Independence…
Posted: July 4, 2013 Filed under: Art & Healing, Farming off the Farm, Gallery - Visual, Permaculture & Home Renovation, What is an Art Farm 4 Comments
…for us: self sustaining, small footprint, resilience, listening to the land, freedom of choice and teaching our children about consequences, being connected to community, sharing our surplus, growing forward.
spring pageant
Posted: May 9, 2012 Filed under: Art & Healing, Gallery - Visual 2 CommentsHere in zone 6, on the ocean, there have been two weeks of cool, damp days. The trees and shrubs are happy, with buds ready to burst. This is the magic time, and with a day or two of sunshine, the apple orchard will be resplendent!
Spring blossoms
Posted: April 21, 2012 Filed under: Farming off the Farm, Gallery - Visual Leave a commentHere are photos of the apple orchard, taken April 18th. With the very warm March weather, we are about three weeks ahead of a “normal” spring. The buds are currently in the “half inch green” and “tight cluster” stages.
The Five Sisters and Two Brothers?
Posted: January 20, 2012 Filed under: Gallery - Visual 2 CommentsOK, so now we think there are 2 males and 5 females. The two are slightly bigger (top left two), not necessarily more ornate, but have bit more red on their heads. Also, they’ve been strutting their puffed-out selves to the girls. I’m hoping we see some babies! Their tails are spread out here as they keep balance walking over the snow. What a show!
Happy New Year
Posted: January 1, 2012 Filed under: Gallery - Visual 3 CommentsSouth Portland, Maine
Full Cold Moon, South Portland Maine
Posted: December 11, 2011 Filed under: Gallery - Visual 2 CommentsHappy Holidays!
Giraffe Family
Posted: December 5, 2011 Filed under: Art & Healing, Gallery - Visual 6 CommentsI’m happy to say that we’re all up and roaming again. Together.
Work-in-progress
Posted: November 15, 2011 Filed under: Art & Healing, Gallery - Visual 1 CommentI am turning a Japanese Maple tree into a sculpture, spraying it with Chinese Red oil paint, with lacquer to follow. The piece will be mounted on a metal bracket attached to the wall. The roots will be left unpainted and dipped in thinned out lacquer. While painting, the tree hangs from the roots to allow me easily to turn it while I spray the color. These photos show the tree after three coats of primer, and then two successive coats of color. I anticipate several more coats will be needed to reach full color.
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