Exhibition Featuring Cook Natives:
Laura Pajari Connie Stone
“Hometown Focused”
Cook, MN natives, photographer Connie Stone and multimedia artist and photographer, Laura Pajari will hold an exhibition at Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery July 7th until the 30th. NWFA invites and welcomes the public and all of Connie’s and Laura’s neighbors and friends to the kick off reception on July 7th, 2022 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the NWFA Gallery in Cook at 210 S. River St.. The exhibition, “Hometown Focused” may be visited from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wed., Thurs. and Fri. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at NWFA Gallery in the Dreamweaver Spa & Salon complex.
Cook’s hometown gal, Connie Stone, has a photographer’s passion for seniors, families, and children with natural light as well as the balance of shooting in the studio with controlled light with themed backdrops and styled mini sessions. Sports photography is also a top contender capturing the athletes action shots, facial expressions, love of the game, and creating graphic art photographs for the student athletes. In between all that she enjoys capturing landscape and personal interests when time allows.
Connie has lived here all her life except for attending college…..
“I knew I always wanted to live and work here in the area. I moved back after college, married my high school sweetheart and we have lived and raised our 2 adult children here. Both my family and my husband’s family are from the area and I love that we were able to make a living here, raise our kids here and be close to family. The support from my community here is overwhelming and I am grateful to be “Hometown Focused” capturing so many families, Seniors and the beautiful landscape of our area.”
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Cook’s hometown gal, Laura Pajari, excels at spiritually artful ideas!. NWFA has benefited from her participation and volunteerism. Her unique displays at the gallery always inspire others. In March, 2020 she and Kris Musto presented “Sunlight and Shadow” as a “new artists of the month” exhibit featuring three dimensional art. In her own words during NWFA’s 2022 Spring Art Expo in June, Laura wrote about her art:
“My art is an important tool I use to battle my demons of depression and PTSD. From sun catchers to silverware art, bird feeders to blogging, candle making to canning and tarot to talismans, I’m always searching for new tools to balance the darkness and the light.
“I strive to create sacred spaces in which to meditate, create and learn. I’m inspired by these great north woods, Halloween, the moon, and sunshine.
I hope you find hope, humor, and honesty here. Thank you for supporting my madness! ”
