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Category Archives: Farmland
Celebration
Tonight I’ll be celebrating the running/drawing project with an exhibition, Boundaries, at Aucocisco Galleries in Portland, Maine. The show consists of nine of the finished 22″ x 30″ drawings. The project isn’t finished, in fact it’s just begun, yet this feels like an important … Continue reading
Keeping the Sun on My Right
I left the Maine International Conference on the Arts inspired and ready for the next stop on my road trip: Grand Manan Island, where I had promised to close up the family cottage for the winter. I took the airline … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Farmland, Running, Uncategorized
Tagged animals, Art, drawing, farming, Grand Manan, Maine Conference on the Arts, Nature, Running
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Circuitous Trails
Last week, I spent 3 days at the Maine International Conference on the Arts, which took place on the U. Maine, Orono campus. There were a number of excellent workshops and performances and, since the campus includes a forest filled … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Farmland, Running, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, drawing, farming, Maine Conference on the Arts, Nature, Orono, Running, University of Maine
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Freedom within Structure
It’s harvest time! After a summer of running farms, blogging, and drawing, the first body of work has been installed at the Maine Farmland Trust Gallery in Belfast, Maine. A year ago, when I was first invited to participate in the exhibit, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Farmland, Running, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, drawing, farming, running gear, the Maine Farmland Trust
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Bound to the Bee
I’ve grown accustomed to a moment of awkward silence each time I call a new farmer about my project. I imagine him/her weighing the options: hightail it off the phone or take a few minutes to listen to the artist … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Farmland, Running, Uncategorized
Tagged apple orchards, Art, drawing, farming, gear, Running, running gear
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Bright Lights
The night before my journey to Johnny’s Selected Seeds, in Albion, Maine, I printed maps and read up on the history of the business. Though I’ve been a fan of their seeds for years, I didn’t know much about the … Continue reading
Land Art
I’ve been thinking a lot bout Land Art during my farm running project–about pieces like Richard Long’s A Line Made by Walking, in which marks were made not with charcoal or pencil but with feet in the grass. During my Broadturn Farm … Continue reading
Land, Water, and Air
When I arrived at the Old Crow Ranch in Durham, I was welcomed by the farm kitty and Red, the cattle dog, who barked from the house. Steve was out on the … Continue reading