Pen and Ink

Alicia painted and sketched many hours in Vermont after her marriage to the Judge  John Connarn of Northfield, Vermont. This sugar shack, sketched by Alicia J. Stonebreaker, was owned by one of the Judges’ close friends in Barre, Vermont. The first American Sugar makers were early Native Americans of New England who named their delicious maple syrup, "sinzibukwud," which translated means, "sweet buds."  The highest quality syrup is made from the freshest and cleanest sap.  If not immediately tended, the sap will deteriorate and the resulting syrup will not withstand the test of a true maple syrup connoisseur.  This Vermont Sugar Shack has a large evaporator pan, fired by wood, to heat the sap to the boiling point.  Billows of steam escape through a vent or cupola atop the shack, where the aroma travels on the air for all to enjoy. The boil-down process is very labor intensive, continuing for hours upon hours in order to eliminate all water content from the sap.

About Our Prints

The giclée prints are produced on high quality archival materials: Breathing Color Elegance Velvet Platinum Fine Art Paper - A 310gsm, bright white, fine art paper with a lightly textured vellum surface; a 100% cotton fiber paper offering a better color gamut and D-Max than any other velvet surface paper on the market.

Stretched Canvas Prints

We offer 3/4" solid hardwood stretcher bars with back staple. Prints are on Breathing Color Chromata white , acid free, cotton-poly blend matte artist stretch canvas. All stretched prints are protected with a matte finish archival UV varnish. If you prefer semi gloss or gloss please let us know.

Matting and Framing

If you prefer to have your giclée print framed and matted by our Gallery please let us know. We will provide you with a fair price and adjust the shipping charges to reflect the mat, frame, and glass. We would be pleased to perform this work for you.

The original painting is in a private collection