Blueberry Woods

20/10/2024

When handed a four-foot, double-sided PVC "canvas" to be displayed alongside works from two dozen Maine artists, I knew I had to stay true to myself and capture my version of the essence of Freeport.

For me, this meant embracing my painterly style and reflecting on our precious and precarious environment: our waterways and the treasures they hold. Rather than focusing solely on lobsters, I expanded the theme to include aquaculture including seaweed and kelp. It’s our delicate ecosystems that are impacted by humans yet rely on us for preservation make me excited to learn more, to do more.

The name of my boat, "Sea the Future," is a playful twist, and the back of the boat honors Rachel Carson, a symbol of environmental advocacy. This piece invites reflection on the increasing community collaboration and responsibility for the waters and the life within them.

Full behind-the-scenes story here: https://www.blueberrywoodsmaine.com/kristi-marsh-art/seas-the-day-freeport-chamber-commerce-maine

🚤 Check out another amazing boat up for auction! 🚤

This one is beautifully crafted by Kristi Marsh and showcases a stunning scene of the ocean floor, complete with seaweed and a sneaky lobster hiding among the foliage 🦞🌿.

By bidding, you’ll be supporting the GFCC and Freeport High School Arts programs 🎨. Don’t miss out—place your bid before the auction closes!

👉 https://givebutter.com/c/BoatsAboutMaine/auction

17/10/2024

The hardest part of living my dream! Unless you play along 😊- would you subscribe to my once a month ( at most 😂 ) email list? You’ll be in my first 50! Click the link in my bio! Easy peasy! ♥️ Debut of new artwork ♥️ Behind-the-scenes stories♥️ What to do in coastal Maine when you come and visit♥️Hopefully not too many spelling errors♥️ Maybe some funny antidotes♥️ And truly interesting facts about oil painting. Www.blueberrywoodsmaine.com

16/10/2024

Big news! I am participating in the Farm-to-Easel Invitational Art Auction at on October 27th. It’s an amazing opportunity to acquire art from exceptional coastal Maine creators, and I’m beyond excited to be included.

In addition to leading organic diary programs and soil carbon capture research (love this!)Wolfe’s Neck Center in Freeport is New England’s BEST campground! My go-to campsites numbers 710 (sunsets) and 810 (sunrises), between the organic vegetable fields and overlooking the ocean! Imagine finding a place to pitch a tent so perfect that you’d want to spend your entire life there — that is exactly what happened to me.

And here I am now— living my best life a bike ride away, with my own regenerative garden and high-efficiency solar studio. I owe so much of this to Wolfe’s Neck Center. Now I get to give back, and give forward at the same time.

For the upcoming fundraiser, I created Blissful, an 18 x 36 oil painting, inspired by their organic dairy program’s spring calves. I’d love for you to explore more about my process of creating Blissful here, or better yet - attend this festive Maine event in person!

07/10/2024

Curious about objects and themes - do you gravitate to a flower, animal, or other? Every time you see “something” does it remind you of someone? What is that thing? 🤔

04/10/2024

Doing the touristy tourist selfie thing + wiping baby tears of gratefulness during my 15 minutes in front of the Last Supper in Milan. I adore visiting museums (and artwork) when traveling. From Dublin to Denver and Milan to Maine -- my favorites are the MFA in Boston, the National Gallery in D.C., and the MET in NY. But, coastal Maine has quite the simmering and growing art scene. From Oquncuit to Camden.... it's a road trip of it's own. I'm seeking field trips - where do you like to go?

02/10/2024

My favorite fall event is around the corner and you should come! It’s the Farm to Easel Invitational Art Auction at Wolfe's Neck Center! Bid on original art that you’d love to see on your wall (like my little mock-up moo)!

In many ways, Wolfe’s Neck became the place where I truly blossomed. One summer, I spent the entire month of July at a campsite! While my preteens explored on bikes, I wrote the final chapters of my book, Little Changes.

As my kids grew up and headed off to college, I experienced my first solo camping trip, in an L.L. Bean tent I bought for myself for my birthday.

Over time, the sensation of pure joy I felt as I arrived in Freeport and descended the hills to the campground became the defining answer to the question, “Where do I want to spend the rest of my life?”

And here I am —a kayaking artist, living my best life with my regenerative garden next to my high-efficiency solar home in Freeport. I owe so much of this to Wolfe’s Neck Center!

