Rebekah Lord Gardiner

photo:  Egils Zarins

What The Merrimack Brings Back

hemp rope with natural dyes pegged into ground

I am looking at Newburyport’s shipbuilding and trade history by highlighting the Merrimack River.  The pigmented ropes represent what was brought back from those expeditions like textiles, spices, dyes, and natural elements.

Rebekah is a great granddaughter of Helen and Frederick Moseley and is a mixed media artist.