Posts by astrig
Common Ground Fair Weekend
On Friday we left Dad in charge of the Campground and spent way too much time looking at the vegetables in the CGF Hall…but aren’t they pretty? This is the weekend we eat great food, dabble at the Common Ground Fair and fill the evenings with impromptu music.
Read MoreA day in the life…. at Fiber College
What a great week it has been! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoLImpjgR58] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyjVukgb4Ys]
Read MoreFiber College 2014 Vendors
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Read MorePatchwork of Color, quilts as inspiration: August 28 – September 24
Here is an event in Belfast, just a short drive away!
Read MoreCamp and Create with Susan Eiseman Levitin! August 17 – 23
My wheels have been turning, planning the art-making I will do at Searsport Shores next week. I hope you will join me! Each day, we will explore the beauty all around us and reflect what we find in our work. One day, we will make collages and sculptures using found objects from a nature walk. Another, we will…
Read MoreSAORI Weaving with Mihoko Wakabayashi August 10 – 16
Mihoko Wakabayashi, native of Japan has been working on SAORI Weaving for nearly 20 years which is an improvisational style of weaving started in Japan. Her SAORI studio in Worcester, MA is the first official studio in US and she has been teaching all ages and variety of abilities since 2000. She has visited Searsport…
Read MoreMeet Steve Schreurs, Artist in Residence August 3 – 9, 2014
Artist In Residence (AIR) Interview 2014 60 Years in a Paragraph My background is an unlikely hodgepodge of experiences. As a young man, I was a Boy Scout where I acquired my love of nature and knot tying. I then progressed on to being a farmer, cowboy and professional canoe guide. In college, I earned…
Read MoreMaryly Matthewman Creates Colorful Wishes July 27 – August 2
Maryly Mathewman is so looking forward to next week!! She has been putting together ideas for months! Maryly will be working on art quilts daily but campers can plan on doing their own Wish Flag to be part of the Prayer Flag Project, and an outside ongoing art sculpture. There will be some bedtime stories…
Read MoreEllen Mason will have you in Stitches! July 20- 26
The week of July 20 -26 will have you in stitches Searsport Shores Ocean Campground! Camp and Create! Artist in Residence is Ellen Mason!! Ellen makes the world a more colorful place each year as the Dye Mistress at Fiber College. As Artist in Residence Ellen will sew a piece of clothing each day.…
Read MoreCamp and Create with Annette and Joyce July 13 – 19
Annette Fortier and Joyce Hayden will be at “The Shores” next week July 13 – 19 as Artists in Residence! Here’s a note from Annette an Joyce….. Hi Everyone! We’re getting excited for our upcoming residency at the Campground. In our earlier post, we mentioned we’d be working on ex-voto “paintings”. Ex-votos are works of…
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