My View of Life on the Dock
Yesterday’s cold weather didn’t stop us from some touring and night shooting around the City! (click below for some more shots)
Dale Movalli and Granddaughter Lauren
Lovers of Cape Ann scenes and vistas, don’t miss the exquisite Charles Movalli exhibit “Cape Ann and Beyond,” opening today at the Cape Ann Museum. The reception is free and open to the public. Cape Ann’s landscapes seen through the eyes of Movalli are simply gorgeous. GO today!
From the Cape Ann Museum: The Cape Ann Museum will host a special exhibition of paintings by Charles Movalli, opening on Saturday March 4 and remaining on display through May 21, 2017. Cape Ann & Beyond will be drawn from private collections throughout the region and will be complemented by gallery talks and lectures exploring Movalli’s career and the Cape Ann School of painters.
For over forty years, Charles Movalli was a pillar of Cape Ann’s year-round art community, a distinguished landscape and marine painter, a prolific writer and advocate for the arts, and a widely respected teacher. His paintings have been showcased in solo and group exhibitions throughout the region and showered with awards; his writings on art and artists have been published widely and his editorial skills earned him a 25 year stint as contributing editor of American Artist magazine. Often referring to himself as “the luckiest man in the world,” during his long and successful
This beautiful lunk of wood at Pebble Beach appears as if it is a trunk and root system. Would it be possible that it is from an ancient tree that was at one time growing there, or do you think the driftwood just landed there in that artful manner?
The arc of the sun’s rise is growing greater daily. Hurry Spring!
Brace Cove Sunrise
Almost time when Rick and I will be able to put our kayaks in there and paddle up and down the Annisquam.
Larry Elardo Hand Building Class March 2017
When
Monday March 27, 2017 at 10:00 AM EDT
-to-
Monday May 22, 2017 at 1:00 PM EDT
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Where
Lexicon Studios
15 Lexington Ave
Unit 3 (yellow)
Magnolia Gloucester, MA 01930
Dear Clay Friends,
If you like texture and building big, this is the class for you. At the request of the students, this 9 week class will offer you the option of staying for a
4th hour of hand building (10-1pm is with instructor). This is a partially project based class that you will then take and make your own under the wonderful guidance of Larry Elardo.
When: Mondays
Building: March 27 – May 8, 2017
Glazing: May 15 and May 22, 2017
Show & Tell: June 5, 2017, 10-11am
Time: There are 2 options for class
10am-1pm (with instructor present)
10am-2pm (additional hour of studio time)
Skill Level: Intermediate+
Limit: 9 students
Cost: $380 10am-1pm with instructor or
$480 10am-2pm (last hour is studio time)
Includes: Instruction, 25 lbs clay and bisque firing only
Additional fee: Glaze and glaze firings are additional and will be calculated at the end of the class
Clay: Available by preorder at $1/lb in 25lb bags. Most people order an additional 50 lbs.
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Seyrelwilliams@gmail.com.
Thank you for their attention and response, and we look forward to seeing you at class.
Sincerely,
Seyrel Williams
Lexicon Gallery & Studios
seyrel@lexicongallery.com
781-962-7177
Making our way to NYC today with Hubs for some adventures off the island. I’ll leave you with some of my favorite shots of the Big Apple. Hopefully I’ll get a couple more favs to add to this collection! Happy Friday! 😀
Hello all,
As tough as we are, it will be extremely cold tomorrow, Saturday, March 4, 2017. We will reschedule.
As Melissa stated, due to the fact that she loves and respects all our volunteers good idea to cancel.
Thank you all and will let you know next date.
Stay warm.
Take care kids,
Donna
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…. if you haven’t pulled into Tendercrop Farm while driving down Route 1A in Wenham…you’re missing out. I go in once each week to get some cheese, pears, blueberries, soup, and the absolute best pita chips you’ve ever had! I’ll often grab a sweet treat for the boys and maybe grab some steak tips or eggs.
Head over now and also check out their adorable Easter decorations and flowers!
Editors note ~ a reader wrote this morning, unable to attend the event but wanting to donate to Toad Hall nonetheless. If you would like to help support Toad Hall, which is a nonprofit 501 C4 (not tax deductible), please send donations to:
Toad Hall Bookstore
c/o Ardis Francoeur
47 main Street
Rockport, MA
01966
Thank you!
The One Hour at a Time Gang, time to get back picking up.
When: Saturday, March 4, 2017
Time: 8:00 AM
Where: Burnham’s Field
Please bring gloves.. we have bags.
Last night’s wild and windy March sky over Rocky Neck.
Followed by this morning’s whitecaps in the Harbor. 
