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Artist’s Studios Part II, Hardscrabble
Hardscrabble This post is part of a continuing series on Cape Ann artists, their studios and work. Scattered throughout the old village of Rockport, Massachusetts are studios of famous and...
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Feed the beast
Circle the wagons Sometimes, a problem is so big, it calls for a big, loud and growling solution. Such was the case recently at Howlets. After two large trees were taken down and a long-forgotten...
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And the winner is…………….
The winner of the eclectic table setting from the Mother’s Day contest is Sandy Farrell. When you read her “recipe” below, you will know why. Ahead of our “judges conclave,” as we called it, Heather of...
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Artists Studios Part III
Portrait of a young girl. Elana For many children and teenagers growing up on Cape Ann, Art was not something that resided far away, in museums in Boston and New York. Great art was being made in...
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Artist’s studios, part IV
During a recent kitchen renovation of a 172 year-old structure that was a barn in its former life, an odiferous discovery was made. As the carpenters sawed through the joists and beams, a strong cow...
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Over the garden wall
This backyard practically begged for an overhaul. Back “yard” is being kind. In truth, it was simply a sea of blacktop, able to accommodate enough cars for a small shopping center. While the blacktop...
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Apple of my eye
Dreams can be so perplexing sometimes. You wake up and think where on earth did that come from? The meaning of a recent dream I had was crystal clear and most pleasurable. It all stemmed from an old...
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Creative women
Where better to have a birthday dinner with all women than in a house that was built one hundred and two years ago by a woman? Ellen Day Hale designed Howlets as an artist studio for herself in 1911....
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The World Is A Stage
Years ago, my interest in homes led to getting a real estate license. I ended up not using it much. But in recent months, to my surprise, I have found myself hip deep in the real estate business as a...
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Artist’s Studios Part V: Motif #1
This post is part of a continuing series about Cape Ann artists, their studios and work. When Cape Ann was a budding art colony attracting artists from near and far, the buildings that became art...
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