tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65324561947493431562024-03-14T00:28:26.722-07:00THE EASTERNMOST POTTER IN THE UNITED STATESCROW TOWN GALLERY: Shanna Wheelock, Artist, Gallerist, and Easternmost Potter in the U.S.
SHANNA WHEELOCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071576251040630582noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532456194749343156.post-19229419488760917122020-03-28T16:45:00.002-07:002020-04-03T15:45:19.192-07:00The Best Laid Plans....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Due to Covid-19, Crow Town Gallery is Closed to the public until further notice.<br />Please visit my website to shop the Collectors Series.</span></div>
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Something I have avoided like the plague, and now the "Plague" has forced my hand. I spent the last few days of self-isolation updating my website. I have listed a few pottery items from the gallery collection and will continue to update as items sell, for as long as the gallery is closed to public. (Per state mandate, all "non-essential" businesses are to be closed.) For those who are ready for some retail therapy (or need a gift for a loved one) I will happily ship AND provide curbside pickup for those who would like that. All monetary transactions can be done through my secure online payment site in advance and packages left outdoors on the front stoop. ALSO, for those who live in Lubec or Trescott area, I will deliver to your front door. If you have been to the gallery before, you know that I have far more stock than you see online. Just shoot me a message about what you are looking for and I will send photos.<br />
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Today is the day that I WOULD HAVE BEEN hopping on a plane to return home from a month-long residency at The International School of Beijing. Planning began over a year ago. What a strange twist of events this has been. My visa arrived on January 17th and within four days, news broke of the new coronavirus in China. By mid-February my flight had been canceled and the school I was to visit had closed with no re-opening date. If I had made my way there, gotten through a quarantine, the US likely would not have allowed me back in by this point in time. Ironically, as the virus began to quiet in China, it reached the U.S. as well as other countries, and is now ramping up. I don't think that I have ever washed my hands so much!</div>
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Another casualty of Covid-19 is the Bay of Fundy International Marathon. For the past eight years, I have designed and made the main awards and age-category awards. This year's design was to be the sand dollar...but now you will have to wait until 2021 to win one!!! With the Canadian border now closed and so many things unsure about the near future and travel and possible infection, it made sense to cancel now, hard as that decision must have been for the organizers. It's a huge loss for the community and the runners as it is one of the most uplifting events of the year. See you all in 2021!!!</div>
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I had created about forty small urchin vessels to take with me to China for gifting. I am enjoying the process of slip trailing and working tiny. I love how these little pots nestle so sweetly in my hand. They have become a bit addictive to make! (Note: there is one listed on my website for sale.)</div>
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I count my blessings every day, but now more than ever, that I ended up in this off-the-beaten-path little fishing village nineteen years ago. While others are finding themselves in cities and quarantined, unable to leave their apartments or homes, I am grateful that I have trails and beaches nearby to visit. The sunshine, fresh air, sound of water and wind....it soothes the soul. And right now, souls need soothing.</div>
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The view out my back window NEVER gets old, and is ALWAYS changing.</div>
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Again...counting my blessings...every day.</div>
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A new item that is now stocked at the gallery are these coppery-glazed noodle bowls with chopsticks. I made them originally to donate to an Empty Bowls project. I liked them so much I decided to keep them as a regular item. (As much as I make anything regularly...which means...for NOW I am making them! Haha!!!)</div>
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The beach behind the gallery....Love me some stones!</div>
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Two years running Crow Town Gallery has hosted CRAFTED: Holiday Artisan Market. It was another huge success! It takes a few days of shifting and moving and storing pottery to make room for the guest vendors...but it is worth it! We have a blast!</div>
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And here is the crew from the 2019 CRAFTED: Holiday Artisan Market at Crow Town Gallery.</div>
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Mona Ingrid Love Designs: Jewelry / Lisa Marquis-Bradbury: Mosaics / Kathi Denman: Lubec Lavender / Jolene Doran: Down East Fiber Gypsy / Heidi Herzberger: Pondview Studios / Shanna Wheelock: Cobscook Pottery<br />
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Fred Pierce of Cobscook Bay Music produced a great summer 2019 concert line-up at Crow Town Gallery. We started the season off with a sold out show by Slaid Cleaves (Americana), followed up by Scott Ainslee (blues), and Jack Williams (folk). Jazz favorite, The Mike Levine Trio, returned with power vocalist Wendy Pedersen. (Check out the clip below). Universe willing, celtic music by North Sea Gas is slated for June 2020 and is set to be another fantastic show. Keep posted. Due to Covid-19 (getting tired of saying that!) things are unknown at this time. The band is to travel from Scotland, and travel by plane is a big unknown, as well as whether or not the gallery will be yet open to the public. Crossing fingers!<br /><br />
04/03/20 UPDATE: Due to Covid-19, North Sea Gas has canceled their US tour, thus will not be playing Crow Town Gallery in June 2020.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/shanna.wheelock/videos/10219259749549581/">Click here to see a clip from Mike Levine Trio LIVE at Crow Town Gallery, Featuring Wendy Pedersen singing "The Take Out Queen."</a></div>
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This little doodle graces me with her company once in a while. I was able to sneak Daisy off to the beach on a beautiful autumn day. She's learning to be a better leash walker! (She already has the smooches and food-stealing down!)</div>
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The last event for a while, I suspect, that I will be enjoying out in public. We are lucky to have such wonderful musicians downeast. A post-Valentine's concert at the Lubec Brewing Company with the Fremont Street String Band. Check them out live if you can!</div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEz9DgP5bpQ">Get a sample of their music on YouTube. Click Here.</a></div>
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It's an annual ritual! Mom, Sis, and I spend the week celebrating mom's birthday at the Samoset.</div>
My parents bought a timeshare there when I was 13 years old...and since then we visit the same week every year. I've only missed two or three years in the last 37 years!!!<br />
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Stairs!!! To the loft!!! I finally have a meditation and thinking nook!!! Thanks, Scott, for helping bring this to fruition!!! In my former studio I had a tiny nook that I would use for sketching out ideas. I have been missing that. I'm a quirky artist (most all artists are, right?) and it's a thing for me that I need to be out of my normal work space and in a space dedicated to just thinking in order to get the really juicy creative ideas.</div>
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This place is for the birds! Seriously! This is only the second time I have seen a Sandhill Crane. Both times, I heard the bird before I saw it. I saw one a few years ago and have looked every spring for its return. Finally...in Spring of 2019....I heard that distinct call...and there she was!</div>
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<a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandhill_Crane/sounds">Click here for a link to hear the Sandhill Crane's call</a></div>
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Another interesting bird that showed up last summer was this Northern Shoveler. Just gorgeous!!! This one had the serious birders visiting to sneak a peak!</div>
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Also making an appearance...the Snowy Egret and the Great Blue Heron.</div>
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Now here are some serious birders! John and Sharon flew in from Maryland for the birds, and here they are with Fred checking out the sights in the marsh. (Yes! We have a - tiny- little airport. Or is that an air strip? It's basically a bunch of grass in an open space that small planes occasionally land in.)</div>
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A sweet day in St. John, New Brunswick. It's the first time I have had a bird land on me. I know I know...there are countless pigeons there and they are all looking for a nugget of food, but...still....it was a super cool feeling to have birds land on my arm. I was later admiring an exotic bird in a pet shop thinking...a bird would love these rafters in the gallery! Then I heard the price of said birds. I'll be sticking with the cat.</div>
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Not sure when I will finish this urchin installation now. It requires another day of raku firing with assistants, and well, assistants are sort of off limits until Covid-19 shoves off. Please, Covid-19...Shove off!</div>
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Just me. In a car. Alone. Germ free. Still smiling.</div>
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Yes...always...follow your bliss. It's a little hard to follow every blissful whim while much of the world is in quarantine, but this time offers us (likely) some quiet reflection about how we have been living our lives and what we may choose to do the same or differently. I am happy to report that I am ….following my bliss. (Well...within legal limits, anyway!!!)</div>
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What a surreal moment in time this is. As much as I am an introvert, I have to say that I am missing human contact, and especially hugs. At the very start of March, I told my mom and sister that I would be spending the month pretty much in my own world, meditating, creating, building stock, and sticking close to the gallery. I have done this several times in the past for a week or two where I forewarn family and friends that I will be out of touch, no phone or email, no human visits, just me and the cats, work, and my own mind. Time to focus.<br />
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I was to be in China this month doing what I do; creating and teaching. Since the residency trip was canceled, I figured I should use that time to create something new. I had been sitting on some sculpture ideas for the past year but had not been able to bring them to fruition for lack of time. I did not expect, though, that a virus would first cancel my trip to China, and secondly, that I would be basically forced into isolation at home here in the U.S. It's a whole different thing when HAVING to stay home versus CHOOSING to. And while I am here in self-isolation mode, it has been anything but removed from others. The emails, phone calls, texts, messages...have all ramped up ten fold. At least. For this, I am grateful. I am grateful that I have so many wonderful people in my life to connect with during a time when we are asked to connect less in the physical.<br />
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We often hear people say that technology is separating us socially from each other - that instead of actual human contact - we have dived into this virtual world where our heads rarely raise from the computer or phone screen. But now, since we are needing and required to physically distance from others, technology is what is holding us together.<br />
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March has turned into a busier month than I could have ever planned. I have not yet gotten to the sculpture and instead have been either glued to the screen for news, researching loans and relief packages, working on website updates, or I have been plotting pottery to prepare for summer, not really knowing when the gallery will be open again. I still have to prepare regardless of there or not I have sales not knowing what is coming.<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">On top of all that, as most know, the prep for a long-term at-home quarantine is quite time-consuming, too. </span><br />
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Two great shows are slotted for Mother's Day Weekend at Crow Town Gallery. Slaid Cleaves and Scott Ainslie are both masters of their craft and we are super excited to share their talents with you.<br />
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One of the things about the gallery that former owners Bonnie and Ukey started, which I hope to continue as possible, is the community aspect. In December we hosted a Holiday Artisan Market with five guest vendors: Lisa Marquis-Bradbury (Mosaics), Sherry Ashby (art), Heidi Herzberger (organic homegrown goods and art), Lisa M. Dellwo (Timberdoodlz notecards and gifts), and Jolene Corey Doran (The Fiber Gypsy). The first year was a great success! Thanks to all who came out to support us. </div>
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Portland House of Music, March 10, 2019</div>
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It was bucket list item of sorts. My favorite band had dismantled shortly after I saw them in the mid 90's. I was so excited to see that they had reunited and were coming back to Maine. Despite obstacles (car brake issues while traveling six hours in a snowstorm with slippery roads) I made it to the hotel two hours late just as the Subdudes pulled in next to me. Of all my years working with musicians/backstage etc., I had never in my life been starstruck until this moment. My insides shook for nearly an hour. It's good for the soul of a forty-nine year old to feel like a teenager once in a while. My spirit sister Lisa and I had a night full of smiles and dancing. Check out their unique, eclectic music. A mix of gospel, funk, blues, rock, and folk. You won't be disappointed!</div>
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Some of last summer's pottery, showcasing the new handcarved design top left: the Periwinkle series. </div>
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In progress. Thanks to some dedicated, expert help, sheetrock was installed, spackled, painted, and trimmed. Thank you! We're waiting for the concrete to warm a bit more before painting the floor and moving in.<br />
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It was the hottest, most sweaty day of the year, but the volunteer team pulled it off! We hosted a public Raku Feast and Fire. Here the kiln is loaded, ready to fire, while more work sits on top to warm for the next load. </div>
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My favorite moment of the year (and maybe life) was to be out on the water looking for whales. I had never seen a whale before other than at a very long distance, and it was brief. This particular morning, whales breached, slapped fins, voiced, and even swam right under our small boat. Thank you for this experience, Scott. I will always remember it. </div>
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While out looking for whales I got to see a fully intact herring weir. Weirs are one of my favorite art subjects, and this one was hauntingly beautiful. </div>
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Once a weekly blogger, I am now hard-pressed to manage even one post a year. Finally, I am sitting down long enough to post a few photos and write a few words. The first season at the helm of Crow Town Gallery was a huge success and I am gearing up to open the doors for the second season, starting in April. It's important to me that the community aspect remains intact under my ownership and in 2018 I think that goal was accomplished. There are some aspects that I have not been able to continue as they are not feasible (like dances...since the gallery is full of fragile pottery) but with the help of friends, live music was presented, guest artists showed their work, events were open to the public, and I was able to greet people from all over the world as they found their way here.</div>
