ANTIQUE GLASS FISHING BOUYS NOW ARE NOW USED ARTISTICLY AS GARDEN ART AT OUR SOUTHERN MAINE COTTAGE.
ANTIQUE WOODEN FRET WORK FROM A PORCH ARE REPURPOSED INTO CRASHING WAVES FOR MY VINTAGE POND BOAT!
LET YOUR ART SPEAK FOR ITSELF...DON'T BE FRAMED BY ANYONE.
STLL IN RESTORATION MODE AT THE OLD BRICK HOUSE...JUST A FEW CANDLE LIGHTS IN THE WINDOWS AND SANTAS IN A ROW ON THE FIREPLACE MANTEL...MY NEW BOOK SUMMER HOUSE WILL BE AVAILABLE JUNE 1ST...AND NEW BLOG PHOTOS AND IDEAS TO FOLLOW IN JANUARY...HAPPY HOLIDAYS, TERRY
SORRY FOR THE DELAY HERE ON MY BLOG, BUT I AM UP TO MY ELBOWS IN OLD HOUSE. I HOPE EVERYONE IS DECORATING TO MAKE THEIR HOME A PLACE OF PEACEFULNESS AND JOY.
MY NEW BOOK WILL BE OUT THIS COMING SPRING. IT WILL FEATURE OUR TWO SUMMER HOMES ON THE COAST OF MAINE ALONG WITH OTHER HOMES FROM THE EAST COAST. IT WILL BE THE SAME SIZE AS NEW FARM HOUSE STYLE WHICH WAS RELEASED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW IS IN ITS FIFTH PRINT AND NOW CARRIED IN ALL THE POTTERY BARN STORES IN THE UNITED STATES.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
WHO SAID PLAIDS AND STRIPES DON'T MATCH
COLLECT THAT TRANSFER WARE...COLORS, DESIGN, AND SIZE WILL NEVER MATTER...STACK THEM HIGH WITH CONFIDENCE
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
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BREAKFAST OR ART "A STUDY IN YELLOW"
VISUALLY STUNNING....BUT NOT FOR LONG
