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Masters of Glass
CRAFT OF MAINE-August 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
Four Maine artisans unlock the secrets of glass
Known for its fragility, its texture, its possibility, glass has been a medium for artists for thousands of years, starting with the earliest man-made glass objects around 3,500 B.C.E. This month, in continuation of MH+D’s Craft of Maine series on functional art, we feature four glassblowers who use a delicate combination of heat, balance, gravity, air pressure, and applied leverage to create works of art that are as beautiful as they are functional. The creations of these artists may range from platters to vases to vessels, but all employ texture, color, light, and form—not to mention technique—in uniquely eye-catching ways.
Capturing the Color of Light
THE CANVAS-August 2009
by Suzette McAvoy
Alexandra Tyng, Louise Bourne & Thomas Paquette
You Are Here
ESSAY-August 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” -Henry David Thoreau
A Family Affair
August 2009
by Debra Spark
Photography François Gagné
Designing for generations
When Ariana Fischer-Gregg was 22, she took the Johnson O’Connor aptitude test. Her credentials were in order—her years at boarding school and Boston University behind her—but what were her natural talents? “High aesthetics,” she remembers the test concluding. “Long-term vision. You should own your own business or sell pretty things.” Could these results have been a surprise? Given Ariana’s lineage? Her childhood? Probably not.
Urban Archaeology
PROFILE- Kaja Veilleux-August 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Irvin Serrano
An auctioneer with a photographic memory and an obsession with preservation
On a muggy morning at the end of May, the sheer volume of people and antiques inside Thomaston Place Auction Galleries makes the building, a former chicken coop, feel like it could bust its seams. Just before the auction starts, Kaja Veilleux—owner, appraiser, auctioneer, and founder—is walking around distributing handshakes and promises of a great show. “Going to be some fireworks here today, I tell ya,” he says with a wink. In the heavy air, the smell of antiquities and an excited energy mingle as people start taking their seats.
A Photographer’s Point of View
PROFILE-August 2009
by Suzette McAvoy
Photography Irvin Serrano
Patrisha McLean’s hilltop gardens bloom with inspiration
Photographer Patrisha McLean is sitting on top of the world—at least it seems that way from the vantage point of her hilltop home on the outskirts of Camden. Lakeview, the gracious Georgian-style house that McLean shares with her husband, the singer and songwriter Don McLean, and their two teenage children, Jackie and Wyatt, is located on two hundred private acres overlooking Megunticook Lake. The home’s lofty perch offers sweeping views of Camden Hills State Park, and the protected park land ensures that their pristine panoramic vista will never be sullied by development.
Under the Skin-Architect Bruce Norelius reveals his notion of layers in design
AIA Design Theory- August 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Trent Bell
The inspiration for an architectural design sometimes comes from unexpected sources. On a recent project, the desire to solve some pragmatic functional issues had architect Bruce Norelius and his firm Elliott Elliott Norelius Architecture considering a surprising array of things—onion skins, colonial wood clapboard houses, barns, and traditional wooden boats. While this assortment might seem random at first glance, a common thread unites it: the concept of layers, which ultimately opened up the possibilities for design.
Read more: Under the Skin-Architect Bruce Norelius reveals his notion of layers in design
Midcoast Show
TURNOUT-August 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Jonathan Laurence
Maine Home+Design's first-ever home show
Step by Step
THE DRAWING BOARD-August 2009
A five-acre site just outside a small town in southern Maine is the setting for this custom prefab home. The home started as a site-built project but, due to economic concerns, turned to the option of prefabrication. The manufacturing partner’s operation is uniquely structured to provide site- and client-specific designs while still achieving the typical 10 to 20 percent savings and quick construction time associated with prefab.
Paradise in the Garden
LANDSCAPE-August 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography William Brehm
Two doors down from Stephen King’s house, in the heart of Bangor, sits a lovingly restored circa-1863 lumber baron’s home. While the architecture of the Victorian-era manse exuded great character, the backyard—a virtual wasteland of lawn, mulch, and neglect—lacked soul. The home’s generous inner-city lot presented the opportunity for creating a natural oasis where no ordinary terrace would suffice.
Hidden Gems
FIELD TRIP- Basha Burwell August 2009
by Veronique McAree
Photography Liz Atterbury
Chic yet modest. Simple and honest. Refreshingly unique. Do these words describe Basha Burwell or her inimitable collection of jewelry? Both, actually. You only have to step into her Cape in Brooklin, Maine—where she lives with her husband, the novelist Peter Behrens, and their young son—to witness the joyous fluidity of her creative and personal life.
Three Tiers on the Pier
FEAST-August 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography François Gagné
If restaurants could talk, Pier 77 on Cape Porpoise Harbor would have some tales to tell. For more than seventy years, the site overlooking a working pier has been a local landmark. It was once home to Tilly’s Shanty, a favorite lobster shack of President George H. W. Bush, and more recently, a restaurant named Seascapes. While owners and names have changed throughout the decades, one thing has remained constant: at this spot, all eyes are on the view.
Lake House Living
August 2009by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Trent Bell
A family retreat on Long Lake redefines the meaning of camp
Maine’s rugged coastline is so long and serpentine that it seems to unwind forever. Miles inland, however, far from the crashing waves of the Atlantic, and beautiful in its own right, is a different kind of waterfront: the shores of Maine’s serene lakes region. On a map, the area is speckled with various shapes and sizes of blue, with Long Lake running in a narrow strip down the middle. While each lake has its own unique community, a common thread unites them all: the mystique of a lake in summertime.
Letter from MH+D
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR- August 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
Like many of the homes we feature, Maine Home+Design is constantly seeking self-improvement. That’s why we have recently introduced a few new departments to the magazine: Flip to the pages of Turnout for a quick, pictorial recap of recent local events; get an inside glimpse into the mind of an architect in our AIA Design Theory Q&A; and join us on a Field Trip each month where we discover the hidden talents of some of the best designers in the state. Our hope is that through these new avenues, we can bring you even more of Maine’s compelling design scene.
Bistro Beat
FEAST-July 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Irvin Serrano
At Francine Bistro, there is an undeniable rhythm in the air—an upbeat tempo that crescendos on summer nights when the candles are lit and the twinkle lights on the patio arbor cast their seductive glow. The chatter of diners and the clatter of plates enliven an otherwise quiet tree-lined street just a few blocks from the bustle of Main Street. And then there is the buzz of the kitchen run by chef-owner Brian Hill, a man uniquely familiar with the pulse of nightly performance. Prior to his life as a chef, the Maine native was a guitarist in the Boston-based alternative-rock band Heretix in the early 1990s. Having lived the life of an aspiring rock star, Hill has perfected the rhythm of nightly routine—his trick is to make it anything but routine.
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