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Spring through fall is primarily about keeping the gallery running, and in winter, both last and this year, renovations were done to create living and work space. The "pottery den" is in progress (thanks to an immense amount of help!) and hopefully will be finished off in about a month. The temps need to warm a bit so that the floor paint can dry. It will be nice to keep some windows open to air out as well.<br />
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I'm excited about the upcoming season. While the doors open in April, the real kick-off is in May when live concerts are up and running and the tourist population returns. Hope to see you around these parts!<br />
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If you are interested in learning a bit more about Lubec and why it is so special, check out the December 2018 article in DownEast Magazine:<br />
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Bonnie waving goodbye at Crow Town Gallery. After three years as a resident artist, the keys are in my hand. Bonnie Beard has been the main gallerist since 2003 and is taking a break. I can't wait to get things rolling! I'll be taking a few months to think about the vision for this space then will re-open with pottery and art at this location in May 2018. I have a multi-year plan forming and can't wait to see how it all unfolds!</div>
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2017 was off to a great start when I learned that I was the recipient of the Belvedere Handcraft Award. </div>
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I was a Crow Town Gallery resident artist for a third summer running. It was an honor to exhibit in the opening show alongside Richard Van Buren and Kathrin Hilten. In this photo, Richard Van Buren's colorful resin sculpture is in the middle, and my ceramic work is to his left and right.</div>
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To the moon and back!<br />
I have not been much of a traveler the past few years. I am sort of a nester, but....I could not pass up the opportunity to do a ceramics residency in Croatia at the American International School of Zagreb. I worked alongside phenomenal art teacher, Kendra Farrell, and loved having k-12 students from so many different countries.</div>
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Even though the teaching schedule was pretty tight in Zagreb, I managed to get to Zadar, located on the coast, for one weekend. The Roman Ruins were incredible to see in person!</div>
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Looks like the teacher in me is still alive and well even though I left public school almost six years ago. I am now teaching Art History at UMM (one class, part-time adjunct). It's been demanding time-wise. I am like a new teacher all over again writing a curriculum from scratch. The students have been such a joy to work with, though! </div>
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Teaching art history, we cover many different periods/cultures. Bernie Vinzani (head of the book arts department at UMM) had this vase in the university art collection, a Korean vase from the Silla period (668-935 AD)</div>
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2017 marked my fifth year of creating the awards for the annual Bay of Fundy International Marathon. This year the theme was starfish. I love meeting the runners and hearing a bit of their stories. What an accomplishment for them! And this past year, an Ultramarathon was added!<br />
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The "New" year has begun and like most, I have been reflecting on the past 365 days. And like most, It can be summed up as a mix of both joy and challenge. I would say that for me, 2017 was primarily about limbo and transition.<br />
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While I was somewhat out of my element in 2017 with having to shuffle from space to space on a daily basis (home, studio, gallery, shop), I allowed myself the process, and from that process, learned much about my needs, goals, and probably most importantly, that I can move through the challenges somewhat gracefully as they are presented. While I understand that we are in control of how we deal with our challenges, I have also learned that there is so much out of our control, and that sometimes we just need to let things play out. I am one of those that, thus far, has seen that even the difficulties in our life are part of the path that leads us to our ultimate personal evolution, and in the "end" it's all good. In a manner of speaking. <br />
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If we take the approach that all experiences are opportunities for us to learn and grow, it is perhaps "easier" to accept what is before us. Acceptance does not mean that we allow unhealthy things to continue. Rather, it means that we acknowledge the natural ebb and flow of life, and from each experience, we pick up from that point and move forward. <br />
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As 2017 approached, I was facing some of my biggest challenges thus far, but at the same time incredible opportunities were opening up for me. I learned that taking a leap (physical safety intact!) leads to new adventures. Is it scary to jump outside the comfort of what we have known for so long? Absolutely! But without leaving our comfort zone, there is seldom growth.<br />
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All this being said, I have had an incredible support team of friends and family behind me as I made these leaps. As soon as I was flying into the unknown, doors opened and new opportunities came into sight. In 2017 I rented living space from a friend, received a prestigious arts award, traveled to Croatia to teach, relocated my business to a downtown space on a long term basis, taught art history for University of Maine, exhibited with artists that I have long respected, created new artwork, met new friends, and bought a gallery.<br />
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In 2016, I did not "see" what was to come. All I knew at that time was that I had difficult decisions weighing on me. I was scared and had to face fears, push myself out of the nest, leap, fly, dream, and work hard. 2017 was a bit wobbly but now it is as if I am a plane that is finding it's smooth path once again after unsettling turbulence.</div>
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Going into 2018, I am excited to see how the journey unfolds. I sit here typing from my big comfy chair, newly relocated to Crow Town Gallery. As May approaches, I will be setting my intentions for this space and will re-open with excitement and new vision. A lot of folks have been asking what I plan to do here. Taking the advice of a friend, I have chosen to take time to work out the plan while I resettle, and will reveal more fully in a couple months. For now, what I can comfortably say with certainty is that my pottery will be located here starting in May. Yes, some things are changing from the previous gallery format. While my pottery and art will be sold from here, there is a larger vision for this space, and that will require much planning.<br />
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Handcarved stoneware by the Easternmost Potter in the U.S., fine art, and jewelry.<br />
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Stone Soul Rise<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Raku Vessel: Mowry Beach #6 by Shanna Wheelock</span><br />
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It was a successful season showing alongside fellow resident artists Bonnie, Beard, Sheryl Denbo and Kathrin Hilten with guest artist Nina Bohlen. Stay tuned for info on the 2017 Crow town Gallery season....we have some goodies in store!</div>
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Drawings on these vessels are inspired by ink drawings that I have done that depict local factory ruins and environment. Once drawn and bisque-fired, vessels are raku-fired. See pic below!</div>
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Raku-fired vessels by Shanna Wheelock. Fresh from the kiln and cooling on the grass!</div>
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<i>Kundalini Rising</i> (raku-fired ceramic) and ink drawings by Shanna Wheelock. <br />
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River Flames<br />
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Boot Head, Lubec, Maine<br />
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Karen and Barbara have kept me well-stocked with flowers in the shop!<br />Thank you!<br />
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A rainy, foggy afternoon in downtown in Lubec.<br />
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Ten years ago it was that I opened the tiniest of pottery shops in an 11x9 section of the barn. At the time I could not envision myself as heavily into production as I have been the past few years. I recall the advice of a friend and business counselor who suggested, when I said that I wanted to be a successful artist, that I make and sell pottery to help me move toward that goal. I had the basic skill in place and with time at the wheel, I found my little business growing a bit more each year. I think that I could have continued down that path exclusively as a full time potter except that the artist spirit in me kept calling to bring into the physical the ideas and visions that kept my mind colorful and awake at night. My life is blessed for sure, living the artist's life, following my bliss. Of course there is a fair share of grunt work and frustration that goes with any job, but as far as jobs go, I have a good one. <br />
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Being in Lubec fifteen years now, I have watched a transformation from "ghost town" to "on-the-verge" of something very VERY cool. Okay, Lubec is already super cool, but what I am talking about is a growing community of visionaries: artists, writers, musicians, farmers, and entrepreneurs. It's still small scale and I expect it will stay that way, but what a beautifully eclectic mix of creative souls we have. And to top it all off, this little corner of the map is surrounded by gorgeous terrain, powerful tides, and abundant wildlife. <br />
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I continue to find inspiration in all that is around me and after a summer packed with artwork and openings, I have spent the past month focused on carved pottery production. With holiday season upon us, my hands are never idle. After this long run of production, though, I do look forward to the coming silence of winter and time to paint and draw. <br />
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In the meantime, though, I continue to pot, fire, and glaze while tending shop downtown. In August I moved out of the barn for what was to be one week in a vacant storefront. A pop-up of sorts. It was successful and taking it a week and month at a time, I am now planning to rent through November. My annual holiday sale (mid November) will be housed there this year. Being downtown is a bit of a mix of both business and pleasure. It's been a real treat to neighbor The Lubec Brewing Company (locally crafted organic beer) that hosts live music four nights a week. On the warmer eves, I could be found sitting on the stoop, carving pots while listening to the tunes and looking out at the narrows. <br />
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Before I sign off, I will mention that I will be demonstrating my encaustic painting technique at this year's Rice Festival at the Cobscook Community Learning Center, October 8th. A lot of people ask about the process, so here is your chance to see my playing with the wax and learn a bit about how these paintings are made. On top of art demonstrations, there is live music all day and other fun activities. Check out the schedule and come on down! (Or up, or over!) <a href="https://www.cclc.me/page/2-2093/ricefest-home">Click here to view the schedule of events.</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">SACRED: Women in Vision</span><br />
March 1-31, 2016</div>
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March 15th, 5-7 p.m.<br />
Live music by Kelly Bryand and Anthony Branca</div>
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The show is up and looks great! We are grateful to Bernie Vinzani who did a wonderful job of hanging the work of five artists with varied styles. Women in Vision is honored to be showing in this space for Women's History Month!</div>
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by Shanna Wheelock, 2016</div>
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The new carved design for 2016, The Harbor Seal. <br />
I am in the thick of it working on the awards for the <a href="http://bayoffundymarathon.com/">Bay of Fundy International Marathon. </a></div>
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Photo from the granite path to the Breakwater Lighthouse. <br />
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Johnson Bay</div>
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Lubec, Maine</div>
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2015 season at Crow Town Gallery was so fabulous that I decided to return for the 2016 season! It's a great line up with four artists: Bonnie Beard, Sheryl Denbo, Kathrin Hilten, and myself.</div>
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Sun Halo<br />
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Photographing the McCurdy Smokehouse in downtown Lubec never gets old....especially on a foggy day!</div>
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Waiting for warmer days to meditate on the rocks at West Quoddy (warmer...and BEFORE the hiking population picks up!!!)</div>
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Enjoying my canned mackerel from my first out-on-the water mackerel fishing experience last summer. It was great fun (and work!!!) catching lots of fish then canning and smoking them with Celia and Billy. It was a long, wet, and stinky day!!! Yummy, too!</div>
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The fluid-edged carved whale bowls have been a hit. I'm looking forward to showing my handcarved pottery this summer at<a href="http://www.ironboundgallery.com/"> Ironbound Gallery </a>in Camden, Maine.</div>
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I am attempting to return to blogging after a many-months hiatus. Same old story. I've been wrapped up in the everyday goings-on that go on in life. Every day seems to be an adventure and I am keeping myself busy with creative tasks as well as social time with friends and family. That may not sound so odd, but it was not so long ago that I was one of those "all work and no play" types of girls. So, I am enjoying life while keeping on top of the demands of being a full time artist and potter. Let me translate for you. Full time = way more than 40 hours a week. Still. I love what I do and I am blessed to be able to do it.<br />
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Last year was full of gallery shows, vending, running shop, dancing, and hiking. This year is shaping up to be the same. Rest-assured, this "routine" is never boring. I'm working on the marathon awards again and preparing for a second season at Crow Town Gallery. I'll be creating all new work for those three shows this summer. Currently the Women in Vision group is showing at the UMM Art Gallery. It opens on March 15th. Hope you can make it to the reception!!!<br />
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While I am returning to blogging, I am not quite awake enough to return to writing a lengthy text. I'll keep this one short and hope to hop back in soon with some creative ramblings. We'll just assume that since a picture is worth a thousand words...I already provided enough with the stream of photos above!<br />
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My love affair with Lubec continues.</div>
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November 6-8, 2015</div>
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At my shop/studio<br />
Lubec, Maine</div>
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Fri. 3-7, Sat. and Sun. 10-4 <br />
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November 14th and 15th</div>
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At the Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine</div>
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Bouli, hanging with the art in studio main.</div>
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An early autumn bonfire.</div>
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Mowry Beach has the biggest heart I've ever found.</div>
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Lubec pier on a foggy afternoon, high tide.</div>
