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Happy Summer, Vineyarders!
Did you know that nineteenth-century landscape artists are credited with inspiring the conservation movement, and the creation of American national parks? Here on the Vineyard, our artists memorialize views we might not see on our own, or views that might one day be lost โ to the sea (or maybe to development), and maybe encourage us to become better stewards of the land around us.ย
When I mentioned to Art Director Tara Kenny that I wanted to have a lot of wonderful landscape art in this issue, she said, โYou should have Doug Cooper write about the geology of those landscapes.โ Doug Cooper, father of associate editor Julia Cooper, and an Island engineer and geologist, shared his โIsland Geology Tourโ with many of us Bluedotters last fall. He explained to us how varied and unique MV is, with its sand plains and glacial moraines, great ponds and salt marshes. I thought Taraโs idea was brilliant. We asked Jen Watts and Chris Morse at the Granary Gallery (and Field and North Water Galleries) to select images that represented the variety of artists' landscapes. Doug Cooper explains in the text how those features came to be.
Big thanks to Doug, and to Jen Watts and Chris Morse for all their help and enthusiasm.
I have a new colleague at Bluedot MV: Britt Bowker will be taking over as editor of this magazine as the year goes on (Iโll still be involved!). Britt lived on MV for many years, working as a reporter at the MVTimes, before moving on to The Boston Globe. Welcome, Britt!
More news: Weโll be launching our Bluedot Kitchen newsletter this fall. Youโll find recipes, tips on avoiding food waste, and good stories about the people who make our food. Sign up here.
Our Late Summer issue, out in August, will be entirely devoted to food on the Island, so youโll get a taste of Bluedot Kitchen.
Human/Nature, Art and Conservation on Marthaโs Vineyard will be at the MV Museum from Sept 19 to Jan. 12, 2025.
Until then โ thanks, as always, for reading.
โ Jamie Kageleiry
