Month: January 2010

Port of Castries Fishermen Fillet Yellowfin Tuna

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

They looked intimidating as hell but like most fishermen once you get talking to them they are a friendly bunch.

Port of Castries Fishermen Fillet Yellowfin, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

Debbie Clarke

Posted on by capeannpainter

I did some digging and I found some info on a Artist whose work I Love. Her Name is Debbie Clarke. If you have ever have the chance, stop by the Cape Ann  Museum and see her “Fish Paintings”   Joey has posted some of those in the last few weeks. Photos don’t do her works Justice. She works in Mixed Media; Glass, Canvas, Egg Tempera, Gold Leaf and more.  Joey will have a Video up of her painting me in the Nude soon. Not!  Actually She will be doing a “Gesture Painting” I’m really looking forward to it. Here’s a few Examples of her Work and some Links you can follow her on. She’s also on Facebook.

Right now Debbie’s work “Chorus Line” is in The Saatchi Showdown, a online art competition. You  can  vote for Debbie’s entry until Sunday. 

Here’s the Link:  http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/index.php?showpic=250296

Debbie is also a Great Teacher and is avaible for Lessons You can Contact Her through any of  her Websites. 

Chorus Line
Near 40
Title: "EB" Distressed Oil, Gold Metal Leaf on Canvas

CHECK OUT HER LINKS BELOW!  You won’t be sorry. The Best Part It’s Free To Look!

http://debbieclarke.blogspot.com/

HTTP://www.youtube.com/pbsage

HTTP://www.myspace.com/clarkeart

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Debbie%2BClarke/79028.html

Sharon’s Online Marketplace

Posted on by Sharon

The calendars during the holiday season were a huge hit! (Thank you Amanda, Jane, and everyone who bought one!) I’m working on the 2011 calendars now to have them ready for mid-summer. If you have any thoughts on a particular subject that might be popuar, I’d love any suggestions.

You can still get the 2010 calendars here if you need a small host(ess) gift for those late Christmas parties!

Also I have an online marketplace where you can buy all kinds of items with my Cape Ann photos on them. There are prints, mugs, t-shirts, edibles, puzzles, etc. Lots of fun stuff and more to come! Check it out for gifts throughout the year.

Here are a few items you can purchase….

If you see a photo on my website that is not offered in the marketplace, just let me know and I’ll check on its availability.

Thanks so much for your continued support!              ———Sharon

Castries Fishermen’s Pier

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

There was a rather large woman cooking something in a pot off to the right in the picture.  A fire had been set using whatever scraps of wood that were around and the pot set right atop that fire.  Under the fishing boats which were hailed up out omn the dock there were many small dogs playing with each other and some roosters roaming around.  Obviously getting the dogs neutered was not high on the priority list. 

Just across the bay were two cruise ships.  Such a striking contrast between the big hulking and modern cruise ships and the very basic fishing boats.

Castries Fishermen’s Pier, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

click pic for larger view

At The Fishermen’s Dock- Port Of Castries St Lucia

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Whenever we go on vacation I try to go to the fishing villiages to see the way different ports operate and how different fishermen fish.  In the Port of Catsries they operate their fishing port in the shadow of a huge cruise ship industry.   There were 2-3 cruise ships in port and they can accomodate up to five in the harbor of Castries.  

Walking down the fishermen’s pier they do things the same way they’ve done them for generations.  The men were filleting baby yellowfin and ballyhoo.  Alongside the pier there was the Fisheries administration building and a small fish market.

At The Dock, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

 

Representing At The Fishing Port Of Dennery Bay St Lucia

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 

Representing At The Fishing Port Of Dennery Bay St Lucia, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

2010 Dory Season Rowing Note From Jimmy T

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Jimmy Tarantino writes

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a great Holiday season and are ready
for another good year. The Board of Governors just had our first meeting
and got the ball rolling (. Please find attached the schedule of events
for 2010).

As a result of my being in a deep funk the last month or so, I’m sorry
to announce there probably won’t be a “Winter Races” event this year but
I promise to do the best I can to make up for it the rest of the year.

We got news last fall that Wayne Spindler has stepped down from the
Canadian Dory Committee and is being replaced by Kelly George. Wayne, we
thank you for your years of dedicated service. Personally, I thank you
for helping show me the ropes and giving me a good example.  Kelly,
welcome aboard and please don’t hesitate to let me know if there is
anything I can do to smooth the ride.
I assure you we Americans will give you the same bullsh……uh….I
mean…respect we did Wayne! 🙂

As we embark upon a new rowing season, I’d like to let you all know
we’ve got a bunch of new Shaw and Tenney oars in, which cost a little
more than what we’re used to but your getting a way better oar!

