Monday, April 25, 2016
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Marblehead.Works Welcomes Marblehead Sail Bags!
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| Marblehead Sail Bag Collection |
We are thrilled to welcome aboard Marblehead Sail Bags whose tote bags and accessories are the epitome of nautical style.
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| Dopp Kits |
They combine high-tech laminate sailcloth with brightly colored spinnaker sailcloth to create beautiful, water-resistant bags of superior design, functionality and craftsmanship.
When sailmakers make sails for boats there are often smaller pieces of sailcloth left over. These offcuts are useless to the sailmaker and discarded, but Marblehead Sail Bags uses them to make products from a material that is both recycled and brand new.
Marblehead has been called the yachting capital of the world. Marblehead Sail Bag's modern, stylish, colorful sailcloth bags allow you to carry a bit of coastal Marblehead with you wherever you go!
About the Artist
About the Artist
Laura Walsh-Rogalski, a sailor and Marblehead native who works for a sailmaker in Salem. Her Marblehead Sail Bags line features wallets, purses, totes, and other items made with scraps and end pieces of high-tech fabrics that were going to be thrown out.
“They’re really unique in that they combine two different types of sailcloth,” Walsh-Rogalski said, “a laminate layer on the outside and a spinnaker cloth on the inside, which is usually brightly colored. They’re highly durable, water resistant, and I do everything myself."
About Marblehead.Works
Marblehead.Works is an online boutique showcasing the talent of local artisans, and businesses in our coastal New England town, bringing the best of Marblehead to you. For more information, visit them on Facebook or @MarbleheadWorks.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Marblehead.Works Welcomes Tinkers Island Fish Company!
David Barber, Artist Statement
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| Hand Carved Wooden Striper |
Folk lore and artifacts point to early inhabitants that were artisans from the North Pole. Tinkers
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| Hand carved Humpback Whale |
that sought out a slightly warmer latitude and fish to sustain them found their way here.
Ancient driftwood figures of fish were found at sites pointing to the rising sun in the east and the warm setting sun in the west. The art was extraordinary, thier meaning unclear.
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| Hand carved Wooden Bluefish |
I grew up with these stories and have tried to honor their spirit and beauty of the island with my fish carvings. Each fish is sculpted from choice spruce. Hand painted and finished with a sparkling marble eye.
Discover the joy of giving a fish a good home.
Discover a curated collection of artwork on Marblehead.Works in a variety of media such as: paintings, photography, drawings, mixed media, and sculptures, many with a nautical bent, from Marblehead's most talented artists.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Marblehead.Works Welcomes The Crazy Candy Lady!
We are excited to welcome aboard The Crazy Candy Lady who aims to provide a magical experience and capture the unique spirit of Marblehead. |
| Summer Fun Seashore Sweet Collection |
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| Super Sweet Camper Care Package |
For the young and young at heart, The Crazy Candy Lady delights the child in everyone.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Marblehead.Works Welcomes Artist Susan J Schrader!
We are excited to be welcoming artist Susan J Schrader to our family of artisans and small businesses who exemplify the best that Marblehead has to offer! Marblehead.Works, launching May 19th, will offer an online shopping portal that will showcase a curated selection of the finest wares from Marblehead's local artisans and businesses. Visit us online or follow us on Facebook
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| Pink Sandy Dance |
My work is about life. About release. About letting go. About giving oneself up to what life has to offer: happiness, love, friendship, wonderment, grasping/releasing. My paintings show my love of drawing! I draw very organically with the India ink on the blank canvas and see what creatures will come to life. Then I begin to add my color – I’m in love with bright, vibrant colors and loads of detail — dots upon dots! My paintings are about life and love and friendships. They are about relationships within yourself as well as with other people and moments in life.
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I Love You More Than All the Stars #2 |
I communicate emotions through the simplicity of my quirky, little figures. These creatures live amongst themselves on their own or together in a moment in time. How they themselves interact with each other upon the surface of the canvas invites us to perhaps ponder how we feel when we are faced with a moment in our own lives that brings us connection to someone or something.
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Soaring Night Skies |
I enjoy the work of Chagall, Alice Neel, Matisse, Cy Twombly, Giacometti and Quentin Blake to name a few. Each of these artist focuses on the importance of drawing, composition and emotion. Their use of color, texture and line build towards a single snapshot of our world.
My drawings/paintings on canvas are created intuitively and organically. There is no pre-drawing or pre-conceived ideas. My paintings are about mark-making and the activity that happens right on the surface of the canvas. There is hardly any depth or implied perspective. It is created with drawings done in India ink, and painted with acrylic paints, varnishes and textured mediums. I hand made the wooden stretcher. The cotton canvas is of high quality and has been prepared with many layers of gesso ground. Most paintings are framed with a handmade painted or varnished frame.
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Dancing Down The Slopes |
My work is about plunging into the moment with my pen nib and ink. My method relies on my reaction to the first figure that finds his/her way onto the surface of the canvas. I am aware of both the positive and negative spaces as I am drawing and how these spaces relate to the marks and the development of textures and color. The spontaneous gestures and movements of the figures allows the viewer to see their own connections to themselves or to another.
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