Cape Pond Ice and UU Church
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to announce that the extraordinary hats made by longtime Annisquam resident, friend of the Museum and avid knitter, Grace Murray, will be on display throughout the day on Saturday, March 18 in the CAM Auditorium and the Folly Cove Designer Gallery. At 1:00 p.m.owners of Grace’s beloved hats will have the opportunity to share their thoughts during “Story Time” in the auditorium. A selection of hats will remain on view in the Folly Cove Designer Gallery through April 2.
The Museum will be free and open to the public from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for this program; reservations are not required.
Each of Grace’s hats is an original. She was inspired to create her well-known style of hat by the patterns in “Andean Folk Knitting: Traditions and Techniques from Peru and Bolivia”, by Cynthia Gravelle Lecount. By the time Grace had purchased the book in 1992, she had already been knitting for 60 years; however, the colorful motifs kept her attention, and she created over 300 hats, all lovingly tagged “From the Knitting Needles of Grace Murray”.
CHILDREN’ PUPPETRY WORKSHOPS
(ages 6-12)
Teaching puppetry skills of puppet & script creation, dramatization, performance. Each of 5 weekly sessions focus on one style of puppetry (hand puppet, mask, shadow, clay/toy theatre, & marionette) and one world region. The last day of each block offers a free performance to the community by the children and the master.
Saturday mornings, 10:00am to 11:30am,
next session begins March 4
COST: $60/child in advance or $15/class drop-in
(if space is available).
PRESCHOOL PUPPET PLAYTIME
(ages 2-6)
In 5 weekly one-hour sessions, children will be engaged by various dazzling tales from around the world as they come alive through participatory puppetry and theme-expressive arts activities such as finger plays, craft, games, folkdance and percussion. (All children must be accompanied by a caregiver.)
Wednesday mornings, 10:30am to 11:30 am,
next session begins March 1
COST: $42/child in advance or $10/class drop-in
(if space is available).
THE WORLD FAMILY PUPPET THEATRE offers exciting school year puppetry arts programs. Participants bring alive the folktales of the worlds’ peoples thus learning valuable lessons of getting along. This program model has been refined from 38 years of multicultural arts programs for children. Time travel to a land or time far away, experience world kinship, compassion, lifelong positive problem-solving, while making new friends!
The Cape Ann Museum will host a special exhibition of paintings by Charles Movalli, opening on Saturday March 4 and remaining on display through May 21, 2017. Cape Ann & Beyond will be drawn from private collections throughout the region and will be complemented by gallery talks and lectures exploring Movalli’s career and the Cape Ann School of painters.
For over forty years, Charles Movalli was a pillar of Cape Ann’s year-round art community, a distinguished landscape and marine painter, a prolific writer and advocate for the arts, and a widely respected teacher. His paintings have been showcased in solo and group exhibitions throughout the region and showered with awards; his writings on art and artists have been published widely and his editorial skills earned him a 25 year stint as contributing editor of American Artist magazine. Often referring to himself as “the luckiest man in the world,” during his long and successful career Charles Movalli created a body of work which continues to inspire and delight viewers.
For more information on these programs please visit capeannmuseum.org/events.
Support for this exhibition has been generously provided by Judi Rotenberg and Edward Zuker.
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to announce a collaboration celebrating the landscapes of Cape Ann on Saturday, March 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This program of presentations and conversations is offered in partnership with Essex County Greenbelt, Friends of Dogtown, Lanesville Community Center and Mass Audubon.
This program is free and open to the public. Space is limited; reservations are required. Reservations can be made by calling 978-283-0455 x10, emailing info@capeannmuseum.org or online at Eventbrite.
The once open landscape of Cape Ann, a mosaic of glacial boulders, pastures and moors, has given way over the past century to a uniform forest cover. Through short presentations and public engagement, this forum examines the issues, methods and benefits of restoring this formerly diverse and productive landscape. Can Cape Ann once again include the open, scenic terrain that inspired painters, writers, walkers, bird watchers and foragers of wild blueberries? Come and lend your voice to this exciting and important conversation moderated by Ed Becker, President of the Essex County Greenbelt Association.
This program is accessible.
The exhibition will include six mother/daughter pairings: Jane Crotty | Anne-Marie Crotty, Esther Moss Proctor | Eliza Proctor, Constance Rhinelander | Mary McCarl, Mathilde Iervolino | Bobbi Kovner, Juni Van Dyke | Paige Farrell, and Helen Burgess | Valerie Sadler. In addition to the artworks, the participants’ written statements relative to the exhibit’s theme will be on view.
Mothers and Daughters suggests many possibilities associated with ‘nature versus nurture,’ as well as more obvious associations having to do with gender. Here, however, a table is set with gratitude for what we were able to give and receive: mother to daughter, daughter to mother. Support. Example. Affirmation. Encouragement. Exchanges, quiet and resounding. Maternal instincts. Filial love.
The exhibit will continue through March 31st. Gallery hours: Friday – Sunday 12noon-5pm and by appointment at 978-526-7248. Public Reception: Saturday March 4th from 3-6pm.
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