We hope to have an “all hands” meeting soon, and we’ll be asking anyone
interested to volunteer a little time, there are openings on the Board
of Governors. This is your opportunity to help steer the IDRC and only
takes a few hours of your time a year! E-mail me if your interested.

Anyone planning on competing in the Open race this year, if you haven’t
been training hard for the last several months, you should probably
consider other options. I hear there’s a Tiddlywinks Tournament at the
Senior Center!

That’s all for now, see you down the dories!

To find out how you can be involved all year long with the dories for a mere $50 (including access to the dories for a full year check out the Gloucester International Dory Site Here

Winter Sale At Seasons On Main

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Winter Sale at Seasons on Main

40% off
Clothing
Jewelry
Bras
Underwear
Nightwear
Gifts

25% off
The North Face

20% off
Spanx, Skincare, Townwear

Thanks!
Nancy

Macdonalds Starts Free WiFi Nationally Today

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Just a tip for anyone looking for wireless access on the road or in Gloucester. Macdonalds used to charge $2.95 for two hours of access but now all Macdonalds will offer it free.

Can anyone report in if you get a signal while sitting in the drive thru line?

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

Quick Color Study

Posted on by capeannpainter

This is a quick Color Study I did of one of Sharon Lowe’s  Beautiful Niles Pond Photos.

I Sometimes do a few of these if I plan on doing a larger Version.

As you can see I love Broad Brushstrokes and vivid colors.

Sharon’s Niles Pond Photo “Reposted without permission 🙂 “
“Niles Pond Sunrise” Color Study

Http://www.frontierogallery.com

http://www.artbreak.com/CapeAnnPainter

Beginning Winter Birding

Posted on by Sharon

Date:     January 17, 2010
Location:     Halibut Point Reservation
Time:     8 – 10AM
Cost:     FREE to all.
Phone: 978.281.8400
E-mail: rlatham@ttor.org

Halibut Point is nationally renowned for viewing winter birds. Learn the basics of birding, natural history, and behavioral traits of our area’s winter birds such as ducks, gulls, cormorants, loons, grebes, gannets, and alcids. Meet at Halibut Point parking lot.

You can also join us on February 21 and March 21.

Click here for Driving Directions

Jo-Ann Castano Wants You! (on the Arts Map)

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The Arts Map – Connecting Artists and The Community

GET YOUR ART ON THE MAP: create account

Get your art “on the map!” Sign up now* and get a one year, no obligation listing absolutely FREE!

By filling in the following forms you can create a free account (no billing information is required) which will enable you to put your art, your studio, and/or your gallery “on the map.” You will have ongoing access to your account and you will be able to modify, update, or delete your information (or your entire account) at any time. https://www.theartsmap.com/account.php

Important Note: This website is in a BETA release. They are still working out some bugs. Please report any problems to info@theartsmap.com As they are in a beta release, they are offering a free year to people who sign up soon. You just need to use this coupon code to check out: FYFJAN

The Arts Map is a production of artist and IT program developer, Robin Colodzin and her business partner Jonathan Talbot. Thanks to them for a wonderful opportunity and service to the arts and cultural community!

I’ve registered and hope you will too. Put yourself on the map today and share the opportunity with others you may know to be listed also.

Kim Smith Forwards emails from Sarah Hackett In Haiti

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

So many more have called and written in regard to our friend Sarah Hackett and the non-profit organization she founded, Haiti Projects. For friends who do not personally know Sarah, she is a woman of great vision and courage (and in her mid-80s!). Sarah is presently in Haiti, living in the rural mountainous area called Fond des Blancs, which is about 65 miles southwest from the epicenter of the earthquake. Sarah and the staff at Haiti Projects have survived, however they are very badly shaken and overwhelmed by yet another horrific tragedy that has befallen their country, family, and friends. Read Sarah’s emails, from Haiti, further below.

The goal of Sarah’s Haiti Projects is to help people help themselves.To do so, Haiti Projects developed five “arms” of self-help projects:

1) Cooperative d’Artisanat: A sewing and knitting cooperative that provides work and much needed cash for women.

2) Education Initiative: A tuition program to help poor families send their children to school.

3) Family Health Clinic: A clinic that offers planning services to those who wish to control their family’s size.

4) Library: A community library to encourage reading skills among local citizens.

5) RATRAP: (Rassemblement Travailleurs Paysan): A micro-lending program to help farmers borrow money for tools and raising animals.

