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AUTUMN 2022 STUDIO TOURS

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STUDIO TOURS AUTUMN  2022

 Paul Heroux New Gloucester, Maine
I have been working with the ceramic vessel as a painting surface for over forty years, and I am still interested in this three-dimensional canvas because there is always some side hidden, regardless of the vantage point. The patterning on the surface is foremost a response to the form. The imagery has changed over time in reaction to evolving interests and events in my life. Often plant life, erotics, and references to the landscape are present. It is also important to me that my work is visibly strong and durable, so that it invites touch and use. I am a craft artist; tactile experience and the potential for use are crucial to my definition of a craft object. Paul Heroux
Paul works in stoneware and is a master of surface design.

Watch the studio tour video and interview with Paul

Roy Patterson Gray, Maine
Sculpture is not the language of words. It is the language of shapes, forms, light, space and touch. These elements speak in silence about a world we all knew before we described it with words. Sculpture is not story; it is a presence of space. Certain forms and images are innate to our beings and speak to us with significance. The human figure is my most significant form. It is the means I use to connect art with my experience of life. The creation of Art is the antithesis of the destructive forces that cause so much suffering in the world. Artists, art collectors, and arts organizations share the responsibility to support and nourish creative energy. The channeling of creative energy is an act of peace. Roy Patterson
Roy works with granite and basalt and has also worked with plaster and molded paper. He selects some of his pieces to be cast in bronze.

Watch the studio tour and interview with Roy >>

Sharon Townshend South Portland, Maine
My work has always been inspired by nature, both in the free-standing terra cotta sculpture, and the many public art relief murals I have made. There are so many mythologies combining human form with trees. Many cultures see the spirits within. But the caryatids are autobiographical, not in the way of a likeness or a story, but from the inside out. Imagine holding up the sky, or dancing rooted like a tree, slow and sure. They are sentinels, watchers. Bark peels, like garments, revealing smooth and vulnerable skin. The clay sculptures are hollow, their forms created by pushing from the inside. They are metaphoric vessels, like us. Sharon Townshend
Sharon works in stoneware and terracotta at Sawyer Street Studio.

Watch the studio tour and interview with Sharon >>

Ray Carbone Milbridge, Maine
Skills learned during over forty years of wood and stone carving converge in my sculpture. The tidal zone and its rhythms are my dooryard. My work continues to evolve and be influenced by my sense of place and the rich natural environment surrounding me. I often work with bird imagery; they are fragile, resilient, they go thousands of miles; they weigh two ounces. What more do you need to be inspired? If they can do that and we are disrupting their whole lives, it is plain to see that it is just not right. You take a nature-based symbol and I use it to hopefully, make a connection. It is my public service. I don’t know how to do big things…but I can make a bird carving that can help connect with someone. Maybe I am preaching to the choir, but if beautiful artwork reminds them of something they can connect with, and hopefully activate them to protect the things in the environment. Ray Carbone
Ray works in both wood and stone selecting some work to be cast in bronze.

Watch the studio tour video and interview with Ray >>

Jesse Salisbury / Kazumi Hoshino Steuben, Maine
I grew up on the rural and rock-bound coast of Washington and Hancock county Maine and was influenced by this dynamic geology and natural beauty from an early age. My current work and area of exploration are still influenced by the natural world including the way water wears away stone over time, the beauty and texture of a curved split stone, and the visual power of balanced weight on a large scale. I view my art practice as environmental art because I am creating environments and sculptural landscapes out of long-lasting natural materials that I hope can engage the viewer in the beauty, character, and innovation possible from common local materials. Jesse Salisbury
Jesse works primarily with granite and basalt and shares a studio with his wife Kazumi Hoshino

My work is influenced by nature, environment, time, and current society. Creating art is a method to be myself. I have been creating sculptures with stone as my primary way of expression. I have explored combining simple forms to create complex shapes out of a single stone. I visually represent how complexity can be derived from simplicity, and conversely, how simple the outer shape of a complex form can appear. I have been using the material of stone and other natural resources that attract me and express my ideas. To be able to see simplicity in a complex form is like looking at our lives from a distance. It is like seeing the individual within society’s complexity. This reminds us to look for the natural environment within our current culture. I see an interplay between complexity and simplicity. I want to incorporate the meaning of symbiosis in my work. Kazumi Hoshino
Hoshi is from Japan and met Jesse at a Sculpture Symposium there. She works primarily in granite and often on a large scale.

Watch the studio tour and interview with Jesse and Hoshi >>

Melita Westerlund Bar Harbor, Maine
I see my sculpture as an insertion of line and form into space. I use a welding torch in the same manner a painter uses a brush, defining form with line. “Dancing” around a sculpture, exploring the physical and tactile qualities while attaching, shaping, cutting and reshaping is what I find most satisfying. When the final result encompasses both simplicity and surprise, I have accomplished my goal. Melita Westerlund
Melita works with painted steel, weathered steel, hand cast and dyed paper, stone, and cement. A native of Finland, she embraces color.

Watch the studio tour and interview with Melita >>

Mark Herrington Franklin, Maine
By using stones that have lived through ages geology only hints at, I find myself trying to impose something upon a material that is forcing me to be humble. By adding elements or polishing areas I try to work within the voice of the stone as nature left it and let it speak outside its time scale. The sculpture attempts to realize a timeless ideal and an idealized moment. Mark Herrington
Mark works primarily in granite and basalt. His studio is on a granite quarry.

Watch the studio tour and interview with Mark >>

Wendy Klemperer Nelson, New Hampshire
My work deals with natural imagery which can function in many different environments. Early on my animal obsession led me to hours of looking, drawing, and fantasizing. I internalized forms and gestures through scrutinizing photos and living animals, which later gave me the ability to put into three dimensions images that exist in my head. This facility is not the objective of my work, but a means to convey an expressive moment. The materials I use retain a raw, rough-edged quality, presenting the image with tactile directness. To make the steel sculptures I search scrap yards for pieces that have been discarded and ravaged by life in the yard. Bent and twisted, such pieces contain energy and a potential new life. The sculptures are not ultimately about animals as anecdotes or records of an actual creature; they use the body language of animals to express a feeling or state of being. This linear evocation elicits a visceral response, despite our insulated, technological culture. Wendy Klemperer
Wendy welds salvaged steel making animals that appear to be taking their next step.

