Holidaze

Southern Maine has been treated to an early blanket of snow this year, and any time it starts to get dirty, the sky refreshes the coating. It is most magical... The artists have been SO busy this fall getting ready for the "gift giving season", and we have many wonderful new things to show for it. The following is really only a partial list of all of the great things we have on hand....

Spindleworks top 10 gifts for the holidays
1. groovy woven belts! ($25 each)
2. "the curse of the new york yankees", a book by Helen Warren ($9)
3. a package of art pins and art cards by your favorite artists ($2-$6)
4. extra groovy woven wallets! ($16)
5. small framable picture from our $5 wall
6. a subscription to our fantastic zine, the Almost Maine Street News ($10/year)
7. a unique ceramic mug (~$12)
8. necklace, bracelet or earrings (~$10)
9. a signature woven scarf ($30-$50)
10. one of our new long or short sleeved tshirts with your favorite artist's designs ($18, $22)

the beginning of winter at spindleworks.

we had our first big snowstorm here in coastal maine today.





it's a quiet day here at spindleworks, since only 2 of our usual 29-person group of monday artists were able to make it in.








we recently had to say a sad goodbye to our staff madeline gielow. while we know we'll see her when she visits, and fills in as relief staff, we already feel the loss and miss her greatly! here are a few pictures from the goodbye party we held for her.












we're gearing up for the holiday season and have lots of great new works of art for sale. we'll be open on friday december 7 until 8p and on saturday december 9 from ten to five, and we'll have a table at space gallery (538 congress st, portland) on wednesday december 12 for their shopadoo event. stop bye and say hello!

interview by kelly and anna.

music difference
living together in a habitat for hummnity
house being roommates
we did one song

you can listen here.

kelly caton and Anna Mc Dougal

transformation

Its been a very busy month at Spindleworks, inside and out. This week Jonathan and Earl built a fence on the far side of our new patio, using antique barn boards donated from Michael Perkins out on Durham Road. Meanwhile, Lowes has stepped up once again to help Spindleworks. This week they came with plants, a new grill, a bench, and bags and bags of mulch. 7 volunteers from Lowes plus friends Karen Stevenson, and Hannah Trowbridge set out to planting and mulching. It took the morning to plant the multitude of perenials donated by Lowes, and by lunch Spindleworks was transformed!!! Please come by and see the amazing new landscaping. We are so grateful to our friends at Lowes, and all of our volunteers this past year who have helped to make this garden possible, including of course Ann Kearlsey, our volunteer landscape architect. Next spring we will have a proper garden party, so stay tuned!

new pins.

one of the new items we'll have for sale this holiday season are 1" pins featuring a whole variety of spindleworks art. we're selling them in sets by artist, and will probably have a mixed set as well. here's a sample -

regal.

anna is talking about her job at regal cinemas, brunswick







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job but i can i worked at Regel cinema 10 for two years.

some projects today...

visiting artists...

This summer we have been graced by a wonderful ceramics mentor, Kara Kowalczyk. She has taught twice a week for the summer in exchange for using our studio, and the artists have benefitted from her quiet and wise presence. Here, Emma gets a lesson in blending glazes as she works on finishing projects before it gets too cold to work in the studio.


Dancing the summer away! We had two different dance classes this august: modern with Sarah McCormick, and Hip Hop with Tiffany Glidden. They both stretched us out and made us sweat!

the dog days of summer

just another day at spindleworks....staff and artists working alongside each other



Alyce working behind the scenes to hand print CD covers for the latest album by "Jazz Angel"



Spindleworks welcomes back (with great joy) to the staff our founding director, Nan Ross (here with her friend, one of the original Spindleworks artists from 30 years ago!--Steve Mann)

new projects.

grace finished her latest hat today:





and sold it two days later!




the band jazz angel is hard at work on packaging their debut release, coming out shortly on portland's l'animaux tryst label:







and introducing emilie, who has been producing some fine pieces of writing:

summer at spindleworks.

so many things to say.



