Art. Life. Place. - A Blog
The Telephone Pole Art of South Mashpee
If you look carefully as you drive Red Brook and Great Neck South roads in South Mashpee you’ll notice that the telephone poles have become gallery space for art installations. Someone, somewhere knows something about the origins of the telephone art, but it isn’t me. I’m just a spectator and a fan. Recently I’ve noticed some of the older pieces are starting to disappear. Given the transient nature of the art, I wanted to attempt to preserve some lasting memory of this art.
Sassafras my a**, we’re calling it Cape Cod!
It was 1602 near present day Provincetown, and as a morning fog was lifting the sweet smell of sassafras wafted offshore to where the crew of the Concord sat at anchor gazing at a foreign land. A lowly mate recognizing the distinct smell exclaims “Behold! Cape Sassafras!” The captain of the vessel, Bartholomew Gosnold, retorted “Sassafras my ass, we’re calling it Cape Cod!”
Maybe it didn’t go down exactly like that, but it could have … Cape Cod could have just easily ended up as Cape Sassafras.
The ‘Salter’ Trout Project
The sea-run brook trout project was inspired by local efforts to restore fish habitat to the Childs River, a river flowing into Waquoit Bay. Background information on the restoration project, as well as the drawing process are highlighted.
Sample in a Jar
“… an important reminder that sometimes the small, and seemingly inconsequential, can be signs of something greater.”
The Right Whale Project
The North Atlantic right whale has considerable regional importance here on Cape Cod due to its historical role and its impacts on present day industries. Here at the Waquoit Bay Fish Company we’ve been wanting to honor the majestic North American right whale for some time.