By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Artist Clay Verge is seen in the reflection of his 2010 mixed media piece, “Portrait of Tallahassee.” Verge and three other artists opened the Art Asylum in Hudson in October. Verge said it’s a good way to spend retirement, but, at 59, he misses teaching. He taught 35 years at Hudson High School.
HUDSON — It might seem like a crazy notion. Really, who in their right mind would open an art gallery in this sluggish economy in, of all places, Hudson, Fla.? Those not looking for it are likely to pass by the Art Asylum without even noticing the little shop wedged between an insurance agency and a title company on the west side of U.S. 19 just north of State Road 52.
But this is a starting place for four local artists who decided the time was ...