Join us to celebrate Spring!
Saturday March 20 and Sunday March 21 – in the Farmhouse at Plants Unlimited
Saturday 9:30 am to 4:00 pm – Sunday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
PLANTS UNLIMITED – NATURALLY
DOLPHIN DESIGNS – Shelagh Delphyne
Photo Shown property of Dolphin Designs
Shelagh Delphyne has been creating her line of nautical and nature jewelry in Midcoast Maine since 1992. Dolphins feature strongly and there are many other designs created using Sterling Silver and Semi-Precious Stones.
While being a keen photographer for more than 40 years, Shelagh has only been offering her photography for others to purchase since 2009. Nature is her inspiration and finding the art in nature her speciality. Photo cards andmatted prints will be available
RUG HOOKING DEMONSTRATION – Gabrielle Wicklow
See how the age old craft of rug hooking comes alive in this enthusiastic and informative demonstration. You will learn about the history, materials and tools used to create primitive rugs the way women made them 200 years ago. If you like, you will have an opportunity to try your hand at rug hooking too.
Gabrielle is a member of several rug hooking organizations including The Association of Traditional Hooking Artists and the National Guild of Pearl McGown Hookcrafters. She is also the founder of a local group called Artisans which meets monthly to promote, preserve and teach the craft.
DOG ISLAND CORNER CRAFTS of BELFAST – Ellen and Jerry Bilodeau
From Dog Island Corner in Belfast, Maine, Jerry creates his “world famous” Turkey Calls handcrafted in different rich woods for superb sound in the outdoors. Also Ellen handmakes sewn table runners, mini quilts, potholders, sterling silver/bead earrings and simple totes in a variety of Maine patterns. A collection of holiday and photo cards created by them are available also.
Elizabeth Scott O’Haverty
Artists Statement:
My large theme concentrates on capturing the dynamics of “the arrested domestic moment,” snapshots of every day life taken by that most amazing camera of all time, the human eye. The setting for much of my work is Europe, where that moment is still likely to hold charm and strength. And because of its rich visual possibilities, the table is a favorite subject of mine. I happen to believe that the table has contributed as much to civilization as has the wheel. In Europe the table is still an honored focal point of life, gathered around to celebrate the arts of eating well and conversing well, to sharedomestic chores and family amusements. What I find particularly delightful is the probability that a typical ‘arrested domestic moment’ there, (as opposed to here) won’t include a television set.
O’Haverty works with oil, acrylic, inks and pastel, and many paintings include collage.
D-zines - Original jewelry – Diane Thompson
Original beaded jewelry designs using stringing and weaving techniques. Home shows and craft shows. Special orders by request. Diane started making jewelry a few years ago using swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls and gemstones. She loves blending color and sparkle to make unique one-of-a kind pieces.
Barefoot Books – Dena Davis
Barefoot Books is an independent publisher, with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Bath, Englandspecializing in high quality books, music and gifts that help children on their journey to becoming happy, engaged members of the global community. Since 1992, Barefoot Books has published more than 400 titles that use timeless stories and captivating illustrations to tap into the wisdom of many cultures, while never forgetting that childhood is a time for fun.
Dena Davis, mother of a four-year-old from Thomaston, began selling children’s books and music as a home based business over two years ago. She discovered a small publisher called Barefoot Books when she was teaching in California and fell in love with the art and magical stories. Today Dena’s Barefoot Book Nook is well-established and growing.
Nicole Marie is a fine art and documentary photographer living in Rockland Maine. She studied at the Maine Media College in Rockport, completing a Professional Certificate Program in 2009. She is currently teaching Multimedia to high school students with the Rockland After School Alliance and The
Watershed High School. Nicole has a few projects in the works involving social issues abroad, using photography as well as videography to spread awareness. Nicole will also have her plantable greeting cards available for sale at the event (www.bloomingcardsonline.com).
Jamie makes many things to keep you warm in the cold winter like Warm Woolies Boot Socks, hats, and scarves. Warm Woolies also has a new line of lovely felted bags, purses, and Iphone, Ipod Touch cases to jazz up your look! She is also open to requests for custom items as well, so feel free to ask! Jamie designs, hand knit and felts all the items she sells herself!
Hand Sewn Tote Bags – Joyce Davidson
Joyce Davidson is a math teacher at Medomak Valley High School. She has always loved sewing and quilting and started making these tote bags about a year ago. They became so popular with my friends that she decided to make them to sell at craft fairs and in local stores. Joyce has recently been approved as a member of the United Maine Craftsmen.
The bags are made of of top quality fabric and are machine quilted. They come in various sizes and colors. They are all lined with coordinating fabric and have pockets inside and out. They can be used for anything depending on the sizes. Customers buy these bags for purses, work bags, computer bags, beach bags and gym bags. Joyce also takes orders for custom designed bags. Joyce selects the fabrics, designs the bags and machine sew them.
