Rainbow Buttons, a photo by quercus design on Flickr. Blustery, wet, snowy rain today – a good day to stay inside and play with buttons! Most of them are vintage. They came from my grandmothers’ sewing boxes. The little green…
Pressed Flowers, a photo by quercus design on Flickr. Found this collection in one of my studio drawers last week: flowers I pressed when I lived in Virginia. A little bit of spring from 1996, forgotten in an envelope. Maybe…
Here’s a more recent edit of the Searsport house photo shoot. I know Photoshop has a bad rep from all the over-edited and distorted images that are out there, but it really is a digital darkroom, and using it takes…
“Horse Chestnuts, Ledgelawn Avenue, Bar Harbor, Maine; September 28, 2011” (Woodland series No.4) When I was little, I used to fill my pockets with horse-chestnuts. I loved the smooth feel of the glossy nuts, and was always surprised and disappointed…
There’s an old house just north of Searsport, Maine, that I’ve been watching decay slowly for the last 20 years. When I first saw it, I dreamed of rescuing it, restoring the fanciful dormers, polishing the wood floors … no…
I found these beautiful, lacy things on an afternoon walk through Glen Mary Park. They were curled and crumpled in damp piles, so I brought them home and tried to flatten them for a photograph. They resisted, so I ironed…
About a week and a half ago I drove down to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor for a class on wild beach plants. It was well worth the drive! Our teacher was Melissa Cullina, formerly of the…
Glen Mary Park, Bar Harbor, Maine; September 16, 2011 (Woodland series No.2) A new project for your entertainment and edification – voila, the Woodland series! I expect it to get more colorful as autumn progresses, and then very monochromatic during…
Welcome to the Blue Hill Fair! Held on Labor Day weekend in lovely Blue Hill, Maine, the Fair marks the official end of summer in these parts. The kids start school the day after Labor Day, so this is their…
The fair was wonderful. The weather was perfect. The balloons were pretty and it was not at all crowded. Unfortunately I took at least 1500 photographs. It has taken three full days to select the ones worth editing, and my…
