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Curiosity and the Artist
PROFILE- Frederick Lynch-March 2010
by Suzette McAvoy
Photography Irvin Serrano
A studio visit with Frederick Lynch
Bright Ideas
AIA Design Theory- March 2010
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Trent Bell
The winners of the AIA Ideas Competition share their concepts for Portland’s East End Beach
Design Is in the Details
PROFILE- Michael Roy-March 2010
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Irvin Serrano
Michael Roy and his team at Phi Home Designs build homes, furniture, and relationships
Bag of Tricks
FIELD TRIP- Leandra Fremont-Smith- March 2010
by Veronique McAree Photography Amanda Kowalski
Meet Leandra Fremont-Smith, an enterprising young interior designer who delivers high style at an affordable price
Tuscan Tribute
FEAST-Grissini Italian Bistro- Jan/Feb 2010
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Irvin Serrano
Kennebunk’s Grissini carries on the vision of late owner and popular local Laurie Bongiorno
From the street, Grissini is relatively nondescript: a gray-shingled box with two white-trimmed windows facing Route 9 in Kennebunk’s Lower Village. Unlike the restaurants in the Kennebunkport area that entice with water views or storefronts overlooking the bustling sidewalks of Dock Square, Grissini relies on reputation and that time-honored advertising vehicle: the word-of-mouth recommendation. It has the reserved confidence that only a highly successful, well-established eatery open every night of the week, both in season and out, can enjoy. And once inside, one finds the atmosphere is anything but unremarkable.
Under the Rug
CRAFT OF MAINE-Jan/Feb 2010
by Rebecca Falzano
The art of handmade rugs
Maiko III, 1995, cotton, 34” x 58” - Jutta Graf
The oldest known surviving rug—a beautiful Persian discovered preserved in an ice-filled tomb—dates back to the fifth century B.C.E. Its advanced weave suggests an evolved art with an even longer history. Centuries later, Maine artisans are crafting homemade rugs with meticulous attention to detail using a variety of methods: looping, knotting, hooking, weaving. Whatever the technique, each rug begins with inspiration and is tweaked by color and texture to produce a lasting work of functional art.
Mountain Return
Jan/Feb 2010
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Irvin Serrano
A hybrid log home is a cozy, stylish retreat for a family with deep Sugarloaf roots
As dusk descends on Sugarloaf, Jim and Priscilla Denny’s home glows amber through a snowy screen of trees. After a day on the cold slopes, their warm oasis beckons. Soon a fire will be lit and voices from the kitchen will mingle with those drawn to the flames. Tomorrow, everyone will wake up to fresh, powder-covered trails visible from their bedrooms. For many loyal Loafers, this is only a dream. For the Dennys, it’s their reality—one arrived at by the most circuitous of routes.
Edith Caldwell Gallery Opening Reception
TURNOUT-From Coast to Coast-Jan/Feb 2010
Photography Cara Slifka
Edith Caldwell moves her San Francisco gallery to Rockport
Material Matters
THE CANVAS-Jan/Feb 2010 | by Suzette McAvoy
Tom Paiement, Stew Henderson & William Manning
“In a successful painting everything is integral…all the parts belong to the whole. If you remove an aspect or element you are removing its wholeness.” -Richard Diebenkorn
Entropy Aftermath: Tribute 1, mixed media, 13 1/8” x 13 1/8” | Tom Paiement
Re-Find Design
FIELD TRIP- Wary Meyers- Jan/Feb 2010
by Veronique McAree
Photography Amanda Kowalski
John and Linda Meyers’s apartment in Portland’s Old Port serves as an impromptu showcase for the eclectic DIY projects featured in their new book, Wary Meyers’ Tossed & Found
Fireplace Artistry
ELEMENTS- Jan/Feb 2010
by Debra Spark
Photography Irvin Serrano
New ways of constructing the home’s hearth
VIineyard Bash
TURNOUT-Vinfest-Jan/Feb 2010
Photography Sarah Szwajkos
A festival of food, wine, and cheer in Lincolnville
Self-Contained Living
Jan/Feb 2010
by Elena Sarni
Photography Trent Bell
From cargo ship to container house
Free Rider
PROFILE- Seth Wescott-Jan/Feb 2010
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Irvin Serrano
Seth Wescott on Olympic gold, Alaskan snowpack, his first house in Maine, and Sugarloaf’s next big move
The Spatial Experience
AIA Design Theory- Jan/Feb 2010
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Trent Bell
Architect Dominic Mercadante
and the building as a spatial journey
Impossible Infinity
ESSAY-Nov/Dec 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
“Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed.” -Blaise Pascal
Family Friendly
THE DRAWING BOARD-Nov/Dec 2009
A renovation offers both a teen haven and a parent retreat
Cafe Crossroads
FEAST-Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery- Nov/Dec 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography François Gagné
Sharing stories and food from around the world
Michael Gilroy is not your average cafe owner. But then again, Frontier is not your average cafe. The Brunswick business lives and breathes its motto: “Go Beyond.” The combination eatery, cinema, gallery, and meeting place was designed to be a traveler’s crossroads—a cultural intersection of stories and ideas inspired by Gilroy’s own world travels. This philosophy finds good company in the Fort Andross Mill on the Androscoggin River, a building that’s buzzing with diverse creative energies and a collective entrepreneurial spirit.
The World Down Under
THE CANVAS-Nov/Dec 2009 | by Suzette McAvoy
Richard Keen, Dudley Zopp & Hannah Bureau
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” -Albert Einstein
Geologics XIV, 2006, oil on canvas, 40” x 24” | Dudley Zopp
Reviving the “Black Art” of Letterpress
CRAFT OF MAINE-Nov/Dec 2009
by Suzette McAvoy
Contemporary practitioners of a centuries-old craft
Zooks Press, An I For Red by Susan Weinz, 2009, letterpress book (wood, linoleum, polymer), 7” x 5” closed
Shop Talk
FIELD TRIP- Diane Toepfer- Nov/Dec 2009
by Veronique McAree
Photography Elizabeth Atterbury
Ferdinand in Portland’s East End serves as a showcase for Diane Toepfer’s designs and local indie crafts
Portland’s East End has been transformed in recent years by a steady tide of independent artists, designers, and restaurant owners moving into the storefronts that line Congress Street. Diane Toepfer is one of those designers. Her lovely little shop, Ferdinand, is where she sells handcrafted cards, journals, T-shirts, pins, and baby things. She also showcases the work of other artists alongside her “Found by Ferdinand” line of vintage and altered clothing and accessories.
New on Mere Point
Nov/Dec 2009
by Debra Spark
Photography Trent Bell
A year-round home designed with old summer cottages in mind
The story of the home at Mere Point begins like this: Some years ago, a homeowner built a garage with a second-floor apartment on a particularly nice piece of property, filled with meadows and forest, with commanding views of the still waters of Mere Point Bay, just west of the Harpswells.
Cabin Fever
Nov/Dec 2009
by Bruce Irving
Photography Irvin Serrano
An authentic log home that’s big on style and comfort
Bountiful Harvest of Creativity
PROFILE- Susan & Rufus Williams-Nov/Dec 2009
by Suzette McAvoy
Photography Irvin Serrano
A Rockport couple share an artful life
Design Face-Off
AIA Design Theory- Nov/Dec 2009
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Trent Bell
One cottage, two different visions—an architect itching to renovate and a builder who wants to tear down and start new
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