KEESEVILLE The Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) Preservation Awards program annually recognizes exemplary historic preservation work throughout th
Craigarden farm store sign on Route 9N (Provided photo Naj Wikoff)
The late architect and fine artist Paul Nowicki, and his wife, the ceramicist Barbara Tam, dreamed of creating an artist residency on their Hurricane Road property in Keene. And they worked hard to make it happen. Nowicki designed and built a beautiful studio and, in 2000, they launched the Hurricane Mountain Clay Studio. A fire hampered their initial effort, but Nowicki rebuilt, and they pushed forward. Facing an early death, Nowicki suggested to his wife Barbara that Michelle Drozid, who he knew through the ceramics community, be invited to carry the vision forward. Drozid established the nonprofit Craigarden, expanding upon Nowicki’s idea.