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A successful show this summer at Harlow Gallery in Hallowell, Maine</div>
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I enjoyed my first season as a resident artist at Crow town Gallery. </div>
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Lots of carving in prep for holiday sales.</div>
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I'm about as messy as they come when it comes to potters!</div>
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West Quoddy State Park</div>
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Johnsons Bay, Lubec, Maine</div>
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It seems my weekly blog posts are a thing of the past but I felt the pull to begin writing again these past few days. Facebook covers the day-to-day happenings (of which there are plenty!) and so lots has piled-up from the past three months of eblogger silence. There is too much to recap fully here so I will just leave it at it was a summer-into-autumn full of art, music, family, friends, and continuation of self-growth. </div>
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Mostly what I am reflecting on is all the change that has occurred in the past couple years. I think we all have times in our lives when things ramp up and lessons come at a speedier clip than normal. If I were to look back at blog posts from three or four years ago, I think that I would mostly find weekly work accomplishments listed in paragraph form. I could still do that, as life doesn't ever seem to really slow down. What has slowed, though, is my presence within the whirlwind of everything around me. <br />
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With the MFA behind me and a shifting of gears into the rhythm of pottery and art, I find that the freedom of flexibility in my schedule allows for deep reflection on a fairly regular basis. By nature, my work hours are dictated by the needs of the clay. Some days I am at it from wake until sleep and other days I may find myself only in the studio four or five hours (or not at all....rare but it happens!). In an effort to work on self-love, self-care has become one of the main focuses in my life. When I was teaching full-time, building the pottery business, and going to school, lots of things for my own well being were put on the back burner. I now fully appreciate the "little" things like being able to break in the middle of the day for a walk, exploration along the beach or in the woods, a solid meal, baths, meditation, sleep, time with friends, or an evening out. <br />
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I am a domestic nomad. I move from space to space at home determined by which spot feels most beneficial to creative expression. When carving, I may find myself outdoors (weather permitting) where I listen to birds and wind in the trees, or if cold or rainy, I may be plunked down in my favorite chair fireside. While my hands are preoccupied, my mind is free. I use that time to either gain new knowledge through youtube videos (there is lots of interesting stuff out there!!!) or I find myself (most often) sitting and working in "silence". Two years ago, this was something i would seldom do, as silence was uncomfortable. I filled every moment with sound.<br />
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Now it is something that I have come to crave. True silence I have not yet experienced, but the most basic level being removal of voice and the drone of mechanical sound, I partake in as often as I am able. Noise is ever present and I do not know that it can ever be fully escaped. The closest I can come is a winter day when power kicks out. In winter, there is a stillness, even if the howl of wind passes over snowy white mounds. Electricity has a constant hum that we seldom notice until its presence ceases. <br />
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Intrigued I am, still, that even in those conditions that silence is not found. While meditating in a windowless, enclosed dark space a few nights ago, I could still hear my own heartbeat and breathing, along with the currents of energy passing through electrical cords to items I thought silent....alarm clock and heater. It's interesting how loud a heartbeat sounds when all other devices are "off" and darkness surrounds. <br />
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So for now, "silence" means an inward focus on self and the experience of the relative quiet of nature. More and more I long for that space, fortunate to find on my walks in the woods or at the beach or at home during hibernations. As I find myself still at times racing against the clock with my seasonal work schedule, I fantasize those short, dark days of winter when the most quiet silence descends for solitude and deep introspection.<br />
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It is an honor to be included among this year's resident artists at Crow
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Group Show #1 (all four artists): Opens Thursday, July 16 at 7:00 p.m.</div>
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Group Show #2 (all four artists): Opens Thursday, August 13 at 7:00 p.m.<br />
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<a href="http://www.sheryldenbo.com/">Sheryl Denbo Website </a><br />
<a href="http://stephendinsmore.com/">Stephen Dinsmore Website</a><br />
<a href="http://www.shannawheelock.com/">Shanna Wheelock Website</a><br />
<a href="http://crowtowngallery.com/bonniebeard-bio.html">Bonnie Beard Website</a><br />
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July 18 and 19<br />
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Come visit me during tour weekend for a glimpse at my studio and art practice!<br />
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“<b>Traces: Vanishing Landscapes</b>” highlights the visions
of three Maine artists who examine what is left behind as the state’s
economy “modernizes” and shifts. The exhibit offers an engaging and
contemporary dialogue on changing Maine life that is relevant throughout
the state. At the same time, the deep personal connections that Sarah
Brayman, Lisa Tyson Ennis and Shanna Wheelock bring to their subject
matter ensures a heartfelt meditation on change, threading together
sense of place and small-town life. Permeating these three artists’
visions is a respect for common objects, and the people who made, used
or sold them. National and global trends, such as the international
migration of industry, fisheries depletion, chain-store domination of
retail, and reorganization and consolidation of education will be
grounded in the concrete realities of the areas the artists call home:
Lubec and Brunswick areas of Maine, as well as the Canadian isle of
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art, jewelry. Open most days this summer by chance or appointment. Look
for the OPEN flag and sign in North Lubec. I am always happy to open
off hours to accommodate your needs. Just give me a call or send me an
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It's 11:30 at night a few days before I deliver work for two shows and prepare for a weekend of open studio time in the Artsipelago tour. Aside from that, the shop is open most days and in between greeting customers I am nose to the grindstone creating art and pottery. <br /><br />People who have known me for years know very well the kind of work pace I keep. In the past, a docket like this one (toss in an art opening and two days of gallery sitting to the aforementioned list!) would have sent me into a total flurry of fluster. Amazingly, I am feeling quite calm. I AM the proverbial "eye of the storm."<br /><br />I decided about a week and a half ago to take a short break from pottery production in order to find my groove in studio main. I have had some ideas for sculptural wall pieces that I call "Column Constructions" and decided to finally solidify those ideas. With the help of a local engineer who came over to brainstorm with me and several tubes of high test epoxy, it looks like I am good to go! I'm excited to be showing new work at Crow Town Gallery later this week, and as always, the opening reception will be a blast, complete with good eats, wine, and music.<br /><br />This summer is a transition phase of sorts. In summers past I spent a chunk of time on the road vending pottery. This summer I am keeping it all closer to home to focus on four gallery exhibits. As well, the herring orders are piling up and at this point it seems most wise to stay put and keep creating. Hey, I won't argue with that!<br /><br />It's a bit too late and I'm a bit too tired to get deep with this blog entry. For now, I will succumb to these droopy eyelids and get some much needed shuteye. <br /><br />Loving summer in Lubec!</div>
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of three Maine artists who examine what is left behind as the state’s
economy “modernizes” and shifts. The exhibit offers an engaging and
contemporary dialogue on changing Maine life that is relevant throughout
the state. At the same time, the deep personal connections that Sarah
Brayman, Lisa Tyson Ennis and Shanna Wheelock bring to their subject
matter ensures a heartfelt meditation on change, threading together
sense of place and small-town life. Permeating these three artists’
visions is a respect for common objects, and the people who made, used
or sold them. National and global trends, such as the international
migration of industry, fisheries depletion, chain-store domination of
retail, and reorganization and consolidation of education will be
grounded in the concrete realities of the areas the artists call home:
Lubec and Brunswick areas of Maine, as well as the Canadian isle of
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It is an honor to be included among this year's resident artists at Crow
Town Gallery, alongside Bonnie Beard, Sheryl Denbo, and Stephen
Dinsmore. We have three shows slated for the 2015 season. Please join us
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Sheryl Denbo Solo: Opens June 25</div>
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Group Show #1(all four artists): Opens July 16</div>
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Group Show #2 (all four artists): Opens August 13<br />
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<a href="http://www.sheryldenbo.com/">Sheryl Denbo Website </a><br />
<a href="http://stephendinsmore.com/">Stephen Dinsmore Website</a><br />
<a href="http://www.shannawheelock.com/">Shanna Wheelock Website</a><br />
<a href="http://crowtowngallery.com/bonniebeard-bio.html">Bonnie Beard Website</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Home Gardeners' Fair</b></span><br />
Sunday, June 7th<br />
10am-3pm<br />Lubec Consolidated School<br />
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I'll be there with my pottery!<br /><br />Join in a fun and educational event with workshops and vendors provided
by local expertise. Come learn about raised bed construction, raising
vegetables, companion planting, soil building, canning, homesteading
with animals and much more. The annual Downeast Coastal Conservancy
plant sale will be there, along with seedlings for sale. The event is
sponsored by the Lubec Community Outreach Center (LCOC), Transition
Lubec, Lubec Open Market, Herbminders of Maine, Coast of Maine and Old
Sow Farm. For questions, please contact Heidi Herzeberger 733-4688<br />
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Catch me and my Cobscook Pottery wares this June at the:<br />
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Saturday, June 27th</div>
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9:00 am - 6:00 pm eastern time<br />
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<b>Marathon Street Fair</b></div>
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Sunday, June 28th</div>
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Downtown Lubec</div>
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9:00 am -3:00 pm<br />
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Also note: there is a fair on Campobello Island on Saturday, too, with music and crafts. Grab your passport and head on over!! You'll find more detailed info on the marathon website, listed above.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lubec Farmers' Market</b></span><br />
Saturdays 9:00-11:00 am<br />
Beginning June 13th<br />
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I'll be there vending my wares most Saturdays this summer! I tend to skip out on rainy days and occasionally have to miss due to other engagements. Either way, it's a wonderful way to spend your Saturday morning with yummy locally grown and prepared foods, arts and crafts, and live music!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Artsipelago Artist Studio Tour</b></span><br />
July 18 and 19<br />
10am-5pm eastern time <br />
Come visit me during tour weekend for a glimpse at my studio and art practice!<br />
<a href="http://www.artsipelago.net/">Artsipelago Website</a><br />
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My primary winter and spring pottery project has been creation of this year's marathon awards. It's down to the wire now!!! I'm just finishing up the last set of age category medallions. Bouli has been keeping and eye on production, as you can see.<br />
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The Enkindled Spring</div>
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This spring as it comes bursts up in bonfires green, </div>
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Wild puffing of emerald trees, and flame-filled bushes, </div>
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Thorn-blossom lifting in wreaths of smoke between </div>
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Where the wood fumes up and the watery, flickering rushes. </div>
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Of green fires lit on the soil of the earth, this blaze </div>
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Of growing, and sparks that puff in wild gyration, </div>
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Faces of people streaming across my gaze. </div>
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And I, what fountain of fire am I among </div>
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This leaping combustion of spring? My spirit is tossed </div>
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About like a shadow buffeted in the throng </div>
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Of flames, a shadow that's gone astray, and is lost.</div>
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Barnacles and weed at Mowry Beach, Lubec.</div>
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A foggy day in downtown Lubec.<br />
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Boats in Johnson Bay, Lubec, Maine.<br />
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The annual Tide Mill farms seedling sale, heralding the start of planting season.</div>
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I snagged a few of my favorites, of course!!!</div>
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My sister and I had a night out in Portland, enjoying the the music of Xavier Rudd and The United Nations. This was my first time to Port City Music Hall, and I loved the venue!</div>
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Bello with a carved scallop pot.<br />
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I've been away from blogging lately (I probably start most blog entries like this now!). It's taking some focus to get back in the groove and I hope to keep a more regular schedule. The positive point to this absence is that I have been keeping myself busy with various projects and even a bit of socializing and travel. A self-admitted workaholic, I have been attempting to change my ways and sprinkle in a bit of fun now and again. <br />
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My love affair with Lubec is still going strong and I am looking forward to staying a bit closer to home this summer to focus on creative projects in my own backyard, so to say. As one of the resident artists at Crow Town Gallery, I will be "sitting" one day a week(come say hello!!!), plus keeping my own shop open, and participating in the farmers' market. With the addition of two exhibits at Crow Town Gallery and one at Harlow Gallery in Hallowell, my work flow will be more varied this summer. Usually summer months are devoted wholly to pottery production, but this summer I am looking forward to sculpture, painting, and drawing....once I get shops stocked and marathon awards done and delivered, that is!</div>