Watch the studio tour and interview with Wendy >>

SCULPTURE STUDIO TOURS SPRING 2022

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IMG_3156 STEPHEN PORTER Searsmont, Maine
Stephen Porter is from a family of artists. Steve has an MFA from Cornell University and taught sculpture and computer design at Penn State for almost three decades. His work is in public, private and corporate collections throughout the country. Perhaps best known for his mirror polished stainless-steel sculpture, Stephen Porter creates work in granite, wood, and powder coated aluminum. His polished stainless sculptures reflect and amplify their surroundings and highlight their places as elegant focal points. He does his own meticulous fabrication and constructs pure geometric forms. He does models of potential pieces that can be seen in his studio and he works in all scales. He will have examples of his work at various stages so you can see his process. His woodworking and welding studios are within a post and beam barn. He will have his sculpture on display in his barn and on his rolling fields surrounding his historic country home. Limited to 12 participants.

Watch the Studio Video Tour >>

IMG_7211IMG_7100 smallPETER DRANSFIELD AND DIGBY VEEVERS CARTER Somerset Foundry West Bath, Maine
The bronze casting process transforms a unique sculpture in wood, clay, or wax to an edition that will last outdoors through the seasons. The process is complex and often will be poured in many parts and must be reassembled. Each step is an art in itself and incredible detail is achieved with the resulting bronze sculpture lasting hundreds of years. From mold making, to casting, polishing, and final patina, artists Digby Veevers-Carter and Peter Dransfield will give a tour of the Foundry. Some of their finished pieces will be on display. Digby has most recently shown his Greenman and Sentinel (Owl) in my exhibitions both composed of Oak leaf forms. I showed his huge bronze Dragonfly at the College of the Atlantic and Wells Reserve and his Mosquito at Maine Audubon. Peter Dransfield has had his bronze dog, Loyal, Chickadees, and Balance (goat) shown at Hawk Ridge Farm and Wells Reserve. Other artists have their work cast at Somerset as well, including: Dan West, Rebekah Raye, Ray Carbone, Cabot Lyford, Cynthia Stroud, Miles Chapin, John Bowdren, Andreas von Huene, and Mark Pettegrow. Limited to 10 participants.

Watch the Studio Video Tour >>

George-Sherwood-Memory-of-Fibonacci-stainless-steel-60-x-60-x-3-inches-20141GEORGE SHERWOOD Ipswich, MA
Kinetic sculptor, George Sherwood, works in stainless steel and his pieces become animated by the wind. I have featured his work at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and his exhibition called “Wind, Waves & Light” that has since toured botanical gardens throughout the country. His sculpture is now being included at US embassies with sculpture in Africa, Hong Kong, and China. His studio is a massive post and beam arts and crafts styled barn and is filled with current projects as well as models for future work. With degrees in both engineering and art George started as a performance artist. His studio houses the tools where each piece is fabricated for his stainless-steel and dichroic-film sculptures. He works on all scales and will have work both inside his studio and sited on his rolling hills and open vistas. Limited to 12 participants

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DSC09501DAVID ALLEN Sebago, Maine
David Allen works in stone in all scales at Stone Point Studio doing public and private commissions. He seeks balance and harmony with the setting in all his work. Over 20 years of creative trade and art experience have contributed to his distinctive style that combines naturally occurring materials with various shapes, geometric patterns and forms. This unique blend of technical skill and artistic vision come together to produce artwork that celebrates the beauty of natural materials in both an artistically creative and visually accurate form. Some of the simplest forms are the most difficult to achieve as he will demonstrate in his tour. David will show the rough cuts, grinding, and polishing techniques to bring stone to a refined finish. He lives on a high rolling landscape in Sebago looking over mountains in the distance. A skilled photographer, he frames this view in his large stone constructions that can be seen throughout his property. Limited to 12 participants.

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IMG_7078MARK PETTEGROW Kennebunkport, Maine
Mark graduated from the University of Maine in Orono, studied at Skowhegan School of Art, and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania. He works primarily in wax, plaster, and clay to be cast in bronze. His work is inspired by the forces of nature and its processes. With sculpture in private and public collections throughout the country, Mark most recently completed a public art piece for Portland, Maine called “Passing the Torch” located by the Law School and University of Southern Maine. Mark has a home and studio on family property Kennebunkport, Maine. He designs both weathered steel and stone bases that compliment his bronze sculptures. Mark has developed several series of sculptures inspired by ancient artifacts, waves, insects, and most recently fire. I have shown his wave series both at Hawk Ridge Farm, Wells Reserve, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and The Cliff House. Limit to 10 participants

photo: this piece was inspired by his walks on Goose Rocks Beach and the tide’s cycles

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IMG_1190ANDREAS VON HUENE Arrowsic, Maine
Masterfully engineered and executed, Andreas has been awarded commissions throughout Maine and has work in schools, libraries, and hospitals through the Maine Arts Commission’s Percent for Arts program. He has also sold work all over the county to individual patrons. Owls have become one of his signature themes; some are balanced soaring on one wing, others hang from tree branches. Andreas is an artist with a degree in engineering from Stanford. He has participated in the Schoodic Sculpture symposium, the Viles Arboretum Symposium and others. I selected Gyre Falcon from William Hamill’s collection for the Portland International Jetport that can be seen just outside ticketing. I have shown his Owls for years but also standing stone plinths with surface relief carving. His studio houses his equipment and tools for fabricating metalwork and models for various commissions. He works on his large stone pieces outside, using the natural light. He has placed massive pieces in his wooded landscape for this studio tour. Limit 10 participants

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Spring 2023 – Online Exhibition

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Online Exhibition of SCULPTURE For Sale

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You can look through the photos below and contact me for further information and prices. Some pieces are available by commission, and I can work with you to have bronzes cast or sculptures fabricated. I will oversee all logistics of shipping and/or delivery.  The following links open in a new window – just close it when you are done browsing that particular artist to return to this page.