Karen Stickney
I weave complex scarves with tencel, which gives them a silky feel against your skin and drapes beautifully. The colors seem to undulate as you move, as the tencel reflect light. These scarves are beautiful enough to wear as a fashion accessory, but warm enough to stand up to winter’s chill. All are machine washable on gentle, laid flat to dry.
Also available are tote bags, place mats, woolen hats and more.
Susan Sherman has been creating hats since 1973 and has appeared at many art shows and festivals throughout the northeast.
As a milliner, Susan sews many styles of hats and costumes using velvets, glitter and color. Her work has a distinctive but magical feel to it and she’s been described by some as “a creator of fairy tales”. Susan live on a hilltop in Appleton Maine with her husband and many gardens.
Capestries has been worn on stage by Arlo Guthrie, Odetta, Rashad Eggleston, Jud the Jester, Trickster Fox, Antonio Roche, poet Charles Rossiter, musician Dave Sullivan, Joe Pipik and Jeannie Wall from Good Life Theatre and others at many theatrical and dance performances
Refreshments and Baked Goods
Available to Purchase
Tom and Mary Quinn
Roses To Go – Sue Theberge
Sue has been hand painting on glassware for 4 years and has recently started working with ceramics. This is her third year of designing and
painting monthly wine tasting glasses for a shop in Augusta. She will have vases, wine glasses, t-lites, beta bowls, and ceramic items on display. Custom orders are always welcome!
Diana Maddocks – Warren
Diana hand paints on a variety of surfaces: wood, slate. metal etc. She also make things from polymer clay and recycled soda cans or glass nuggets. These include magnets, hair clips, pins, necklaces, and ornaments. Diana also paints fine art work on canvas in acrylic. She often take photos of her work and turn them into blank greeting cards.
Country Crafts and Gifts - Mary Carver
Many Locals will know Mary and her crafts! She has taught classes at Rockland and Camden Adult Education for years.
Mary is probably best know for the dried flowers she grows every year and, at 82, is planning a big garden for this season!
Mary has done craft shows for over 50 years.
Triple “R” Candles – Maggi Tracy
Triple ‘R’ came to be about 3 years ago. I was introduced to the cleaner, greener way to burn candles. The 3 R’s represent:
Reduce our dependency on oil. Paraffin candles are made from the sludge of oil. These emit the same toxins as your cars exhaust, hence the black soot that accumulates. Soy beans are a sustainable source of oil.
Reuse the containers that I make my candles in. Bring them back to me to refill for the cost of wax, fragrance and color.
Recycle your favorite containers into custom made candles. And since most of my candle are made in vessels that have a double life, such as mugs, jewelry containers or anything ceramic or glass knick knack you get double the use of your purchase.
Currently I have my candles at the Camden Merchants Co-op along with attending many Fall/Winter Craft fairs. I am beginning to attract returning customers and plan the opening of a Crafters Venue at my barn in Hope which will stock the soy candles along with hand made goods of area crafters.
Amanda Selfridge Shortall
I’ve been painting on glass since 1995, making fun, beautiful, and completely washable glassware. I handpaint every piece freehand in my studio and all designs are my orginals. People love my handpainted “dish soap” bottle, which alternatively could be used for olive oil or salad dressing. I also do a number of serveware, stemware and tabletop pieces to dress up any kitchen or table for spring.
About the artist:
For several years I owned and operated a studio and retail storefront in Portland’s Old Port where I designed and sold my glass, along with the work of other local artisans. I am now I teacher, but I still enjoy glass painting. My husband’s hometown is Thomaston, where we now reside with our young son.
Messy Jessie’s Closet – Jessica Breithaupt
Jessica Breithaupt, owner of Messy Jessie’s Closet in Thomaston has been painting on a variety of surfaces with many different mediums since the birth of her son in 2007. She uses painting and craft making as a fun way to spend time with her family and get everyone’s creative talents flowing. She uses bright colors and bold brushstrokes to create unique, flowing paintings; some of the frames are handcrafted by her partner Adam, and designed uniquely with that sole painting in mind.
Oldtime Sign & Design -
Oldtime Sign & Design is a midcoast business run by two good friends having fun. Custom made wooden signs for home, business, office, entry, recognition. Family names, favorite sayings, timeless bits of wisdom are all hand painted and distressed into warm, charming verbal art. Hang them in your home or on the barn, and enjoy the pleasure of words lovingly painted on rescued wood, artfully trimmed with rusted hardware and treasures reused. Great gift for friends, family, loved ones birthdays, special occasions, holidays, mother’s day. Each and every sign is unique. The business is based on the belief that our customers’ needs are of the utmost importance. As a result, a high percentage of our business is from repeat customers and referrals.
