Martha Miller: islesford pottery

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Adam's Portrait

Adam Wriggins at Sixteen, 2012

mixed media on Rives BFK, 22" x 30"

Last Friday I did this portrait of Adam Wriggins in my studio. He sat for about an hour and a half. His Mom, Marian Baker, gave him a gift certificate for this portrait as a Christmas gift. I did portraits of Marian and her older son Dan a couple of years ago out on Little Cranberry Island where they spend their summers, and where my daughter Kaitlyn lives year-round with her husband Cory. My husband and I are heading out there tomorrow to spend a few days enjoying the island in late winter mode!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Cat On a Hot Wood Dock

Ashley Bryan

Ricky Alley (cat!)

Kait and Marian setting up the auction items on the dock.

Martha Miller

A cute customer sporting spotted attire.

More cat art inside the gallery on the dock.

The (fee)line: Eager bidders.

Martha Miller

Kitty Litter Cake made by an island teen. (Ewww! Definitely the "Poop" de Gras! :^D)

Customers paying up and collecting their kitty loot.

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of participating in a silent art auction out on Little Cranberry Island. Every other year Islesford Pottery hosts a fundraiser for the island with a themed auction. Themes from years past have included rabbits, turtles, and owls. This year the theme was cats. Weeks ahead of the event Marian Baker and Kaitlyn Duggan, who run the shop, provided clay and tools for anyone who wanted to make a pottery or sculpture item, then glazed and fired the work. All other cat related art was happily welcomed. I spent a couple of blissful afternoons gathering rocks and painting them with acrylics. What fun - I felt like I was at summer camp, and twelve again! The auction brought in some very comical and interesting artwork, including a cake that looked exactly like...well, you can see for yourself what it looked exactly like. (Amazing what foolery grapenuts, tootsie rolls, and chocolate frosting can create!)

This year's raised funds will go towards winterizing The Neighborhood House.

Good cause, good times!