Category: Art

Angels on Madfish Wharf!

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joy at carol mckenna gallery

Carol McKenna Gallery presents professional Angel Reader, Joy Kasmer Saturday and Sunday 2-6:00 PM or by appointment.   Joy’s readings are a  combination of mediumship, psychic flow, angel cards and pendulum.  Enjoy a Salem reading at Gloucester prices, $25 for a 15 minute reading and $45 for a 30 minute one, and $10 for a children’s reading.

A visit to Magical Madfish Wharf in the Rocky Neck Art Colony is not to be missed. Visit with gifted artists, enjoy music and amazing sushi and reconnect with your guardian angels.

Jason Burroughs’ art at The Hive

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Yesterday evening at The Hive (on Pleasant Street, less than a block up from Main Street, on the right) there was an opening of an art show by Jason Burroughs in their back room. It was accompanied by a concert by a variety of bands. I stopped in to snag some photos! Jason is an up-and-coming local artist, who also works in the programs offered at The Hive and Art Haven.

He will also be in the gallery during the block party today. Stop by to see the art and meet the artist! And maybe buy a print or an original… Get it before he gets famous and the prices go up!

Jason with some of his art
Jason with some of his art

– Matthew Green

Gloucester 2014 Calendar by Deb Schradieck

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If you’re looking for a unique calendar for yourself or as a gift, stop by Khan Studio & the GMG Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck Ave., Gallery 3 and check out Deb Schradieck’s incredibly detailed pen & ink drawing 2014 calendar.  It includes the Tarr & Wonson Paint Factory and Main Street as pictured above, as well as Annisquam Light, Pigeon Cove, rowing gigs Gannet and Siren Song, Marine Railways, Motif #1, the Thomas E. Lannon sailing past Ten Pound Island, Good Harbor footbridge, Beacon Marine, Gloucester Harbor, and for December — the lobster trap Christmas Tree.  The minute details in Deb’s pen & ink drawings will amaze you.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Origami Nazgul

Posted on by Matthew Green

Designed by Jason Ku, published in Origami Tanteidan Magazine #129. Folded by me from one 12″ uncut sheet of foil paper. Here’s a photo that gives you a better sense of the scale of the model:

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This is a great model!  Jason Ku designs some amazing origami.  His lobster design is so awesome it’s almost NSFW, just because it might literally blow your mind, and your boss doesn’t want to have to call an ambulance when that happens. You can see it on his website. (Go ahead, I dare you! Scroll down on his page to see the detail on the bottom side of the lobster!)

– Matthew Green

SailFish Project: A Family Printing Workshop at Maritime Gloucester

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SailFish Project: A Family Printing Workshop at Maritime Gloucester

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Join Cape Ann artist Camilla MacFadyen and the staff of Maritime Gloucester in a 3-day seaweed and fish printing workshop culminating in the construction of an environmental art piece on the dock at Maritime Gloucester. The workshop is 10 am to 3 pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday, August 19th – 23rd. Participants are encouraged to sign up for the 3-day workshop or daily drop-ins are welcome. It’s for all ages 5 and up, and families are encouraged. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.  There is a fee associated with the workshop. For more information visit http://maritimegloucester.org/visit/events.php or call 978-281-0470 for registration and more information. Thanks to New England Biolabs Foundation for their support of this project.

Rocky Neck Gallery: Skip Montello & Tom Robinson-Cox

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rngSkip Montello & Tom Robinson-Cox are exhibiting photography at the Rocky Neck Art Gallery starting tomorrow, Wednesday, August 14 for three weeks. But don’t wait, or at least, don’t miss the artist’s reception this Friday from 6-8PM.

Click the Rocky Neck Art Gallery Banner above to go to the Gallery Website for details or the artist’s names to go to their sites.

Fun Fact from the gallery website: You have walked by 55 Rocky Neck a million times but did you ever wonder why the building looked like that? The Answer: Those shingles are Russian stamped steel painted with copper boat bottom paint.