new garden!


we have been installing a new patio/garden/outdoor gallery space in our front yard, with many thanks to the support of the brunswick/topsham community and landscape architect ann kearsley.











new shows up! cultivate / small on the wall



come visit us during this month's second friday artwalk in brunswick (8/10, 5-8p). we have two shows this month - 'cultivate' in the whatnot gallery and 'small in the hall' in, you guessed it, our front hallway. 'cultivate' celebrates our new patio and everything that grows outdoors, featuring work in ceramics, fiber, and painting. 'small on the wall' is made up of tiny works by your favorite spindleworks artists for only $5 a piece. these shows run august 1 - 31.



merge!


we recently collaborated with three other programs (creative trails, shalom house, and creative work systems) on a project entitled 'merge', now showing until august 31 at creative trails in portland. stop by their gallery at 369 forest avenue to see work in sculpture, installation, and mixed media.





wearables!

we have so many new wearables in our store - handwoven ponchos, shawls, belts, and bags; screenprinted and hand-drawn tshirts, knit and handwoven scarves (get ready for winter!), beaded jewelry, and more. come by our place for one of a kind items.







summer people we like!


this summer marks the return of our program for local highschool artists, facilitated by scott minzy. here's ted wearing a recently created ceramic mask -






we were lucky to have jennifer bastian as a visiting photographer/archivist for the month of july. jennifer is a 2002 graduate of the school of the art institute of chicago and is currently in the mfa program at the university of wisconsin - milwaukee. many thanks to jennie for her hard work and great energy!






new music video

created by angela, for her band jazz angel (also featuring mitch). look for their upcoming debut on portland's l'animaux tryst field recordings.






have a great august, everyone.

t-shirt designer.

kim's workspace for the day.

salt institute for documentary studies.

students from the salt institute in portland, maine have created two radio pieces featuring spindleworks artists over the past year.

'the sonic world of nancy scott', by sam greenspan, is about nancy scott's exploration of sound as an artistic medium.

and colleen iudice recently completed 'the art of family', which
features john joyce and his 94 year old mother, doris.

COMING SOON

the full-length debut of JAZZ ANGEL, artful noise-damage courtesy of angela and mitch.

"the faces of george w. bush" by kelly weingart.

graphite on paper, 5/11/07.

DRAGON DEMONS

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next dvd is come in the 2008,
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and angela alderete

the spindleworks garden.

Since the beginning of the year, the Spindleworks artists have been working with Landscape Architect Ann Kearsley to design a garden at Spindleworks. Each week an eager and determined group meets with Ann to discuss ideas, look at different garden styles, and draw ideas for what will undoubtedly be a very creative garden! With Ann's help, we now have a schematic plan for the Spindleworks garden.

But how do we pay for this garden? The artists have already thought about this and have decided to have a can and bottle drive. As it turns out, we are well on our way. With cans and bottles collected over the past year, we have established a healthy start to our garden fund. But we need more help. The artists of Spindleworks invite the community to donate money from their redeemed cans and bottles to our project. For greater ease, you may redeem bottles at either The Beverage Rack, 48 Cushing Street, Brunswick or Topsham Redemption Center, 125 C Maine Street, Topsham where an account has been set up for us. If you would like to make an additional donation towards this project, please contact us. We will also be looking for volunteers to implement the planas well as the following: Plants, Tools, Lumber, Mulch and loam, Fencing material, Gate, Paving material and stone, Containers (oversized pots), Garden furniture, Grill, Umbrella, Pump for a water garden, Hardware, Hanging baskets.... If you have any of these items, please contact us!

'bird sightings' show at usm-l/a.

Danielle Philippon's work is included in the show 'Bird Sightings' at the University of Southern Maine (Lewiston/Auburn campus, Atrium Gallery). The show runs April 22 - June 15.






danie with her drawing of a red bird that is in the show.

"my patriotic creative kool carnival treats list", by kim devries.

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elephant in the woods, by nancy b.

a few photos from today.