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| Courtyard Garden; photo by Sue Ann Pearson |
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So....it's Labor Day Weekend - already! August adventures were had and enjoyed; new designs have been explored, developed and are in process; the garden has exploded with color and texture...I don't think my brain ever shut down during the summer and I still have ideas to work on. More on that to come soon....
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| Photo from Strandbeests Facebook page |
Theo Jansen's Strandbeests came to visit one of our beautiful beaches and I was able to watch from
the water by boat. We didn't have a really close view but the crowd was
huge and traffic was gridlocked so I was very happy to see as well as
we did. It was very cool to see them move along the sand, even with a
little help here and there at times. You can see them on exhibit at the
Peabody Essex Museum in Salem for the next few months.
Did you know we have an authentic
castle here
in Gloucester? It was taken apart in Europe stone by stone, shipped across the ocean and reassembled here on the harbor almost 100 years ago by one of America's most prolific inventors, John Hayes Hammond (second only to Thomas Edison!). It became his home and laboratory and is now a museum that bears his name...and a landmark on the water's edge. I took this shot this last weekend when we took the boat out for a late afternoon picnic...they were having a wedding!
The gorgeous Schooner Columbia replica sailed into Gloucester
Harbor last week to help celebrate our Labor Day Weekend Schooner
Festival - alongside the many other graceful tall ships that participate
every year. (I hope to have more pictures of that event in an upcoming
post). With a Boat Parade of Lights, schooner races and tours, fireworks and a Block Party downtown, Labor Day Weekend is a real celebration of our glorious summer!
September brings gorgeous weather, less crowds, beautiful sunsets and the fall gardens....and then I have SHOWS! First up is
Celebrate Wearable Art 3, and I'm so excited about the runway look I have for this year. No pics until after the show but stay tuned, there may be hints.... plus there will be a panel discussion about Fashion and History on Cape Ann, at the Cape Ann Museum on the Thursday following the event, moderated by one of my past instructors...and I'll be on the panel too! More info to come as soon as I'm able to share the details.
Next up will be
Cape Ann Artisans Fall Open Studio Tour, the annual mainstay of my Fall schedule. Three days of fine craft and art from all over Cape Ann; explore the main streets and back roads at your own pace. It's a beautiful time of year for a visit....look for our bright pink Studio Tour flags and stop in!
October 17, right after Open Studios is the
BeadAffaire, Boston's best (and longest running!) bead show produced by Beadesigner International, The New England Bead Society. 20 years plus and still going strong....it's one of the most fun shows to do - and just may be my favorite!
I have a couple of new events lined up for November that I'm very excited about but I'll save the details on those for another post (feel free to email me if you're curious!). Check my
calendar for show dates and details.
I'll sign off with some of my favorite shots from the summer.....inspiration abounds! Enjoy....
