My View of Life on the Dock
Sometimes Gloucester Smiles ends up on the other side of the camera. A wonderful couple from Kings Mountain North Carolina sent me a photo they took of me at the Breakwater. One of the most enjoyable part of The Gloucester Smiles series is the wonderful and open people I get to meet, from Gloucester and from other parts of the country/world.
Thank you to all that have participated in the series.
see link to Visitors from North Carolina
Just thrilled to be able to be a part of Hannah Kimberley’s launch of her new book “A Woman’s Place is at the Top” last night!! It was standing room only at the Sawyer Free Library as Hannah introduced us all to Annie Smith Peck and read an excerpt from her biography. It was a successful night as all the books were sold out! Make sure you listen for Hannah on NPR next week and watch for her interview on Chronicle in a couple of weeks! Love having smart, talented and beautiful friends. Check out this link to Amazon get your copy! You can follow Hannah on instagram @hannah__kimberley and if you see her today make sure you wish her the Happiest of Birthdays!!!
Gardening in Gloucester is full of so many beautiful things, flowers, bees, butterflies, and today even a Angel in the woods.
The International Dory Eliminations will be held Saturday at 8:30 and Monday 6pm from Niles Beach. This will be the last opportunity we have to cheer them on before they head to Nova Scotia for the finals on August 26th! Check out the Gloucester International Dory Racing page for up to date schedule and race results.
Visiting from Kings Mountain North Carolina
These two gentlemen were creating a 360° Image for Google Earth of Gloucester’s Fisherman’s Memorial. Photos were taken of the memorial every 4 inches. I estimated that it took them approximately 1 1/2 hours to complete the task. They are sub contractors for Google Earth, and the images they took may appear in about a month on Google Earth.
The above images were at about 5:30 PM the one below was taken an hour later on my way back from my walk.
Below are captures from the current Google Earth images of the Fisherman’s Memorial
The Book Discussion Group with Mary Weissblum is meeting this Tuesday, August 8, 4:00-5:00pm, in the Byers/Davidson Room This month’s read is Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City, copies are available to checkout at the Main Desk.
The Speculative Fiction Book Club with Lewis Parsons meets this Wednesday, August 9, 6:30-7:30pm at the Pleasant Street Tea Company. Copies of this month’s book, Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem, are available at the library to checkout. Speculative Fiction includes science fiction, fantasy, horror and more.
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This workshop will be an exploration of color and how we may broaden our understanding of its use in bringing our concepts into reality. Each painting deserves its own palette. We want to understand what color can do, what it does sometimes without our conscious decision about it, and how by understanding some of the interactions between colors, we can use that power to make our paintings more alive, and especially, more unique. No one else will make the same decisions or mixtures that you do. We can all learn the same notes, but the song won’t be the same when I sing it as it will when you do.www.evelyndunphy.com Register here http://www.nsarts.org
IMAGE ~ AUGUST 3, 2017 ~ 11PIRATES
Students will experience one day painting plein air with two days in the studio. Every morning Bill will paint a step by step demo to share his experience of how to create a painting full of light. This workshop will give students a solid road to follow in their journey to better painting. http://www.billfarnsworth.com Register here http://www.nsarts.org
IMAGE ~ AUGUST 3, 2017 ~ 11PIRATES
Different musicians every Thursday, 6-9PM sponsored by Pratty’s, Go Spring Water, Seacoast, Rhumb Line, Noble Electric and Maplewood Car Wash
These photos are scenes from the Quentin Callewaert & Safety concert August 3, 2017.
Maritime Gloucester’s aquarium sign mural looks good!
Oh Mah Gawd…
It now is hung in the State House
Celebrating day forty-two with our Good Harbor Beach Little Chick!
Our Little Chick had a great morning, feeding in the intertidal zone, resting and preening by the enclosure, and flying more than several times up and down the length of Good Harbor Beach. He is gaining confidence in his flying ability. And, too, he quickly moves out of the way of approaching danger. Little Chick didn’t associate much with the other species of birds feeding at the water’s edge until the mixed flock got spooked by a jogger and all took flight at once.
He only flew to the edge of the enclosure while the Semipalmated Plovers, Sanderlings, and Semipalmated Sandpipers headed down to the private end of Good Harbor. Last year, about mid-August, migrating Piping Plovers began arriving at Good Harbor Beach, staying for varying lengths of time to forage and to rest. My greatest hope for our Little Chick is that he will find a flock of Piping Plovers (or they will find him) to join with before undertaking the long journey south.
Notice how Little Chicks flight feathers are gaining in length and strength. Everyday his bill looks more and more like an adults’s bill, too.
Little Chick showing off his primary and secondary flight feathers
Resting, Preening, and Piping, all on one leg!
Foraging at the tide pools at day break.
And at the intertidal zone later in the morning.
Sherman House reflection
Sailor Dog, Gloucester
Glorious Good Harbor Beach sunrises, no two are ever alike 🙂
On Tuesday afternoon the waves were awesome on Magnolia Beach. Love the beach is my mantra.
Heather Buechler is a Boston based artist focusing specifically on the intersection between spirituality and the state of one’s mind and presence. Trained in Figurative Drawing and Fibers, Heather began to experiment with varied materials including resin, acrylics, cattle markers, and recycled house paints. At first glance her art appears to be merely abstract, but upon careful visual interaction with it one cannot help but feel the soothing peacefulness that emanates from the canvas. This feeling isn’t coincidental – it is intentionally crafted and it is the force behind her work. This visual interpretation of universal connectivity allows the viewer to lose themselves within the borders of the canvas.
