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Savannah Saccarelli, owner of Muh.Kaa.Bruh, with her arthropod art

Saco Maker Savannah Saccarelli’s Arthropod Art Is Scary Good

Her company name, Muh.Kaa.Bruh, nods to the grim perception many folks have of her art.
Josh Rowan and Erin Desmond (seated), in Thomaston with the crew restoring their historic schooner Hindu

In Thomaston, A Couple Saves a Classic Maine Schooner Just in Time for Its Centennial

After a painstaking restoration, the Hindu is about to hit the water again as it sails toward its second century.
Blue Butterfield in her airy studio at Portland’s Peregrine Press

Portland Printmaker Blue Butterfield’s Memoir Cuts Deep

Maine: A Love Story comprises 32 essays illustrated with her woodcut prints.
Maine-made shell products

5 Maine-Made Items That Celebrate Maine’s Sea Creatures

Well shucks, when it comes to seashell products, we’re hard-pressed to pick a favorite.
Peter Rioux wearing magnifying glasses while working on a timepiece

Clock Doc Peter Rioux Shares What Makes Him Tick

The Winterport tinkerer has rehabbed some 7,000 mechanical timekeepers.
Mike Zubik, pictured in his Passadumkeag kitchen

When It Comes to Cast-Iron Pans, Collector Mike Zubik’s a Seasoned Pro

He resells and restores hundreds of pieces of antique and vintage cookware through his home business, Passadumkeag Iron.
Maine upholsterer Molly Hutchins, owner of The Recovery Room, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Throwing Out Old Furniture Doesn’t Sit Well with Upholsterer Molly Hutchins

At the Recovery Room, in Boothbay Harbor, she and her husband restore everything from bar stools to sectionals.
Claude Ouellet, also known around Old Orchard Beach as Frenchy or Birdman

Meet Old Orchard Beach’s Renegade Birdhouse Guy

To build the quirkily expressive birdhouses that hang all over town, Claude Ouellet wings it with whatever materials he has handy.
Ange Muhorakeye working on one of her handwoven baskets

A New Mainer Rediscovers a Traditional Rwandan Art Form

And she hopes it will change lives in her home country.
Gus Fillebrown sharpening a saw blade at Complete Sharpening Service in Bridgton, Maine

There’s Never a Dull Moment at Gus Fillebrown’s Bridgton Sharpening Shop

He’s honed everything from knives and pizza cutters to arrowheads and samurai swords.
Brian Allen fixing a lamp, at the Lamp Repair Shop in South Portland

In South Portland, the Lamp Repair Shop Shines a Light on the Artistry of Old Fixtures

Not to throw shade, but new lamps have nothing on Brian Allen’s rehabbed antiques.
quilt-inspired maine-made wares

These Maine-Made Wares Are a Chip Off the Old Quilt Block

From cards to coasters, each piece is inspired by classic patchworks.
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