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Tag Archives: farming
Jessie James’ Magic Garden
There are many tales to tell about my experience of Grand Manan this summer. The island has weathered some tough losses, which I’ll share about in future posts. Today I want to tell you about the garden of Jessie James and Anne Mitchell. I’m … Continue reading
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
Red Blazes
When I first spoke with Stacy Brenner, who runs Broadturn Farm with her partner, John Bliss, I asked about strategies for following the farm’s property lines during my run. “Oh, don’t worry. The boundaries are marked with red tape and … Continue reading
