Friday, January 29, 2010
CAN'T WAIT TILL SPRING!
COZY UP ON THE COUCH, START A SMALL FIRE, DREAM ABOUT THE NEXT GARDENING PROJECT AT THE NEW HOUSE, AND A GLASS OF WINE WOULD BE JUST FINE. YES WE HAVE COLOR IN SOUTHERN MAINE. CALL ME CRAZY.
JUST OFF THE FENCE POST
I BOUGHT A BOX OF WORN OLD WHITE ROUND FINIALS AT AN AUCTION NOT KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITH THEM, BUT I KNEW SOMEDAY THEY WOULD COME AROUND. TOO SMALL TO BE ON THEIR OWN ALONE I THOUGHT LETS GROUP THEM TOGETHER. I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL TO PUT ON THE DINING ROOM TABLE IN SOUTHERN MAINE, I THOUGHT AH HA!. SO I TOUCHED THEM UP WITH WHITE PAINT AND PUT THEM IN AN OLD IRONSTONE BOWL. I LOVE THE EFFECT AND SIMPLICITY. AS A WHOLE THEY ARE JUST PERFECT! LOOK PAST WHAT THINGS WERE REALLY USED FOR AND TRY CREATING YOUR OWN NEW AND IMPROVED COLLECTION. IT'S FUN!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
GREAT FORM AND SHAPE, NO NOT ME , FINIALS!
I HAVE ADMIRED AND COLLECTED FINIALS FOR YEARS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE THEY WERE USUALLY MADE OF WOOD (I DO HAVE SOME METAL ONES TO) AND THEY WERE USE TO DECORATE RAILINGS, TOPS OF GARDEN POSTS, AND EVEN SOMETIMES ROOF LINES OF HOUSES. THEY ARE GREAT INTEREST TO HAVE AROUND THE HOUSE AND A GREAT DECORATING TOOL. I LOVE THE WHITE CHIPPY PAINT THAT CREATES ALL THAT TEXTURE AND THEIR CURVEY SHAPES. THEY CAN BE PRICEY SO IF YOU SEE ONE UNDER $50 SNATCH IT UP.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
FOLLOW THE LEADER, BAAAAAA
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
ROCKS FROM THE BEACH
HARDLY BEFORE THE PAINT ON THE MANTLE WAS DRY, BEFORE WE MOVED ANYTHING IN THE HOUSE, I PLACED THESE SMOOTH BEACH ROCKS, COLLECTED JUST DOWN THE ROAD, ON THE MANTLE, AND THEY ARE STILL THERE. HOUSE GUEST ADD TO THE COLLECTION WITH EVERY VISIT. DON'T DRIVE YOURSELF CRAZY BY CONSTANTLY CHANGING MANTLES OUT, SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S RIGHT, IT'S RIGHT
SHELLS IN THE DINING ROOM, ALL IN A LINE
OF COURSE DISHES MAKE SENSE IN THE KITCHEN
IF YOU DON'T KNOW BY NOW BY READING MY BOOK, VISITING OUR HOMES, OR READING THIS BLOG, OK, I'M GONNA SAY IT, I AM AN IRONSTONE ADDICT.I HAVE HUNDREDS OF PIECES. WHAT A BETTER PLACE FOR SOME CHIPPY STAINED PLATES AND BUTTER PATS THAN THE KITCHEN MANTLE. I LOVE THE SOFT SHAPES THAT CONTRAST THE HARD ANGLES OF THE KITCHEN. TRY IT, UNDERSTATED YES, MEMORABLE OF COURSE.
CANDLESTICKS NOT ALLOWED
I LOVE "SIMPLE" MANTELS. IN OUR SUMMER HOUSE IN DOWNEAST MAINE WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE FOUR FIREPLACES, HENCE MANTLES. I KEEP THEM SIMPLE, EACH WITH ONLY A COLLECTION OF THE SAME THINGS. TRY IT, LET YOUR COLLECTIONS SPEAK OUT AND BE NOTICED! HERE A COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDERNS SHOES HIGHLIGHT THE DENS MANTLE. (AND YES THERE ARE COWS IN MAINE, AT LEAST IN THE DEN.)