My involvement with Haiti Projects began several years ago when Sarah hired me to design new linens and garments for the artisan co-operative. I was planning to travel to Haiti on January 29th through the 7th to work with the tailor and help with production of the new designs. And I was also traveling on assignment for a feature story about Sarah and Haiti Projects for Cape Ann Magazine. Of course all that is temporarily on hold. Many have asked what can they do to help. I urge you to go the Haiti Projects website at http://www.haitiprojects.org/ to learn more about this truly worthwhile organization. Donations* can be made through paypal (look for the Donate icon on their website) or sent to:

Haiti Projects Inc.

31 Leonard Street

Gloucester, MA 01930 USA

Please donate not only for the immediate crisis, but in order to support the long-term goals of Haiti Project’s mission. Any amount is helpful and greatly appreciated.

Sarah’s email from the first night after the earthquake: “It was quite an event. Never experienced anything like it before. I was walking down to my house and had not gone very far when the whole earth began to shake. All the motorcycles fell over, the gate shook and the ground just kept moving like jelly. We all threw ourselves on the ground and there were smaller tremors. Tison gave me a ride on his motorcycle to my house. There have been three after shocks. Everyone is shaken. The center of the damage seems to be in Port au Prince. We are fine here lots of aftershocks but the group (that was coming from Port au Prince) has just arrived safely, for which we are grateful. We hear that Port au Prince is terrible. The phones are not working but the Internet is. So while it is, I write to assure you all that I am safe and well.

Love, Sarah”

Sarah, the following day: “I am fine just still jittery. The artisanat is closed. Please say that when people ask what they can do, tell them to call their congressperson and tell them to get aid here right away. All they have to do is imagine if their house fell down in Boston and they just got out with the clothes on their back, what would such people need? Everything and right away!!!! We are quite cut off here as the phones don’t work but two people on motorcycles got through today so tomorrow a car is going to try. In the afternoon tomorrow there is a funeral for our driver’s 3 year old who was crushed in the rubble when the house collapsed in Port au Prince. And as I write the 8 students that St Boniface houses in a student house in Port au Prince have just arrived just with the clothes on their backs, having escaped as the house was collapsing. We here in the backcountry have not suffered except for the continuous news of loss and for the feelings of helplessness. Mostly we have the jitters still even after 24 hours and that is because the aftershocks have been frightening—strong and continuous. They say there have been as many as 40. Still a few. Sarah”

Look for Jonathan Phelp’s story about Sarah in Friday’s Gloucester Daily Times.

Thank you on behalf of Sarah and Haiti Projects for your concern and help. I will forward any future emails from Sarah.

Sincerely,

Kim

*Haiti Projects is a 501-(C)-(3) and all donations are tax deductible.

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

TigerFish goes 3 – 0 with a WIN over Peabody

Posted on by Thom Falzarano
TigerFish more Photos to follow in a few days

Tonight at the Rhumb Line-

Posted on by Sharon
From Dave Sag:
Hey! It’s gonna warm up! In keeping up  with jet stream programming, we’re proud to present our very own tootin’ Torquemada of the tenor: Mr. Andrew Clark. One of our favorites, he’ll be bringing his own brand of mayhem to our stage once again. Educator, soloist and vocalist, this guy can do it all. A snappy dresser, too.
Backing him up, we have Mr. Benny Benson, on drummbs. No slouch, he. This is a great sounding outfit.Of course, Greg T. will be there as well as myself. I might even bring the biggg bass. Do come.

I love this band!!

Posted on by Sharon

Kingsley Flood at the DogBar Friday January 15 8:45-close

We’re hitting up the Dog Bar in Gloucester for the entire night. That’s right, the entire night, from 8:45ish until close. That means we need to learn a ton of songs, and fast. Or we just revert back to our comfort zone of acoustic covers of Motorhead tunes.

kingsley flood is a band that enjoys making rock and roll music. the band formed in May 2008 when three guys from around boston (and one imposter) realized they all liked the same kind of stuff, and thought it’d be a good idea to expose others to it. drawing upon a variety of influences from a variety of genres, the band seeks its ultimate goal as achieving a sound resembling what would happen if the Band met the Clash in a back alley throwdown. maybe tom waits could come along with a trombone and some pizza. kingsley flood is naseem khuri on guitar and vocals, nick balkin on bass, george hall on guitar, will davies on drums and other friends on other things. if you like their songs, tell them, tell your friends, tell your grandpa. maybe even have him come out to a show. we like grandpas. Here are “Roll of the Dice” and “Stoop Cats” from the Ryan’s Smashing Life showcase appropriately called “A Night of Twang and Awe”:

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