David Allen
Lise Becu
John Bowdren
Pat Campbell 
Ray Carbone
Miles Chapin
Peter Dransfield
Mark Herrington
Paul Heroux
Andreas von Huene
Wendy Klemperer
Cabot Lyford
Jean Noon
Roy Patterson
Meg Brown Payson
Mark Pettegrow
Patrick Plourde
Stephen Porter
Rebekah Raye
Antje Roitzsch
Jesse Salisbury
Cat Schwenk
George Sherwood
Gary Haven Smith
Jordan Smith
Marnie Sinclair
Sharon Townshend
Digby Veevers-Carter 
Dan West
Melita Westerlund

AUTUMN at Hawk Ridge Farm 2021

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Open air exhibition of SCULPTURE
October 1- October 31, 2021 featuring John Bowdren
Autum at HRF
Virtual Artist Talk With John Bowdren

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Visit this selection of sculpture by forty artists from New England. Sculpture is sited along a one-mile trail through gardens, meadows and woods at Hawk Ridge Farm. Timed entry reservations are made on my website calendar. Though I will continue with consulting, site visits, and commissions, I will not have an exhibition next year; this is your opportunity to purchase sculpture! JL

Swallows in Bronze by John Bowdren

Swallows in Bronze by John Bowdren

SPRING at Hawk Ridge Farm 2021

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Meg PaysonAWAKENING
featuring SCULPTURE by Meg Brown Payson
June 1- June 30, 2021

Virtual Artist Talk With Meg Brown Payson – view the video >>

Watch a video of Meg’s work >>

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As spring unfolds, sculpture helps awaken our senses. A selection of outstanding works by forty artists from New England are sited along trails through gardens, meadows and woods at Hawk Ridge Farm. Sculptures that are suitable for both the home garden and landscape in bronze, granite, basalt, stainless steel, aluminum, stoneware and weathered steel are offered for sale.

This exhibition features abstract, spacious and detailed prints on aluminum by Meg Brown Payson. These are “paintings for the landscape” that challenge the viewer to look more closely at the rich mysteries of the wild world around them.

Reservations are made on my website and introductory materials and  price sheet will be sent in advance of your visit. You will be welcomed upon arrival. Photographs of all work will be on my website. Consider sculpture for your home and garden.  JL

AUTUMN at Hawk Ridge Farm

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Paul Heroux

Paul Heroux

Video of featured artist PAUL HEROUX
Pownal, Maine
October 1 – October 31, 2020
Outdoors and by reservation (see below to make a reservation)

View sculpture by 40 New England artists shown in country gardens, meadows, woodland trails, and post and beam open air barn. Consider sculpture for your home and gardens.

Images of Sculpture at Hawk Ridge Farm >>

Sculpture available for sale but not currently at Hawk Ridge Farm >>

CLARITY 2020

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Stephen Porter - mirror polished stainless steel

Stephen Porter – mirror polished stainless steel

Featuring Stephen Porter

Hawk Ridge Farm Pownal, Maine

June 1st– July 19th, 2020

Elegant stainless steel sculptures by Stephen Porter with the work of thirty other outstanding artists from the region shown in open air gardens, meadows and woodland trails.

Outdoors and by appointment only
Call: 207-688-4468 Email: june.lacombe@gmail.com After reservation is made, a price list and directions will be sent to you via e-mail. Images of both outside and interior sculpture will be posted on website after the show opens.

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July 9th  at 4pm Artist Talk with Stephen Porter (virtual) Register here >>

2020 CLARITY Artists

Anne Alexander, David Allen, Lise Becu, John Bowdren, Pat Campbell, Ray Carbone, Miles Chapin, Sara Crisp, Peter Dransfield, J.T. Gibson, Evan Haynes, Mark Herrington, Paul Heroux, Andreas von Huene, Wendy Klemperer, Lin Lisberger, Cabot Lyford, Jean Noon, Roy Patterson, Meg Brown Payson, Mark Pettegrow, Patrick Plourde, Stephen Porter, Rebekah Raye, Antje Roitzsch, Constance Rush, Cat Schwenk, George Sherwood, Gary Haven Smith, Jordan Smith, Marnie Sinclair, Cynthia Stroud, Scott Stoll, Carolyn Treat, Sharon Townshend, Dan Ucci, Digby Veevers-Carter, Dan West, Melita Westerlund, John Wilkinson

 

2019 Maple Tree Talks 2:00pm Sunday Afternoons

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maple tree imageEach week sculptors in this exhibition will be doing 30-minute artist talks to share their background and work process.  Photos will be shown to demonstrate how their sculpture has developed over time and there will be an opportunity for questions. Come and meet these outstanding artists! Note, there will be no program on Memorial Day weekend.

May 5 – LIVING WITH ART June LaCombe

Curator and collector June LaCombe will introduce the exhibition through quotes from artists and patrons that she collected from a series of interviews she collected over the winter and spring.

May 12 – CARVING IN STONE Lise Becu

Sculptor Lise Becu is known for her fluid carvings in stone exploring myth and dream imagery. She will share her sketches, tools, and clay models.

May 19 – WELDING SALVAGED STEEL Wendy Klemperer

With sculpture at the Portland Jetport, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and locations throughout the country, Wendy will share her most recent projects and residencies and show the evolution of her work.

June 2 – KINETIC SCULPTURE George Sherwood

George Sherwood makes the wind visible with his kinetic sculptures in stainless steel. The exhibition WIND, WAVES & LIGHT is now touring the country. This session will include videos of his newest work.

