Islesford Pottery

View from the dock...

Kaitlyn and me with friends outside Islesford Pottery...

And inside, potters Marian Baker and Kaitlyn Duggan...

Painted rocks for the upcoming cat themed fund raiser to raise money to insulate the Neighborhood House...

Poet Rick Benjamin, working on a philosophical poem about slugs...

The shop is the hangout for locals and visitors...

Kaitlyn at work while chatting with visitors...

My husband Garry outside the shop with feathered friends...

Islesford Dock...

Behind the dock...

Pics from our visit to Little Cranberry Island last weekend. Our daughter, the potter Kaitlyn Duggan, lives there year round with her husband Cory, and works at Islesford Pottery, which is located on the Islesford Dock on LCI. Recently the shop was visited by Martha Stewart, who took pictures of Kaitlyn at work, and wrote about it on her blog! Exciting!

An Island Studio

Marian Baker, potter.

Marian Seated in Front of a Henry Isaacs, 2009

pastel, oil, colored pencil, on Rives BFK, 22" x 30"

Cory Duggan, carpenter.

Cory on Little Cranberry, 2009

pastel, oil, and charcoal, on Rives BFK, 22" x 30"

Danny Wriggins, musician.

Danny with His Father's Old Shirt and Ukelele, 2009

pastel, oil, and charcoal, on Rives BFK, 22" x 30"

The view from my island studio! Could be tough!

While visiting Kaitlyn and Cory on Little Cranberry Island last week I did these three portraits. The owners of The Islesford Dock Restaurant have a new art gallery right on the dock alongside their restaurant and they kindly let me use a room in their space as a temporary studio. One portrait was a gift, one was part of a barter, and one was commissioned. What a treat to work in such a plum spot!!

I'm just back from a week in RI where I spent many blissful hours in the ocean and a fresh water pond. I'll post some pics from my trip next week. Enjoy this glorious summer weather and have a wonderful weekend!