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Blurring the Boundaries
AIA Design Theory- June 2010
Edited by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Trent Bell
Theodore and Theodore explain how architectural design can create the illusion of space without building it
Bold Stewardship
Photography Irvin Serrano
A contemporary family in an historic Camden Inn
A Colorful Past
OUTTAKE-June 2010
Photography Irvin Serrano
This brass box contains bedroom keys, a leftover from when Portlaw, as the Camden home is called, was still an inn. Upstairs, the bedrooms still have their brass knockers. “We wanted,” says homeowner Stephanie Mayer, “to preserve the history of the house in a way that honored its roots.” The crayons are for visitors, who are encouraged to decorate postcards on their visits. The younger set’s efforts are framed in at least one bathroom, serving as a complement to the Mayer children’s art, which adorns a substantial wall in the former inn’s living room.
Joseph Nicoletti’s Excellent Art Adventure
PROFILE- Joseph Nicoletti-June 2010
by Carl Little
Photography Irvin Serrano
A retrospective at Bates College reveals a remarkable aesthetic journey
Numinous Skies
THE CANVAS- June 2010 | by Suzette McAvoy
Colin Barclay, Sean Beavers & Lisa Creed
“He drew forth a phrase from his treasure and spoke it softly to himself: A day of dappled seaborne clouds.” -James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Colin Barclay, Storm on the Barrens, 2007, oil on paper laid to panel, 24” x 24”Site-Specific Sculpture
CRAFT OF MAINE- June 2010
by Susan Grisanti Kelley
Four galleries, four artists, hence Four in Maine
Graphic Statement
TREND WATCH- June 2010
By Deborah Chatfield
Summer brings us bold designs that make use of natural materials
A Few Pages Ahead
The Portland Public Library—Maine’s largest—has served the community since 1867.
Design Wire
Design Wire- June 2010
Designer and shopkeeper Linda Banks debuted her line of framed artwork, “The Linda Banks Collection” at the Spring International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, North Carolina.
Letter From the Editor
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-June 2010
by Susan Grisanti Kelley Photography Maria A. VetteseWhat does it mean to be recognized for our work? Especially when the work stands alone without a name and reputation attached to it—when the work is judged on its design alone?
Against the Grain
CRAFT OF MAINE- May 2010 | by Rebecca Falzano
Six Maine furnituremakers working with wood
Single Tub, 2007, mahogany, 50” x 29” x 27.5”
Woodworkers often talk about their craft like it is a living thing; and in a sense it is. The beauty of living trees is captured in the wood, and the art itself is ever-evolving. On the following pages, we see works from six Maine masters who make beautiful furniture with wood. Using the inherent natural beauty of their medium—rich color, unique grain—they create pieces that are the backdrop to our everyday lives.
Fertile Ground
THE CANVAS- May 2010 | by Suzette McAvoy
Ingrid Ellison, Mary Barnes & John Knight
“The beautiful is in nature, and it is encountered under the most diverse forms of reality. Once it is found it belongs to art, or rather to the artist who discovers it.” -Gustave Courbet
Mary Barnes, Aquatic Edge, 2009, graphite, ink on Mylar and paper, 22" x 22”, private collection
Defining The Edge
Stateside Summers
May 2010
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Irvin Serrano
A London designer builds her summer home in Maine.
The story of Sandra Ankarcrona’s home has fairy-tale beginnings. Her parents met one summer on the beach in Maine—her father’s family vacationed at one end and her mother’s at the other.
A Fresh Vision
PROFILE- George Kinghorn-May 2010
by Suzette McAvoy
Photography Sean Alonzo Harris
George Kinghorn brings new vitality to the University of Maine Museum of Art.
Gardens Gone Wild
TURNOUT-Portland Flower Show-May 2010
Photography Bryan BruchmanA long Portland’s eastern waterfront, buildings normally filled with boats were transformed into lush garden spaces for the annual Portland Flower Show.
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