Ferns and Lucille as Aht
Over the past few year’s, it’s been a lot fun to watch folks make Ferns Country Store and Lucille the Ferns WonderTruck into art subjects. So we thought we’d share some of it heah!
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Note: Some of the work came to us without an artist’s name – if you see something here and know the artist please let me know!
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Ferns Country Store Through Artists’ Eyes
Old Home Day Cake Decorating Contest (2009?) by Petey Richardson, age 6 with help from Ben Richardson, age 8 and Mom Richardson, age…. check out the bike racks! The cake decorating contest is an part of the Annual Old Home Day festivities usually held late June.
Pencil drawing by a Carlisle Middle Schooler, 2011 This was created for the Old Home Day Program booklet… Do you know the name of the artist??
Photo by John Hirtle, 2005 Shot before we added the fahmahs porch (obviously). John is one of the lead riders of Team Quad Cycles, Ahlington, MA
Photo by Jason Wolffe A print from a photo made using an old converted Box Brownie camera. Jason then added the image of Calvin Coolidge using only Paintshop – one pixel at a time – he had to reverse Coolidge so the sun would fall properly. Said Jason “It looks as if he’s thirsty on the campaign trail – and would knew just where to stop for refreshments.”
Photo by Susan Chapman Melanson, Hiram, Maine, 2009. Susan is President, Southwestern Maine State Chapter, Fernites From Afah
Photo by Carlislian Doug Chapman, 2010 Photo has been nicely manipulated to get rid of all of the overhead wires in the center!
Tile plaque created by Elie Gentile, 2008 using old glass and tile shards – techniques she learned from her father.
Painting by Carlislian Laurie Engdahl, 2011 The approx 4′ x 6′ artwork was used as a stage prop for the Carlisle School 2011 7th Grade Play Bye Bye Birdie
Snowstorm by Larry Bearfield, 2011
After the Storm by Larry Bearfield, 2011
Old Home Day Cake decorating contest, 2011 by Monica Granfield and her son Aiden Shea, Grade 5… Note the details – from the patriotic bunting on the store to the sidewalk sign!
The cake got our vote!!
Lucille Through Artists’ Eyes
Watercolor by Carlislian Laurie Engdahl This is the image we have reproduced on the Ferns mouse pads as well as on our Ferns Cahds!
Larry’s 60th Birthday was celebrated on December 18, 2011 with this fabulous cake
Right down to the license plate!
Old Home Day Cake Decorating Contest by Jordan Farrow, age 11 Lucille never looked so delicious!
Photo by Jason Wolffe, 2005
Lucille 1 – Pencil drawing by a Carlisle Middle Schooler, 2011. This was created for the Old Home Day Program booklet… Do you know the name of the artist??
Lucille 2 – Pencil drawing by a Carlisle Middle Schooler, 2011. This was created for the Old Home Day Program booklet… Do you know the name of the artist??
Lucille 3 – Pencil drawing by a Carlisle Middle Schooler, 2011. This was created for the Old Home Day Program booklet… Do you know the name of the artist??
Be sure and check out Lucille’s Personal Foto Gallery
- – Lou Brimfield
