Author ~ Susan (Susie) Crowther
A graduate from the Culinary Institute of America, Susie has worn several culinary hats: cook, chef, owner of Susie's Menu-- a catering business, nutritionist and teacher. She is passionate about cooking, writing, and health. Susie lives in Brattleboro, Vermont with her husband Mark, their dogs, and the occasional son.
Visit Susie @ www.susiecrowther.com
Foreword ~ Master Chef Roland G. Henin
One of approximately sixty Certified Master Chefs in the United States, serves as corporate chef for Delaware North Companies. He served as the director of the Culinary Arts Department at the Art Institute of Seattle and, in 1992, was the coach of the gold medal U.S. Culinary Team, helping the American chefs bring home the World Cup from Luxembourg. Chef Henin was educated at the College Moderne in Nancy, France. He was designated a certified executive chef in 1979 and a certified culinary educator in 1982 by the American Culinary Federation. In 1983 Chef Henin earned the coveted honor of Certified Master Chef.
Photographer ~ Julie DuCharme Fallone
Food is my favorite subject to work with. It never complains and is almost always patient. It doesn’t mind if I squirt it with ice water or run a butane torch over it. I can poke and prod to my hearts delight, it does not complain. I have lived in Connecticut, New York City, Wisconsin, Seattle, and now Kansas City. Some- times I miss the ocean so much that my heart breaks. I love taking pictures. I love my husband and my children, but I also love taking pictures. I would like to thank Jim, Max, and Claire for knowing to never eat the prettiest food in the refrigerator.
“Too many cameras and not enough food . . .” (Sting)
www.juliefallone.com
Watercolor Artist ~ Maisie Crowther
Mary Barnes (Goodale) “Maisie” Crowther studied drawing, painting, and printmaking and worked in clay throughout school and college, and later attended classes with artists in Cambridge and Rockport, MA, and at Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT. She has taught art in elementary schools, Community College of Vermont and University of Vermont extension Programs. Crowther is a member of the Vermont Watercolor Society, Saxons River Art Guild, and Brattleboro West Arts. Since 1990, Crowther has been instructing and coordinating the Senior Painting Group which meets at the Brattleboro Senior Center every Wednesday morning. The watercolors printed in this volume by Susan Crowther are works created by this vibrant group.
Illustrations ~ Marcia Fagelson
Marcia Fagelson is a retired teacher who lives in Vermont and Tennessee with her husband, David, a retired physician. When she was 33, she made collages from objects collected during their travels. Forty years later, she became interested in learning how Maisie Crowther created watercolor paintings and asked her for instruction. Today, her daughter Susan, the author of this book, has given Marcia a reason and the motivation to continue drawing and painting, which she now does with water-soluble colored pencils.
The Brattleboro Senior Center
Water-Based Media Group
The watercolors in this book were painted by members of the Brattleboro Senior Center Water-based Media Group, which has been meeting regularly since 1990. It began as a class instructed by Maisie Crowther, but for the past three years, artists have shared the time and space on Wednesday mornings in the spirit of the open studio. Several of the artists are members of Saxons River Art Guild, Vermont Watercolor Society, and Brattleboro West Arts.
The Brattleboro Senior Center is a division of the Brattleboro Town Recreation and Parks Department. Members of the Senior Center Group include:
Carolyn Allbee
Barb Borek
Freda Wright
Maisie Crowther
Barbara June Dascomb
John Dimick
Michael Hanley
Molly Martin
Victoria Poulos
Arlene Rec
John Spicer
Larry Bramble