Another Fun Fact: the name of their exhibit is “Ice Cold: Natural Extracts”.  Now if you were going to have a reception on a Friday night (6-8PM) in August with a name like that you might expect some nice cold natural extracts, maybe a pitcher of Margaritas or even martinis so cold you have those little flecks of ice floating on top? (Just thinking out loud here.)

St. Anthony’s by the Sea

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This lovely little chapel of St. Anthony by the Sea (near Niles Beach) belongs to Holy Family Parish. It is open for Sunday services at 9:30AM only in the summer, and for weddings until the fall.  I think the stained glass windows are absolutely beautiful, real works of art.

 

For more about the history of the chapel, visit this link (thanks to Fred Bodin for the great info)!

– Matthew Green

Hour-Long Macklemore Concert Streamed Live

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I was uploading a video this morning and found this link to an awesome Ben Haggerty concert, streamed live from New York City, with DJ Ryan Lewis.

Same Love starts around 12:30.

And the Winner is . . .

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chocolate chip cookie mugup

There was intense competition this morning at the GMG Chocolate Chip Cookie Competition Mug Up.  Five excellent entries were received, which were blind tasted and judged by the attendees.  The runaway winning chocolate chip cookie was submitted by Alexandra’s Bread of Gloucester.  The 2nd place chocolate chip cookie was lovingly baked by Sue McDermott of Magnolia.  Paul Morrison was awarded Best in Show for the most artistic and creative cookies baked in the shape of a duck, set onto a boat of vanilla ice cream and surrounded by waves of whipped cream.  I didn’t get a shot of a completed presentation of Paul’s creation, so if anyone did, please send it in or upload it.  Other entries were submitted by Alicia Cox from Mamie’s Kitchen and a 2nd entry was submitted by Alexandra’s Bread

In my book, although all the cookies were excellent and I had a hard time picking the best one, my absolute favorite contribution to the morning was Al Bezanson’s schooner fare of crispy fried Spam and pineapple chunks.  It was just incredible.  I haven’t had Spam in probably 50 years, and have never it served like that.  True genious.  If I’m ever stranded on a deserted island, all I want is cans of Spam and pineapple chunks (and of course a can opener – it would be a total drag if I didn’t have a can opener). 

Thanks to Donna & Rick Ardizonni for the fruit salad and whipped cream, Kathy Chapman for the fruit salad with yogurt, Gigi Mederos for making the coffee and bringing cookies, Alma McLaughlin for hosting in her beautiful back patio area and providing the doughnuts from Jim’s Bagel & Bake Shop, and all the others who brought contributions but I didn’t see who brought what, although I think Giclee James brought the blueberry muffins.

Another great Mug Up.

E.J. Lefavour

Right Now on Madfish Wharf

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Kathy Roberts exhibit is up and looks beautiful at Khan Studio.  Her opening reception is tomorrow from 6-8:00pm.

Tonight Sue Handman is having a reception at her gallery, 77 Rocky Neck Ave. G2 from 5-8:00pm.

Aquatro is having an opening reception for Catherine McMurray’s ceramic exhibit from 5-8:00pm.

Lots of goodies for the eyes and the bellies.  Come on by.

E.J. Lefavour

Photography Division of RAA Invades Lanesville

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

RAAPD email

Dear Joey,

The Photography Division of RAA Invades Lanesville – for a fundraiser.  We will be setting up the show on Friday August 16th 9-12noon if you would like to stop by and met or film some of the photographers.

Show is open to the public at the Lanesville Community Center, 7 Vulcan Street, Gloucester, Saturday August 17 10 – 8pm, reception with light refreshments 5-8pm and Sunday August 18 10am-4pm with coffee hour 10am-12noon.

Hope to see you!

Best, Law

The Photography Division of the Rockport Art Association (RAA) is coming to the Lanesville Community Center at 8 Vulcan St., Gloucester, MA for a 2-day photography show on Saturday, August 17 from 10am to 8pm and Sunday, August 18, from 10am to 4pm. The public is invited to a reception with light refreshments on Saturday from 5-8pm and a coffee hour on Sunday from 10 am to 12 noon.