June 9 – DRIFTWOOD TO BRONZE Dan West

Dan West, a former boat builder, reveals hidden forms of birds and other wildlife from found objects and driftwood. Dan is now casting a selection of his pieces in bronze, so they can be placed outside.

June 16 – BRONZE ABSTRACTIONS Mark Pettegrow

Inspired by tidal currents and ancient artifacts, Mark sculpts graceful abstractions and casts them in bronze. Mark is the featured artist of LIVING WITH ART. He will show slides of his intricate design and casting process.

June 23 – CERAMIC VESSEL AS CANVAS Paul Heroux

Not only does Paul Heroux create elegant forms in clay, he is renown for surface designs that include layers of glazes with life drawings and patterns from nature.

June 30 – SITING SCULPTURE June LaCombe

Siting sculpture is an art in itself. In her exhibitions, June LaCombe reads the landscape as she carefully places sculpture, so both the piece and place resonate in new ways. She will share her considerations of siting sculpture.

LIVING WITH ART

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GYRE Mark Pettegrow bronze, steel

GYRE Mark Pettegrow bronze, steel

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
May 1 – June 30, 2019

Reception with artists Saturday, June 1 from 4:00-6:00 pm
Open daily by appointment 207-688-4468 june.lacombe@gmail.com
Sunday open houses from 1:00- 4:00pm

2019 Maple Tree Talks on Sundays at 2pm.  For more information >>

Celebrating June LaCombe’s thirty years showing SCULPTURE
Featuring sculpture by Mark Pettegrow and thirty other outstanding New England artists inspired by nature sited in the home, gardens, meadow and woodland trails of Hawk Ridge Farm.

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RIVER by Roy Patterson in bronze

RIVER by Roy Patterson in bronze

TRANSFORMATION A Bronze Sculpture Exhibition

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#1 CREST – TIDAL SERIES by Mark Pettegrow – bronze, steel

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, Maine
June 6-October 14, 2018

The bronze casting process transforms a unique sculpture in wood, clay or wax to an edition that will last outdoors through the seasons. Shown in the gardens surrounding the Great Lawn, this elegant exhibition features limited editions and unique bronzes for sale through June LaCombe SCULPTURE.

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REFLECTION featuring Gary Haven Smith

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Boogie Woogie II by Gary Haven Smith, granite

Boogie Woogie II by Gary Haven Smith, granite

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
May 1-June 28, 2018
Reception Saturday, June 23rd 4:00-6:00 pm
Open daily by appointment june.lacombe@gmail.com 207-688-4468

Revered by his patrons and celebrated by the arts community, Gary Haven Smith (1948-2017) created timeless granite sculptures. Work from exhibitions including Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and The Ogunquit Museum of Art as well as interior work from his studio are now sited at Hawk Ridge Farm

A selection of sculpture by other New England artists are also sited through my home and gardens for this spring exhibition.

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Review: Bob Keyes – Portland Press Herald

POWER OF PLACE at Wells Reserve

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ANEMONE OF GYRES by George Sherwood

ANEMONE OF GYRES by George Sherwood

Wells Reserve at Laudholm
Wells, Maine
May 26 – October 16, 2017

The Wells Reserve at Laudholm is a National Estuarine Research Reserve with its headquarters listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This year they are hosting a “Summer of Art & Science,” a season of integrated exhibitions and programs exploring nature through the complementary lenses of art and science. Outdoor sculpture in granite, steel, marble and bronze by New England artists will be sited along rolling fields and woodland trails for an exhibition and sale.

Monday October 2nd, 9th, 16th walks at 11:00am. This is an opportunity to learn more about the exhibition’s artists as well as selection, placement and installation of sculpture.  Meet June LaCombe at Kiosk at 11:00 free and open with no advanced registration

www.wellsreserve.org

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2017 MAPLE TREE TALKS the art of sustainable living and art that sustains us

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EMBRACING EARTH

2017 Hawk Ridge Farm

All talks will meet at 2:00 under the Maple Tree during the 1:00-4:00 Hawk Ridge Farm open house and are free and open to the public.

June 4: Miles Chapin – Sculptor

Miles Chapin was the featured artist last year at the College of the Atlantic exhibition and he created outstanding monumental carved granite and basalt sculpture for the show, Where Mountains Meet the Sea. He has participated at the Schoodic Sculpture Symposium and has been awarded numerous public art projects including the Brunswick Railway Station. Miles will show slides of his work process and share his artistic inspiration.

June 11: MOFGA Dave Colson – Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners

MOFGA’s Agricultural Services Program director, Dave Colson owns New Leaf Farm, a celebrated source of organic vegetables, fruits and herbs for markets and restaurants in greater Portland. Dave will give background information about MOFGA and share his wealth of knowledge gained through decades of organic farming in Maine. Come with your organic gardening questions.

 June 25: George Sherwood – Sculptor

George Sherwood‘s kinetic sculptures are both highly refined and elegantly simple as they move with each breath of wind. Inspired by nature, his abstract work is reminiscent of flocks of birds, schools of fish, shimmering leaves or waves of light. Most recently I featured his sculpture at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. A celebrated artist in collections throughout the country, George will share his background and inspiration with slides and videos.

July 9: Ken Ryan – Maine Coast Taijiquan

This will be an opportunity to participate in a class of Qigong, an ancient practice which centers and circulates energy in the body by integrating physical postures, breathing and focused attention.  Ken Ryan is the founding director of Maine Coast Taijiquan and has studied Yang and Chen Style Taijiquan leading classes at his studio in South Freeport and Bowdoin College. This practice can be a part of integrating the inside with the outside world enlivening that interaction. We will “Embrace Earth” as one of the standing meditation postures.