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I also look forward to seeing the usual suspects this summer as they begin to filter back into Lubec. Beach walks are becoming a bit more pleasant with warmer temps and I sure am glad to see that the snow has finally melted in full. What a winter that was! I love all the seasons, even winter...but shoveling...not so much. Now it's all about blooming flowers, green trees, happy birds, peepers, and soon fire pits and fireflies. Live music never skipped a beat here, even in the coldest and darkest of days. I'm thankful for my friends who keep that rolling! And for all my crazy dancing friends!<br />
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Now to leave this laptop and move my way toward the cave for an afternoon and evening pot trimming session.<br />
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Winter Blues</div>
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Pirate's Creek, Lubec, Maine</div>
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Icy Reflection</div>
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Pirate's Creek, Lubec, Maine</div>
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Missing Mowry Beach, warm wind, and the sound of waves.</div>
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Downtown, snowed-in.</div>
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Lubec, Maine</div>
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Buried in snow.</div>
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Me, after shoveling many feet of drifted snow. (See photo above!)<br />
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Icebergs at Pirate's Creek</div>
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The Fieldguides, heating things up on a cold winter night at <a href="http://www.crowtowngallery.com/">Crow Town Gallery</a>.</div>
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Speaking of Crow Town Gallery, I am excited to be part of the artist collective this summer, along with Bonnie Beard, Sheryl Denbo, and Stephen Dinsmore.<br />
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Bello and Bouli sneaking in some cuddle time on their crazy cat mama's lap and legs.<br />
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Sharon, Katie, and Erika on the bench, my thesis drawings above. <br />
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at Heartwood College of Art MFA graduation ceremony.</div>
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I'm in the midst of one of my winter hibernations. The past few months picked-up intensity as I rounded out five years of graduate studies. As of last month, I am the official recipient of an MFA degree. Thesis work kept me secluded much of September through January, but the drawings were finished and the paper written. I suppose one would wonder why, after nearly five months of minimal human interaction, I would find yet another retreat from the outside world necessary. <br />
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I found the process of writing a thesis, though a somewhat sedentary procedure, to be taxing on my body, mind, and spirit. I have a new found respect for writers and the struggle to find just the right words to express an idea. While I have an amazing ability to focus on project-at-hand, I also have a mind that scatters in a zillion directions at once, hopping from idea to idea. It was a challenge to narrow all that I wanted to say into a concise paper without my typical rambling. When all was said and done, I felt that what truly inspired me and snagged my interest most was contained (and only hinted upon) to perhaps one-quarter of the entire dissertation. I likely will not be truly happy with my words until I take that one idea and expand upon it, giving it the full attention it deserves.<br />
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Coming off graduation and thrust into a series of intense winter storms of record-breaking proportions, I was relegated Queen Shoveler for about three weeks running. Having lived through forty-five Maine winters thus far, I can say that this was the most snow that I have ever been privy to. Back-to-back blizzards did not afford my mind much else to think about other than how to get the snow moved so that the car would not be forever stranded in the barn. The whole town was in a bit of a tizzy with broken plows and highly-drifted and impassable roads. Needless to say, as hearty a Mainer as I am, I am feeling ready for spring to emerge. Bring on the daffodils and daily beach walks. Please.</div>
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I am taking this week to "regroup". The phone is off and internet connection is minimal. I will not venture out unless absolutely necessary. It is not people that I run from, rather, it is me that I run to. I use this time for self-care and to re-focus my thoughts. In the height of spring, summer, and fall when production, vending, exhibiting, and running the shop is in full swing, time for such personal reflection is fleeting at best.</div>
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During one of these recent introspective moments, amongst glazing, shoveling, meditating, drawing, and kitty-snuggling, I thought about "Perceptions." Follow as best you can...stream of consciousness is at work here.</div>
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We all have a perception of who we are.<br />
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In a recent small-group discussion, it became clear to me that each one of us has a
strong self-perception based on how we feel we are perceived by others. I concluded from this that our perception of
ourselves is distorted. We build our personal perception on what we perceive
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(Have I lost you yet?)<br />
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Basically, we believe what we are told over and over, irregardless of the truth.<br /><br />Beyond that, we often have a false perception of what others truly perceive.</div>
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For instance, I have been told that, through the eyes of
some, that I am a type A personality. They see me as someone
who is always working, professionally-driven, on-the-go, plagued by anxiety of the deadline. I came to believe this to be true. I have come to realize, however, that
this is NOT who I am. Yes, I work hard. Yes,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am focused. Yes, I get cranky now and again. However,
it is not in line with the inner me, with what feels to be a natural, peaceful, relaxed way of being. Only a small handful of people perceive me as a Type A, (or I perceive them to!) yet, I allowed my perception of their perception to in part define me. There is no fault, as each person bases their perception on their own experience, whether it is in relation to the self or to others.<br />
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This makes me question all perceptions that I have, not only of my self, but of everyone.<br />
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When I hibernate, I feel total peace. The flow is simple, graceful, and relaxed. I begin to touch base with my true essence. I realize that I am not a type of personality, nor am I a potter, artist, or teacher.</div>
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I am, most simply, everything and nothing at once. </div>
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I am a conglomerate of all that exists, yet I am less
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Each of us is a single great being, and each of us is a
tiny cell in the universe. This universe is a tiny cell in a greater
existence. We are both the creator, and the created. <br />
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We over-exaggerate our role and our importance on an individual level, yet on a
greater level, we underestimate who and what we are.</div>
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Our distorted perception of ourselves is based on
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Found bone at Mowry Beach. What is it?</div>
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Heart Stone at Hamilton Cove</div>
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Cascading waters at Hamilton Cove</div>
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Me at the beach. The woolens are in use!</div>
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Mowry Beach, Lubec, Maine</div>
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Gull braving the waves on a grey day at West Quoddy.</div>
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Greens and blues at West Quoddy.</div>
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Sunset at Low Tide, Mowry Beach</div>
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McCurdy Smokehouse at High Tide</div>
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Gulls on the Breakwater at High Tide</div>
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plucked from the rich brown earth and tossed to sea. Weathered you wear the
sensuous lines of an O’Keeffe oil, like petals resembling hills, undulating
like a woman’s curves except where a chainsaw sliced you from your limbs and
leaves, exposing rings hundred-fold. If only those rings could talk we would
hear the tales of children who built treehouses, birds who perched a lookout,
and bears who climbed to reach for honeybees’ hive. Fated to be solitary,
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I've been in thesis hibernation for the better part of two months now. Other than a couple walks with friends and a couple evenings out, I have considered myself sequestered. It's a tight schedule that began with four weeks of drawing followed by the current four week writing stint. I will admit that I am getting a bit stir crazy at this point but must stay the course. My friends and family have all been understanding all are allowing me the space I need. Today was a shifting point in the project where I finally felt a bit of peace being able to see how the rest of the paper might come together. The start was rocky. Very rocky. Research took longer than planned and then, I who enjoys writing, hit writer's block. For months I had been looking forward to working on this project and now, suddenly, my voice decided to shrink away.<br />
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After a few days of moving from room to room, pacing, grumbling, reading, posting on Facebook, and eating far too much chocolate, I finally settled in. Research writing definitely is a slower pace than blogging. In all honesty, though research is part of my paper, the bulk of the writing revolves around the thesis project. <br />
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My thesis project is a series of drawings. I created five drawings and from those have selected three for the final exhibit in January. The essence of the work is a combination of sense of place, vibration/energy, and artist as channel. It's a bit "out there" but, I think, sort of interesting to ponder.<br />
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So, tonight I felt I had a handle on the paper and where I am going with it. To celebrate I decided that a bit of normalcy was in order. I took to the cave and started in on holiday orders and here I am after a day of writing....writing a blog. At one time I blogged weekly. I miss these weekly ramblings but, as with most people, life gets in the way sometimes. <br />
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During this thesis crunch time I had to let go of two major shows (aka winter income!!!) and my holiday sale is a bit later than usual. It has been scheduled within the two week window of when I pass in my thesis draft and before it is returned to me for edits. I am a bit behind with everything and hope that the later-than-usual holiday open house sale steers clear of nasty winter weather and that I still get to see all the usual suspects that I enjoy catching-up with.<br />
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Next week is Thanksgiving. May you all have a happy belly full of pie and time with the ones you love.<br />
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<i>Thus far the largest showing of my factory-themed drawings, many never-before-seen. Yes, some drawings, paintings, and columns are for sale (I have been reluctant to part with any drawings before this viewing). The library does not handle sales. All inquiries should come directly to me. Information is available at the library. </i></div>
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Herring tiles that I made last spring were finally installed!</div>
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Republic of Georgia arttist Valerian Jikia on his first day to Lubec/U.S.</div>
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Valerian was here as a participating artist in the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. He created a granite sculpture for Lubec (see pic below).</div>
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Valerian Jikia and his finished/installed sculpture at Stockford Park here in Lubec. Pictured with Valerian is our local SISS sculpture committee (aka the money beggars and event planners). Pictured: Rachel Rubeor, Valerian Jikia, Shanna Wheelock, Barbara Frazier, and Sara McConnell. (committee members not pictured are Karen Burke and Denise Rule) THANK YOU to local businesses who assisted in our fundraising efforts: Cohill's Pub, McFadden's Market, Emera,The Masons, American Legion, Lyon's Market, Crow Town Gallery, everyone who donated prizes for our raffles, chili cooks, and all of our generous financial supporters!!! There were many!!!)</div>
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for the third annual invitational "Night" show at Catbird Seat Gallery, Eastport.</div>
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Cat Food Factory</div>
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Mowry Beach, Lubec, Maine</div>
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Lazing Kelp</div>
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Mowry Beach, Lubec, Maine</div>
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Mowry Beach, Lubec, Maine</div>
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Move over Sothebys! Karen Burke and me on the stage getting ready to begin the art auction in an effort to raise funds for the Valerian Jikia sculpture. There was a great turnout at Crow Town Gallery (thanks for letting us use the space Bonnie!). Chris Crittenden gave us quite a show as the live auctioneer! Thanks to all the artists and art supporters who participated!<br />
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I happened upon a film production at McCurdy Smokehouse, downtown Lubec.</div>
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Sabbath meal with the Rubenstein/Motzkin clan. Always a treat!</div>
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Rabbi Jonathan Rubenstein shows off his freshly baked challah loaves. They were DELICIOUS!!! Lucky us to be sent home with some!!!</div>
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Rabbi Linda Motzkin and son Ari with this magnificent foraged-berry pie that we gorged on for dessert!</div>
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My first mackerel catch down at the pier! </div>
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Pirates arrived in Lubec by air, sea, and....Harleys?</div>
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I know. The post title is confusing. Those who know me well know that hibernation time does begin for me normally until January. This has been an exceptionally hectic summer with committee work on top of vending, running the shop, and a bit more travel for family and friend functions than usual. I am just now tying up ends and beginning the last leg of my Heartwood College of Art MFA program. Five years in the making and the final four months is a delve into the world of thesis. It is a tight schedule that we have been handed and that means no time to fool around. Okay, so you may find me at the Tavern for one last hoorah and there are a couple more art festivals to vend, but other than that, it is me, a stack of books, an array of tasty hot press deckled-edge paper, and a pile of my favorite pens. I know that you all will understand my planned absence and why at times I will have to decline those tempting invitations to all things wicked, wild, and fun until the project at hand is complete. </div>
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I have been away from blogging due to all the other hooplah but the neverending stream of photos above gives you an idea of what has been going on in and around Lubec. If I am not at the Lubec Farmers Market on Saturdays I am away at some other craft fair. Bar Harbor was extra fun this year as my friend Becky vended her wares a few aisles over from me. Martha Stewart did pass by with a smile and a hello but she declined my dinner invitation. Imagine that! Passing up a chance to eat from handmade Herring ware! Maybe another time.....</div>
