Work copyright Zoe Brookes
We loved stumbling upon this blog and finding the exquisite doodles of Zoe Brookes. Of her Nantucket inspired sketches she writes “Lanterns, flags, sea shells, some harpoons mixed in there, plus some general nautical imagery for good measure. Plans? Definitely a strung up lantern pattern for maybe fabric application (I’m thinking a skirt?) and maybe play the old school metal ones against a more vibrant, playful paper lantern design. Also I want to play with the flags more! Results to come!”
Post from: Nantucket Art
Nantucket Inspired Art
Gene Mahon has posted some great photos from the Artists Association of Nantucket’s Sidewalk Art Show this weekend.
You can see them on his blog Mahon About Town.
“Nathaniel Philbrick’s In the Heart of the Sea is a spellbinding true account of the whaleship “The Essex,” which was maliciously attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in 1820. Poor leadership and the islander’s own ignorant arrogance led the 20-man crew to set out in three, tiny open crafts over 3,000 miles to a port. After 93 grueling days, only 8 survived to be rescued, after battling three courageous months of incredible suffering, discipline, and the cruel pranks of the savage seas.”
As we all know great art and craft is not limited to Art Galleries nowadays (nor was it ever). A great place to find creatives under your nose on Nantucket is
Tumblr.
Tumblr is a blogging platform that allows users to post text, images, video, links, quotes, and audio to their tumblelog, a short-form blog. Users are able to “follow” other users and see their posts together on their dashboard. Users can “like” or “reblog” posts from other blogs on the site. Another great resource for finding photos, paintings and sketches of Nantucket is
Flickr.
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Society6 is a new website for emerging and established artists from every creative discipline to showcase their talent as it unfolds. Artists join the online community which puts artists in touch with patrons offering grants.
Society6 has created an open grants system where individuals and organizations can easily issue money or opportunity (free products and services) grants to creative people from around the world. Artists and other creative people apply to these grants. The community nominates applicants to create the list of finalists. The grant giver chooses one applicant from the finalist list to award the grant.
Nantucket Island School of Design & The Arts. Visual artists, performers,composers, writers. Residencies at Harbor Cottage Artist Colony in town. School is 8 miles away offering studios in-season. June through Oct. the arts community is active. Off-season is perfect for solitude and on-your-own experience. $750 to $1,000 per month (higher in summer). Limited work exchange may reduce summer fees – write requests with application. No application fee. Please visit www.nisda.org for application requirements. For further information email nisda@nantucket.net or call 508-228-4485
