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\"Thomas

\u00a9Thomas Dambo at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n

Among the many highlights of our trip to Maine last month was a visit to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens<\/a> in Boothbay. It’s a wonderful place, whether you’re a plant enthusiast or not.<\/p>\n

\"Thomas

\u00a9Thomas Dambo at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n

Thomas Dambo’s<\/a> larger-than-life trolls, dubbed The Guardians of the Seeds, pushed this year’s visit into the realm of the magical. If you’re headed in that general direction, they are definitely worth a detour!<\/p>\n

\"Thomas

\u00a9Thomas Dambo at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n

Aside from enjoying the change of scene that comes with any vacation, I find being in a new environment has a tendency to shake fresh ideas loose, allowing them to rise to the surface. This trip was no exception. I had a bit of a forehead smacking moment when I realized that the iconic house shape I’ve been using over the past year is the same as an open envelope’s silhouette.\u00a0Talk about a lightbulb moment! \u00a0 It looks like my work for the fall is now laid out for me.<\/p>\n

\"House<\/p>\n

Many things represent my idea of where I grew up, and in combining some of them with the merged house\/open envelope shape, I’m imagining the possibilities of a series of “Letters from Home”.<\/p>\n

\"Dyed

\u00a9 2021 Elizabeth Fram<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mussel

\u00a9 2021 Elizabeth Fram, In process<\/p><\/div>\n

What better way to kick off the series than with a mussel shell, one of the more common sights on any rocky Maine beach? They served as foraged butter dishes for our lobster picnics, and I have collected more than my fair share of them over the years because of their purple-y color.<\/p>\n

\"Mussel

\u00a9 2021 Elizabeth Fram, In process<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mussel

\u00a9 2021 Elizabeth Fram, In process<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mussel

\u00a9 2021 Elizabeth Fram, In process<\/p><\/div>\n

Working with those deep blues and purples has been pure pleasure this week; colors that vibrate against the red and orange of this shibori-dyed shape – originally intended as a house, now both house and envelope. What began as an experiment for carrying a symbol forward, now feels a bit like kismet, pushing the idea of home in a very personal way.<\/p>\n

\"Mussel

\u00a9 2021 Elizabeth Fram, In process<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2737<\/span><\/h2>\n

Update:<\/em>
\nI mentioned at the end of August<\/a> that I’d let you know once the recording of the artists talk\u00a0“Signify: A Conversation About Meaning and Technique”<\/em>\u00a0(a Zoom discussion I participated in surrounding this summer’s exhibition Hidden Messages: Old and New<\/strong>) was available for viewing. As promised, here is the link<\/a>. I’ll warn you, it’s an hour long – so grab your beverage of choice. I think you’ll find the conversation interesting, down to earth, and in good humor.<\/p>\n

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