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The past year and a half I have worked with a committee of five other women to raise funds for the Valerian Jikia sculpture via the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. Excitement abounded yesterday as the massive granite artwork arrived on two flatbeds for installation at Stockford Park. </div>
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This is the first of its kind here in Lubec- and puts us on an official downeast sculpture map. Kudos to all who made this happen! It was a pleasure to meet Valerian who hails from Republic of Georgia. He put his heart and soul into this artwork and we are all so proud of him!</div>
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A collection of my factory-themed artworks are on exhibit at Lubec Memorial Library through September 30th. This is the first time that I have seen the bulk of my drawings (over fifty!) as a collection. I have been working on them for almost two years and most times they rest in folders and pads. Occasionally a few make it to my studio wall but the turnover rate is steady as I am always creating new works. For the first time I decided to price some of the drawing. Not all are for sale as I hope to have them printed in limited editions, but some of the smaller detailed works are up for grabs. Artists understand this....it is sometimes hard to let go of new work. Alas, I am ready for some of my "babies" to make their way out into the world.</div>
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This week I will be firing and glazing to prep for my next two shows while segueing into the thesis work. There is much ritual involved. If you see me out and about with camera in hand...that is part of the research component. I am looking forward to the immersion that is soon to come!</div>
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August 1-3, 2014</div>
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Chanterelle season!<br />
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Lubec Farmers Market up and running!<br />
What a treat to have Curt and Karen Shirer share their talents with us last weekend!<br />
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Mowry Beach, Lubec, Maine</div>
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Mowry Beach, Lubec, Maine</div>
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The music was phenomenal at our KINDRED: Women in Vision opening at Mulholland Gallery!</div>
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Foggy sunset at Mowry Beach, Lubec, Maine</div>
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Elizabeth Ostrander, Sharon Mack, Sherry Ashby Cunningham, Shanna Wheelock, and Lisa Marquis-Bradbury<br />
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Hurricane Arthur swooped through town and did far more damage than we ever expected. Some folks were without electric power for five days. In good ol' Lubec fashion, everyone chipped in to help their neighbor as needed.</div>
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Hanging with my family for a birthday celebration at Reid State Beach.</div>
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Artist friend Diane Langley in her Wildwood Gallery on Westport Island, Maine</div>
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Critters all around us! Two hares regularly snack just outside my studio.</div>
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The loons always greet us when we kayak on their lake.<br />
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My friend and teaching colleague from eons ago, Donna Dachs, FINALLY made her way to Lubec!!! I think she is hooked!!!</div>
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Enjoyed a beautiful summer wedding while playing Maid of Honor at my friend Becky's wedding. What a gorgeous day for love, celebrated waterside then on a boat cruise around Casco Bay.<br />
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I guess today is what some would refer to as a "milestone". At precisely 11:42 p.m. this evening I will be forty-five years old. I noticed that I hadn't blogged in over two months which is a deviation for me from the norm. Today I woke with the "plan" to do a very specific set of things that I either wanted to do or felt that needed to be done. As with most plans, they went out the proverbial window. I did manage to re-arrange the shop, went to the beach, and am now writing this blog entry. All three of those things were on "the list". I did neglect, however, to clean and work. I am not crying over this, not by any stretch, as the day began in a quite lovely manner with a bit of spontaneity. I was hijacked by two friends, first thing in the morning, and taken on a mushroom scout deep in the woods. In the past, with deadlines and orders looming, I would have denied myself the pleasure of such an excursion, but the "new" me, the "another year older and wiser" me found a "yes" smoothly rolling off the tongue before even having time to run down the mental list of reasons to say "no".</div>
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It feels to me that a lot of how I go about life has been changing. One thing that I have been thinking about lately is fear, where it comes from, how we create and propel it, and how to overcome it. I have a couple handfuls of fears that have accumulated over the years. Some reach back to as young as three years old and some were developed not much more than a decade ago. Most of these, when examining and analyzing with my rational mind, actually seem sort of unfounded. Sure, there was something that triggered the fear, but to hold onto that fear for decades has come to seem somewhat irrational. </div>
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To each person their fear, whatever it may be, is psychologically huge. To an outsider that same fear may seem silly. I thought of this two days ago while I watched with interest a spider crawling over my arm hair. That same day I saved (yet another) mouse from Bouli, carrying it to safety. I have watched others squeal in terror when they come anywhere near such critters, but to me, they are harmless. </div>
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That being said, my fear of bees to some would seem disproportionate to the probability of actually being stung. I have thought in my mind, is it such a bad thing to be stung? Sure, it hurts, but in the whole scheme of things, other things hurt much worse. That fear I trace back to being three years old and riding my "Big Wheel" in the barn. I noted a large bumble bee in the window pane and thought to myself that if I left it alone it would not hurt me. After all, I had been told this before. I continued to ride my bike, minding my own business, when that fat aggressive bumble bee flew on over to give me a good ol' sting. Ironically, my grandfather had nicknamed me "Bumble Bee" long before this incident. </div>
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Three years ago Universe forced me to face my phobia by sending a swarm of thousands of bees to my studio. It was then that I began to tackle my fear. After the incident I found myself wanting to try my hand at beekeeping. My phobia was not instantly cured, but I can say that now, three years later, I have done well. At the beach last weekend a bee landed on my abdomen. In the past I would have panicked, swatted, and ran. Instead, I calmly waited for the bee to fly away. That same day I purposely stood near dozens of bees busily pollinating fireweed.</div>
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I have tackled two others in the past couple months, both major in my eyes. One fear that I faced no doubt would seem silly to others, but the other was (and is) much more complex and I am still working at it. Next week I face another fear that I have held onto since I was eight years old and soon hope to face another that has been with me since thirteen. A few more in line will need to be tackled in later months. All I can say for certain at this point is that it feels good, REAL GOOD, to be doing this clearinghouse of sorts, to be letting go. These are my stepping stones. For now I feel brave.</div>
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The real test will come, though, when I find myself at a crossroads as we so often do in life. Most do get past fear and take a plunge to move forward but it usually comes with much emotional turbulence. These stepping stones are great practice, but the real test is whether or not that turbulence can be quelled in a timely manner. We have come accustomed to being controlled by our fears in attempt to hold onto false security, and fear and false security are plentiful.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Arched like
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>whose bones have worked their way back up through
the sand and dunes, a whitewashed rainbow settled in grass as golden as
Rapunzel’s hair. The earth held the aquatic mammal for centuries until a low
sandy mumble forced it to puncture through the layers and up into the sky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No longer breaching or flirting with ships’
captains, no longer dancing the waves, rather, a portal between Aether and Terrain.
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Nest</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Mowry Beach, Lubec, Maine </span><br />
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Cairns at West Quoddy, Green Point<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Their union was cemented a long time ago, a young cyprid
swimming free in the water. She happened upon the lone stone at high tide,
adoring his crown of green flowing seaweed. Elated she performed a handstand,
never to tumble upside right again. Soon others joined, each dwelling in their
own shell, algae tinted, clinging to their substrate for to grow. Years of
communing, weathering the elements, basking in sun and cloud at low, watching
the fish, crabs, and mollusks at high.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
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Waves breaking at Mowry Beach, like Chihuly Seaform!</div>
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Lubec, Maine </div>
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Conversation with a gull.</div>
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Lubec, Maine </div>
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Color and light emerging from thawing puddle.<br />
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A sure sign of spring!<br />
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Handcarved tiles from the Herring Collectors Series.</div>
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Handcarved sardine and weir tile from the Herring Collectors Series</div>
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Sand Bar at Mowry Beach</div>
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Lubec, Maine</div>
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Contemplative me on a windy day at the beach.<br />
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Pirate's Creek</div>
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Lubec, Maine</div>
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Been busy at work carving awards for the <a href="http://bayoffundymarathon.com/">Bay of Fundy Marathon.</a></div>
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Medallions in progress.<br />
Closing in on the end of the wet work! Next week, it's all about the glazing! <br />
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Mosaic workshop with Lisa Marquis Bradbury.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span>Ribs
of an ancient coniferous beast decay and protrude from ground, remains before a
last descent into earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ten years’ time
this hackmatack sat at water’s edge, waiting for a journey that never came to
be. Abandoned, left to ponder the tides and weather the wind, snow, and ice.
The occasional winged visitor would sit upon woody flesh, splintered by sharp
iron spikes. Did the bufflehead ever make its way from the bay, or the eider or
Canada goose, to sit upon this elder’s bones? To decipher the wisdom from knots
and grains? How many souls were carried across the stones and flow and did they
carry with them a coin for the ferryman?</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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The Chili and Chowder Cook-off was a HUGE success! We had a blast and all were well fed. The proceeds from this event help to support the granite sculpture installation that Lubec will receive via this year's <a href="http://schoodicsculpture.org/">Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium.</a><br />
We need donations to help meet our $12,000 goal. If you can help out (so that I, along with my volunteer committee mates can put our stressed-out fundraising minds at rest)....please send your lovely generous donation to:<br />
SISS Lubec<br />
c/o Rule<br />
PO Box 519<br />
Lubec, ME 04652<br />
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Bouli critiquing a current drawing in progress.<br />
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It was an intense winter on many levels. At current I am working on commissioned pottery orders including the marathon awards while trying to think about what needs to be done for summer vending. I am fortunate to have three art exhibits lined up for this summer as well, but have yet to begin the major planning for those. Things always seem to come together though. Sprinkled in amongst pottery orders I have enjoy thinking about my thesis work which is picking up in intensity. It will be yet another fine juggling act which I seem to have become quite adept at. Of course, if you were to actually hand me a few balls and ask to juggle those I would surely drop them. </div>
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Walks have become a near daily ritual. I have always walked but now these walks have shifted to become a necessary component of my soul and art development. Most days I document sights of interest and when inspired find myself writing a short bit of verse. This sort of contemplation, or meditation if you will, is feeding my artistic self at a very deep level. Drawing has pushed to the forefront artistically over the sculpture and I find myself yearning for more wax and ink rather than clay. The pottery seems to have become such a big production that there is a delineation between what is "work" and what is "art", though art is in and of itself work as well. The real distinction is, perhaps, that one (the pottery) is determined by supply and demand (at this point) while the drawing is what speaks from my core, from a more introspective, spiritual space. I love both and know that balance is good. I am truly blessed. This I know.</div>
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Lubec is starting to come to life once again. The buzz is that it is going to be a wild summer. The <a href="http://bayoffundymarathon.com/">Bay of Fundy Marathon </a>will kick things off in a big way bringing more than an extra thousand people to our little seaside village. The farmers market kicks up in June as well as <a href="http://summerkeys.com/">Summer Keys</a>, and then there are also the <a href="http://cobscookbaymusic.com/">Cobscook Bay Music</a> concerts. Fourth of July and Pirate's Weekend will pack the streets, and in August we have an art auction and studio art tour. What a summer this will be! I be busy!!!</div>
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Phenomenal women, partners in a journey at the Heartwood College of Art MFA program.</div>
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Thrilled to have my djembe back in my hands! It sounds fabulous with a new head, and looks great too. <a href="http://resoundingrhythms.com/">Resounding Rhythms</a> in Bath did a wonderful job with the repairs!!!!</div>
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I walked the beach this morning and happened upon the
Counsel of the Stones. They are the oldest of souls, you know, and therefore
the most wise. Hoping to hear an answer, I waited my turn as each element, plant,
and shell lined up to beg their question. The Seaweed lolled back and forth
like a teenage girl, looking at her feet, trying to muster the courage to
speak. Water rolled and swirled about, eager and impatient, talking out of
turn. Shells opened bearing all, and sea g<span class="textexposedshow">rass
whispered in the breeze. A lone feather tumbled amongst the crowd but did not
speak. Finally it was my turn. I wanted to know why they, embedded deep in the
clay, would choose such stillness. They replied “It is from our stillness that
we are kissed by the wind, the earth, the feet of you. When the tide draws in,
we are surrounded by the plants, the fish, the water and all of the beginnings
of life. We are softened by the elements, and we are worn. Fragments of our
