Welcome to Rocky Pine Studios!
Rocky Pine Studios in Upton, Massachusetts specializes in handcrafted pottery and original watercolor paintings. Owner Alice Matthews Gentili is a retired art teacher who enjoys making colorful, sometimes whimsical tableware and decorative ceramics, and creating realistic yet expressive paintings using her own photographs for reference. Alice enjoys selling her creations by appointment and through on-site Open Studios, at vendor fairs, and markets together with her partner, Dick Gentili. To see a gallery of her work, visit www.monalisaliveshere.me/rocky-pine-studios. To set up an appointment, Alice can be reached through direct message at https://www.facebook.com/MonaLisaLivesHere or via email at rockypinestudios@gmail.com Event postings are updated chronologically below.
Hello and happy winter! 
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for another great year at Rocky Pine Studios! I am deeply grateful for your patronage in the studio and at the artisan markets where the MVP and I enjoyed vending this year.
I am also grateful for your participation in the clay workshops – for your company and shared creativity. I loved hosting you while you made beautiful artwork! With the arrival of winter today, classes are officially paused until spring. Look for postings about offerings in late March.
Meanwhile, I am still working in the studio on my own artwork and commissions. Please reach out via messaging if you would like to visit or if there is a special project I can develop for you. You can also email me at RockyPineStudios@gmail.com. Happy holidays to you and yours!
We are thankful!
A huge, giant, immense THANK YOU to friends, neighbors, and patrons who stopped by our Open Studio yesterday! We had so much fun! We sold out of Tiny Trees again and promise to have more, along with more 6/7 and Axolotl ornaments, for the Holiday Bazaar at United Parish on 12/6. and are also taking orders for all of the above. On this Sunday of Thanksgiving week, we are overwhelmingly thankful for your continued patronage and support. Happy Thanksgiving!
OPEN STUDIO this Saturday!
Local followers – you are invited to our final Open Studio of the year at Rocky Pine Studios! Stop by between 10-3 on Saturday 11/22 for mulled cider and light refreshments around the fire pit and holiday shopping in the gallery. Pottery, paintings, MVP birdhouses, and our own Rocky Pine Farm fresh eggs! We hope to see you on Saturday!
Artisan Markets & Craft Fairs
Rocky Pine Studios’ next vending event is on Saturday, Nov. 15, at Nipmuc High in Upton, where we will be vending in support of the Nipmuc Class of 26′! The MVP and I will be selling our winter & holiday themed decorative pottery…stop by and say “hi”!
December 22, 2024
We enjoyed our last vending event on Saturday, December 7, and with that, our vending season has come to a close. We want to thank all of our patrons for your support and to everyone who stopped by any of the events to say “hello”, it did our hearts good to see you! We’re proud of our progress this year with just 7 events and we are looking forward to the possibilities the new year will bring! Thank you, thank you, thank you from the MVP and me!
September 7, 2024
Thank you to everyone who stopped by today for the Open Studio event. We appreciate you and are grateful for your friendship and patronage!
Our next event is the Heritage Day Fair on the Upton Common on September 28. We hope to see you there!
August 22, 2024
The MVP has been busy this summer building birdhouses for you! Rocky Pine Studios is happy to announce the addition of MVP Birdhouses to our next Open Studio on September 7!! $20 each…AND they are backyard bird approved…check out my photos below!
You are invited to Open Studio at Rocky Pine Studios! We are happy to share that the new studio is complete and we are excited for you to see it! Stop by, say “hi”, and see what we’ve been up to:
