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As we compiled MH+D’s April feature “The Literary Life,” we discovered more home libraries than we knew what to do with. Here, then, is just one more of the many libraries we couldn’t fit into our print edition.
April 2008
Art on the Marsh
Caron Zand and Don Head are passionate collectors of Maine art and patrons of Maine artists. They are engaged in supporting both the visual and performing arts— Zand serves on the Board of Maine College of Art and Head is the President of Board of the Portland Opera Repertory Theater. Their collection, featured in MH+D’s April story “Where the Art Is,” is constantly evolving as they continue to discover and encourage emerging artists and encourage the contributions of those more established in their careers.
April 2008
Tom Denenberg Talks Shop
Nearly two years ago Thomas Denenberg was named chief curator of the Portland Museum of Art. This past winter he added “and deputy director” to his title. Denenberg continues a tradition at the PMA—the state’s oldest and largest public art museum—of bringing Maine art to the world and the world’s art to Maine. During the interview that led to MH+D’s April Profile, “Curating a Mythical Maine,” we asked Denenberg to name a few of his favorite painting the PMA’s permanent collection...
April 2008
The Maine (Home+Design) Questionnaire with Chef Rich Lemoine
Rich Lemoine, the chef at the heart of our April Feast “A Palette for the Palate,” has helmed the kitchens of some of Southern Maine’s most loved restaurants, such as the White Barn Inn and the Salt Marsh Tavern. Today, Lemoine plates his classic yet sophisticated take on Maine cuisine at the Cape Arundel Inn. With this impressive resume and an unflappable disposition, we knew Lemoine was the perfect candidate for our all new Maine (Home + Design) Questionnaire.
April 2008
Read more: The Maine (Home+Design) Questionnaire with Chef Rich Lemoine
Cig Harvey is Building a Story
Raised in an 11th century house in Devon, England, Cig Harvey found a job at a local photography studio—“making tea and tidying up”—by the time she was just 12-years-old. Her passion for the art of photography hasn’t wavered since.
By 17, Harvey was traveling to places like Bolivia and Peru to makepictures that documented the hardships of silver mine workers. For atime she thought her future was photojournalism. “When I was younger Ireally had no interest in being an artist…I wanted to change theworld,” she laughs. However, Harvey soon discovered that documentarywork didn’t jibe with her sensibilities—she grew so attached to her“subjects,” and felt such an obligation to how their images wereportrayed, that it made the work too emotionally exhausting.
“So,” she says, “I decided that I would just tell my story.”
March 2008
The Architecture of Art
Samuel Van Dam was a painter long before he studied architecture at two of the Northeast’s most venerated educational institutions: Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In MH+D’s March feature, “The Effects of Careful Observation,” Van Dam delves into the art of architecture and the architecture of art.
March 2008
The First Supper... Or, How I found religion in Bath and it was named Solo Bistro Bistro
In Bath, a little city flush with fine Federal, Greek Revival, and Italianate architecture, there are many men involved in the industry of boatbuilding. On Front Street, the city’s main thoroughfare, there is one man involved in the industry of food: Esau A. Crosby II. In MH+D’s March Feast feature, “Layers of Flavor,” we explore story behind Solo Bistro Bistro and the visionary in its kitchen.
March 2008
Read more: The First Supper... Or, How I found religion in Bath and it was named Solo Bistro Bistro
Bisbee has Entered the Building.
This week, the Portland Museum of Art kicked off a stunning new exhibition. The show is something of a rarity for the PMA in that it features the work of a living Maine artist. “Bright Common Spikes: The Sculpture of John Bisbee” is a bold, inspired show by one of the most exciting sculptors at work in the state today. It was a true pleasure to interview Bisbee last month for the Maine HOME + DESIGN feature “Something Will Be Revealed”
Jan/Feb 2008
"Snowbound in Bethel" Behind the House
I woke early on the Sunday morning I drove to Bethel to visit with Karl and Kym Wadensten and gather notes for our January/February cover story, “Snowbound in Bethel.” I was on the road north before seven. As the sun rose and cast a glow over that rare mid-November day, I couldn’t help but pull my car over several times and capture the scenes that caught my eye as I raced up Route 26.
JanFeb 2008
MH+D Sponsors PSC's "Fully Committed"!
Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to see several amazing plays at the Portland Stage Company. Last year’s brilliant per- formances of “Noises Off” and “Augusta” come to mind immediately—like all good theater, The Stage Company seems to consistently offer plays with a varied range of tone and emotion.
JanFeb 2008
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