Longlife Arts Studio -Sheila Price
Through the use of light, reflection, color, and the manipulation of her camera, Sheila strives to create what she has labeled as Sumi Photo – Impressionism. Sheila wants to tell a short story, usually with a soft, poetic point of view of Nature. Her lifelong love of nature and three years spent in Japan, is reflected in all her work. Sheila strives to simplify the scene, only giving you the viewer what you need to convey a tale of
Nature, a moment captured. In her wildlife work Sheila strives to show the essence or the spirit of the Bird or Animal. She works hard at living harmoniously along side of Nature, not intruding but coexisting in the same environment. Sheila is an Artist living inBelfast, Maine, on Goose River… from Nature she never takes what is not given to her.
Richard the Chainsaw Artist
Richard hails from Vermont and, with chainsaw in hand, will demonstrate and sell his chainsaw art! Richard can carve just about anything with a chainsaw and will have plenty of his unique samples to sell.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brissett
This husband and wife team will entertain with both their whimsical paintings and their light background music (supplied by Dan) on guitar.
Maine Cedar Furniture – Patrick Garrett
All furniture is made out of rot resistant Maine white cedar , fastened with stainless steel marine screws and galvanized bolts.
Furniture can be shipped in kit form and there is free shipping in
American Dream Country Crafts
American Dream Country Crafts was revived and renamed after many years on the shelf. The owners, Deb & Jim Walker & Claudia & Ron Wiggin have joined together in this venture to recycle as much as they can and to give people handcrafted items to use for decorating their home or for gifts.
Claudia and Deb used to run this business as home parties and couldn’t keep up with the customer’s orders.
All the items we sell are handmade by us. We take old quilts that have lived past their years and turn them into beautiful keepsakes. Our bears and angels are made from antique quilts and chenielle spreads. We pour the garden stones out of concrete and have beautiful inlaid stained glass designs in them. Some of our other things are more to the primitive tastes.
Each season we add more new items to fit everyone’s tastes.
We really appreciate the opportunity to show our items are your event.
Melissa Welch, Windsor
I’ve been making baskets since 1998 when my mom and I took a class through adult education. I enjoyed it so much that I’ve sold them in local craft shows throughout the years since and given many away as gifts.
Making beaded jewelry was inspired by all the sea glass I’ve collected since I was child, all of it from beaches in Maine. I work various designs using natural gemstones, sea glass, pearls and mixed metals. I strive to use naturally colored stones and avoid resin and dyed materials except for pearls because there is such endless variety of natural colors to chose from. Having a creative outlet is important especially one that uses my hands and involves color variation.
New Media Journalist and Artist – L. Jaye “L.J.” Bell
I create many styles of art. Abstract, calligraphy, photography and mixed media collage art with these elements combined. Most designs are greeting cards, but some are available as 11 x 14 matted works and 5 x 7
frameable art. I also make collage ornaments and masks in a similar style. In addition, create earrings and earrings, mostly with crystals and pearls, that include an abstract bookmark mounting.
The Crafters Cottage – Judy Gallant
Judy makes her own potpourri using flowers from her own gardens, She also has an assortment of fabric items including place mats, pot holders, table runners, rugs and children clothing. She also makes baskets and uses reed, wood, wool, sand dollars and more to create ornaments and makes candles too! Her husband will display wooden toys that he makes for children including cars, trucks, planes and doll furniture.
A etired teacher, Judy and her husband opened The Crafters Cottage on route 3 in Belmont in 2006. They are opened seasonally from May through late fall and then spend the winter creating crafts. They are both members of several craft co-ops and do numerous craft shows.
Watercolors by Donna Card
Donna has been a water colorist for the past 8 years with winning art work at several locations such as First Place art work at the Rockland Lobster Festival. She primarily paints flowers
CARL JACKSON
Carl, a native of Florida’s Gulf Coast, now makes his home on the pristine coast of Maine, near the lovely harbor town of Belfast. His discovery of Maine’s stunning coastline, with its historic lighthouses and rugged rock formations, inspired him to share this beauty with others through his photographs. Carl has a passion for Maine with its varied wildlife and its breathtaking landscapes, and he wants others to see how much this wonderful state has to offer!
An avid photographer since his days in sunny Florida, Carl has many years of field experience. He has extensive knowledge of lighting, composition, and presentation techniques, and has completed formal training in digital technology with the Nikon School of Photography.
The Painting Place – Agnes MacWilliams
Painting began as a hobby about 35 years ago. Agnes then taught decorative painting from her home for 6 years and now her painting on wood, slate, tin and canvas can be seen at various juried craft shows throughout central Maine.
