Here at Smos, we're celebrating the arrival of summer, and we invite you to | St Jaune MOye? join our livly island hopping caper through art studios on Mt. Desert Island, iolet Ou: Maine; Kona, Hawaii; and Vashon Island, Washington. This summer vacation theme also takes us to Texas to see a studio nestled in the woods, where there are ample opportunities for observing birds, trees, and amazing sunsets. We'll also pop in on Jane Dunnewold to check out her newly completed wet studio in Austin. | Violet The East Coast beckons us with an invitation to to New York jewelry Manganése maker's studio that is nestled in a cabin on a horse farm. Hoston is next, with a Victorian-era studio in Cambridge and a small studio at the Boston Center for the Arts, located in the heart of the historic South End. Jaune D‘Or You may need to pull on your hiking boots as we head out west to greet the great outdoors in Colorado. There we'll viit two studios: one near the Roaring Fork River and the other in a luxurious log home bordering a forest. 1 Viole aune Cadmium — Winding down in California, our adventure leads us to Helen Shafer Garcia, | ‘de Manga: ‘who is creating artwork in her rural garden, which is overflowing with trees, to succulents, perennials, vegetables, and berbs and is inhabited by families of birds, opossums, and raccoons. Helen has prepared a garden-themed project that will tempt you to do some creating in your awn studio—before summer is just a memory. Jaune Cadmiun Orangé uth Linda Blinn, Editor | We_xouge Laquey Orange Ocre Grise “Noir de Vigne