It’s an honor to give back at their October 27th event! Tickets at Wolfesneck.org/art-auction

Fall in Maine... :)

27/09/2024

Frame came in just in time for the upcoming Farm to Easel Invitational ♥️ Auction. Did you know they have The best campground in New England with THE best sites? Tried and tested often by yours truly! Now over the moon happy to give back. Although, I’m going to miss this little guy dearly !

14/09/2024

Caminoooooo! Pumped!

14/08/2024

8-10-24 a magical, fairytale Maine wedding cradled by an zinnia garden alter, a trellised arch and a twinkly woodland path lined with fairy houses leading guests to the tent. But what made it truly magical was the incredible endless outpouring of love and support - beyond my imagination - beyond anything I’ve ever known. Of kindness, joy, smiles, pure happiness.
What a blessing. ♥️ I’m humbled and so grateful.

01/08/2024

Popping into to check on my painting, hanging over the super cool 😎 check in QR code. Love everything about this! A series of artists from are featured in this local must-stop in Freeport! Lemme know when you !

21/07/2024

SOLD! Maine has 3,500 miles of coastline, with cold, salty ocean water rich in nutrients where oysters are nature’s filters, tirelessly cleansing the water. In Casco Bay, oysters are vital components of a larger ecological tapestry. Their filtering process improves water clarity and quality, supporting the health of the entire marine ecosystem. In my painting, I wanted to honor the oyster’s silent contribution to the relentless bombardment of synthetic nitrogens and toxins humans release into the seas.

Interestingly, oysters are a reflection of the micro-environment in which they grow. Everything from water temperature, salinity, season, the geology of the watershed, and growing methods work impact each oyster.

Each and everyone, working tirelessly in our dark seas, is a little gem of its own.

SOLD ♥️and headed to its new home out of state. What an honor.

Thank you 🙏 !

27/10/2022

They say peak foliage is over in Maine. The morning light begs to differ.

22/10/2022

Papa on Farmers Market Friday: “If are trying to find me just look for the outbursts of laughter.” Shifting into caregiver mode is challenging but every few hours there are some pretty good gems added to my day. As we were leaving the farmers market with a stash of homemade English muffins beyond amazing, whole organic chickens to get me through in the next few months, and a couple more pie pumpkins… he wanted to know if we could hit up the next farmers market that afternoon. I can’t blame him. 😊

21/10/2022

Wait, what? Large north facing windows in an energy efficient home ….in Maine? Breaking all the colonial home rules (and probably bending the high performance home recommendations just a smidge) the windows of Blue are one of her signature moments.

I honestly thought I was going to enjoy the window decision making process. In the end, there are so many nuances and this-and-thats, it became pretty overwhelming.

Here’s what I recommend….

🪟 It wasn’t a decision of two pane or three pane all around. Each side of the house was taken into consideration. And ended up saving some money 💰by being thoughtful. I mean, by my Queen Architect () having forethought.

🪟 I ended up with an .llc series, even though I also liked . And if you are in New England, visit . Or in MA, ✔️

🪟 Invest here, save in other places.

🪟 I went for wood because I’m an anti-vinyl anti pvc, phthalates, BPA girl on principle.

🪟 I wanted to own this topic..and U values, and glazing…and it beat me down, but is mostly due to the chaos of Covid construction spiral. So, simply order ‘s new book. ✔️

🪟 I think the European tilt and turn windows are wicked cool. Eventually, I went for casement because in my small footprint I like how they open out, and they create a nice snug lock when closed. ( Although the large windows featured here don’t open.)

🪟 I remember spending a weekend doing research on site. And having salesmen representing different lines tell me that one window could withstand 130 something hurricane winds but this other window could withstand 138 hurricane winds. I was like, “if I have 130 mph hurricane winds, I probably have some bigger problems going on.”

Maybe, just maybe I can get those sills done by snowfall…..

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15/10/2022

Saturday morning Farmer’s Market in the fall:
1 start building up the squashes - acorn, delicata, butternut…
2 eat all the fresh and love it - winter is coming! Lettuce, ground cherries, kales …
3 fresh flowers !
4 pie pumpkins
5 and dried flowers!
6 root veggies for roasting … carrots, parsnips
7 oh and hello Brussels on the stalk! One of you as well…
8 impulse of hat, cuz, I love them

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15/10/2022

Blue just shifted trajectories. This has been simmering for a while, now I’m ready to share that my beautiful home will not be used as a short term rental for the next phase of life.

