In her kitchen, Jenifer Strachan never breaks a dish. But down in her studio there are piles of cracked and chipped plates, cups, saucers and bowls, dating from 1790 to the 1940s.

Island artist Rez Williams, known for his paintings of the boats of New Bedford, has turned to exploring the woods and shorelines of Monhegan, Me.

Elizabeth Whelan's exhibition at the Grange Hall, Artists in Art, is a look into the process of making fine art. In nearly all of Ms. Whelan’s acrylic portraits, artists are depicted at work in their studios.

Colin Ruel paints under a tarp attached to a shed in the woods of West Tisbury, a short walk down from the yurt where he lives with his wife and son.

New work by the Vineyard artist Lily Morris includes 10 large-scale oil paintings that depict scenes of contemporary life alongside constructed fantasies of fame and wealth.

Graphic designer by day, every evening Lainey Fink Scott heads to her basement workshop to pursue a passion in ceramics. Her simple, functional plates, bowls and mugs are now sold in a handful of locations on the Island.