Fish and Fowl for Weathervane Wednesday

 Todays weathervanes were photographed in Yarmouth, Maine.

These two gilded weathervanes are above cupolas on the Muddy Rudder restaurant in Yarmouth, Maine on US Route 1.  I recently featured a few other weathervanes on this stretch of highway, all unique and whimsical, between the Maine State Visitor Center in Yarmouth by the exit off Rt. 295 and Lower Main Street in Freeport. 

T.J. McDermott created these two weathervanes, which are gilded, three dimensional, wooden sculptures of a bluefish and a great blue heron.  These two shiny golden weathervanes will catch your eye as you travel along Route 1, but to really appreciate the details you need to pull over and take a closer look. 

You can read all about T.J. McDermott and his art in the book Weathervanes of New England by Glenn A. Knoblock and David W. Wemmer, 2018, pages 250 - 253.  McDermott's weathervanes grace many private residences in New England. He also creates indoor sculptures, architectural details, and hand carved signs.  McDermott has a gallery in Portland at 87 Market Street. 

For the truly curious:

Muddy Rudder Restaurant, Yarmouth, Maine: https://muddy-rudder.com/   

TJ McDermott's weathervane website:  http://www.tjmcdermott.com/index.php  

Weathervanes of New England by Glenn A. Knoblock and David W. Wemmer, 2018 available at Amazon.com and at https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/weathervanes-of-new-england/  

Click here to see over 500 other weathervanes featured at Weathervane Wednesday:    https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/search/label/Weathervane%20Wednesday    

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Fish and Fowl for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted July 26, 2023, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2023/07/fish-and-fowl-for-weathervane-wednesday.html: accessed [access date]).