That’s the Spirit
Can you find peace and joy in something as prosaic as concrete? South Portland artist Valerie McCaffrey does.
Good Things From Maine
Treasure Hunting
This month finds 66 dealers from seven states gathering in Portland for the Maine Antiques Exposition.
She Sells Seashells
An artist reveals how she felts her realistic shells and whimsical sea creatures.
Avena Botanicals
While it’s easy to understand how an elderflower creme made with coconut oil, rosewater, and beeswax might moisturize skin the proclaimed benefits of other Avena Botanicals products are less intuitive.
House of Glass
A Friendship garage is bursting at the seams with “18,000-something” antique bottles.
Theriault Flies
Alvin Theriault was 11 when he tied his first fishing fly. Now 64, Theriault and his wife, Connie, have been making and selling flies for 44 years.
How to Tie Flies with Style
For the angler who has everything; a graceful, yet functional fly-tying desk.
Oyster Bed?
Paul Sampson makes a better oyster platter
Uptown ’Bunk
Do you cruise through downtown Kennebunk on your way to the ’Port? Well, stop. No, really — stop.
Loten Art Lighting
Stuart Loten uses a silk-painting technique to turn home lighting into art
Four Favorite Things
Our contributors share their choicest finds in Maine style, design, shops, and craft.
Endangered Species
An artist’s family wrestles with the future of his metal jungle.