July 16: Jen Hatch – Revision Energy & Bill Ginn – Homeowner

Entering our third year, Hawk Ridge Farm is now solar. ReVision Energy installed our array along with 5,000 other buildings in New England. Since 2003, ReVision Energy has been building its staff of 100 to serve as is a renewable energy company contracting engineering, design, installation and equipment for homes, businesses, and nonprofits. Bill Ginn will share our results and Marketing director Jen Hatch of Revision Energy will present information about going solar in Maine.

July 23: Wendy Klemperer – Sculptor

Wendy Klemperer works in salvaged steel and welds animated animal sculptures. She shows her work throughout the country and  I have featured her sculpture in exhibitions at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Maine Audubon. Her installation at the Portland Jetport, donated by William Hamill, called GLIMPSE includes her Deer, a Wolf, and Porcupines. A number of pieces from her new Shadow Series that were introduced in NY, are now at Hawk Ridge Farm. Wendy will show images of her most recent exhibitions and share more about her creative process.

Talks and Lectures by June LaCombe 2017

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June 3, 10:30 am Public Arts Conference
Sustainable Public Art Maine College of Art

This slide lecture will review temporary sculpture exhibitions open to the public, and introduce the field of sustainable art which includes environmental art, and eco art.
Temp to Perm Public Arts Conference
522 Congress Street, Portland Maine
www.temptoperm.me for tickets and further information

July 12, 3:00 pm with Reception following
SCULPTURE at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

This slide lecture will introduce the artists who have sculpture in the permanent collection at the Gardens and review highlights of 10 years of exhibitions curated by June LaCombe there.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Maine
www.mainegardens.org for registration and further information

July 18th 7:00 pm with Reception at 6:00
POETICS OF PLACE talk with Gary Haven Smith Ogunquit Museum of American Art

This talk will review the art of selection and siting sculpture and introduce Gary Haven Smith who will give a slide lecture of his work process as a part of the Totally Tuesday lecture series
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art- Ogunquit, Maine
www.ogunquitmuseum.org for registration and further information

July 24th Noon Lecture
POWER OF PLACE Wells Reserve at Laudholm

This slide lecture will introduce the artists in the sculpture exhibition and review selection, siting, and installation of sculpture for the garden and landscape.
Wells Reserve at Laudholm- Wells, Maine
www.wellsreserve.org for registration and further information

EMBRACING EARTH 2017

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WOMAN WITH BIRD - Lise Becu

WOMAN WITH BIRD – Lise Becu

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
May 20 – July 23, 2017
Opening reception Saturday May 20th 4:30-6:30 pm
By appointment june.lacombe@gmail.com 207-688-4468
Open houses Sunday afternoons from 1:00-4:00 throughout the show

Sculpture by New England artists shown in country home and gardens with a new woodland sculpture trail

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EVENTS

June 21 7:00 pm SUMMER SOLSTICE Contra Dance with Crooked Stove Pipe Band

MAPLE TREE TALKS “the art of sustainable living and art that sustains us”
All talks will meet at 2:00 under the Maple Tree during the 1:00-4:00 Hawk Ridge Farm Pownal, Maine open house and are free and open to the public.

June 4: Miles Chapin, Sculptor
June 11: Dave Colson, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners
June 25: George Sherwood, sculptor
July 9: Ken Ryan, Maine Coast Taijiquan
July 16: Phil Coupe, Revision Energy and Bill Ginn, Homeowner
July 23: Wendy Klemperer, sculptor

GARY HAVEN SMITH at The Ogunquit Museum of American Art

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Gary Haven Smith

Gary Haven Smith

Ogunquit, Maine
May 1 through October 31, 2017
Open daily, 10am – 5pm

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art houses a permanent collection of paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints and photographs from the late 1800s to the present. They also have an extensive outdoor collection of sculpture. This season, Gary Haven Smith is having a solo show of a selection of his abstract granite sculpture in the seaside gardens surrounding the museum. Gary brings fluidity and light to granite boulders revealing refined sensuous forms. Contact June LaCombe for information concerning purchase, transport, and installation of sculpture from this exhibition.  

https://ogunquitmuseum.org

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WHERE MOUNTAINS MEET THE SEA featuring Miles Chapin

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ENTWINE - Miles Chapin

ENTWINE – Miles Chapin

College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME
June 24 – October 29, 2016

 

In celebration of Acadia National Park’s 100th anniversary, signature work by twenty artists from New England will be sited in the historic gardens of the College of the Atlantic campus looking over Frenchman’s Bay. This exhibition and sale will feature the granite sculpture by Miles Chapin who graduated from the college in 2010.

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Gary Haven Smith STONE WAVES

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WAVE BENCH Gary Haven Smith

WAVE BENCH – Gary Haven Smith

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, Maine
July 6 – October 23, 2016

 

 

 

A solo exhibition by Gary Haven Smith will be sited surrounding the visitor center at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. This accomplished stone sculptor brings fluidity and light to glacial erratic boulders leaving the time worn exterior surfaces while revealing refined sensuous forms and facets of stone. Check their website for hours, admission and registration for related events www.mainegardens.org.

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SCULPTURE by John Bowdren and Jordan Smith

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Freeport Historical Society

Freeport Historical Society
Freeport, ME
May 19 – October 16, 2016

 

In conjunction with their new exhibition, Freeport Artists of the Past, sculptures by John Bowdren and Jordan Smith are featured in the gardens of the Freeport Historical Society. Pieces were selected to be in dynamic relationship with their settings.  

Learn more about the Freeport Historical Society and Freeport Artists of the Past show

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George Sherwood WIND, WAVES & LIGHT

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George Sherwood, Memory of Fibonacci, stainless steel, 60 x 60 x 3 inches - 2014

George Sherwood, Memory of Fibonacci, stainless steel, 60 x 60 x 3 inches – 2014

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, Maine
June 1 – October 12, 2015
Opening Reception Wednesday June 24th, 5:00-7:00 pm
Artist Talk Saturday July 18th, 10:00-11:30 am

 

George Sherwood‘s nature inspired, kinetic sculptures animate their setting. This solo exhibition will have five monumental pieces, shown in the Hudson River Park in New York City last year, with additional new work in various scales sited through the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. View www.mainegardens.org for hours, admission and artist talk registration.

