It’s been a busy winter to prepare for an even busier Spring! My theme for 2024 is Wearable Art for All Seasons. We don’t have to wait for the sun to enjoy wearing our sea glass. In fact, it’s a great way to celebrate the joys of summer year round! Speaking of the sun, admittedly, I did make a quick trip down south and am pleased to announce an expanded presence in Naples, Florida at a gallery just across from the Naples Botanical Gardens, Things I Like by Catherine. The Gardens and the gallery are both part of the Bayshore Arts District. During my recent visit, I attended an event to raise money to create even more space for artists in that area. Wishing them the best of success!
Closer to home, I enjoyed being part of the Rocky Neck “now” show where for the first time I entered a piece from my
new collection, “Stepping Out.” My sea glass garden steppingstone sold during the last week of the show! They are now available locally at my studio and also at Cedar Rock Gardens! See the various sizes and shapes available here on my website.
As for Wearable Art on Cape Ann, in Gloucester, you can find it at the Cape Ann Museum. NEW LOCATION in Rockport is Gallery Number One! The work will be there as of April 22nd. The Grand “Re-opening” will take place on Friday, May 17th.
And speaking of the Cape Ann Museum – along with fellow Cape Ann Artisans, I am honored to be presenting a piece at the upcoming Cape Ann Blossoms show the weekend of May 3-5th. I am partnering with encaustic and mixed media artist, Deb Gonet to create a sea glass sculpture based on my steppingstone concept while Deb is focused on the floral-like part of the sculpture. The Museum gave us a choice of Fitz Henry Lane paintings and ours is “A Rough Sea” painted in 1854.
When I first saw this painting, all I could think about was what was going on below the surface of the sea! There had to have been a tumultuous mixing up of old bottles down there. The combination of this thinking and the intense colors resulted in a selection of glass and bottlenecks to tell the story in an exciting new sculptural piece. Here’s how it began! Click on the FHL Painting to run through the slides.
My studio on Thurston Pt. is open by appointment, and I plan to have several one-day Open Studios. The first one will be Friday, April 26th. Look for special promotions on Fabulous Fridays! The studio is refreshed and there are plenty of choices of hair accessories and jewelry! Hope to see you here or at the opening in Rockport at Gallery One!
Finally, be sure to “save the date” July 6th for the Generous Gardeners Garden Tour & it will take you right to my front steps here on Wheeler’s Point!
