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Created Worlds
CRAFT OF MAINE- April 2010 | by Suzette McAvoy
Sara Crisp, Meg Brown Payson & Penelope Jones
“The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” -Henry Miller
Sara Crisp, Untitled (Wheel-Leaf), 2008, encaustic, lotus, ligularia leaf, mica on wood panel, 36” x 36”
Returning to Maine
PROFILE- Alex Katz-April 2010
by Suzette McAvoy
Artist Alex Katz paints big and gives bigger
Artist Alex Katz does not think of himself as a collector. “No, I throw things out,” he says. But over the past six years, he has significantly enhanced the collections of several art institutions in Maine with gifts from his private foundation.
From Moscow to Maine
PROFILE- Ilya Askinazi-April 2010
by Bruce Brown
Photography Sean Alonzo Harris
Photographer Ilya Askinazi’s artistic odyssey
The Big Picture
CRAFT OF MAINE- March 2010 | by by Rebecca Falzano
Fund-raising begins for Maine’s first museum dedicated to the photographic arts
Shoshannah White - Sugar, 2010, mixed media: encaustic wax over photograph, 12” x 12”
Letter From the Editor
Every month, when the work is done and the new issue arrives from the printer, it becomes our favorite. Everyone crowds around, and we go through each page together with pride and excitement.
Same Name, New Energy
FEAST-Walters- March 2010
by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Darren Setlow
An old Portland favorite with a new location
Seaside Sophistication
March 2010
by Debra Spark
Photography Trent Bell
A house of glass and steel on an island bluff
Long-Distance Design
March 2010
by Debra Spark
Photography Trent Bell
A Chicago couple renovates an 1880 home in Camden, from afar
Camden is full of transplants, people who fell in love with Maine on vacation and bought property with the hope of summering then retiring on the coast.
On the Passing of Kenneth Noland
TRIBUTE-March 2010
by Paul Theroux, Photo by Jaime Ardiles-Arce
Mysteries: Primal Blue, 2002, acrylic on canvas, 60” x 60”. Gift of Kenneth Noland to the Farnsworth Art Museum. Art © Estate of Kenneth Noland/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.
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
Pipe Dream
OUTTAKE-March 2010
by Paul Theroux, Photo by Jaime Ardiles-Arce
"The plumber has a flair for the abstract,” according to architect Ken Schiano of QA13 Architects, here, admiring (and pondering) the intricate installation of piping and controls for a hot-water solar collecting system and radiant heating system, a work of art by Charles Oliver Plumbing.
Made for Music
THE DRAWING BOARD-March 2010
A house on Blue Hill Bay designed for two musicians and their family
Architect: Donald C. Mallow
Location: Blue Hill, Square Footage: 2,700
Construction start date: Spring 2010, Estimated construction completion date: Spring 2011
Reflecting Luminosity
THE CANVAS- March 2010 | by Suzette McAvoy
Joellyn Duesberry, Jessica Stammen & Kristin Malin
“You have the sky overhead giving one light; then the reflected light from whatever reflects; then the direct light of the sun; so that, in the blending and suffusing of these several luminations, there is no such thing as a line to be seen anywhere.” - Winslow Homer
Joellyn Duesberry - Waterfilled Quarry, Maine, 2006, oil on linen, 36” x 48”
Artful Adornment
CRAFT OF MAINE-March 2010
by Rebecca Falzano
Wearable works of art from Maine jewelry designers
Christine Hamilton - Daisy Dance, 2008, sterling silver brushed flowers and volcanic rock beads strung on silk, 16”
Maine Home+Design and Maine magazines celebrate the holidays
TURNOUT-From Coast to Coast-March 2010
Photography Samuel Cousins
MH+D Holiday Open House
Read more: Maine Home+Design and Maine magazines celebrate the holidays
Atlantic Design Center OPENING
TURNOUT-From Coast to Coast-March 2010
Photography Meggie Booth
Atlantic Design Center opens a new showroom in York
PUBLICATION PARTY
TURNOUT-From Coast to Coast-March 2010
Photography Meggie Booth
Writer Debra Spark unveils her new novel
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
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