"La Porte du Jardin" (The Garden Gate) conjures up memories of yesteryear on Nantucket. A little girl plays in the sand as a Grandfather sits by. A puppy snuggles by the rosa arbor. A bicycle rests against a cedar fence. A woody station wagon cools off beside a Nantucket house under the watchful eye of the 'Sconset Lighthouse. Summer clouds and boats with billowing sails carry you away to a distant place and time.
As a companion piece to "La Porte du Jardin" we offer "Clacquers" (named for the clacking noise live scallops make). "Clacquers" is an overall print of tiny scallops, with a one-side painterly border of clusters of living scallops, nested in eel grass. An occassional ferry ticket drifts to the bottom of the harbor.
* Made in USA