Living on Cape Ann is a gift because it’s a community. Real communities celebrate each person’s unique contribution. They also come together in a crisis and support each other. Now the virtual world and the real world are coming together for artists who have been the foundation of Cape Ann’s Creative Economy. One of our gems, is the re-launched local TV station, now called 1623 Studios. The leaders approached me to create a show that interviews 2-D and 3-D artists and organizations. Together with fellow artist and arts champion, Kristine Fisher, we are proudly doing just that on our new show Cape Ann ARTwaves .
To date, we have interviewed Jo-Anne Crawford & Loren Doucette from the seARTS and Rocky Neck Art groups, Stephanie Cole (Memory Sculpture), Matt Cegelis (Photographer), Chris Williams (metal sculpture), Beth Williams (glass artist), with many more to come! Spoiler alert – James McCleod, Jill & Bob Armstrong, Leslie Heffron coming your way soon. Please enjoy and share these wonderful stories in one of several ways. Follow the 1623 Facebook Posts that are teed up on Sunday night; join the 1623 Studios email list; follow the YouTube Channel and Instagram or just check out my Cape Ann Designs page where I will eventually have all of them posted as well. You will also see them on seARTS eblasts. Click through the photos below to see the featured artists!
On local cable channel 12 , the schedule will be
- Mondays, Fridays and Sundays at 2:30 am and 7:30 pm – great for after dinner aperitif and sleepless nights!
- Wednesdays at 2:30 am – night owls!
- Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6:30 am and 3:30 pm – early birds and afternoon coffee!
It was such an honor to be invited to apply to the 
at home and had to send my husband back up 128 to grab it when I was about 15 minutes into the ride at 6AM! The real fun began carting our displays through the inner sanctum of the MFA to 
arrive at the beautiful atrium known as the Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Family Courtyard famous for its incredible 
There was genuine interest in the work and fascination about sea glass. Truly, the range of conversations convinced me that if you haven’t grown up on the coast…and in particular the northeast or perhaps the northwest, it’s likely you really don’t know much about sea glass and its history. The more mature crowd was delighted to find hair accessories and the younger crowd enjoyed learning how to use them! Hair forks, combs, and barrettes won the day. Considering that my own quest to find hair accessories motivated me to start this art-business, I was truly vilified yesterday! Everyone was engaged and genuinely interested in supporting the artists and the MFA (and they loved the 10% member discount!) The staff and volunteers were immensely supportive and the fellow artists were lovely – though not much time to meet everyone.
For some reason, circles are comforting. It may be that we are always looking for closure? It may be our circle of life – something that starts and ends almost at the same place. One definition I found captures the spirit quite well. “
lay flat, it’s one of the biggest gifts of nature. I made my first sea glass piece using one of these some time ago – a sea foam blue color with a simple pearl in the middle. I find that it immediately attracts attention – it’s always a conversation piece, yet design-wise, it’s quite simple.
Recently I was invited to be part of the Artisan Market at the 
this coming November 9th. With 15 years behind my creative journey, this is by far the biggest privilege for me and testament to my goal to design in my own palate and break some rules along the way. Thank you for your support.