Mona Lisa Lives Here

After an almost twenty year hiatus from oil painting, with the opening of the new studio I have picked up the brush again!

You are invited to Open Studio at Rocky Pine Studios! We are happy to share that the new studio is complete and we are excited for you to see it! Stop by, say “hi”, and see what we’ve been up to!

Rocky Pine Studios will be vending at the Hopkinton Farmers Market on the common (where the marathon starts) this coming Sunday 9/17 from 1-5. We’ll have lots of spoon rests, berry bowls, sponge holders, and snackers and charcuterie servers of all sizes to complement the fresh produce and artisanal breads on sale. We’ll also have mugs, plates, bowls, and ornaments. Come on over to Hopkinton and…

We have so much to share!!

Here it is August and after a winter of painting and late spring into summer of making pottery, we have a lot to share! To see the pottery and paintings I’ve been making, check out the Rocky Pine Studios page on this site. We are looking forward to vending at artisan and farmers markets starting on August 27! Here is the schedule of early fall dates and locations: Something hugely exciting is…

yes, it's summer, but I'm looking back on winter watercolor work...

“Do not think that I have stopped painting, for at any moment, I am liable to paint a good picture.” – Winslow Homer With just a quick look at the home page for this blog one can see how immersed I had become teaching visual art in a 1:1 iPad school, developing learning experiences in digital art, animation, 3D design, and so on, balanced with hands-on experiences in clay and paint. My students…

Photography: The Thing With Feathers

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.” Emily Dickinson Rose Breasted Grosbeak in flight in our back yard! For years I’ve been taking photos of the birds in our yard using my cell phone or cameras, trying to capture the spirit of their flight, the flutter or their wings, the intensity of their diverse…

Haiti Earthquake Relief Update/Special Visitor

Pere Didier and Father Larry The St. Gabriel Haiti Committee was pleased to host Pere Didier, pastor of St. Anne, our twin parish in Sucrerie-Henry, Haiti over the weekend of April 24. This visit provided the committee with an opportunity to meet with Pere Didier first-hand to discuss the progress of rebuilding from the August 14 earthquake, which wrought devastation and destruction throughout…

Emerging: Power Line Park

“And then we emerged to see the stars again“- Dante Alighieri* I’ve been meaning to write this post for a long time. It’s about a National Grid project nearby that has had a far-reaching, positive impact on my life. And it occurred after nearly a year and a half of having our lives changed dramatically by the Covid pandemic. This will be my final post for the #HomeTime and #pandemiclife category…

Haiti Earthquake Relief Update – March

St. Gabriel’s Parish (and the former Holy Angels Parish) has been in a twinning relationship with St. Anne Parish in Sucreri Henry, Haiti for 20 years. The church is the hub of the community and also hosts a K-12 school, vocational school and medical clinic. On August 14, 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake destroying or severely damaging all of the buildings at St. Anne’s. Several of the buildings…

Haiti Earthquake Relief Update – November

We are grateful to all who have supported our fundraising efforts to date – whether through direct donation, the dinner event, and by purchasing raffle tickets, t-shirts, and stickers. We will continue to work on our campaigns throughout the winter, so please stay tuned as we release information on future events. Here, also, is a message of gratitude from Father Joseph Didier, pastor of St. Anne…

“Almost all creativity requires purposeful play.” – Abraham Maslow                                                                                                             For the last few summers I’ve enjoyed working with clay in the pottery studio/woodworking shop in our backyard. I’ve explored wheel throwing and hand-building and on most of the pieces have incorporated imprints from clay…