alfred University, I was actually able to use what I had learned during my first summer at Harvest Gold Gallery in my classes. In my art courses we had to hang several small shows of our work throughout the year, and my knowledge from working in a gallery really benefitted me. The most important thing I’ve learned since starting to work for Bill and Lynda has been that being a professional artist also means being a professional businessperson. Thanks to that knowledge I really have a leg up on my peers without gallery experience even within my first year of art school. 

"After the Windstorm" in marker, done during my first year at Alfred University

As an artist in training, my work and subject matter often differ from the beautiful more traditional artwork that Harvest Gold Gallery tends to hang on their walls, but I am beyond lucky to have some of my paintings and drawings hanging among such prolific and recognized artists. If you’re interested in seeing my work, visit my website, thea-hart.squarespace.com. I hope to be participating in the annual Plein Air event that Harvest Gold hosts later on during the summer where we bring some our favorite local artists to paint our view of Kezar lake. Another event I’m excited for that will be coming up soon is the annual Open House on Friday, July 10th from 4pm to 6pm where we get to show off our lovely artists, crafters, and authors and their work to our community of customers. I’m especially excited to eat some of Bill’s homemade hors d’oeuvres, and to see what everyone thinks of our redecorating, because we’ve already made quite a few big changes! They’re both great events and we hope to see you there.

My most recent addition to Harvest Gold, "The Window Sill", acrylic on canvas 8.5"x8.5"

New Bracelet Designs, 2014

New Bracelet Designs from Harvest Gold Jewelry!

 Top-14k rose gold

Bottom- 14k yellow gold

Recently Bill and Lynda have been brainstorming new ideas for jewelry and playing around with different shapes in their bracelet work-- here are the fruits of their labor! This gorgeous new collection of bracelets recently debuted at the Maine Boat & Home Show in Rockport Maine and was recieved very well! Enjoy! 

 

Stop in the gallery, open daily, go on our website or call 208-925-6502 for more information about our new designs!

The 13th Annual Artist Reception and Open House- A Success!

13th Annual Artist Reception and Open House

A SUCCESS!

Last Friday, the 11th, we had our 13th annual Artist Reception and Open House, which turned out to be a great success. We had several artists around the gallery including Tom Merriam, Murad Sayen, Nancy Trider, Rebecca Klementovich, Guy Tringali, and author Robin Taylor-Chiarello mingling with our guests. Everyone loved the wine and sparkling water, and homecooked hors d'oeuvres made by Bill and our helpers.

Artist Reception & Open House

Artist Reception & Open House

Harvest Gold Gallery

Welcomes Summer 2014 

Please Join Us

 13th Annual Artist Reception and Open House

Friday, July 11th

3:00pm to 6:00pm

Rebecca Klementovich 

Little River Hotglass, Stemware

                  

Visit with friends and meet the artists at Harvest Gold Gallery's 13th annual Artist Reception and Open House.  The returning and new artists' work outside and inside the seven room gallery have amazed us again this year with their beautiful works of amazing talent.  The gallery which features handcrafted gold and sterling silver jewelry by owners Lynda and Bill is full of over 200 American artists' works of fine arts and crafts for you to enjoy!  Bill and Alison will be providing us with delicious hors d'oeurves and the girls will be pouring the wine and sparkling waters.  

New Artist: Dean McCrillis

Joe Gray

Carol Dashnall Lebaron, Fiber Arts

We can't wait to see you there!

 

Joining The Harvest Gold Team: Thea!

Joining The Harvest Gold Team: Thea!

I'm so happy to be joining Bill and Lynda just as summer rolls in. Being an avid art-lover, starting work at the Gallery has been great just to be around so much beautiful scenery, artwork, and craftsmanship. My favorite parts of the Gallery are the back rooms, full of paintings and other art, usually lit with gorgeous natural light from the large back windows (which give a great view of Kezar Lake and the mountains).

I've been living in Fryeburg since I was three, and just last Sunday my friends and I graduated from Fryeburg Academy- just a a little ways from Harvest Gold. It's been great to finish that chapter of my life and begin moving on to higher education. I'll be majoring in fine arts at Alfred University next fall, and I'm grateful to be able to continue working with art in a new way here at the Gallery this summer.

I'm looking forward working with Bill and Lynda and playing a part in maintaining this beautiful space. Look out for new posts by me on our blog, Facebook page, Pinterest and Twitter. This summer is going to be a good one! Stop in to say hi, see the flowers blooming, and take a look at our new treasures here at Harvest Gold Gallery! 

Mahina's First Blog

Hi! 

This is Mahina Gardener blogging. I am a new employee of Harvest Gold Gallery. 

Since beginning working here I have been learning about the art and jewelry, and have been blessed with the opportunity to observe the Jewelers Lynda and Bill at work making their spectacular pieces.

 I have also been modeling some of the jewelry in the beautiful summer sun. 

In this photo I am wearing Amethyst and Pearl earrings 

with an Amethyst necklace 

and an Amethyst Crossover Cuff

The necklace here is a Maine Green Tourmaline set in 14k Gold.

Here I am wearing a beautiful 14k Yellow Gold link Chain

three 14k Gold Bangles

 and Diamond and Gold earrings.

It's an incredible atmosphere when the sun shines and the birds sing, the jewelry and art seem to come alive!

Please stop by and see for yourself in the White Mountains when passing by Kezar Lake in Center Lovell, I would love to meet you!