Hello Friends,

I am pleased to be exhibiting many of the oil and watercolor landscape paintings I've done in last five years at Habitat, the Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuary, in Belmont, from Sept. 8-30. There will be a reception on Sept 20th, a Tuesday night, from 6 until 8 p.m. I hope you can come.

Its especially nice to be showing these works at Habitat, which is a garden and nature preserve. You can see a well maintained perennial and annual flower garden there at the house, and then take a walk through the more wild parts of the preserve down to a pond. You might want to do this as well as see my exhibition.

Many of the paintings I will be showing are reflections of the many moods of water, painted outside, at the site. Some were done by brooks, of tumbling streams, or of rivers in near flood, others are at beaches, both wild and serene, and some are at bays, looking at and responding to the peaceful tidal pools. The other, related subject is stones: cliffs, quarries, seashores.

To get to Habitat (its about a 15 minute drive from Harvard Square), go to the center of Belmont, and follow Leonard Street, or Route 60 to the light at Clifton Street. Go straight up the hill, and then after 1/4 mile turn left onto Fletcher Road , and then left again on Juniper Road. You will see the sign for Habitat on the right.

I hope to see you there.

Betsey Mayer

Historian Laurie Pazzano will be giving a brown bag lecture discussing her Landscape Institute Project Peace field: 1788-1818, The New England Farm of John and Abigail Adams on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at noon at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Free and open to the public. She will also be discussing the project on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 7:00 pm for the Medford Garden Club located at the Medford Public Library.

Landscape Designer and sculptor Karen Stanley has an ongoing exhibit until the end of September at the Munson Gallery 880Main Street in Chatham, Massachusetts.

Landscape Preservationist Maureen O'Brien will be giving a lecture and tour of Fletcher Steele's landscape at Rolling Ridge, North Andover, Massachusetts to the Landscape Design Council of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts on October 3, 2011.

NELDHA Member Karin Stanley graciously donated a beautiful piece of Celtic inspired scultpture to NELDHA's silent auction at the Annual Dinner on May 13, 2011, at the MIT Endicott House in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Karin Stanley, born in Ireland started out as a knitwear designer and fiber artist Karin shifted to stone, steel, and mixed media. Today she works in a three dimensional world in sculpture and landscape design. Karin enrolled in the Radcliffe Seminars landscape  program to pursue her two great interests—landscape history and design, focusing on the Irish and Scottish garden. 

Karin’s inspiration are the Ancient Megalithic and Celtic places she grew up in Ireland. Karin's creations  resonate with that ‘old place within’ whether spiraled spheres or monolithic stelae (an upright stone or slab). Karin’s work can be seen at  Elm Bank - ‘the Celtic Shadow Sundial,’ Wellesley College's Multifaith Chapel - ‘The Celtic Goddess of the Seasons’, and the entry garden and sculpture ‘Stela Nuture’ at the Carroll School to name a few.  She received the Eddie Barron commission given to an Irish Artist in North America and created the sculpture ‘An Cuimhin Leat’.

Karin’s art continues to evolve. She is exploring new dimensions for outdoor space withnew outdoor embellishments.  ‘The Art Sheer’, custom large gylcee prints on weatherproof fabric, can withstand the elements and be used artistically outdoors, on decks, and as an alternative screening.

Karin’s work is available at her studio garden in South Natick, Gallery 55, in Natick, and at the Munson Gallery in Chatham, Massachusetts. More information contact Karin Stanley 508-655-6616 or visitkarinstanley.com