The Fabulous Maine Crafts Guild Show
This past weekend, while I was at my home in Maine, I made sure to visit the Maine Crafts Guild Show in Bar Harbor, as I do every year. This is a collection of the finest craftsmanship in Maine. It is a well-curated show of 60 artisans who represent excellence in Maine craft. I love browsing, shopping, and talking to these artisans, who are creating fabulous objects that will certainly become heirlooms one day.
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- Prescott Hill Pottery http://www.prescotthillpottery.com/ makes useful pots – tableware, storage jars and vases – as well as evocative vessels and forms in high-fire stoneware and porcelain.
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- An example of an ash-glazed gas-fired plate
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- A gorgeous rag rug by Hutton Studios – http://www.huttonstudios.com/ – these rugs are made of cotton and cotton-blend fabrics.
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- Stunning jewelry by Holly Hamilton Jewelry – http://www.hollyhamiltonjewelry.com/index2.php – Holly creates a blend of limited production and one-of-a-kind jewelry using 18 and 22k gold, incorporating South Sea pearls and individually selected unique stones and rarities.
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- Heirloom Bowls are made one at a time using only native North American hardwoods.
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- This set of nesting bowls is made of a beautiful black ash burl that’s flawless with very tight eyes and beautiful coloration.
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- David Lancaster developed a passion woodworking when he was a small boy. At 13, he had his own wood shop.
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- Another set of nesting bowls made of ash
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- David Pollock of Maggie’s Farm makes incredible wooden kitchen implements.
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- Tammy Zeh of Tamberlaine – http://www.tamberlaine.com/index.htm – makes jewelry that reminds her of nature, flowers, ancient art, and oceans.
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- Stephen Zeh – http://www.stephenzeh.com/ – is an extraordinary basket maker. These jewelry designs are hand forged and hand woven in 18k and 22k gold and in sterling and fine silver.
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- This is a collection of exquisite miniature baskets by Stephen Zeh.
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- This is a small collectible Maine potato basket.
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- And these are Stephen Zeh’s small collectible fishing creels.
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- A beautiful teapot by Autumn Cipala
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- More pieces by Autumn Cipala
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- Jewelry by Jennifer Nielsen – http://www.jnielsenjewelry.com/ – Her unique designs are made of smooth beach pebbles set in silver or gold.
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- This large square platter is by Jody Johnsone – http://www.jodyjohnstonepottery.com/index.html – Jody became interested in pottery in her early twenties living and working in Japan.
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- One of Jody Johnstone’s large lobed serving bowls
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- And a large rectangular platter
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- This is Stephanie Crossman of Gram J’s Nets – http://www.mainenetbags.com/index.html – Stephanie makes lovely bags and jewelry with traditional knotted netting, otherwise known as fishnetting.
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- These beautiful hand blown glass pieces are by Tandem Glass Works. – http://www.tandemglass.com/
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- Each of these cups are all one of a kind made up from brightly colored and patterned glass elements.
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- This spectacular pot is by George Pearlman of St. George Pottery. – http://www.stgeorgepottery.com/ This piece is called a Fertility Jar.
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- This twenty-one-inch-tall pot is a Field Jar.
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- This stately piece is a Sprout Jar.
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- A fabulous vase
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- A stunning pitcher
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- A beautiful bottle
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- A great dish
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- And another wonderful vase
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- Ron King Gourd Vessels – http://www.rkinggourds.com/index.htm – are embellished gourd vessels.
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- This gourd is embellished with porcupine quills and pearls.
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- And this one with red beads
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- Turquoise beads and feathers
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- And this gourd has dye and scarring embellishment.
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- Fine brass wire ornamentation
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- Pearl and gold leaf
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- One kind of gourd that Ron King grows for these amazing vessels.
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- And another
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- And another
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- I loved these French rolling pins.
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- Here I am with David Lancaster of Heirloom Bowls. – http://www.heirloombowls.com/
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- Ornamentation by Fish in the Garden – http://www.fishinthegarden.net/ – The mission of Fish in the Garden is to create new, unique and creative home and garden accents, such as this school of Blue Koi.
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