Text and Drawings by Abraham Storer Jean Horner has been working on farms and in gardens since she was 18, after an earlier gig as a professional polo groom. These […]
IN THE STUDIO
Cole Barash’s Photographic Adventures, Near and Far
Exploring subcultures, communities, and the relationship between humans and the natural world
WELLFLEET — Last April, Cole Barash spent three days on the back shore making photographs to accompany a Thoreau-inspired essay by Eileen Myles called A Walk on Cape Cod. During […]
MEET THE MAKERS
The Art of Making and Giving Cards
Handmade greetings are a cozy form of communication
Working on a tabletop in her Provincetown studio, Sylvia Tomayko-Peters drags a layer of mint green ink across the surface of the silkscreen she’s using to print a series of […]
SACRED SPACE
Continuing a Legacy of Art, Devotion, and Community
Once a ship’s galley, an art gallery in Orleans resonates with history and tradition
ORLEANS — There’s a cleaver clamped to the ceiling of the Galley West Art Gallery on Monument Road. It was left there by the cook of the Orissa, a ship […]
IN THE STUDIO
Margot Stage Brings the Discarded Back to Life
After a career in radio journalism, Stage finds joy in telling a different kind of story
EASTHAM — Margot Stage had a career in public radio as a producer for WGBH in Boston where she worked primarily with words and sounds, creating stories by combining interview […]
ENCOUNTERS
Making Space at the Table
A Thanksgiving with Afghan refugees embodied the spirit of the holiday
Last year I celebrated Thanksgiving in the Hyannis home of my friends David and Paloma McLardy, immigrants from Scotland and Spain, respectively. They put a few tables together in their […]
MEET THE MAKER
Quilting as Biography
Chris Grozier’s handiworks are a family tradition full of memory and feeling
WELLFLEET — At Chris Grozier’s house, every holiday calls for stitching up a change in kitchen decor. She made the zigzag-patterned runner that stretches the length of her kitchen table, […]
EXPRESSIONS
Variations on Resisting (and Embracing) a Theme
Sigrid Trumpy fuses memory and experimentation to create a varied body of work
“I’m at this point in my life where I do whatever I want,” says Sigrid Trumpy. Her current exhibition at Wellfleet Preservation Hall presents a varied body of work — […]
MEET THE MAKERS
Practicing the Ancient Art of Pyrography
Ellen Adamson and Rob Richardson turn and burn their designs into wood
Maybe you’ve seen Ellen Adamson playing her nyckelharpa at one of the local farmers markets. The instrument, which looks like a cross between a fiddle and an autoharp, is the […]
GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK
A Late-Season Bounty of Blooms and Seeds
With Paula Erickson, in a garden that’s still coming into being
Text and Drawings by Abraham Storer Paula Erickson recently moved from Wellfleet to Truro, where establishing a garden has been a priority for her. It’s an expansive plot and has […]
ART AND ACCESS
Four Galleries Experiment With Artist Residencies
Going beyond selling art to create opportunities to work on the Outer Cape
Paige Beeber had been cloistered in New York City for months recovering from Covid when she had the opportunity to spend three July weeks on the Outer Cape. “Being able […]
IN THE STUDIO
Carmen Cicero’s Pursuit of Deep Expression
A lifetime of stories and styles emerges from a studio in Truro
At 96, Carmen Cicero is full of stories. There’s the story of his friend whose gnarled fingers spoke of a past life as an assassin in World War II before […]
ART AND ACCESS
Making Art and Making Do
Dominique Pecce finds rewards and challenges as a working artist on the Outer Cape
The term “emerging artist” is often used without much thought about what it means. In a sense, artists should always be “emerging.” But there’s a moment where the process is […]
ARTISTS ON ART
Celebrating Five Decades of Castle Hill
Artists reflect on their work and the Castle Hill experience
This fall, the 50th anniversary of the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill has been marked by several group shows celebrating the vast network of artists associated with […]
GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK
Harvesting Kale and Beets and Planting Garlic
A Q&A with Sarah Naciri at the Truro Community Children’s Garden
Text and Drawings by Abraham Storer Sarah Naciri runs Sustainable CAPE’s Community Children’s Garden at the Truro Public Library, where she leads children in planting, cultivating, and harvesting vegetables. Last […]