soul split and meander, tumble, roll, and journey. When they are ready they
come back to us and teach what they have learned.” I bowed my head in
reverence, appeased and humbled. Then the stones asked me “Why is it that you
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I love to walk. It is probably one of the few things that I do that catapults me into silence. Not silence as in the absence of sound, but the type of silence that is more difficult for me to experience, the kind that erases the chatter that swirls inside my mind. I envy those who claim to be able to meditate. When a thought enters they say "to let it go". How does one do that? I mean if you let one thought go, and you make a conscious effort to do so, aren't you just replacing one thought with another? I have been practicing this "letting it go" a bit of late and thought perhaps I was meeting with some success, but somehow a song has slipped into my mind for the past four nights while laying in bed. I suppose that wouldn't be so bad, being a song that I like and all, except for the fact that I only know one or two lines from the chorus. Maybe, just maybe, this repetition which has become a sort of nocturnal mantra, has in effect cleared my mind of all other thought and in essence become a form of meditation in and of itself?<br />
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Like I said, I love to walk. A simple act, one foot in front of the other and off I go. When I meet up with friends to walk in a group it is like a finely orchestrated round of roller derby. We start as a cohesive unit but take turns falling back or moving forward engaging in varied conversations that change with each new coupling or small group within.<br />
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Walking alone is different though. Sometimes I walk to work out a specific idea. This kind of walk has a bit more physical speed to match mind's pace. I have a mission and that is to within a relatively short time frame figure out, usually, the technical aspects of a particular project. There is a problem to be solved and walking offers that focus away from the studio and the usual visual clutter.<br />
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All good, but the best, the absolute BEST walks are the ones where I feel simply compelled to walk, to keep walking, and there is nothing to be done other than to be in the moment. My mind silences and I am able to listen to nature's conversation, and if I am so fortunate, hear some of her wisdom. Sometimes she speaks in the chatter of a squirrel or the call of a bird. Sometimes her words are heard in the wind moving through the trees, or the crunch and snap of fallen twigs as stepped upon by a four legged. Sometimes she is more subtle and metaphoric, begging to be heard in the warmth of sun, shine of the moon, or in the puffed white formations against the blue sky.<br />
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Walking on the beach offers a different kind of sound, different from that of the woods or road. Softness underfoot makes one aware of every step, creating a somewhat syncopated rhythm that works in tandem with the consistent bass line of the waves rolling into shore. This embodies a meditative quality likened to sounds of mother's womb and water-echoed heartbeat. Water, such a gentle fluid presence but with the strength to smooth the most hardened of her shoreline partners, the stones. The coupling of these two, the water and the stones, creates a soulful song with bits of brushed sharpness as they methodically clack against one another.<br />
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Living in a city these sounds are replaced by whizzing wheels, honking horns, ringing cell phones, multiples of voices, and banging equipment. I suppose we have these same sounds in our rural part, too, but somehow the sounds of a haying tractor or hum of a sea vessel's engine out on the waves complements the landscape in the way an artist knows how to use just the right combination of hues. I am reminded every day just how fortunate I am to be living amongst one of many of nature's masterpieces and, on the most fortunate of days to hear, and hopefully, understand the wisdom of her words.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(I will be debuting my latest handcarved Collectors Series, the North Atlantic Right Whale, as this year's selected artisan for the marathon awards.)</span></div>
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<b>KINDRED: Women in Vision </b></div>
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Opening reception Saturday, June 21st, 5:00 p.m.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Women in Vision is a collaboration between Passamaquoddy Bay area artists Sherry Ashby Cunningham, Lisa Marquis Bradbury, Sharon Kiley Mack, Elizabeth Ostrander, and Shanna Wheelock)</span></div>
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August23 - September 5, 2014</div>
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Next Door Gallery, Eastport, Maine</div>
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Opening reception Saturday, Augsut 23rd, 5:00 p.m.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Women in Vision is a collaboration between Passamaquoddy Bay area artists Sherry Ashby Cunningham, Lisa Marquis Bradbury, Sharon Kiley Mack, Elizabeth Ostrander, and Shanna Wheelock)</span></div>
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Artists from Eastport, to Lubec, and across the bridge to Campobello open their studios to public!</div>
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Saturdays 9-11:30</div>
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Bog at Huntington Beach, South Carolina</div>
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Catching photographer <a href="http://www.lisatysonennis.com/">Lisa Tyson Ennis</a> at work</div>
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Brook Green Gardens, South Carolina</div>
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My favorite sculpture at Brook Green Gardens</div>
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Friends Molly and Lisa jumping exuberantly at Pawleys Island, SC.</div>
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Still in the depths of winter but I managed a week long reprieve with friends to South Carolina where my toes frolicked in the warm sand while waves rolled and combed the shore; my first vacation in well over ten years. I have never before left Maine winter for a warmer climate, but now I understand why so many do.When my friend Amy called in December and said in that beautiful but gently commanding southern voice "Shanna, I want you to say <span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Yes </i></span>right now", without hesitation I did, and then was told that I would be traveling in February. This mode of phone greeting is an excellent ploy that my friend has developed which seems to sway me out of work mode on a fairly regular basis.</div>
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The week down south was just what my soul needed. As frenzied windy day waves can be, they soothe. Laughter, the kind that makes your belly ache and leaves you gasping for air, was plentiful and meals were always a communal sharing of culinary expertise, savoring the flavors of local fare. The best part of the experience, however, was the bonding between friends, some that I have known for years and some that I met for the first time. </div>
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Back to Maine I was greeted by the reality of winter. Over three feet of snow had fallen while away. The shoveling task was perhaps my best seasonal workout to date in 2014, involving three hours of lifting and relocating the heavy frozen precipitation. After that day of "rest", I jumped right back into the studio to work on a current drawing series. As with all recent work the past couple years, local factory ruins provide inspiration. I seem to be expanding my interpretation of those ruins, however, a bit more than previous.</div>
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Pottery production was in full swing before I left for Pawleys Island and will resume next week. I have the privilege of once again creating the awards for the Bay of Fundy International Marathon and so far all seems to be going well with that project. The first pieces have been bisque fired and I will soon be experimenting with the glazing phase. Some folks are waiting ever so patiently for orders that were placed in December. Rest assured those items are near completion and will be out soon.</div>
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The muted colors of winter all seem a bit brighter now.</div>
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I am already thinking about spring hiking at West Quoddy. Even though it's been cold here but I have been able to get a few walks in outdoors on the less brutally frigid days. Good for the soul.</div>
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I am working on a new series of drawings, still inspired by Factory C, but taking a different shape than the last two series.</div>
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This "jar" is an award for the <a href="http://As snow continues to fall I am thinking about spring hiking at West Quoddy. It's been cold here but I have been able to get a few walks in outdoors on the less brutally cold days. Good for the soul.">Bay of Fundy Marathon</a>. I am thrilled to be creating the awards again this year for the amazing cross-border event! </div>
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It snowed yesterday. All day and into the night. Though the season started off with a flurry of wild winter weather it seemed that the ground had grown too bare, the landscape a monochromatic earthen scheme with remnants of dirtied snow and ice in ditches and along the drive. The day darkened the house but allowed for a warm internal glow of fire, flame from both heat and candle. I love the serenity of a stormy day, that feeling of inner calm even though just outside the window mother nature is in a fluster, tossing flakes and branches at her whim. I woke this morning to the fresh blanket of white, pristine and allowing by way of contrast an emergence of colorful intensity in the blue of sky, green of spruce, and tawny brown of last autumn's dried grass.</div>
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Bundled in warm fibers I set out to shovel the various necessary paths around the house and barn. These cool winter days just after a storm make way for a silence that in some ways seems louder than a spring day. Cars are not passing the road and people are either nestled inside for warmth or, at this hour of morning, are already off on their way to work. Each time the shovel struck a rock neath the snow cover, the ting of metal against stone produced a loud echo. The sound traveled far, through the trees, into the sky, and up the road. The solitude outdoors deemed that perhaps no human other than myself heard this noise, though the lone eagle that flew overhead, soaring in the cool blue aether, might have taken notice.</div>
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Winter is my hibernation time. Like the bear, I go into my den. I try to slow the pace, retreat, and rejuvenate my self. This January started off with more than than the usual workload and it has been difficult to find a reclusive groove. Last week I allowed myself to put away the daily production tasks at hand. I unplugged the phone, which is often a source of unrest for me, and spent time in my nook with minimal human contact. Just me and the cats, a pile of books, silence or music, reflection, writing, meditation on fox and bear, walking, and drawing. I allowed myself to nurture me for a few days. My thoughts formalized into several short pieces of prose and I, for a change, succumbed to pure restful sleep. </div>
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I was jolted out of hibernation with a buzz of human activity, time spent with friends communing and feasting. I returned with a greater sense of me, understanding of my path, and appreciation for all the beautiful, courageous and healing people in my life. I am learning to discriminate, but in the best of ways, and learning what it is that makes my heart sing, my spirit fly, and my soul heal. </div>
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I am reminded daily of how important it is for women to surround and support one another, and I am finding myself constantly in awe of their courage and ability to, even in the presence of the unknown and their own darkness, to nurture and care for others. This truly is an amazing journey and I am happy to share.</div>
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Coming out of hibernation the past few days I am taking time to get things in order for upcoming months. It is easy for my mind to overload with the thought of juggling so many commitments. I am trying to pace myself as much as possible and to remember that play time is important to my need for balance. I plan to vend three out-of-town craft fairs and the usual Saturday Lubec markets, as well as marathon expo. Visitors to the shop are juggled with production time in the cave and commissioned works are always in progress. June through December there are four art exhibits on the docket as well as two shows in early 2015 to prepare for, all the while I have just entered into my fifth and final year of the MFA program which involves the commencement of thesis work. </div>
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My mind gets a bit boggled thinking of it all. I do believe that I will find myself unplugging that phone a bit more often and,much to others' possible disappointment, I will be having to say "No" on a more regular basis to keep peace of mind. </div>
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I think everyone in this house, two and four legged, will be happier for that.</div>
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Post polar vortex coolness and 2013 Ice Storm, we enjoyed a couple days of springlike warmth downeast.. </div>
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Eric Van Bok of "Resounding Rhythms" in Bath, Maine, assesses my djembe for repair. The head split a few years ago and I have missed playing. Soon my favorite drum will be back in my hands, tuned and outfitted with a new piece of goatskin!</div>
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LOTS of drums at Resounding Rhythms! I love the energy of this space which is set in an old church. Reverence is sensed as soon as you walk through the door. <br />
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I love walking down the halls at Heartwood College of Art. There is a bounce to these big metal floor sheets that gives way under foot every so often. It reminds me of riding in an elevator, that moment between floors where it feels like your stomach has not quite caught up with the vertical shift.<br />
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The semester came to a close two weeks ago with a new body of work and much self-revelation. This time next year I will be holding that MFA certificate in hand. If looking for a low residency Master of Fine Arts program, check out Heartwood. it's not your typical "run of the mill" program. (ha!) Committing to this program has been one of the best decisions of my life thus far!!! Life changing, to say the least.<br />
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<a href="http://www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org/mfaprogram.html">Click here for more info on the low rez MFA program at Heartwood College of Art.</a></div>
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I look forward each winter to visiting my longtime artist friend Diane Langley at her Westport Island home and studio. Diane never ceases to amaze me. She lives the handmade life 24/7 and has not only been a wonderful friend and confidante, but a mentor as well. During the "show and tell" portion of our visit, I was privy to Diane's latest large scale <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibori">shibori </a>stitch work, all hand dyed with natural materials. Diane's work is, simply, breathtaking.<br />
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Diane's work will be on display at the Maine Crafts Association's Inspired Hand show which opes this weekend.<br />
<a href="http://mainecrafts.org/2013/11/25/inspired-hand-vi-exhibitors-announced/">Click here for more details on Inspired Hand.</a></div>
