I have good news…especially for me, but also for those of you who have enjoyed reading about life at Watershed.  Since I had such a wonderful experience as a resident there, and I am fortunate to live to very close to the facility, I have decided to extend my stay!  I will be renting a work-space in the factory studios for a few more weeks.  Thus, while the official account of my session as a resident at Watershed Center for Ceramic Art ended with my last post, I have decided to continue to bring news and love from Newcastle, Maine to the outside world, for the remainder of the summer!

It is possible to spend weeks at Watershed and still find that you notice something new and lovely to look at everyday.  There are bits of sculpture everywhere…both proudly displayed and artfully hidden.  I sometimes appreciate the latter more, because it seems as though these are a special gift for those willing to look a little harder.  The other day, I took an opportunity to stroll around the gardens, grounds, and wooded trails, photographing many of these wonderful pieces of art.

Lovely daylilies and a ceramic sculpture in the front yard of the house.

A piece found on the sculpture trail down by the factory studios.

Works in the sculpture gardens behind the main house.

You must be sure to look up as well…this is a hanging piece found on the wooded sculpture trail.