8 Ways to Embrace a Punchy Color Trend

By Sarah Storms
From the Summer 2023 issue of Maine Homes by Down East

linocut prints by Ana Inciardi — *Photo by Tara Rice*

1. Portland’s Ana Inciardi draws on her experience growing up in a food-loving Italian American family to make linocut prints that look delicious. $10–$18. inciardiprints.com

recycled rope rug from Maine Coast Rope Rugs

2. On a front porch, Bremen weaver Dara Kilpatrick’s rag rug, crafted from reclaimed float rope, embodies a warm welcome. From $95. mainecoastroperugs.com

Antje Roitzsch’s Calderesque aluminum and acrylic mobiles — *Photo courtesy of Antje Roitzsch*

3. Natural phenomena — light on a leaf, a brook curving around rocks — inspires Lincolnville artist Antje Roitzsch’s Calderesque aluminum and acrylic mobiles. $375–$1,350. visualartsmaine.com

red, white, and blue cotton tea towel by Allison McKeen — *Photo by Allison McKeen*

4. Spaghetti and meatballs? Tulips? The sun setting over water? The amorphous shapes on Gardiner artist Allison McKeen’s cotton tea towels invite your imagination. $20 each. allisonmckeenart.com

blue stoneware vase by Aimee McLaughlin — *Photo by Tabitha Barnard*

5. On Portlander Aimee McLaughlin’s shapely stoneware vase, coiled handles are an unexpected twist. $185. thepostsupply.com

6. Glass remnants are reimagined as abstract art on Mosaic cups by Dresden’s Tandem Glass. $50 each. shopmainecraft.com

Meg K. Walsh’s tiny (3 1⁄2-inch-diameter) porcelain tray — *Photo by Tara Rice*

7. Sunburst lichen, found on rocks along the Maine coast, inspired the happy hue on Scarborough ceramicist Meg K. Walsh’s tiny (3 1⁄2-inch-diameter) porcelain tray. $28. cmceramicstudio.com