I have two prints at the Beaumont Art League's National, "Red Queen" and "Portrait of Jennie T."
The art looks very handsome in the Blum Gallery at the College of the Atlantic. Our Gallery Talk and Reception will be January 28th. The stories that go with the art (written by Rebecca Buyers-Basso from her interviews with the islanders) are on the 12 chairs in the center. On the other wall are large posters of documentary photos. 
We enjoyed getting together for the Christmas holidays. Just ordinary times made special by the five of us being together. Tom made some of his wonderful Indian meals and I managed a nice Christmas Eve Pasta y Fagioli thanks to a recipe shared by friend Patti. We did order pizza more than once! 
Becky and I had a great weekend on the Island. the exhibition was well attended; it was the final week of the season, and the chill of fall was in the air. The prints looked well in their white mats, and the stories were on tables in booklets; the room became like a library; once people had looked at the prints and read the biographical info on the tags, they became absorbed in the stories behind the faces. All "our" Islanders came to see it, and left with their own print portrait. Becky and I will now endeavor to get the Exhibition shown in venues around the state, and Beyond!
Bruce and Tom went to an Outlet Mall and made good use of their time. Tom is ready for anything now!
We went to the Post Office and then had our traditional Wander through Wal-mart. Once upon a time we pushed kids in carts through that place, now it's just us.
It was good to visit family, a whirlwind trip of a little over a week. We couldn't get enough Mexican Food! I finally got smart and ordered an empty plate at one restaurant, getting donations from everyone else. And we still had enough to take home to make a good lunch the next day. 
Here I am taking reference photos for my Portrait Project on Great Cranberry Island. The seven islanders my Photo-Journalist partner, Becky Buyers-Basso, and I contacted were so very gracious. They let me sketch and take reference photos for my linoleum prints, and answered Becky's questions for the story she will write to go with each portrait in a forthcoming exhibition. 
After the ceremony we came home for a few more photos and some Chinese food from the new restaurant on the corner. John is now ready to enjoy his summer, working part time at the Bangor Raceway as he did last year, until he leaves for Hobart in late August. 
I left Bangor March 21st for a lengthy family holiday; they were de-icing the plane that morning! Spring had already arrived in the South, and April in High Island was perfect. There were games of croquet, washer-pitching, and horseshoes. Even the real-life adventure of having to dig up and replace some plumbing pipes out in the yard was a satisfying activity (of course I only watched Carolyn, Daddy and Paul dig). We saw the beautiful birds, the Baltimore Oriole, Indigo buntings, and Rose-breasted grosbeaks. But the Rare Norton Birds were the main attraction!
