SWAMPSCOTT GARDEN ART WALK
ARTISTS AND GARDENERS

Karlene Ball

Artist

I love finding funky fabric that makes the best functional gifts. I started sewing on a hand-me-down sewing machine about 10 or so years ago and now I try to find the time to cut fabric, iron it, and sew it whenever I get the chance. Sewing is a great way to de-stress and focus on something creative. It’s the best feeling when someone else loves the things I make too! I used to hear people say they were “so envious” that I knew how to sew and that name stuck!

Jocelyn Cook

Gardener

What began as a little project to remove invasive plant material from our new to us home in 2022, has blossomed into a passion for growing cut flowers, love of flower arranging and creating thoughtfully designed native habitats for critical pollinators.

This will be my second year working to overhaul our yard, expanding my gardens, beginning to transform our backyard and replacing additional grass with shrubs and flowers.  

Pending Mother Nature’s blessing, this year I’ll have close to 250 dahlias in my front yard, 145 native plants, 22 peonies, 6 roses, 2,000 cut flower annuals and 13 varieties of edible flowers and plants for inclusion as design elements in my arrangements. I follow nontoxic garden practices and love the connections made in the community through a shared love of gardening.

Ellen Garvey

Artist and Gardener

I have been involved with crafts all my life, always having many projects going to keep my hands busy. After decades of a career in high tech I came to the realization that I was no longer doing that due to the demands of work. It had to change! So I signed up for a glassblowing class as a way to force myself to escape. Glassblowing is an activity that requires one’s full attention so the escape plan worked. I was hooked. I subsequently added glass fusing to my repertoire.

Pam Holland

Gardener

The front garden of this large historic home consists of shaded Hostas on the north side and more sunny perennials on the south side. Large planters line the staircase to the front door and hanging baskets adorn the porch. The back garden has large rock terraces and a staircase to an upper yard. The house was situated to take advantage of the large natural rock outcropping in the back yard.

SHS Discovery Point Postgraduate Program

Emily Merced

Artists and Gardeners

The Discovery Point Program is for young adults, ages 18 to 22, with disabilities and diverse learning styles. This program focuses on helping young adults discover and develop their individual strengths and interests while preparing them for an independent and fulfilling life in the community.

Discovery Point Students and interns participate in designing, creating, and selling handmade items at local farmers and craft markets to fundraise for community-based learning opportunities. Our artists spend time exploring leisure and hobby activities as well as career opportunities through the design, creation, and sales process of the Discovery Store. Recently sold items have been: wooden jack-o-lanterns, holiday ornaments, greeting cards, customized pens and tumblers, vinyl stickers, upcycled crayons, and much more.

Margaret Bachini 

Gardener

Blueberry bushes in pots!!! Growing garden vegetables in groups of pots to hide from critters!! Creating your own oasis of peace and serenity to enjoy all summer!!

Theresa Curtis

Artist

Painting has always been a passion of mine, and since retiring from teaching I have enjoyed developing my style full time. Living on the North Shore has been an inspiration to me, and I enjoy painting scenes from my photographs of local landscapes. It brings me such pleasure to interpret the beauty in nature through experimentation with color and texture.

Torey Cummings

Gardener

Sean Lobdell

Artist

Sean Lobdell, born in 1968 in New Haven, Connecticut, began his artistic education early, exploring prestigious collections at Yale, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and MoMA in New York. He studied art at Northeastern University, The Museum School at the MFA, and Mass Art, including under the mentorship of Robert Wells. Influenced deeply by Jackson Pollock, Lobdell has dedicated over 100 pieces to the late master. His diverse portfolio includes abstracts, pop art, expressionism, and modernism, with more than 200 works created since 2000. Lobdell’s reclusive nature keeps him away from gallery shows and media, focusing instead on evoking strong emotional responses through his limited commissions and deeply private exhibitions.

Susan K Burgess

Artist

Susan K Burgess has painted on-site since 1966 in her native New England, Southwest & West Coast USA, Italy, Portugal, Mexico & the Caribbean. She earned a BA (studio art) from Boston College, MEd courses from RI College, and Graduate Certificates in Management from Harvard-Radcliffe Institute and Graphic Design from NSCC. Her career spanned teaching art to children in RI and MA public schools to producing art enrichment programs to savvy seniors and MBA students, initiating & managing a gallery in Cambridge, and managing two sales programs at an art museum, while still painting 'plein air' on a parallel course. An award-winning member of several North Shore arts associations, she has had 15 solo exhibits to her credit between 1995-2018.

Anthony DeLisi

Gardener

Vegetable Garden and flowers.

Frances Levy-Freiman

Gardener

A cottage garden on the property of a Royal Barry Wills home. Landscape, hardscapes, pergola, shed, trellis and arbor designed and built by the owners. Numerous perennials, window boxes and pots full of annuals. An explosion of color!