IMAGES OF SCULPTURE click here>>

 

Memory of Fibonacci, George Sherwood from George Sherwood on Vimeo.

POETICS OF PLACE

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Lucent Journey

Constance Rush, Lucent Journey, marble, 10 x 28 x 8 inches

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
June 6th – July 26th, 2015

When a sculpture is carefully sited on the landscape, both the piece and the place resonate in new ways. This exhibition and sale features sculpture by fifty New England artists shown in a country home and surrounding meadows, historic gardens and a woodland trail. Visit this exhibition to select sculpture for your home and garden and join us for our Maple Tree Talks.

Open by appointment – contact

Open Houses Sunday afternoons from 2:00 – 4:00 pm

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At Home by the Fire – FIGURES by CABOT LYFORD featured

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Nudes by Cabot Lyford

Nudes by Cabot Lyford

 

SMALL RECLYNING FIGURE - Cabot Lyford

SMALL RECLINING FIGURE – Cabot Lyford

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
November 14th, 2014 – December 28th, 2014
Candlelight Opening Reception Friday November 14, 4:00pm -6:00pm
Join us for this festive opening reception. JL

 

Nudes by CABOT LYFORD in wood and granite, will be featured along with figures by ROY PATTERSON, STEVE LINDSAY, SHARON TOWNSHEND, JIM SARDONIS, SCOTT STOLL and life drawing sketches by JOHN BOWDREN. Gardens have been cut back and outdoor sculpture is sited on the landscape by Gary Haven Smith, Wendy Klemperer, William Lasansky, John BonSignore and Stephen Porter.

Open by Appointment 207-688-4468, June.LaCombe@gmail.com

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Additional Events

Holiday Open House Saturday, December 6, 3:00 – 5:00pm

Maine Masters Film CABOT LYFORD Sunday, December 28, 3:00pm

Holiday Open House

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Saturday, December 6, 3:00-5:00

Figures by Steve Lindsay

Figures by Steve Lindsay

Evergreen wreaths will be hung, with spice cookies, hot mulled cider and Swedish Glogg served. Join us for this festive open house. Sculpture from this exhibition will be a treasured gift. All secrets honored. 

SCULPTURE at Maine Audubon – A Celebration of Art and Nature

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Undula - Gary Haven Smith, Granite

Undula – Gary Haven Smith, Granite

Maine Audubon
Falmouth, Maine (directions)
Show extended through October 15, 2014
Wednesday, October 8th full moon CLOSING EVENT from 4:00pm-6:00pm

 

Sculpture in granite, marble, steel and bronze by New England’s outstanding artists are sited in the peony and butterfly gardens, along woodland trails, as well as inside the visitors center at Maine Audubon’s headquarters in Falmouth. Please join us and bring your friends to celebrate June LaCombe’s 25th year of placing art on the land. 

 

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SCULPTURE at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens – Pollinators

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Pollinators

Apple Blossoms with Honey Bees  – Christopher Russell, Ceramic with glaze

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, Maine
Extended through October 15, 2014
Wednesday, October 15th Tour of the Show with June LaCombe 4:00pm

 

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is exploring the theme pollinators with educational programming throughout the year. Sculptors have been asked to focus on this theme with spectacular results. Sculpture is sited in the Entryway Gardens, around the Great Lawn and in the Butterfly Gardens. Visit www.mainegardens.org for programming, hours and admission.  

 

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LIVING WOOD Sculpture for the Garden

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Swallows by John Bowdren Cedar, gold leaf, steel photo by Frances Buerkens

Swallows by John Bowdren Cedar, gold leaf, steel photo by Frances Buerkens

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, Maine
June 27th – September 22, 2013
Opening Reception Thursday evening,  June 27th from 5:00-7:00

 

Wood sculpture will be shown on the Great Lawn, Butterfly Gardens and trails of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. A site map, price list and guide will be available in the Visitors Center. The opening event is free and open to all, then check summer admission at www.mainegardens.org

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SCULPTURE For the Home and Garden

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OVER AND UNDER by Gary Haven Smith - Granite, steel

OVER AND UNDER by Gary Haven Smith – Granite, steel

RECLINING FIGURE by Cabot Lyford - Walnut

RECLINING FIGURE by Cabot Lyford – Walnut

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
May 18 – June 30, 2013
Opening Reception Saturday evening, May 18 from 5:00-7:00

 Open by appointment only – Contact June LaCombe

 

Interior work in wood will be featured inside country home as a prelude to LIVING WOOD, an outdoor exhibition at CMBG. A selection of sculpture from artist’s studios throughout New England will be sited in the meadows and gardens of Hawk Ridge Farm.  Open by appointment. 

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Maple Tree Talks: Sundays in June

June 16 – 2:00pm Michael Shaughnessy SCULPTURE 101
June 23 – 2:00pm Sharon Townshend CERAMIC SCULPTURE
June 30 – 2:00pm Hank Tyler SCULPTED BIRDS

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STEEL AND STONE

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SUNSET - Roy Patterson

SUNSET – Roy Patterson

SOUTHERN BEND II - Stephen Porter

SOUTHERN BEND II – Stephen Porter

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal Maine
Featuring Stephen Porter and Roy Patterson
June 2nd – July 29th, 2012

 

Stephen Porter designs and constructs precise abstract forms in stainless steel as well as granite.  His sculptures have an elegant timeless quality as they animate their setting.  Roy Patterson works in granite, marble and basalt and explores abstracted figurative forms that have an ancient resonance.  

Select work in these materials by others sculptors from the region will be shown at Hawk Ridge Farm’s country home and gardens.

