Artists in Residence and other artistic pursuits
A Card from Maine
IMHO the best part of having holidays here on the coast is that we’re not inundated with commercial pressures for celebrating…we still feel like part of the main stream when we make our cards and gifts at home. Our Christmas parties revolve around music, local food and show and tell, with a fair amount of…
Read MoreMeeting New Friends
Where exactly did October and November go? In my has been filled with washing & dyeing fleece, putting the gardens to rest, weaving a new blanket and trying to adjust to the rhythm of being alone in the park with Steve and the critters…you’d think that would be easy to transition into our winter rhythm …
Read MoreCultivate
CULTIVATE FALL TOUR! Columbus Day Weekend, 2014, Saturday, October 11th and Sunday, October 12th, from 10-4pm, Cultivate will have a free, open studio and farm tour with special workshops and demonstrations. Visit farms, artists’ working in their studios, see a forging demonstration, or learn how they make yarn, soap or cheese! Click Here for more information.…
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 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.…
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