A closer look

Anthony Tomaselli's mentors

A man of few words, but boy can he swing a paint brush.

Cynthia Crimmin

"The act of painting has led me to see and to appreciate the world around me so much more than I ever realized."

Pottery Flounders by Rosalie and Tom Nadeau

"Tom and I are partners," Rosalie said of the Pottery Flounder process. "We share the tasks required in making each piece one at a time."

Artist Spotlight: Jackie deRuyter

Jackie deRuyter can't bring herself to throw away scraps of fabric.

Mark Rea's horseshoe crabs

"This work is my tribute to an old friend and an ancient species."

Eric Beck goes fishing

Each assemblage is left in a raw, unpolished state, with sharp points and edges exposed.

(Don't run with them.)

Technique: Crystalline Glaze

The surface of their work looks like the ice crystals that form on your window at night.

In and out of the studio with Phyllis Adams

If you look at Phyllis Adams' paintings and envision her heading off in a boat to paint by the seaside, you're mostly right.

Technique: Raku

Literally translated as enjoyment, ease or comfort, traditional raku is the Japanese pottery used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony - most often in the form of tea bowls.

School starts today for most of our Cape Cod kids, which makes us think of putting little people on a big yellow bus - kissing them and telling them to make good decisions in front of all their friends.

They'll thank us someday.