Artists to Speak at Annmarie Garden
Two artists to speak this weekend at Annmarie Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, MD, will cover sea glass, stewardship, textiles, poetry, technique, COSMOS, and much more during separate talks June 6 and June 7, 2015.
Dr. Deacon Ritterbush will speak “All About Sea Glass” from 11 am to 1 pm June 6 and Kathryn Kosto will speak from 1 to 2 pm June 7 on “Poetry, Collage & the Cosmos: approaches to mixed media.” Both talks are free and open to the public.
Join Dr. Ritterbush, popularly known as “Dr. Beachcomb,” for a talk that is being held in conjunction with Annmarie’s annual Sea Glass & Beach Crafts Maker’s Market which will take place the same day. Dr. Ritterbush will explore the rich tradition of beachcombing, including successful beachcomb strategies, sea glass identification and genres, and site identification techniques. She invites the public to bring along items they have found on the beach for identification and discussion. Dr. Ritterbush will also be selling her award-winning book, “A Beachcomber’s Odyssey: Treasures from a Collected Past.” To learn more about the program and the Sea Glass & Beach Crafts Maker’s Market, call 410-326-4640 or visit www.annmariegarden.org.
Dr. Ritterbush is the founder and coordinator of the annual International Beachcombing Conference (IBC). She believes beachcombing encourages coastal stewardship, and leads people to better emotional, spiritual and physical health, while also providing a fun portal into ocean science and human settlement history. Dr. Ritterbush is a native of Annapolis, but now resides on Hawaii’s Big Island. She has travelled and lectured worldwide but still regards Chesapeake Bay as a top beachcomb area because of its interesting geologic composition and long human settlement history.
New York artist Kathryn Kosto’s whose work is included in the current Annmarie gallery show, “Cosmos: imagining the universe.” She will discuss how poetry has a unique relationship to collage, as a product of rich and deliberate collection and selection. Inspired by the cosmological vision of poets such as Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson, as well as materials from the Farmers’ Almanacs, Ms. Kosto will share her approach to art, which integrates words, textiles, and findings, and demonstrate collage techniques. Registration not required; admission is free to the gallery talk. To learn more about the program and the Cosmos exhibit, call 410-326-4640 or visit www.annmariegarden.org.
