Pulling back the curtain

Growing up in a small town, it can be hard to break out of the image that others have cast for you. Even harder, sometimes, is choosing to be vulnerable and showing a side of yourself rarely seen by others. Yet, for local artist Jamie Waugh, that is exactly what she did on Friday afternoon.

Though located in downtown Saratoga, walking into the building at 120 E. Bridge Avenue felt like being transported into a gallery more at home in an urban setting. Once the home of Fishpaw and still a work in progress by owner Paul McCarthy, the space was perfect for Waugh's art, which is both finished a...