Monday, January 25, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
ITS BEEN A BEARY BEARY LONG DAY
STILL WINTER IN VERMONT, BUT THE SUN IS SHINING. JUST FINISHED SOME OF THE BEST BEARS YET. HAND DYED COLORFUL TWELVE IN PANDAS WITH FUNKY EYES. LOVE THESE SMALL HANDFULS ALOT. NOW DOWN TO BUSINESS AND TO GET READY TO GATHER SOME ANTIQUES TO TAKE TO MY BOOTH AT COLUMBARY ANTIQUES IN CAPE NEDDICK MAINE. I WILL POST MORE INFO ON THIS GREAT SHOP SOON AND JUST AS GREAT SHOP KEEPERS, DONALD AND JACK. HOW LUCK I AM TO BE INCLUDED IS SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE. GOTTA JET, LOTS OF ANTIQUES TO PONDER ON, TWO OR THREE FOR ME, MAYBE ONE FOR SALE?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
NEW CAMERA NEW OUT LOOK AROUND AN OLD HOUSE
MY SKINNY SANTA GOT ME A GREAT SLR CAMERA FOR CHRISTMAS AND I JUST CAN'T PUT IT DOWN. TOO MUCH FUN ALL THE TIME ANYTIME. ON THESE SNOWY VERMONT DAYS WHEN I AM NOT MAKING BEARS, EDITING NEW BOOK PROJECTS, AND THINKING ABOUT MY NEXT DESIGN PROJECT, TAKING PHOTOS IS THE PERFECT RELAXATION I NEED.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
FINALLY A BLOG
JUST GETTING STARTED HERE TODAY...HOPE TO BE ADDING MORE PHOTOS, INFO ON MY CURRENT BOOK "NEW FARMHOUSE STYLE" AND OTHER NEW BOOK PROJECTS...ENJOY A PEACEFUL HOME AND LET SPECIALNESS SURROUND YOU
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OLD GLASS FISHERMANS BOUYS, TAKE THE NET OFF, THEY MAKE GREAT ART INDOORS OR OUT. TRY IT !
MY INSPIRATION TO KEEP OIL PAINTING
THE FINISHED PAINTING
BIG PILLOWS, LITTLE CHAIRS, IT WORKS IN THE GUEST ROOM
THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING EARLY PUDDING MOLDS FOR YEARS NOW. I HAVE THEM SCATTERED AROUND ALL THE HOUSES. I LOVE THE MOTTLED COLORS OF THE IRONSTONE AND ALSO THE INTERSTING MOLD PATTERNS IN THEIR INTERIORS. I HAVE RABBITS, FROGS, ELEPHANTS, BIRDS, AND FLOWERS JUST TO MENTION A FEW. THEY USUALLY RUN ABOUT $100 HERE IN THE STATES, SO ANYTHING UNDER THAT I GRAB 'EM. THEY LOOK GREAT GROUPED ON MANTLES, IN CUPBARDS, OR EVEN ON WINDOW SILLS ALL LINED UP. START COLLECTING THEM TODAY, YOU WON'T BE SORRY.
BOAT A SHORE!
THIS HAND MADE BOAT RESTS ON THE MANTLE IN SOUTHERN MAINE YEAR ROUND. I LOVE THE GREEN ACCENTS ON IT. IT IS JUST AS ENJOYABLE AS IT IS SIMPLE. IT DOESN'T NEED CANDLESTICKS OR PAINTINGS AROUND IT. MY FAVORITE WORD IS "EDIT", EVERYONE SHOULD USE IT.
CHRISTMAS AND IRONSTONE
CHECK OUT MY WHITE WIRE CHRISTMAS TREE. I JUST LOVE IT AND LEAVE IT UP YEAR ROUND IN THE MAINE DINING ROOM. IT'S THE ONLY LIGHT IN THE ROOM!