This was an incredible summer of unexpected change. My stepmother, one of the matriarchs of our family, passed away in July.

Partnering with my brother, we transitioned my father, Papa, here to New England.

Everything that I envisioned and have been building - a welcoming apartment and experience as an Airbnb - has shifted for the incredible honor of taking care of family.

With change comes a lot of soul-searching. I will continue to use my Blueberry Woods accounts to share a simple message that you can have incredible impact on our planet through little life loving changes and choosing wiser where and when you can.

I’ll continue to share my tiny wins on creating a high-performance energy efficient home.

And my delight at local farmers markets and organic farming.

I look forward to facing the next year alongside my Papa as we focus on the regenerative garden/ farm, a mini orchard, and continue being stewards of the land.

And I’ll continue to share my transition from a Californian to a Boston family to living my best life as a Maine girl loving the woods and coves that surround me. I’m delighted to face this unexpected but beautiful turn in my life.

Above, day one, learning to collect eggs.

18/09/2022

The oh my gosh factor is real. The darkest area this side of the Mississippi.

06/09/2022

1 mile up in the dark with a headlamp. To greet the first rays of sunlight ☀️ to hit the US on September 3. Sweetheart brought a hiker’s coffee maker ☕️ ☕️ ♥️. Eagles Crag @ Acadia National Park ✅ Bar Harbor, quite possibly my very favorite Maine coastal town to visit. And only 2 1/2 hours from my new home. Overall hiked 7 miles round-trip + then biked 🚲 14 …super proud of these legs of mine. 😏

13/08/2022

Saturday morning ride to the Farmer’s Market dream in action. 💭 Observations:

🧺 Initial dream was a beach comber bicycle, flowy skirt and a basket on the front. The reality is: orange helmet, flashing tail light and sharing location.

🎒: Going to need a bigger boat

🗺 8 miles total round-trip. It’s down to farmers market + up to home up📈🤣

🚲: It’s part of the East Coast Greenway. Maine to Florida. Here I come - only 1338 miles left.

The blueberry 🫐 were Wowza!! The ciabatta wowza!

Welcome Sea Biscuit to the life. 🚲

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15/07/2022

July: Harvest Garlic ✔️ & smelling fantastic 🧄 2 hours harvesting on the front porch rocking chair, ocean breezes, chickens strutting around and U2 Blasting 🎼🎸
life is tumultuous + life is good

04/07/2022

Unbelievably grateful for the unconditional generosity of sisters in my life.

Living the life in Maine thanks to

02/07/2022

Finally, early morning garden tending, misty rain, barefoot. Coffee mug and devoted labradors. Observations:
It’s not going to be much of a garden this year.

Direct sowing seeds isn’t my strength.

Slugs are a plenty, I don’t have the leathered heart of a true gardener to throw them to the hens. 🐔 But mental note made to bring out small bowls of Guinness and let them drown drunk.

But those scapes. LOVE those scapes. Meandering turned into a pluck turned into a full scape harvest. Smiling barefooted meandering harvest. Early July in Maine.

Accidentally plucked a full one - and laid it out in the photo —how can I not think of .kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle? If you haven’t lost yourself in this book, make it the one summer todo that you todo. And then, you’ll know why that gorgeous little scape isn’t a patient laid out for surgery, but she is revealing an entire story….. ♥️

Scapes = garlic. Order yours via , plant in October around here. Winter does all the hard work. Harvesting the bulbs is right around the corner.

But today… hardwood floors & scape pesto.

31/05/2022

It’s not that there were people that doubted me. They just couldn’t see what I could see. I think I’ll be working on the inside for months and months to come but for now, I’m a wee bit proud.

27/04/2022

Remodeling on a budget? Want to stay green as possible? Me too! I recommend who helped me design this small kitchen! LOVE it!!

Some fav moments :
My AO Smith water filter at the sink

and their green efforts

A big window at the sink that I missed having as a mom

All solar powered appliances

And an induction oven

Supporting

And the crew at for my dreamy counter that screams “ appetizers and conversation anyone ?”