Remote Sensing

Here's another between chairs painting. I was imagining a fantasy landscape viewed from space through a high resolution geocentric spectrometer. I just made that last part up. When I was in college I took a class called "Plate Tectonics and Geomagnetic Reversals". I learned that the earth's crust was like an eggshell floating atop a molten core. We spent much of our time on field trips looking at rocks and collecting data about the bedrock beneath our feet. The best part was drawing the maps and using all those colored pencils.

Now Appearing In North Conway, NH

Today I delivered three of my Weekender chairs to the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Gallery on Route 16 in North Conway. If you're heading to the Whites this summer be sure and stop in. Karrisa and Phillip own the store which doubles as their pottery and glass blowing studio. Bring something magical home from your vacation. Give yourself the gift of fine craft.

Here and There

I've starting painting. When you build painted chairs you wind up with a ton of leftover paint. I hated to see all those wonderful colors sitting in the dark in a can in my dank and dreary cellar. I just had to let them out. There was a nice size piece of particle board sitting in my barn, a cast off from our kitchen remodel. I primed it out and started opening cans. Taking up a 1" foam brush, I started laying down some tracks. And this is what came out. I hope you like it. I think I do. I call it "Here and There".

Conversation Pieces

I can blog but I can't twit. Used to be we picked up the phone. Now you have your email and your voicemail, your im and your twitter, your facebook and your youtube. I am sounding like an old fart, I know. I prefer we get back to more subtle and indirect forms of ccommunication. A wink, a nod, a finger to the side of the nose. Now you're talking. Pull up a chair and we'll go wireless.

Weekender 30, 31 and 32.

Spring flowers are in full bloom and so are my Weekender chairs. I had one client change the color of her chairs already because they were competing too much with her garden. They needed to be toned down just a bit. That's what's so great about paint. It's very easy to make big changes with relatively low cost. Did I mention I also offer a complete painting service? Even if the chairs are not mine, I'd be happy to give you a quote on the job. Just give us a call at 207.929.5767 or email me at shakerondack@dirkleach.com.

That Summer Feeling

Come see my "Girls of Summer" Weekender chairs at Cottage Road in Yarmouth, ME. Located right next to my favorite coffee stop, Maine Coffee Roasters, on Route 1. Interior designers Deborah and Alisha really know how to evoke that summer feeling with these brilliant color selections from the Benjamin Moore pallete. We have (left to right) Summer Blue, Fresh Green and Blue Lapis. Stop by and check them out. Be sure to wear your shorts and flip-flops. You'll be getting that summer feeling.

Come On By And Set A Spell

Weekender Chairs #27-29 are now available to see and sit and visit at Cry Of The Loon Gallery on Route 302 in South Casco Maine. Come on by and rest a spell. And check out the colorful aluminum bunnies while you're there.
Chair colors are: Watertown Blue, Poppy Red and No-Nonsense Yellow. I like that "no-nonsense" stuff. Why do they say "set" instead of "sit" anyway?

Cat Nap

Grace loves to snooze on the front porch. Her favorite chair is a painted oak beauty I have named "Grace" in her honor. The Benjamin Moore paint color is called "Salmon Run". This appeals to Grace. Behind her is another "Grace" chair painted in "Pistachio". She never seems to want to nap in that chair. Guess she's just not all that crazy about nuts. Nor is she coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs. Move over Grace I guess Daddy needs a nap too.

Come See Me!

My Weekender #26 in drop dead gorgeous solid cherry with a clear tung oil finish is now available to view and buy at Cry Of The Loon gallery on Route 302 in South Casco, Maine. If you're planning to come to the Sebago Lakes region this summer then Cry Of The Loon and her associated shops, The Nest and The Barn, are a must stop. Room after room of delightful home furnishings you simply must have. Go to their website cryoftheloon.com for hours and directions.