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It seems that the last few years I wrote blogs in late fall and early winter about needing to catch my breath. Then, like clockwork, January arrived and I found my moment to "exhale." January is my hibernation time and each year I eagerly look forward to a month of realigning myself with solitude and introspection. Granted, the docket seems to fill a little more each year and the down time is harder and harder to get my hands on, but mentally, it is the respite that I need. There is a sprinkling of family and friends and still work to be done, but overall, I listen more closely to my body's rhythms, and like the bear, seek out a space for stillness. I am less likely to bound off to large social functions at every turn and instead delve into books, silence, art, and healthy habits while reassessing where I am and where I need to be. It's sort of like a homegrown retreat minus the expense of some far-off exotic stay with hundreds of others deep breathing in unison and contorting themselves into pretzel-like figures while fasting and finding God, or Buddha, or the Goddess dujour. I much prefer my solo journey in the comforts of home with cats by my side.</div>
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If ever this time was more needed I cannot think of one. November and December blew in like a tornado catching everything in its path and turning things on end. Just when it seemed a lull in the storm, another cyclone would come along to jostle things a bit. Life has begun to settle once again and for that I am thankful. I think my exhale began at the close of semester nearly two weeks ago and hibernation began its inward track three days ago as I found myself slowing in the morning hours. I still wake early but the rush to hop out of bed directly to work has mellowed. Of course, this could in part be influenced by the slow heating of the cold pottery cave in the most frigid of winter months. Nonetheless, the new pace feels good. </div>
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While taking things slow I will still be working on pottery orders throughout the winter. I have accumulated quite a few herring projects and am about to begin the next handcarved Collectors Series which will debut in June at the <a href="http://bayoffundymarathon.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=202">Bay of Fundy International Marathon</a> here in Lubec. Again this year, I have the honor of creating the awards for the event. The next in the pottery series is the North Atlantic Right Whale. This particular creature was chosen because of its endangered status and the steadfast preservation efforts by New England Aquarium researchers who have each summer since the mid 1980's taken residence in our rural fishing village while studying the whale in our east coast waters. </div>
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There are a few more projects on tap. Ideas will ruminate from the comforts of my den. Dare I say, I look forward to the next snowfall that makes way for the coziness of hearth flame and steam from a homemade pot of soup. On such days, both stomach and soul are fed.</div>
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Christmas day turkey, post ice storm 2013.</div>
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Creativity has its own way of doing things and for artists we know that it can be fickle.When the semester began in September I was excited to begin a new body of work in the factory series. I was soon sidetracked by the demands of running a business and found only small pockets of time for artwork. I looked forward to December to be able to delve into the creative process fully, but the universe had a different plan and decided to present little obstacles at each turn. The time for full immersion finally arrived today and much to my chagrin, creativity decided to take a vacation. That's my perception anyway. </div>
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The creative process can be grueling. Emotions were flying around the studio, as well as paper, scissors, wax, wood, and clay. No, it was not safe. Chris knew to stay away. Even Bello. Bouli, well, she was her same old diva self and in the end, I was grateful for her unconditional companionship. It's amazing how soothing a few kitty belly rubs and chin scratches can be.</div>
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It did feel good to spend an entire day in the studio with music and the smell of beeswax. I just wish that I could appreciate the results of my labor a bit more. Sometimes what we imagine in our minds to be a good idea turns out to be the the opposite in reality. There is a battle, as well, between what I am expected to produce (again, my perception) and what I feel drawn to do. At the moment, my desire to draw is greater than that for clay or wax. Still, I feel I need to see my original goal through, if only in part.</div>
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Tomorrow morning I will enter the studio fresh from a (hopefully) good sleep. Sometimes ideas and new avenues present themselves overnight, as I have been blessed with that sort of inspiration in the past. The frenetic intensity of the past few weeks is still with me. It may take a while to center myself again but I know I will get there. Eventually. </div>
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Yes, this bowl did sell. She's good.</div>
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Work has begun on another Factory C drawing. The start is grueling, mapping out the rebar. This kind of work gets me blurry-eyed, but I enjoy the meditative qualities. I just wish I wouldn't keep counting all the lines as I lay them down. Strange me. (The three parallel, diagonal rebar pieces...that alone is over 450 short curved lines!)</div>
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I just finished up the last craft fair venue for 2013. Boxes and pots have been packed and unpacked too many times to count this past year. Exhale.....</div>
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She blends in perfectly with the pre-winter landscape.</div>
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For the past few months my main thought had been how to survive November. Well, I did it. Three pottery events three weekends in a row, packing of boxes, and unpacking over and over, loading the car, sleeping in other beds, missing the cats and the usual comforts. I'm a homebody by nature, perhaps part astrology (I am a cancer crab after all!) and part obsessed artist wanting to be in the studio. I am finally breathing a bit more easily, finishing up the final holiday orders soon to be shipped, and heading full speed into MFA work. </div>
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While others are baking reindeer shaped cookies and merrily singing carols at yankee swaps, I will be doing what I love most: total immersion in the creative process. Studio spaces are brimming with unfinished paper and boards waiting for lines and color, while clay slabs are imprinted and taking shape. While I begin work most days before the sun rises and end long after sunset, there is a calmness in the end-of-semester frenzy. My hands dabble in the varied mediums, self moving from space to space as each next step must be met when the medium deems it time. Clay is the most persnickety so ink and wax dance around its schedule. The nook is a refuge where I read and research, sketch ideas which come to me in quick image blips but so far none have claimed my commitment. I am trying to learn to trust the intuitive process.</div>
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Drawing is the most meditative. Thousands of lines are etched in rhythmic patterns, as if hand is on auto-pilot. I love that feeling. As one who has always found it difficult to settle the mind enough to meditate in any traditional sort of way, the repetitive motion and counting of lines (crazy, I know!) quiets me enough to remain still. </div>
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As I type, the cave is warming and soon slabs will be rolled, measured, cut, and assembled into the next series of factory columns. Wednesday's mugs have already been trimmed and handled and the last of the holiday orders have been thrown and are drying. The barn was cleared last night in what felt to be a final warm spell before the deep cold and snow. We found the tree stand and ornament boxes above in the loft. Every year I think we are too busy for a solstice tree, but as most years, nostalgia sets in, longing for the smell of balsam and the stories that accompany each ornament as hung on green branches. We just might need to make a trip to the Hayward's this weekend.</div>
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A few bowls and mugs from last weekend's sale at the United Maine Craftsmen show at the Augusta Civic Center.</div>
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While in central Maine I took a stroll around Hallowell where I lived and worked for many years. Being a holiday, the streets were very quiet.</div>
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On his way back to California, Brad Trafton inspired a lot of smiles and singing voices at his Saturday night Water Street Tavern gigs here in Lubec. He will be missed!</div>
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The seasonal frenzy has begun. I just returned to Lubec from two days of vending in Augusta at the United Maine Craftsmen Show where hordes of shoppers bounced from aisle to aisle humming Frosty the Snowman and checking names off their lists. I enjoy vending in Augusta because I get to see lots of people that I know from my days of living in the area. This past weekend's show was no exception. Family and friends filtered into my booth throughout the two days and lots of smiles and hugs were exchanged. More than once I was happily surprised and touched by unexpected visitors. This put the Augusta show at the top of my 2013 vending highlights list.<br />
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Prep for the Augusta show was a bit thrown off with a kiln error and need for a replacement part. Something to disrupt the normal schedule seems to be par for the course at this point. Luckily it was a simple fix which was tended to today and as I type, an empty kiln is firing to make sure that all is working properly. Tomorrow is the return of the glaze fire in prep for this coming weekend's open studio sale here in Lubec. I had never replaced a thermocouple before but it turned out to be quite simple. A big sigh of relief spilled out me as the glaring red FAIL error disappeared. For now, wires seem fine, and since electronics is not my forte, I am quite pleased! Next week the elements will be replaced, a task that perhaps should have been done a couple months ago. Luckily I ordered the replacements a while back just in case they would be needed. The kiln should be in fine working order as we head into 2014.<br />
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Now I am preparing for this weekends sale here in Lubec. Somewhere in my growing pile of papers is a mailing list. Somewhere is the key word here. If you didn't receive your usual postcard invite from me, this is why; the list somehow grew its own set of little list feet and took off on adventure nowhere to be found. I did my best to remember who has been here in the past and used online whitepages and the local phonebook to recreate as best I could. This was a task not enjoyed! But I did get the postcards out and look forward to seeing folks this weekend. If you did not get a card in the mail, do still stop by! Yes, there will be some of that holiday music (you know, my favorite holiday blues CD), a gift certificate raffle, cheer, and treats.<br />
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In between the Lubec sale and the upcoming sale in Brewer that follows Thanksgiving, I will be throwing, carving, shipping, glazing, and working on a few commissioned projects and proposals. The MFA work will soon take precedence, something that I am looking forward to. I will not be bored these last few weeks of 2013, that is for certain.<br />
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Other than show prep, I enjoyed the late days of fall with a few hikes, time with friends, and evenings out with Chris to listen to live music. The air has turned quite chilly. I am starting to feel the urge to hibernate and looking forward to when that will be possible. It's been a bit of a whirlwind lately.<br />
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WATER, WIND, and TIME: Exposed #3 (Factory C)</div>
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<a href="http://www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org/">Heartwood College of Art</a> in their new digs at the North Dam Mill in Biddeford. </div>
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The most fabulous beautifully-spirited women I could ever hope for in joining me on this journey.... sharing, growing, laughing, learning, creating, crying, (eating copious amounts of chocolate), and supporting one another.</div>
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My handmade book.</div>
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The Saturday MFA residency workshop was led by Bonnie Faulkner...pod-mate, artist, and teacher extraordinaire!</div>
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Bonnie also hosted us for a fabulous meal at her restaurant <a href="http://www.whitecapgrille.com/">White Cap Grille</a> in Portland. Amazing!!! I highly recommend!!!!</div>
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A few of these prints made it to the finished book.</div>
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I found myself lost Friday night. Residency at Heartwood had wrapped up around 9:00 pm and I hopped in my car to make the short trek back to the hotel room. Earlier that afternoon I had been given directions by the hotel manager how to find my way to the new campus space. He said it was easy and wrote three "simple" turns that would be clearly marked. It turned out that the directions given were inaccurate from my point of departure and my arrival was not exactly what one would consider "fashionably late". It was more of an annoyance. Despite minor missteps, I felt confident that the return to the hotel room would be simple. I even saw a road sign on the main street that would clearly point me back to my room, a mere two miles away at most. After our MFA session ended for the evening, I confidently turned my car out of the campus lot, tired from a long day of travel, and set to return for a good night's sleep.</div>
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I don't know why I felt so confident that I could easily find my way back to the room. It was a new town, it was dark, and I had never even thought to write down the address of the destination. Not the best of planning on my end. I can get myself around Portland and Boston just fine, but for some reason, this little city threw off my internal GPS. I stopped to ask for directions, and again, a clear map was drawn for me by two very helpful mini mart workers. With a smile I was told that it was a simple drive and that I was literally three quick turns from the hotel.</div>
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The next morning I was again lost but this time only briefly. The return ride to the hotel later in the afternoon turned out to be simple (as I had been told many times!) and this time someone rode with me who had a GPS app, but even that turned out to provide inaccurate information. Luckily my lessons from being lost three times along this same path taught me which signs to look for. We made it easily back to the hotel and just as we were stepping onto the elevator, my phone rang. On the other end was a frantic pod-mate who, despite having her own GPS tracker, was lost and driving in circles. After a bit of deep breathing, she found the three simple turns to safely make her way back.</div>
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This is sort of how life has been presented. We map our days and years with a planned destination. Sometimes we know where we need to be, but the roads we take have far more twists and turns than we think. We need to allow for the unexpected. And once we find our way, help others as best we can through their own darkness.</div>
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This past week leading up to Heartwood residency was intense. I decided to throw away my map and put it out there for the universe to choose my course. I know that it will anyway, but the facade of thinking that we have more control than we do can be comforting. A walk and a conversation that I might be ready for the next part of my journey put my words and intention out there. At the time, it was more of a "thinking out loud" sort of thing, but little did I know that the energies were set in motion and now it feels like all has been kicked into an intense emotional high gear toward my purpose. </div>
