GLOUCESTER, Mass. — June 30, 2014 — Waller has received a seARTs and Gloucester Cultural Council grant in preparation for a St. Peter’s Fiesta mural, which she calls the “Gloucester Fiesta People.” The St. Peter’s Club, unofficial hub of Gloucester’s annual Fiesta, has a fresh new window image of fishing’s, and the club’s, patron saint.
The image of St. Peter has been repainted on the club’s window by Rockport artist Susan Waller, who painted the window years ago and was called in to paint a new window because the previous one got a crack.
“I’ve been a fishermen’s advocate for years. I care a lot about these people. It’s a passion,” said Waller, who does not come from a fishing family. Her late father, Marvin Waller, was an artist, and her brother, William Waller, is an astronomer and teacher at Rockport High.
“I go to a lot of the meetings about the fishermen and I clip everything in the paper about it,” she added.
Waller has received a seARTs and Gloucester Cultural Council grant in preparation for a St. Peter’s Fiesta mural, which she calls the “Gloucester Fiesta People.”
“I did a lot of research over the years to get subject material approved by members of the St. Peter’s Club,” she said.
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