Interview with Katie Bonadies, February 2026 Pictured: Seraphina Helen Gillman. Photos credit: Bret Woodard. Seraphina Helen Gillman just completed the EMERGE Artist in Residence program in clay. Gillman creates large decorative vessels with representational figural illustrations. The series she worked on during the residency are the first vessels in which she has depicted herself and her experience of the socioeconomic disparity among year-round residents on Mount Desert Island.  Gillman’s...

Interview with Katie Bonadies, February 2026 Pictured: EMERGE Artist in Residence in Print, Erin Coughlin. Photo credit: Bret Woodard. Erin Coughlin completed the EMERGE Artist in Residence program in print this January. She is a woodcut and relief printmaker who does a lot of sewing as well as some watercolor painting, drawing, and bookbinding.  Coughlin grew up wanting to be an artist and was introduced to printmaking at summer art camp in elementary school. She was also very interested in...

Interview with Katie Bonadies, November 2025 Pictured: Lucy Pearl Stafford. Photo credit: Winslow Lewis. Lucy Pearl Stafford is a clay, textile, print, and soil artist who has been a RWS member since July 2024. Lucy’s process is informed by the materials they use–that’s why they work in so many different mediums. They work in craft mediums that translate into practical skills like sewing, making dishes, growing food and herbs, and print as an accessible way to spread information quickly....