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I joined the Heartwood College MFA program four years ago, a member of the "pioneer pod". At the time I had no idea how my path would unfold. It started with a postcard that showed up in my mailbox and I jumped in with a "what-the-hell-might-as-well-do-it" attitude. A lot of changes have come down the pike in these past four years, unexpected, and now here I am preparing to begin my thesis work. It has been a journey of self discovery and most recently re-awakening. Connections between my art and my self are being realized. Looking at my work and being able to finally acknowledge it as an extension of me at my deepest "kore", (my experiences, fears, pains, hopes and joys) has been a profound experience. </div>
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I feel truly blessed to be on this path alongside others that I find inspiring. We have been each other's sounding boards and confidantes for four years. I always take from residency weekend a feeling that I have found that place where I am free to be my most quirky esoteric self and it is just understood as the norm. </div>
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What an amazing past couple weeks it has been - between travel, studio time, vending, foraging and socializing. I am reminded again and again why it is that I love it here and how blessed I am to be able to be an artist in this little corner of the world. </div>
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Before moving here, Chris' grandfather enticed us with the line that "Lubec is a great place for an artist and a writer". We were given a key and a photo and told that North Lubec Road is known as "Artists Way". I have never found anyone else to corroborate that, but twelve years later, I see that Artist Way is indeed "becoming". We enjoyed a potluck with a few neighbors a couple Friday's back and as I looked around the room I noted that every person present was either an artist, musician, or writer. </div>
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That seems to be the trend here. Artists continue to move to this little bit of (increasingly more rare) ecological paradise. It was, as I often say, a tough transition the first few years and now I can't imagine leaving. There is a supportive artistic community but also opportunity for solitude which fuels the creative soul. Living here has its challenges and is not for the faint of heart, but if you can find a way to make it work, it is a powerful existence.</div>
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My mom spent many summers on Swans Island with her Aunt Aggie (Nana's sister) and Uncle Carlyle. I have fond memories of my few times there and hadn't visited in twenty nine years. Last week Mom and I headed out for a two night stay.</div>
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Blue Buoys at Trafton's Wharf on Minturn Loop. The elusive Tim Trafton (whom we were told to search out) was never to be found. In fact, there were few human sightings the entire three days! People on the island kind of do things in their own time. </div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Closing Day of the 2013 Lubec Open Air Market</span></strong></div>
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Heidi with her dried herbs and teas. She is the Lubec Market Master - and has done such a spectacular job keeping us all organized and informed. Check out her <a href="http://www.heidisplantpep.com/">Plant Pep</a>!!! Even the White House uses her organic fertilizer!!!</div>
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Alex with yummy cheeses from <a href="http://www.hatchknoll.com/">Gardenside Dairy</a>. She's a sweetie!!! I can't wait to see her handsewn creations at next season's market!</div>
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Thanks for the music at closing day, Curt! I still can't get "Grandma's Feather Bed" out of my head!!!</div>
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Thanks, Fred Pierce of <a href="http://cobscookbaymusic.com/">Cobscook Bay Music</a> for doing such a great job organizing tunes for the market! It's been such a treat to listen to live music every week!!!</div>
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My new friend. I'm not the only one who likes cheese.</div>
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First grouping of factory columns this semester in their greenware stage. Not too exciting to look at right now but will transform over the next few weeks. Many more to go. I have some favorites of course.</div>
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Maitake mushroom (Hen of the Woods) gifted to us during Saturday's farmer's market. Delicious! Met some new friends from the Maine Mycological Association and we enjoyed a walk in our back woods on Sunday to identify various edibles. </div>
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In the afternoon, the foragers met for an ID workshop. I couldn't believe all the mushrooms that were found! Michaeline Mulvey led the informative discussion. I loved how animated she became when talking about the fungi.</div>
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An incredible feast hosted by Randy and Karen. Thank you!!!! And thank you to Ann Rugh for hosting the MMA group here in Lubec. I look forward to next year!!!</div>
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Randy Lisheness shows off some mean cooking skills while preparing artisan pizzas for the mushroom-loving crowd at a post fungi identification gathering. Thank you to Randy and his partner Karen Fry Primeau for hosting us at their cozy home. </div>
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We love that the plot that borders us has been bought by a land conservancy. I did a little exploring this past week with a friend. I'm looking forward to the actual trail that will lead to Klondike Peak.</div>
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It's been a great season for the sun golds with this bunch being picked just a couple days ago. Despite my lack of properly tending to the garden (yet again) there were some wonderful successes. </div>
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This season's final Lubec Market will be on Saturday, October 12th. It's been a great season! In this shot, my finds from last weekend: Beets (Three Dog Farm), Garlic Lovers Goat Cheese (Gardenside Dairy), Chinese Lanterns/Ceremonial Sage/Parsely/Rosemary (<a href="http://www.heidisplantpep.com/">Herbminders of Maine</a>). This is the BEST sage I have ever burned!!! </div>
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It has taken a while, but I think that I'm finally starting to get in a groove. September was a s bit shaky with transitioning from pottery production to the artwork, especially knowing that I still need to somehow find a balance with pottery season ongoing into December. It feels good to dedicate the past few days primarily to my MFA studies and to get cranking at the slab roller and drawing table. I'm sort of picking up where I left off last spring. Factory C is still my artwork passion, but new images have been collected and filed (you know, in a big pile in the nook) for later use.</div>
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October and November are ultra busy months which will keep me on the road a lot of the time between vending, family, and graduate studies. I've been sort of bracing myself mentally for what is to come. I am no stranger to the multi-tasking and being able to manage everything. I love all that I am doing, but still find my mind wandering off to January when I will have a brief hiatus from everything. Of course, that's what I said last year before I got hit with both jury duty and the flu.</div>
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But that is how life kind of goes, right? You just never know what is right around the corner, as it is said "best laid plans of mice and men....." I'm kind of getting used to this now. I have always considered myself a planner, from to-do lists to goal-setting. More and more frequently though, I see that the universe has this quirky sense of humor and likes to shake things up. Sometimes, even our perceptions of ourselves are shaken.</div>
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Yesterday, Chris said to me that he was left-handed therefore right brained. And even though I am an artist, I have typically thought of myself as left-brained. In reality, most humans are a fine blending of the two but admittedly, some left or right traits tend to dominate. I decided to look into this (it has been years since I read anything on it) and found this nifty little online left/right quiz. Chris was right away extremely skeptical (but wait, isn't that a left-brained trait...and didn't Chris just tell me that he is right-brained?). So, I took the little quiz and discovered that I am indeed right-brain dominant. If you know me well, you might have guessed that. Or maybe not, since I even seemed to fool myself. The description of a right-brained person fits me to a "t". After a bit of prodding, and suggesting to Chris that I think he may not be so "right", he finally took the survey.</div>
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I woke shortly before five to one of those sunrises that Lubec is notorious for. Fading midnight blue gave way to a soft blend of yellow to green. Moon still in the sky. I listened to the stillness and noted the absence of the rooster's call. Nary a being had come to wake save for me and the cats. I slipped into comfy paint-stained yoga pants and an old ripped tee, filled a bucket with hot water, and headed into the cave. </div>
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For this morning I needed the dark and still. With only a dim light and the sun filtering slowly into the space, I began the ritual of wedging and weighing. In relative darkness, I listened to the sounds of the clay as it rolled along the surface of wood, the sound of my hands as they cupped this malleable dirt into round forms, and the hum of the wheel as I centered and pulled. The heater emitted an orange glow warming the left side of my body. Clay was heavily scented with musky earth, like patchouli.</div>
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In the darkness, all the senses come to life. My mind went on one of those journeys where stream of consciousness leads from one thought to another. I thought of O'Keeffe and how she took to pottery in her eighties when her sight had faulted so badly that she could no longer paint. I closed my eyes and with only the sense of touch centered and formed a pot while repeating the mantra that all my pots receive: love peace joy compassion and sweetness of life.</div>
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I thought about the space where two meet and how in one moment we can feel this perfect balance and stillness and in another deep anguish. I thought about how much of our lives are determined by fated circumstance versus a determination to create it as we envision it. Or maybe the two work in tandem?</div>
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Inundated with news of all that is wrong in this world I find myself slipping further from that space that my soul most longs for. What is the best path for the most good? Scream and shout? Or find my center and visualize? It seems that, as with most aspects of my being, I haven't found that space where I can blend it all. I immerse myself in one or the other - at least for short bits of time. But there must be a space - in the middle - where I can synthesize it all but still keep the calm?</div>
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This past week was a time of recharging, rebalancing, and refocusing. I lessened my work hours and spent a lot of time walking, driving, and thinking. I gave myself permission to let go of obsessive work tendencies to explore and process. It felt sort of like a mini vacation at times. I've come back to the studio with a new perspective and perhaps a releasing of always having to know the outcome. I have begun a drawing that is in a sense a continuation of where I left off last spring. Though this is the start, it is not where I will end up in three months time as the semester comes to close. I am questioning what it is that attracts me to these images of decay and chaos juxtaposed against the serene. </div>
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Despite several failed weeding attempts, lack of watering during a sunny stretch, and overall incompetence when it comes to gardening, the veggies are coming forth. Beets were a first attempt and though petite were quite delicious roasted.</div>
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The Eastport Pirates invaded Lubec. They came by air (plane), land (motorcycle), and sea (boat). It was total mayhem at the waterfront.</div>
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Lubec Arts Alive is still working on this year's art installation at the community playground. We had a fabulous team last week help with the installation of the revolving teleidoscope columns and xylophone. With a nice sunny stretch of weather we should be able to get it painted before<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> (gulp)</span></em> snow flies.</div>
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It's 3:30 a.m. and I have been up the past the two and half hours trying to convince myself that sleep is just a few sheep away. Silly me to think such a thing. The energies are shifting and I am feeling it. The air is more crisp and darkness is descending earlier every day. My mind is scattered with too many thoughts and attempts are being made to sort and file. This seems normal for this time of year. As autumn approaches MFA studies resume. The pottery business is still in full swing with a rigorous vending schedule and year-round committee/volunteer work continues. Add in the flurry of family and holiday events and end-of-the season gatherings and there is little time to clear the mind.</div>
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Yesterday morning I woke with the best of intentions. I looked forward to a day of throwing but when I got into the studio nothing went right. Sometimes that's just how it is. Even with twenty-four years of clay behind me, there are days when everything feels off center. Without internal centering, clay just won't find its way. I finally threw in the proverbial towel and moved onto the more menial tasks of paying bills and cleaning the house. </div>
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Afterwards, my sneakers logged five miles: two with my friend Amy and three solo. The first walk was for enjoyment and the second walk goal-oriented. The purpose was to narrow my focus for an upcoming art project and to tackle writing my semester's proposal. When I returned with a somewhat clearer mind I went into the studio, pulled the curtains, lit a candle, and nestled into my thinking nook. All felt serene.</div>
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At this point I have surmised that what I am really craving is time to create. Introversion and introspection. A couple days ago I spent an afternoon with a friend photographing various factory sites. That has me itching to begin drawing which for me is akin to meditation. Repetition, whether it is weaving, potting, or drawing, helps to focus me and quell some of the voices. </div>
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Also on my mind is that today is the anniversary of my Nana's passing. The walk yesterday allowed time to focus on her, too. My family was truly blessed by her presence. She was a resilient, hard working, full-of-love woman who was a master of limericks. She could cook like no one's business and break out in a spontaneous jig. I spent many weekends with her as a child and remember fondly our walks across the bridge to Gardiner, gardening, watching Lawrence Welk, making taffy, and craft projects like needlepoint or crocheting. When I say that Nana was resilient, I mean it. Much of her life was spent as a factory worker. As a primarily single parent she raised my mother and did an outstanding job with that task. As one of eleven children in a poor family, her journey presented many obstacles. Never having a driver's license, she walked at one time sixteen miles a day to and from work until she was gifted a bicycle. She did what she had to do without complaint. I dropped off some work at Lubec Landmarks on Wednesday for their fiber arts show. As a token of honoring Nana I included a tapestry that I made with some of Nana's most worn clothing items. </div>
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The shifting energies, though turbulent at first, are welcome. It just takes me a while to find my balance. I love this time of year as autumn approaches. I crave the early darkness and wet days that help to calm my spirit. Simple things like eating an apple fresh-picked from a tree remind me of nature's cycles and her precious bounty. </div>
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Even on the most challenging days, I am honored to be present.</div>
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