Marion Smith
Marion Smith began painting in watercolor twenty-six years ago. Her professional careers span a variety of interests. Primarily a secondary public school educator of English and history for twenty years, she received her education at Bates College and the University of Vermont. She taught English and history in Burlington, Vermont, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and Mount Desert Island, Maine. Her teaching experience also included GED, adult ed, and three years as the art teacher in the K-8 one room schools on the Cranberry Islands. As a potter, she was an original member of the co-op, Cone Ten (now Island Artisans), personally owned and operated a handcraft store (A Potter’s Choice), and served as an original member of Acadia Senior College’s Board of Directors.