    This is the first off-site photography show that the RAA Photography Division has organized and the Lanesville Community Center is an ideal location. 

“We are excited by this off-site exhibition of works from the RAA Photography Division and grateful to them for using it as a fund-raising tool to benefit the RAA.  These exceptional artists will offer exciting and innovative works – a must see for everyone!  Don’t miss it”, says Carol Linsky, Executive Director at the RAA.

Kathryn Tuck, RAA’s President, states “The Photography Division is a vital part of the RAA, and we appreciate the freshness and exuberance they bring to our exhibitions.”

    Participating photographers include Les Bartlett, Barbara Brewer, Vicki Diez-Canseco, John Thomas Grant, Law Hamilton, Steve Howard, Otto Laske, Skip Montello,
Wendy Morgan, Judith Oleson, David Piemonte, Christina Rhodes, Judy Robinson-Cox, Jan Walker, and Alice Whittaker.

For more information, please contact the Rockport Art Association at 978-546-6604.

Origami hippopotamus!

Posted on by Matthew Green

This happy hippo is folded from a single sheet of paper following diagrams found in John Montroll’s “African Animals in Origami“.

John Montroll has published many books with a variety of topics. Two of his books – “Origami for the Enthusiast” and “Animal Origami for the Enthusiast” – were a huge discovery and inspiration for me when I was first developing my origami skills.

Like Robert Lang (a contemporary and collaborator of John Montroll), John is a very nice person, and very approachable. I see him at the origami convention every year in New York, and we always have a nice conversation (which, in the origami world, is kind of like a musician sitting down to have a nice chat with Vivaldi). Actually, all of the great origami designers I have met have been unpretentious.

I will be scheduling more origami classes soon at The Hive and Art Haven, I hope, but in the meantime I am also open to giving private lessons to groups or individuals. Comment on the post if you are interested.

– Matthew Green

Artist Event with Joe Higgins from Fished Impressions

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We would love it if you would share our Artist Event with Joe Higgins from Fished Impressions. He will be visiting tomorrow to do his famous marine printing, telling fish stories, and have his framed work to sell… Tax Free!  Locals know his work from Local Colors.  Printing and visiting  11AM to 3 PM. 

Sea Meadow Gifts and Gardens

7 Main Street Essex

978-768-3441

We appreciate your time and effort!

Thanks, Georgeanne Richards

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Madfish Wharf Mug Up – Chocolate Chip Cookie Competition and Opening Reception

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This Sunday, August 11th at 9:30, there will be a joint Madfish Wharf Mug Up on the patio behind Alma’s Arts & Antiques and Carol McKenna’s Gallery – a  lovely, cool undercover outdoor spot with a gorgeous view of Smiths Cove.   Come by for some Sunday morning socializing and sharing of food with friends old, new and not yet met.  Parking is a breeze on Sunday mornings.  This Mug Up will also include the first annual Chocolate Chip Cookie competition, so bring on your favorite Chocolate Chip cookies for a friendly competition.  Cape Ann Giclee James is judge #1, who else can we convince to judge chocolate chip cookies?  Paul?  Ed?  Joey?

Then from 6-8:00 pm, Kathy Roberts will be having an opening reception for her View of Beaches, Back Shores and Seaports of Cape Ann exhibit of paintings at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery.

E.J. Lefavour

Origami goldfish

Posted on by Matthew Green

Another bit of fishy origami, on my last day of vacation away from Gloucester…

This little goldfish is not as complicated as the horseshoe crab, but just as delightful to me.  It is designed by the same artist – Robert Lang – and is found in the same book as well, “Sea Creatures in Origami“, a collaboration between Robert Lang and John Montroll (another of my favorite origami designers).

