The Arts are an important part of our business at the Wild Hare; from the plates to the walls, every medium is explored and all artists encouraged.

We feature a new exhibit by local and regional artists several times a year, as well as a variety of arts and crafts from some of our favorite  local artisans for purchase.. ?This Month's Featured Artist:

Gillian Bedford BFA, Tyler School of Art

In my first winter here, I found inspiration working in my studio from Eliot Porter’s Appalachian photographs featuring yellow and white trillium. Seen in this new light and terrain, the plant has introduced a new palette and sense of movement into my work. Even so, at times the trillium in my paintings echoes the form of a water lily or carries the memory of crocuses from my childhood home in Northeast Philadelphia. Though I have felt uprooted at various  times throughout my moves across the  country, it has been the natural world  that continually welcomes me into new  places. Trillium—with its three-petaled  blooms emerging in early spring—is  often associated with balance, harmony,  and the interconnectedness of all life.  Through this work, I have come to  recognize joy, pain, and blessing as  inseparable parts of living. These paintings are a reminder to hold the past, present, and future with grace—to allow for the fluid shifts of life’s seasons and, like trillium, to find the fortitude to remain present. Though Appalachia and Minnesota are very different environments, it is the trillium found in both places that makes this landscape feel like home.

Gorgeous and colorful silk always makes a great gift for loved ones or yourself!