The Likelihood
photograph by Ruth Griffin I was happy to catch this moment not because I know any thing about fishing — I don’t — but because the one thing I love about taking photos in Maine is the likelihood of...
View ArticleAndrew, Jamie, & Me
by Scott Kelley When I was 13, I saw the Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. I saw it a lot, in fact, since my father had recently started working in...
View ArticleTuesday 207: Waiting For The Ferry
painting by Jessica Ives “Are you ready?” Klaus asked finally. “No,” Sunny answered. “Me neither,” Violet said, “but if we wait until we’re ready we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives. Let’s go.”...
View ArticleRoller Derby Huddle
photo by Jim Dugan Rockland photographer Jim Dugan was covering the Rock Coast Rollers’ Coastal Chaos roller derby tournament in Rockport last week. He was returning to the building when he saw this...
View ArticleJessica Ives Show at Courthouse Gallery, Ellsworth
Just go see it. Jessica Ives is showing her paintings at the Courthouse Gallery, Ellsworth
View ArticleCleaning Up The Islands
photos by Jim Dugan The Maine Island Trail Association has a somewhat mixed mission: stewardship of Maine islands but also access. The stewardship part includes organized cleanups and a network of...
View ArticleThriller/Rolling in the Deep/Close Mashup
arranged and performed by Molly Mann and Jamie Oshima directed, recorded, filmed, and edited by Jamie Oshima at Tiny Room Studio
View ArticleTuesday 207: Shaded Riffles
painting by Jessica Ives Riffle: A riffle is a rocky, shallow area in a stream where water cascading over rocks creates a noticeable surface disturbance. To identify a riffle, look for a choppy surface...
View ArticleTuesday 207: Keep The Channel Open
painting by Jessica Ives There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening, that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And...
View ArticleTuesday 207: Dwelling
painting by Jessica Ives A house is a dwelling. So is the body. Monhegan’s Red House was the island’s first home and because of excellent craftsmanship, great care, and unique character it has...
View ArticleShagadelic
photo by Jim Dugan I was out for a sunrise walk in Rockland. The water was glassy, reflecting just the right mixture of clouds and sky. Then a lobster boat went by, throwing up a perfect wake. As I was...
View ArticleTuesday 207: Cast
painting by Jessica Ives There is no such thing as the perfect cast. There are only casts that catch fish and casts that do not. – Kirk Deeter in The Little Red Book Of Fly Fishing +++ 207 Paintings...
View ArticleLast Year’s Potatoes
photo by Polly Saltonstall While we sleep upstairs, the potatoes in the cold cellar are quietly growing, reaching, reaching, first they will get the juice on the second shelf, then the apple sauce on...
View ArticleTuesday 207: Full Participation
painting by Jessica Ives My challenge to you here, is to journey into a deeper intimacy with the world and your life without any promise of safety or guarantee of reward beyond the intrinsic value of...
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