September Jaunt

 At our August get together Marta (pink V neck), who isn't in Kingston for a long time, said she hadn't been on the Wolfe Island Ferry. We've all been here ages and thought it a shame if she missed it during her stay which won't extend into the fine Summer weather of 2015 so we decided a trip was a must.

Here are the Kingston Ferry Docks....the truck is pulling an old boat full of really curious junk!

Reg, Marta, Cathie and I (Carolyn) are here aboard the ferry. We met down at the docks on what turned out to be a wonderfully hot Summer's day for early September, walked onto the ferry and took our places up top where we had a great view.

We loved this tiny island with it's tiny house...what a retreat for an artist! Such a great time in the wind of Lake Ontario crossing to Marysville on Wolfe Island. We were able to some of the islands where boat building was big industry over 100 years ago...such as Garden Island.

Looking for the 'new land'.

Walking off the ferry with others going to work or to bike the island or deliver services, we strolled along the main street to see what we could see in the way of somewhere to sit and have coffee and munchies until our 12pm ferry back to the mainland. We found the Wolfe Island Grill to which Cathie and her husband had been for dinner the evening before.

 This is our view over the lake to Kingston...we felt like we were taking the ferry over to Martha's Vinyard or something like that out of a movie.!

We found a table right by the water with a great view of Kingston and though there was great coffee to be had there were no buns. Our lovely server recommended we go across to the Wolfe Island Bakery and bring something back from there....how nice! So off went Cathie and me to fetch some mixed berry scones...yum!

Cathie had printed out a list of artists comments which started a lively discussion as is our wont at our Artist Round Table gatherings.

Where's Waldo...at the Marysville ferry docks.

Here is a shot from the ferry of the patio of the Wolfe Island Grill.

February - Judgement!

Well, though we were only four of us in my dining room today, we had a lively discussion which I found relevant and interesting....adjudication of shows.

We, as artists, artisans, painters, crafters, photographers, writers and so on, often put ourselves in the field of fire when we enter shows, contests, go for grants...this morning we talked about the annual Juried Arts Salon from the Kingston Arts Council. Though at time of writing, the relevant page on their site was not current (still 2013) the pamphlets are out .... I picked some up in Minotaur downtown on Princess Street. The first question was 'do we know who the judges are'? Yes, they are listed in the pamphlet....is that a good thing or not? Hmmmm.... 

If we know the judges we might be able to play to their sensibilities...is that right? What's wrong with that? Putting their names up opens that right up.

I (Carolyn Barnett) have done many shows over my years as an artisan and not known who the judges were....maybe I found out after I won an award or place, which is nice to know...I guess, but mostly I haven't. With no clue to whom I am appealing I just do my own thing to the best of my ability, stretching myself (as I have done for the Toronto Outdoor Arts Exhibition as I wanted my wearable art to me be more 'art'). I didn't have to thing what the leanings of any judges might be.

Well, a couple of us (myself included) decided we'd give it another try...kind of a personal challenge. The deadline is March 27th. I will have more pamphlets available next week at..

Kingston Arts and Letters Club

gathering

Feb 11th 7pm, Kingston Yatch Club

Speakers: Barb Carr, Marsha Gormly of KSOA

&

Meriel Taylor of Anwyn Yarn Studio