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On My Way to Little Cranberry Island for a Painting Workshop
By Polly Castor on September 12, 2016Read moreI was so delighted to squeeze in at the last minute to Henry Isaacs and Ashley Bryan's last Painting...
10My Invocation at our 9/11 Anniversary Service
By Polly Castor on September 11, 2016Read moreToday I am giving the invocation for our 9/11 fifteenth anniversary memorial service sponsored by our local clergy association....
Shackleton Quote
By Polly Castor on September 10, 2016Read moreIn honor of the 100th anniversary of the Shackleton crew survival in Antarctica, here is his excerpt on the...
Homegrown Vegetables
By Polly Castor on September 9, 2016Read moreThere have been lots of beans, broccoli, eggplant, pears, peppers, carrots, cucumbers, zucchini, cantaloupe, onions, and absolutely enormous butternut...
Amazing Tomato Harvest
By Polly Castor on September 8, 2016Read moreEach season we lose more of our front yard to this project, but these photos show that it is...
Hike to Beech Mountain Fire Lookout
By Polly Castor on September 7, 2016Read moreThe views in every direction were marvelous!
Spontaneously Abstract Campus Kiosk Art
By Polly Castor on September 6, 2016Read moreThere is great inspirational fodder here for collage artists, don't you agree?
Movie Review: Kubo and the Two Strings
By Polly Castor on September 5, 2016Read moreI don't recommend seeing this film because the story line doesn't make a whole lot of sense and I...
People at Creative Arts Camp 2016
By Polly Castor on September 4, 2016Read moreThe people is what I go to Creative Arts Camp for. I love the intersection between Christian Scientists and...
Notes on Art and Spirituality from Camp 2016
By Polly Castor on September 3, 2016Read moreHere are my notes from Creative Arts Camp 2016 along with a few miscellaneous photos:
Classwork at Creative Arts Camp 2016
By Polly Castor on September 2, 2016Read moreThere is a lot of talent that comes to camp, but people also take classes outside their comfort zone,...
Water at Camp: Photos of Long Lake
By Polly Castor on September 1, 2016Read moreI love the many faces of the water at Creative Arts Camp: ever-changing but always lovely!