spindlework blog (show at berenberg gallery, boston. 11/15)

we went to boston trip on my birthday 15/2008
we went to see art work
there
and see lo"t of friends
and picture.
and ride the train and back
ontime home
we make lo"t of fun there and
ake photo.
of friend there and have lunch
there the train
have lunch there the train
have food on the train
by angela alderete
dec 29/ 2008

our annual holiday potluck!

It was nice to see all the volunteers come back and enjoy our holiday potluck luncheon. Thanks to Terry Grasse for starting this tradition again for us -- every year he makes a good vegetarian hubbard squash! Nice to have the volunteers come and help us with what we do and for everyone to get together, bring food, every year. Hope we have it every year. I like the volunteers have different things to show us and it's a wonderful day to come here and that's it.

Happy Holidays and New Year to all,
-Kim C.

the karate teacher hero

went are take karate with a karate
teachers.he is nice and help us
with the lesson we need a side a side kick
behind the bad guy's we need super kick
hero are
mitchell @ angela they will save the day to come a super fly kick to
he is a red belt in karate i will come a yellowgreen belt
we will be a hero at spindlework com true
eye of the tiger and dragon are super hero of the 2009
draft thought spindlework we need no, stunit double we do it your self

angela alderete
dec 17/2008

the funk metal groovy rap and the black scorpio

my friend"s kelly and angel are do heavy metal music video

with call funk metal groovy rap funky metal groovy

rap and punk kiss and the black scorpio

and with three stars "s are kelly and angel and kim


by artists angela

I weave. I use the knitty noddy to make hats. I am a painter. I am making a book. My name is Gracie McKenna. My house is in Maine. I like it here. I'm good. I also work at the YMCA and I volunteer at the Red Cross. I am cleaner. I have two sisters and one brother. I like to go out, talk, and travel.

crazy jazz

the name of the band is crazy jazz i turn it around and call the crazy jazz
i play a piano by my self, with little help.with the music of my sound effect"s
with crazy jazz.
i pick the name out the hat,
by artisit by angela alderete

grand city.

it is big store and buy stuff there, many people like

to go there for shopping with friend of spindlework


too

it will close the grandy ciy i like it open too

grand city i will record it on monday. prod angela

dir mitchell and assistant ,alyce to help the other people

in public to and record video on monday

artisit by angela alderete

celebrate bowdoinham!

Spindleworks had a table set up at last weekend's Celebrate Bowdoinham festival. The artists taught a clay workshop, sold their work, and talked up Spindleworks to the festival goers.

Here's Kim and John representing us!

what is up with spindleworks

i am working on a warrior war movie with mitchell pfeifle and angela alderete

and make more music music for my camera music on monday


open i check the you tube on my movie and music jazz angel
by artist by angela alderete

my fellow americans

the art show will be on friday and the shirts and paintings and videos about politics.


i am work on movie with mitchell and angela i am do more film and music soundtrack to
the music


i sale all my c.d. music around the whole world to my fanclub of jazz and angel mail club for the
jazz and angel we have lot's f the stars of spindleworks.

by the artist of angela alderete

MY STORY ABOUT MY ARTWORK

This summer, I went on a field trip to Creative Trails with Spindle works in Portland. I also did a piece of artwork called mapping that has different pictures of different kinds of books with different pages in magazines & National Geographic magazines to cut-out & glue them down on a piece of white paper. I really liked the garden show here @ Spindle works & one of my pieces of artwork got sold. My favorite part of the art show was the art on the wall downstairs in the hall. I really like the lawn ornaments band. I like doing pottery with Sara in the clay studio. In August of 2008, I went with Spindle Works to go on a field trip to Louise's house for a end of the summer cookout. My favorite part was when Jonathan accidently set off the smoke alarm & it was quite funny when there was no smoke.

Summer work of Kim

This summer I did a play called Circus D M I like it all and had fun. If you want some copies call Spindle works for it. I have a portfolo off my work and if anyone would like to look at and have a art studio and would like to show my work and if you can't come to see it I have a CD off my work and here is the number is 725-8820. thank you. I am making a shaggy rug too. I like to come here and it help me alot and it teach me how to do a lot off thing to. I did a movie called High Noon and you can see it on the website call youtube.com/Spindleworks

FLOCK

For the last couple of weeks a bunch of us have been going down to Portland to collaborate with our friends at Creative Trails and Creatve Work Systems. This is the second annual get together, a follow up to MERGE. This year, we have been creating community by creating a huge FLOCK of birds in various media. Here, Anna is making a collage bird out of buttons and sequins.
The resulting work from this great meeting of the creative minds will be on display in the Creative Trails Fusion Gallery for the month of August. The opening reception is August 1st, as part of the Artwalk in Portland, 5-8pm, 369 Forest Ave.

(photo by Amanda Kowalski)

emilie on crocheting, knitting, tatting.

the latest fashion

Mitch is modeling the latest creation by Angela--a woven jacket with satin lining! On view at The Little Dog Coffee Shop, 87 Maine Street in Brunswick.

Quick Draw

A great show in the gallery this month...fresh drawings from a year's worth of drawing classes. pencil sharpeners, accordians, tools, silverware, animals...you name it.

Diane's commission

throughout the year, artists at Spindleworks get commissioned to do certain works. There have been large wooden screens painted, curtains woven, and superhero sculptures created. Indeed the spindleworks artists are well known in the Maine community! This spring Diane got a commission to do a LARGE painting, bigger than anything she had done before (other than her 4 panel wooden screen). The interested customer had seen her work on the Berenberg Gallery website and hoped to purchase something really BIG of hers, so Jonathan built her a 3 x 4 foot canvas! working from a smaller sketch, Diane transfered the idea to the canvas, first in pencil, then oil pastel, and finally acrylic. Voila!

Spindleworks art: It's SMASHING!

Working in the ceramics studio, "Senter Place" (named after a grant from the Senter Fund), is a highlight of the summer on Lincoln street. Unfortunately this spring when we opened the doors to the studio we were met by a substantial mold problem and have not been able to access the space. Nonetheless, we are forging ahead with clay related projects. Today in advance of our recyling show in July the artists have been smashing old clay works to be remade into mosaics. Its hazy, hot and humid but there's nothing like weilding a hammer to make it all ok.
(in this picture, Donald, Kim and Diane smash old clay pieces to bits under the safety of an old wool blanket)



Sara and Terri sort through the pieces...

Art Mystery Tours

With the return of kinder weather, Art Mystery Tours have returned to the Spindleworks program. Several times during the month we set off on adventures to visit local artist studios, gallerys and other destinations for inspiration. This month we visited the weaving studio of Michael Patterson. He kindly invited us into his small, packed studio on pleasant street and talked about his work to a handful of Spindleworks weavers. Here Michael shows Grace one of his pieces.

(photo by Amanda Kowalski)

spring has sprung into summer!

Oh my, its been so busy at Spindleworks we have not posted for months! But busy is good, and there are so many exciting projects and adventures going on. One of the great victories of this spring is that Earl has finished his car (a two year project)! Watch out Brunswick, here we come!

(photo by Amanda Kowalski)

new recording from mitch.

mitch created this audio piece today with staff artist alyce. harmonica, flute, vocals = cowboy music.

blast from the past.

spindleworks is celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. our kickoff event is taking place on april 4 at frontier cinema + cafe in fort andross, brunswick, maine. we'll be screening a short documentary made by local filmmaker nikolai fox about the history of filmmaking at spindleworks. screenings take place at 6 and 8 pm!




many of the original spindleworkers who began the program with founder nan ross back in 1978 continue to make work here. here's a look back at a few old images from our archive: