We’re lucky to have so many artists here on Cape Ann. And lucky to have artists working in different media. The craftspeople at C.B. Fisk have been designing and building concert hall organs for about 50 years. From scratch. Ingots of lead turn into pipes, lumber into keyboards and cabinets. It’s an amazing process. You can view the transformation at their open house Saturday June 12 right at the shop: 21 Kondelin Rd. Gloucester MA 01930. Good Morning Gloucester has some video, too.
Friday night we (Patty, our accomplished artist friend Melody Phaneuf and I) went out “gallery crawling” in Manchester MA at the Central Street Gallery and then to the PN Sullivan Studio in E. Gloucester. While in Manchester we got to yak with gallery director Alison Rowell and several of the artists including Richard Giedd. The works on display are all “small works” worthy of a good look.
Patti Sullivan and her friend Tracey Martin Logan (formerly of Gloucester, now of ME) had many works on display at Patti’s PN Sullivan Studio. (I found Tracey’s crucifixes to be hypnotic.) We own one of Patti’s Cuba pieces and love seeing all her “day in the life” works. (Look for the small dogs.) Don’t wait for another show to stop by. Patti’s there by appointment and “by chance” so drop in to her studio at 235 E. Main St. Gloucester MA.
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A couple of weeks ago we met Marty Morgan and took a tour of her studio. Her glazes are amazing and she uses a propane fired “car kiln”. I’ve never seen one before. The “car” is on tracks and inside her studio, allowing her to load it and then roll it outside and into the kiln.
Marty’s at 428 Washington St. Gloucester MA on the Mill River and she loves visitors.
Sigrid Olsen Designer
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The “body” was in the coffin on the VampFangs.com float. EEEEuuuuuu!
Don’t miss the Artist in Residence Studio on Rocky Neck. We attended Ruth Mordecia’s show last week and are looking forward to seeing Christy Park’s work July 10 – 16. Her opening reception is Saturday 7/11 from 4-6PM at 51 Rocky Neck Ave. Gloucester.
Got an email from our potter friend Cynthia Curtis that The Rocky Neck Gallery is having a reception this weekend. It’s tomorrow (Saturday) 5/30/09 from 5 – 8 and the address is 53 Rocky Neck Ave. See you there.
My friend Melody shared this with us. It’s great …
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Some of us know her work, some don’t. And some are neighbors because she’s here on Cape Ann. If you’re interested, see the video of what she’s doing now.