YES, THE RUMORS ARE TRUE
I'VE HAD A 30 YEAR CRUSH. YEP AND IT'S WITH CHER. I DID THIS PORTRAIT OVER TWENTY YEARS AGO IN PASTELS ON PAPER. I THINK IT WAS FROM THE COVER OF THE "STAR" MAGAZINE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT. YOU'LL FIND HER IN MY IPOD, HANGING ON MY WALL, AND ATTACHED TO MY HEART. IF THE HOUSE WAS BLOWING AWAY, I'D GRAB DALE FIRST, THE DOGS SECOND, AND MY CHER PORTRAIT. NOW YOU KNOW!
THINKS SPRING OR AT LEAST SOMETHING WARMER
I CAN NOT WAIT TO BE OUTSIDE AT MY GARDENING STATION BY THE OLD MILKHOUSE IN VERMONT. YES POTTING PLANTS, CUTTING FLOWERS, SURROUNDED BY ALL THOSE PANTING DOGS. WHERE IS THAT GROUND HOG WHEN YOU NEED HIM! photo by www.kindraclineff.com
MY CREATIVE SPACE IN VERMONT
MARY MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB, THAT TERRY PAINTED
I'VE TRIED SOMETHING NEW AND LOVE IT. YES PAINTING SHEEP IN OIL ON CANVAS. CHECK THEM OUT IF YOU GET A CHANCE. SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT COLUMBARY HOUSE ANTIQUES 207-363-5496. ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE SHOP ARE SOME ONE OF A KIND BEARS MADE JUST FOR COLUMBARY AND SOME RETIRED HAND MADE SANTAS ALSO CRAFTED BY ME.
ARTIST TERRY JOHN WOODS * OIL ON CANVAS * MACHIASPORT MAINE
TRASH OR IS IT TRASHED ART
I LOVE OLD PRINTS AND HAVING WATER DAMAGE OR STAINS HAVE NEVER STOPPED ME FROM BRINGING THEM FORWARD TO BE ENJOYED. THIS PRINT I FOUND IN MAINE FOR A SONG AND A WALTZ AND IS ONE OF FAVORITES TO DATE. PERFECT THINGS ARE BORING, AND WHO WANTS TO BE BORING. NOT ME.
ROW ROW YOUR BOAT
WHO SAID PLAIDS AND STRIPES DON'T MATCH
COLLECT THAT TRANSFER WARE...COLORS, DESIGN, AND SIZE WILL NEVER MATTER...STACK THEM HIGH WITH CONFIDENCE
BOW WOW WOW, BOW WOW WOW
GUARD DOG IN OIL
NO ALARM SYSTEM NEEDED IN THE DINING ROOM AT SOUTHERN MAINE. THIS BIG LOVE, WAS RESCUED FROM A THRIFT STORE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND HAS BEEN KNOW TO SCARE OFF EVEN THE SMALLEST MOUSE SEARCHING FOR A MORSEL.
OUR FRONT DOOR VIEW, A PARK PLACE VUE
PINCH ME, PINCH DALE, PINCH ANYONE. WHAT A TREAT EACH DAY WHEN WE LOOK OUT THE WINDOWS FROM OUR DOWN EAST MAINE SUMMER HOUSE, IN NORTHERN MAINE.
ONE OF A KIND TEDDY BEARS
BEARS BEARS BEARS. TWENTY YEARS LATER AND THEY ARE STILL HERE. ALL ONE OF A KIND, HAND DYED AND SOME EVEN DISTRESSED TO LOOK OLD AND WELL LOVED. EVERY HOME NEEDS A TEDDY BEAR IN A CHAIR www.terryjohnwoods.com
BREAKFAST OR ART "A STUDY IN YELLOW"
VISUALLY STUNNING....BUT NOT FOR LONG