Heather has been in solo and group shows and her work is held in private collections. Her art can be described as vibrant and expressive and her diverse body of work demonstrates a broad range of talent across mediums. Don’t miss your chance to see her work while it’s in Gloucester. Make sure to stop by 137 Main St.during the Sidewalk Bazaar to see the exhibit of this talented artist with unique artistic vision and love for color.
Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck is sponsoring a series of artist demonstrations for the 2017 season. On Friday, August 4, potter Ruth Worrall will demonstrate the art of making saggarware pots. Ruth was born in Ecuador, where she first played with “mud” in her mother’s back yard. When she was sixteen, she moved to the USA. Ruth attended Salem State College, where she became mesmerized by clay. She continued to use the studio in exchange for helping as a part-time assistant after graduation. Although she is mostly self-taught, Ruth had one professor who emphasized the use of LESS clay to make lighter, taller pots. This lesson has stuck. When you pick up one of Ruth’s pieces, it is usually distinguished by a balance of solidity and delicacy.
Ruth has taught pottery to both children and adults, most recently at The Hive in Gloucester. In her own work, the focus is on utilitarian objects, mugs, bowls and vases. She makes stoneware, fired in an electric kiln, as well as saggarware, a firing technique that allows her to use found objects like crab claws, seaweed, oxides, and grasses, to make marks on her pots.
Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck is a juried co-op gallery that features a distinctive collection of fine arts by Rocky Neck Art Colony members. Located in a historic 19th century building between the Studio and Rudder Restaurants at 53 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester, Gallery 53 is open May 25 to October 15 from10 am to 6 pm, Sunday through Thursday, and from10 am to 8 pm Friday and Saturday. For more information call 978-282-0917 or go to rockyneckartcolony.org. See Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present Sphere, a 4-hour performance/installation, at the Cape Ann Museum’s White-Ellery House on Saturday, August 5, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The creative team for this piece is Sarah Slifer Swift, Director/Choreographer; Kristen Miller, Composer; Andrea Minicozzi, Filmmaker; and several dancers/performers. In this performance, Swift explores women’s social and political power through the lens of the historic White-Ellery House. Using movement, film and sound, the performers will examine the complexities of labor, value and respect, as they have been gained, lost or changed over time. The performance will be ongoing and visitors are invited to come and go as they please. Museum staff and volunteers will be available throughout the day to answer questions about the House.
The historic White-Ellery House (1710) has served as the backdrop for Insights on Site – a series of one-day contemporary art installations for seven years running. The House is located at 245 Washington Street in Gloucester just off the Grant Circle Rotary and is free and open to the public on select Saturdays from May through October. Parking is available in the field behind the house.
Sarah Slifer Swift is a dance artist and educator based in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her work spans choreography, site-specific work, improvisation, performance installations and conceptual work. She has been a director, curator and advisor to many arts events and initiatives.
In this installation Pittman explores the universal ritual of sweeping and investigates the act and practice of “taking care” of the spaces and places around us. Her work is inspired by the craft of broom making, by the broom as a powerful icon and by sweeping as a symbolic act.
Support for these programs was provided by The Umberto Romano and Clorinda Romano Foundation which celebrates Umberto Romano’s (1906–1982) legacy on Cape Ann through arts education and appreciation and by fostering the work of emerging and/or working artists.
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to offer an illustrated talk on the early mariners of Cape Ann by CAM Librarian/Archivist Stephanie Buck and past president of the Manchester Historical Museum, John Huss on August 5 at 3:00 p.m.
This program is free with Museum admission. Space is limited; registration is required. Please call (978)283-0455 x10 or register online at Eventbrite. For more information email info@capeannmuseum.org.
The early mariners of Cape Ann were not only hardy fishermen, boat builders and prosperous merchant sea captains, but also cunning and courageous defenders of a new nation during both the War of Independence and the War of 1812. Join Stephanie Buck and John Huss as they share a wealth of fascinating stories about the gallant seamen of Gloucester and Manchester as they battled the supposedly invincible British Navy!
John Huss is the Manchester Historical Museum’s Curator and Program Coordinator. John is also a docent at the Cape Ann Museum and serves on the Museum’s Education Committee.
Stephanie Buck is the Librarian/Archivist at the Cape Ann Museum. She was educated in England and was awarded a degree from Bedford College, London University, before coming to this country.
The Cape Ann Museum has been in existence since the 1870s, working to preserve and celebrate the history and culture of the area and to keep it relevant to today’s audiences. Spanning 44,000 square feet, the Museum is one of the major cultural institutions on Boston’s North Shore welcoming more than 25,000 local, national and international visitors each year to its exhibitions and programs. In addition to fine art, the Museum’s collections include decorative art, textiles, artifacts from the maritime and granite industries, two historic homes and a sculpture park in the heart of downtown Gloucester. Visit capeannmuseum.org for details.
The Museum is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $12.00 adults, $10.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors and students. Youth (under 18) and Museum members are free. For more information please call: (978)283-0455 x10. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org.
For a detailed media fact sheet please visit www.capeannmuseum.org/press.
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