– Matthew Green

 

Meet The Artist Reception At Aquatro Gallery For Artist Catherine McMurray

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Catherine McMurray
Aquatro Gallery Kicks Off Cape Ann Ceramics Festival Weekend with Tennessee Artist Catherine McMurray’s Delightfully Sublime Pottery.
Artist Catherine McMurray’s Meet The Artist reception provides a chance to open the Cape Ann Ceramics Festival in style. Her greenware pottery has already been a big hit at Aquatro Gallery this season, as have been her gorgeous raku pots with natural fiber handles. McMurray will also be bringing new work for this event, raku platters, lamps and vases and other items in a beautiful radiant, dazzling glaze called Dolphin Blue.
Held in conjunction with the inaugural Cape Ann Ceramics Festival which serves to draw attention to the artists working in clay and porcelain across the Cape Ann region, this Meet The Artist event whets the appetite for month-long event anchored at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck in East Gloucester, MA. McMurray’s work encompasses both those turned on the wheel and hand-built using a variety of glazes (most notably the MacKersie copper glaze). A native Vermonter trained at SUNY Potsdam, her Turning Grace Studio located outside of the Nashville area in Brentwood, TN has operated since 2000. This is Catherine McMurray’s appearance on Rocky Neck.
Meet The Artist Reception
for Catherine McMurray
at Aquatro Gallery
Saturday, August 10, 2013, 5-8PM
Aquatro Gallery
77 Rocky Neck Avenue
Gallery #4
Gloucester MA 01930

Origami horseshoe crab

Posted on by Matthew Green

At a cottage by the sea, I had to fold something appropriate!

This is my first try at Robert Lang’s origami horseshoe crab. Folded from a single uncut sheet of foil paper.  It would be better with brown paper, but I didn’t have the right kind on hand; foil was the strongest, thinnest paper I have with me right now on vacation…

 

It has a few challenging steps in it…

– Matthew Green

BIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGG Weekend in Little Rockport!

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Saturday, August 10th

Rockport Farmers Market from 9 am to 1 pm

This week’s vendors: Seaview Farm, Prides Osteria, Sullivan’s Sugarhouse, Wally’s Blackburn Bistro, Brothers’ Brew, First Light Farms, Home Grower’s Wheelbarrow, Rockport Festivals Market booth, Sea Biscuit Bakery, Batter Up Bakery

Rockport Rotary Club’s Lobsterfest

Lobsterfest will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2013 from 3-7pm. Tickets will be available and include a hot-boiled lobster, home-made clam chowder, corn-on-the-cob, roll, watermelon, and soda or water. There will be a cash menu with hot dogs, hamburgers, and beer, wine, and desserts. Tickets will be on sale from any Rockport Rotarian, at the Legion Hall on the day of the event, or from Granite Savings Bank, John Tarr Store, Rockport National Bank, Village Silversmith, or Bearskin Neck Leathers.
This event will be held rain or shine and is handicapped accessible.

ILLUMINATION NIGHT at 9:30 from Granite Pier (Rockport’s first official fireworks show! Say WHAT?)

Sunday, August 11th

The annual Rockport Acoustic Music Festival! Here’s the lineup & some info:

34th Annual Rockport Acoustic Music Festival
Sunday August 11, 2013
Millbrook Meadow (across from Front Beach)
Noon to 6PM
Blues, Rock, Jazz, Folk, World, Fun!
FREE (thanks to all the volunteers!)
More info and videos at www.RockportFestival.com
Performers this year…
Noon – Jackson Ally
12:30 –  Eastern Standard
1:00 – Will Diehl
1:30 – Wicked Pickers
2:00 –  Mari Martin and Friends
2:30 –  Deb Hardy
3:00 –  Quentin Callewaert
3:30 –  Fireplace Ten
4:00 – Baze Band with Greg Dann
4:30 – The Dejas
5:00 – Jake Pardee and Friends
5:30 – Alek Razdan and A-Train Orchestra

My View of Beaches, Back Shores and Seaports of Cape Ann by Kathy G. Roberts

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My View of Beaches, Back Shores and Seaports of Cape Ann – Paintings by Kathy G. Roberts – August 10-23 at Khan Studio 77 Rocky Neck Ave., Gallery

Opening Reception: Sunday, August 11 6:00-8:00 pm.

E.J. Lefavour