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Annaliese Jakimides
A Boston native, Annaliese Jakimides spent many years on a dirt road in Mt. Chase in northern Maine before moving to Bangor. Her first essays were published in The Houlton Pioneer Times, where its then-editor Doug Fletcher gave her a break she will always be grateful for. Cited in national competitions and nominated for the Pushcart Prize, her work has been broadcast by NPR and published in many journals, magazines, and anthologies, including This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women.
Friday, December 02 2011 11:59am
Isle of Wyeth
Artist Jamie Wyeth has created masterful portraits of the exalted and the low, of ravens and gulls, cabbages and kings. He lives in isolation so he can better do exactly what he wants to do: paint some more.
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Wednesday, October 05 2011 3:46pm
Between Dusk and Dawn
Linden Frederick is a master of painting quiet, low-light landscapes that hint of unseen humans, both remembered and expected.
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Thursday, September 01 2011 9:52am
Powerful Lines
Thomaston-based Tim Van Campen is both an artist and textile designer. It’s a juggling act he has had 30 years to perfect.
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Monday, August 01 2011 8:03am
Climbing Over Art
Sedgwick artist Mary Barnes “climbs over” her drawings visually as she creates them. So do the appreciative eyes that view them.
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Friday, July 01 2011 1:01pm
Photographing Querencia
In Spanish, querencia is a place where one feels safe, centered, and strong. For Maine photographer Peter Ralston, it’s just outside his door.
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Thursday, June 02 2011 10:21am
Holey Vessels
Is he a potter or a sculptor? Is it fine craft or is it fine art? Simon van der Ven is compelled to poke holes in typical labels and approaches.
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Sunday, May 01 2011 11:48am
Big Bad Blues Legend
Blues fans got wind that blues singer
Big Pete Pearson was moving to Maine, supposedly to retire. That was 15 years ago; he’s still rousing thousands with his mighty microphone.
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Friday, April 01 2011 9:50am
The Art of Elegance
Jeweler Etienne Perret has been dazzling the wearable art world for a generation, and he’s still full of delightful, durable surprises.
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Tuesday, March 01 2011 12:24pm
Riotous with Color
Melita Westerlund splits her time between her birth home of Helsinki, Finland, and her chosen home of Bar Harbor. Her colorful sculptures are a hit worldwide.
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Saturday, January 01 2011 3:32pm
Moving & Shaping
Avy Claire‘s art work is influenced by her environment—whether it’s the peaceful Blue Hill Peninsula or the streets of New York City.
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