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Maple Tree Talks

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Sunday, June 16 – 2:00pm
Michael Shaughnessy
SCULPTURE 101

Sculpture has evolved through the ages from animal effigies to Earthworks to performance art and back again. Michael Shaughnessy, sculpture instructor from University of Southern Maine, will speak about sculpture’s early beginnings and lasting impacts for our culture over time. Shaughnessy states, “from the hand held to that which is indeterminate and fleeting, sculpture has always been the ‘great other’ of art.”

Sunday, June 23 – 2:00pm
Sharon Townshend
CERAMIC SCULPTURE

Inspired by trees and the grace of the female form, Sharon Townshend makes large scale Caryatid tree/women sculptures in stoneware and terra cotta. “When I work with clay I am part of an ancient continuum of artists modeling this substance into forms which are usually hollow. This interior space has been used to hold food, water, ceremonial or metaphorical meaning.” Sharon will demonstrate how she makes large coiled vessels and how she uses this process to make ceramic sculpture.

Sunday, June 30 – 2:00pm
Hank Tyler
SCULPTED BIRDS

Using the grain and rich colors of hard woods, Hank Tyler sculpts gently abstracted birds. Focusing on shorebirds and flight, Tyler will share his inspiration, techniques, tools and works in progress. Formerly the director of Maine’s Critical Areas Program, he now sculpts full time and has much to share with those who work in wood or love birds.

Artist Steve Lindsay giving Figurative Carving talk

Artist Steve Lindsay giving Figurative Carving talk

Carved figures in wood from Steve Lindsay's talk

Carved figures in wood from Steve Lindsay’s talk

ON THE WING at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

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PREENING BIRD - Lise Becu

PREENING BIRD – Lise Becu

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, Maine
June – October 2012


Birds hold a mythic place in our imaginations.  The jewels of nature, they have inspired artists throughout time and are celebrated in this major exhibition and sale.  Interior work and garden scale pieces will be shown in the lobby and butterfly gardens at Maine Audubon and exterior sculpture will be sited in perennial gardens and woodland trails of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

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ON THE WING at Maine Audubon

 

BUFFLEHEAD - Ray Carbone

BUFFLEHEAD – Ray Carbone

Maine Audubon
Falmouth, Maine
July 3rd – September 30th, 2012


Exhibition and sale of 75 pieces in the visitors’ center and butterfly gardens.

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BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY at Hawk Ridge Farm

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OWL - Andreas van Huene

OWL – Andreas van Huene

HEN - Lise Becu

HEN – Lise Becu

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
June 15th – July 27th, 2011


For those considering sculpture, this is an exhibition of both small and large scale works selected from 30 artist’s studios throughout New England. Materials include granite, basalt, marble, bronze, steel and wood and are shown in meadows, gardens and country home of Hawk Ridge Farm.

Sculpture can act as a focal point on the landscape or a contemplative garden. It enlivens its place as it heightens our awareness of sensual form and all that endures. BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY is a celebration of sculpture from the region.

BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY 2011 sculptors

Anne Alexander, Lise Becu, John BonSignore, John Bowdren, Pat Campbell, Ray Carbone, Miles Chapin, Tom Chapin, Case Conover, Sara Crisp, Squidge Davis, Edwin Gamble, J. T. Gibson, Paul Heroux, Kazumi Hoshino, Andreas von Huene, Wendy Klemperer, Steve Lindsay, Cabot Lyford, Jean Noon, Roy Patterson, Stephen Parmley, Stephen Porter, Antje Roitzsch, Constance Rush, Jim Sardonis, Cat Schwenk, George Sherwood, Gary Haven Smith, Jordan Smith, Scott Stoll, Cynthia Stroud, Sharon Townshend, Digby Veevers-Carter, Gar Waterman.

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RE-IMAGINED – Wildlife SCULPTURE by Wendy Klemperer

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WOLF - Wendy Klemperer

WOLF – Wendy Klemperer

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, Maine
2009
Maine Audubon
Falmouth, Maine
2010-2011
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, Maine
2011-2012


Wendy Klemperer salvages industrial materials to construct expressive gestural sketches in steel. This exhibition features extirpated wildlife species including life size wolves, elk, caribou, and mountain lions along with native deer, fox and porcupines. Sculpture is sited along the entry drive, woodland trails, by the pond and apple orchards of Gilsland farm, re-imagining these species on the Maine landscape.

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CABOT LYFORD – LIFE WORK

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BOATERS - Cabot Lyford

BOATERS – Cabot Lyford

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
September 22- November 21, 2010


This show features the sculpture of Cabot Lyford, born in 1925. Respected by his peers and revered by his patrons, Cabot Lyford has sculpture in public and private collections throughout the country. He simply says,” I carve because I must”. Do not miss this exhibition of his work in granite, wood, aluminum and bronze from various periods and collected from his Maine galleries and his studio. The sculpture of 25 outstanding artists from New England will be also be displayed in this indoor and outdoor exhibition and sale.

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IN SITU

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Gary Haven Smith

LET IT IN, LET IT OUT – Gary Haven Smith

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
June 5 – July 25, 2010


For those seeking sculpture, this is an ongoing exhibition and sale by a selection of New England’s outstanding sculptors shown in situ.

2010 SCULPTORS at Hawk Ridge Farm | Anne Alexander, Lise Becu, John BonSignore, John Bowdren, Pat Campbell, Ray Carbone, Miles Chapin, Tom Chapin, Case Conover, Edwin Gamble, Paul Heroux, Andreas von Huene, Wendy Klemperer, Cabot Lyford, Jean Noon, Stephen Parmley, Roy Patterson, Stephen Porter, Constance Rush, Jim Sardonis, Cat Schwenk, George Sherwood, Gary Haven Smith, Jordan Smith, Scott Stoll, Cynthia Stroud, Sharon Townshend, Carolyn Treat, Digby Veevers-Carter, Gar Waterman, Melita Westerlund

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INSPIRED – Sculpture at Maine Audubon Falmouth, Maine

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DOVE - Ray Carbone

DOVE – Ray Carbone

WOMAN WITH OWL - Lise Becu

WOMAN WITH OWL – Lise Becu

Maine Audubon
Falmouth, Maine
June 5 – July 25, 2010


Featuring artists Lise Becu and Ray Carbone.