She is a member of the National Society of Decorative Painters and a charter member of Tole n’ Me chapter of Waterville, She has attended NET (New England Traditions) in Providence, R.I.where she has enjoyed classes taught by national and international decorative painting teachers.
Agnes is a native Mainer, making her home in the coastal area with her husband of 50 plus years. They have four children who live within “come for dinner” distance.
Fused Glass – Marie Bickford
Marie Bickford is an artist who has been living in Maine for over 30 years, and creating fused glass for the last 10 years. She has her own studio in Warren, Maine, and is currently showing her glass jewelry in the Prism Glass Gallery in Rockport, Maine. Winter viewings are by appointment only, however any other season operates at regular gallery hours.
Fused Glass – Fred Berg
Fred does fused glass work and make a variety of items ranging from small pendants and saucers to large bowls and vases. All of his work is 100% glass (no paints).
Fred uses all forms of sheet, rods and crushed glass to arrange into a design which he melts together to form a solid glass sheet which I can then form into a useful or purely decorative shape.Prices range from $10.00 for the small items to $500.00 for the large
bowls which require a great deal of labor and many firings. All of this work is done at his studio in Cushing.
Photographs – Ben Stickney
Ben uses photography as an aid to exploration – a continuation of a childhood pastime. Employing a documentary style, he aims to create a cohesive portrait of his home state by capturing diverse and sometimes contradictory facets of its nature. He will show some photographs from this ongoing project.
He grew up in mid-coast Maine with a camera in his hand, and developed a deeper interest in the pastime entirely separately from his other pursuits in life. He presently resides in Belfast.
He shows photos online atwww.flickr.com/photos/picunrelated.
Crystal Art – Lynne Tallberg
Lynne has been making window hanging “rainbow throwers” out of crystals with glass and metal beads for about 4 years. For 3 years she has also been making some jewelry as well. Other products include ornaments at Christmas time, key chains, cell phone charms, and rear-view mirror crystals. All her crystals are high quality and other beads used are glass and/or metal .. no plastic. What better light to display them than in a green house!
She’s done the Windsor Fair, Augusta Civic Center & the Armory, Jefferson Christmas Fair, small local shows
Nathan grew up just outside of Woodstock, Vermont hiking the mountains and working on his grandparent’s farm. His favorite time of year has always been autumn, when he could hike among the fall foliage. Arranging fallen leaves into intricate patterns on the ground became one of his favorite pastimes as a child, and continues to provide him with inspiration today. Nathan has overcome tremendous adversity and loss to emerge as a talented Artist and Woodworker.
Early projects sparked a strong desire to return to my resourceful Cherokee Indian and farm-raised heritage by committing myself to find new life for old objects and new purpose for what others consider ‘garbage.’ I stopped throwing away the mountains of sawdust accumulating in my wood shop. I stopped giving my wood scraps to myfather-in-law to burn in his fireplace. I began recycling and reusing everything, from the autumn leaves on my lawn, to the pieces of my neighbor’s fallen tree, grass clippings in the summer to the grounds from my morning coffee.
After some experimentation, I found I could combine these materials with a bonding agent, a process that is now patent-pending, to create a multitude of artful, functional objects. These include floor tiles, countertops, sinks, inlays for cabinet doors and stair treads, kitchen utensils, and a multitude of other items for the home. All are made with re-envisioned, recycled or natural materials, along with locally harvested hardwoods, and sustainably grown tropical hardwoods.
Paula’s Impressions - Paula B. Cannon
Paula’s retirement as a Massachusetts educator in 2000 gave her the opportunity to pursue her love of photography. At this time digital photography was gaining popularity. Self-taught in digital photography, she now felt she had control throughout the creative process. This inspired Paula to pursue this interest, which has now resulted in a new career.
Her photos range from simple flowers, sleek skyscrapers, and dilapidated buildings to majestic scenery. Whatever is there is a subject where she tries to ‘Find the extra in the ordinary.’ Her photographs are available from note cards to large poster-sized prints.
Available at the show will be note cards, matted prints and some examples of framed pieces including my poster sized prints.
Trnna Lamson lives in Liberty. Mumma’s Bears and More started in 2004. It all started with a love of hand sewing and making different stuffed teddy bear patterns for her kids. Since then, coupled with a desire to find something to help her de-stress from life, it has evolved into the current teddy bear style. In the past couple years, Trinna has also started to branch out into other animals such as monkeys, elephants, dragons., penguins and more. All her animals are made with polyester polar fleece, hand-sewn with double strength thread, stuffed with 100% polyester fiberfill. They are able to take a good washing and drying (parents like that part the best). All eyes are sewn on polar fleece, to be completely kid- safe, and all happy mouths are cotton thread knotted for tough wear
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