All features great and small

Hatch Street artist Jacob Ginga, a.k.a. Maker Jake, who works in Studio 406, has been focusing on portraits in the new year, with dramatic shifts in scale. His abstract faces in acrylic on wood panels feature strong colors embellished with touches of black and white. But the artist always reserves little peeks of the original wood grain surface to contrast with the brightly painted geometric shapes.

Here are some of his small works, which fit in the palm of your hand:

And here is his largest piece yet (and the newest of the series), titled "Starboy,"50" H x 26" W:

Artworks are available for purchase through the artist; for more information, message @makerjakestudio or visit https://www.facebook.com/makerjakestudio.

Woodworker's new gallery affiliation

Michael Pietragalla, whose Floating Stone Woodworks is located in Studio 406 at Hatch Street Studios, is now affiliated with Artisans Way: Fine Art and Contemporary Craft Gallery in Concord, MA. The gallery is located at 18 Walden Street and is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Check out his work when you're in the Metrowest Boston area!

Here is a table of Michael's that the gallery is now offering, made of sycamore and lacewood.

Hatch Street printmaker's works on display

Hatch Street artist Adrian Tio is currently showing a series of prints at Gallery 65 in an exhibit titled "Lasting Impressions." Alongside his work are prints by Marc St. Pierre, a fellow professor of printmaking at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Located at 65 William Street in New Bedford, the gallery's hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The show is up until February 25. For more information, call 508.994.1595 or visit the gallery's Facebook page.