Lise Becu brings a fluid, dreamlike quality to her work focusing on wildlife and women. She allows images to emerge while letting parts of the natural stone relief remain. Inspired by his rich natural environment, Ray Carbone is an accomplished wildlife artist working in wood, granite and bronze. Sculpture scaled for the home and garden will be sited in the visitors’ center, butterfly and wild flower gardens.

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AUTUMN at Hawk Ridge Farm – Featuring SCULPTURE by Gary Haven Smith

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Moving On - Gary Haven Smith

Moving On – Gary Haven Smith

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
September 20th – November 1st, 2009


Following a retrospective of Gary Haven Smith’s work at the Currier Museum in New Hampshire, this is a major exhibition and sale of sculpture by this celebrated artist. Both interior and exterior pieces will be sited in the country home and gardens of Hawk Ridge Farm. Materials include granite, basalt, slate, lead, gold and silver leaf and sizes range from carved glacier boulders to constructed and painted wall hangings. A selection of other work by New England sculptors is included in this fall exhibition. Gather friends, hike Bradbury Mountain, eat at Edna and Lucy’s and consider sculpture for your home and garden.

ARTISTS
Gary Haven Smith
Anne Alexander, Lise Becu, John BonSignore, John Bowdren, Pat Campbell, Ray Carbone, Miles Chapin, Tom Chapin, Sara Crisp, Squidge Davis, Edwin Gamble, Kazumi Hoshino, Andreas von Huene, Wendy Klemperer, Cabot Lyford, Roy Patterson, Stephen Porter, Constance Rush, Jim Sardonis, Cat Schwenk, George Sherwood, Jordan Smith, Scott Stoll, Cynthia Stroud, Sharon Townshend, Digby Veevers-Carter, Gar Waterman, Melita Westerlund

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SCULPTURE for the Senses

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FOUND SOUND - Val Bertoia

FOUND SOUND – Val Bertoia

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, Maine
June 19- August 31, 2009


Five artists (Sharon Townshend, Jim Sardonis, Lise Becu, Stephen Porter, and Val Bertoia) have explored each of the senses in a variety of materials. Their work is sited in the new Sensory Garden at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

RETURN – SCULPTURE for the Contemplative Garden

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THIS WAY - Steve Lindsay

THIS WAY – Steve Lindsay

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
June 7th – July 26th 2009


Inspired by the first lines of Robinson Jeffers poem RETURN:

A little too abstract, a little too wise,
It is time for us to kiss the earth again,
It is time to let the leaves rain from the skies,
Let the rich life run to the roots again….
This is a return to the garden, a return to our mythic understanding of our connections with the land, and a return to the art that nourishes our souls. Sculpture selected from artists studios in New England will be sited in the gardens and country home of Hawk Ridge Farm offering an opportunity for those looking for sculpture to experience it in situ.

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WHERE NATURE AND CULTURE MEET

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GPS - Steve Lindsay

GPS – Steve Lindsay

WIND ORCHID - George Sherwood

WIND ORCHID – George Sherwood

SCULPTURE at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Barters Island Road Boothbay, Maine
August 4 – October 9 2007


A selection of sculpture by New England’s outstanding artists sited along woodland gardens and coastal trails. This is an opportunity to see the newly opened Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and watch them grow. Check their website for directions, hours, admission and special events www.mainegardens.org.

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WHERE NATURE AND CULTURE MEET

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SCROLL - Gary Haven Smith

SCROLL – Gary Haven Smith

SCULPTURE at Maine Audubon
Gilsland Farm
Falmouth
Maine

2007

This was a celebration of Earth sensitive sculpture from New England with 118 pieces by 27 artists sited in the gardens, meadows and along coastal trails.

WHERE NATURE AND CULTURE MEET

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LANDSCAPE - Cabot Lyford

LANDSCAPE – Cabot Lyford

OWL - Andreas von Huene

OWL – Andreas von Huene

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal
Maine
2007


In Autumn as plants are cut back, sculpture endures reminding us how it can hold its place through the winter and provide rich visual imagery in the garden and landscape. View sculpture in this country landscape during the changing fall and winter seasons.

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COMING TO OUR SENSES – Sculpture for the Home and Garden

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Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
2006

A celebration of original Earth sensitive sculpture form the region with over 100 works sited in gardens, meadows and country home.  Open by appointment including weekends and evenings.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, Maine
2006

A selection of sculpture sited along woodland gardens and coastal trail.  This is an opportunity to see the new Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and watch them grow.

TOUCHSTONES – SCULPTURE PARTICIPATING WITH PLACE

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Blum Gallery and the Farrand Gardens
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, Maine
2005

In the Blum Gallery: How does nature nurture us?  Sculpture made from granite, marble, moss, mica, and wood brings nature into our lives and explores the numinous qualities of matter.
In the Farrand Gardens: Where we nurture nature, sculpture acts as a focal point for a contemplative setting.  Sculpture sets up a dialogue with place and heightens our awareness of natural forces, cycles, and seasons.  Co-curated with Susan Lerner.

Hawk Ridge Farm
Pownal, Maine
2005

Through Meadows: Large scale sculpture sited on the living landscape of pastures and organic gardens in a country setting demonstrates living with art.  A home gallery houses collections of smaller works.  Open by appointment throughout the show including weekends and evenings.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
 Boothbay, Maine
2005

Along Shore Path: Through woodland gardens and glacier-honed ledges, sculpture is sited along a coastal trail.  The outstanding work of artists invites us to slow our pace and more deeply appreciate the great work of which we are a part.