Art at the Bellefield

Arts Mid-Hudson partnered with the Inn at Bellefield at Hyde Park, in a collaboration to feature our Arts Mid-Hudson member’s work throughout the hotel on a six-month rotating basis. The local artists’ work is showcased on the elevator landing strips of every floor and complements the historic/agricultural branding of the hotel.

Location: 25 Old Vineyard Pl, Hyde Park, NY 12538

  • As a printmaker with a focus on woodblocks, I’m fascinated by the layering of form, color and texture possible with this medium. Designing, carving, inking and printing are procedural and painterly; like cooking, printmaking requires tools, procedures, creativity and human hands.

    The limited edition prints on display were printed in my Fishkill NY studio. Inspired by the birds, forests and landscapes of the Hudson Valley, my prints are carved from wood panels, inked up and printed on fine Japanese papers. Most of my woodblocks are printed by hand, without a press, in small editions of ten to fifteen impressions of each design. I also use my prints in collages, drawings and artist books.

    My artmaking experience includes oil painting, lithography, silkscreen, murals, museum dioramas, life drawing, animated film, graphic design and photography. Since 2008, through my online shop PollysStudio.Etsy.com I’ve sent my artwork to buyers around the world.

    Education:

    Masters of Fine Arts from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University NJ

    Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia PA

    Printmaking at the University of Colorado and Rochester Visual Studies Workshop.

    Follow me to see work in progress:

    Instagram: @polyphemus.polly
    Facebook: @PPerkinsStudio
    Website: Etsy.com/PollysStudio.com

Featured Artist | Polly E. Perkins

February 2026 - August 2026

Woodblock Prints Carved and Printed by Hand

  • Woodblock printing is an ancient technique for printing images, text or patterns used widely throughout Asia and Europe as a method of printing on cloth and paper. The image is created by carving a wooden block to leave only some areas and lines at the original surface level. This top surface is inked and printed, in a relief printing process. Linoleum blocks and rubber stamps are also relief prints.