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Partnership with Architex

One of the greatest parts about my job is collaborating with talented people. This week’s posts are all related to the Midwestern U.S. It’s a perfect opportunity to highlight our partnership with Chicago based Architex. Architex specializes in fabric for the Contract Interior Design Trade and is committed to supporting current and emerging green design innovations []…

Gabriella Farkas

Angers – 1975 Musee dex Beaux Arts. Angers, France 3’ x 3’ x 9’ free-standing form. sisal. Gabriella Farkas’ weavings and fiber sculptures range in size from miniature to three stories high. Born in Hungary, she spent her childhood playing in nature and learned at an early age how to process wool. She studied many []…

Cecil Beaton

I have always been fascinated by Cecil Beaton’s work and the variety of mediums he worked in. A painter, photographer, interior designer, set designer, graphic designer— Beaton’s work is rich and full of elegance and story. His collages inspire me to drop everything and head into the studio. His portraits seem to capture the subject’s []…

Vinalhaven, North Haven and Hurricane Island : 1936

The Fox Islands, 12 miles off midcoast Maine comprise of two islands, North Haven (the island I grew up on) and neighboring Vinalhaven, which is the larger of the two and more populated. North Haven’s year round population is about 380 people. Vinalhaven’s population is just over 1200 people. In many ways the islands are []…

Nowness

“Director Nikolaj Belzer hones in on the idiosyncratic owner of famed artisanal salmon smokery Hansen & Lydersen, Ole-Martin Hansen, in his latest short, produced by Everything is Okay and Freunde von Freunden. Using a recipe dating back to 1923 and handed down through generations of Norwegian fishmongers, Hansen provides his tender salmon to leading London []…

Razzle Dazzle Camouflauge

“Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle or dazzle painting, was a family of ship camouflage used extensively in World War I and to a lesser extent in World War II and afterwards. Credited to artist Norman Wilkinson, though with a prior claim by the zoologist John Graham Kerr, it consisted of complex patterns of []…

Hiramatsu: Illuminating Golden Flights

Many thanks to Smithsonian Mag for the article. For nearly a decade, amateur photographer Tsuneaki Hiramatsu spent his summer evenings in the forests outside Niimi, in Japan’s Okayama prefecture. He was intent on capturing the spectacle of firefly mating season, when the males and females vie for attention through blinking codes. As night fell, Hiramatsu began shooting a []…

Grain Surfboards

Maine has a long history of skilled craftsmanship. Mainers tend to like to build things themselves, it gives us the opportunity to use the tools in our shop, garage, toolbox, etc. We (Mainers) also like to soak up the seasons in all their glory. What better way to do that than to ride a clean wave []…

Angela Adams: Namesakes

Our cat Scoot provided us with endless inspiration for many years. Graphically, his white coat with abstract grey spots was mesmerizing. Spiritually, he was wise beyond his years and was a very loving friend to everyone, especially his tiger cat brother, Argyle. >> scoot rug Powerful and confident like it’s namesake, the Moby table’s underlying strength comes []…

Loretta Lux

Years ago, I stumbled upon a book of photography by Loretta Lux at Casco Bay Books. The book felt like a fairy tale, featuring the mysteriously dreamy portraits of children with porcelain skin and eerily wise expressions seeming to want to tell a story— but holding it back. I carried the book around with me, sharing it []…

The Girl Who Gets Gifts from Crows

Lots of people love the birds in their garden, but it’s rare for that affection to be reciprocated. One young girl in Seattle is luckier than most. She feeds the crows in her garden – and they bring her gifts in return. The girl who gets gifts from birds…

Annalisa Bollini

Some things make you want to quit your job and do something totally different every day. Or at least take a break and dive into into a new medium. Annalisa Bollini’s work has that effect on me. Drawing with thread has always intrigued me and I need to get my grandmothers hoops out and start experimenting. The []…

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