FINE ARTS AND CRAFT TENT

2022 Fine Arts and Craft Tent

Bigger and better than ever, the Maine Art Tent and Craft Tent join forces in one large tent at the north end of the Festival grounds. See all of the beautiful works of art in one area, and enjoy talking with our local artists and craftspeople. There are ongoing demonstrations throughout the day. It is one of the must-see at the Maine Lobster Festival. Many artists and craftspeople will be selling their wares, so take home some Maine memories.

SUSAN & RICHARD JOHNSON

from Camden Pottery and Johnson Gallery in Rockland, Maine, exhibit their works in the Maine Arts and Craft Tent. Richard and Susan, both retired Oceanside High School art teachers, have been involved with the Maine Lobster Festival for over 46 years. Richard demonstrates his sculpture and pottery wheel work in the Art/Craft tent. The 75th Maine Lobster Festival will bring the sculpting of an additional life-sized clay mermaid. The group of mermaids is located at their home and studio on Lake Avenue in Rockland. Susan exhibits her watercolor and oil paintings inspired by the Maine coast as well as a series of live and cooked lobster works.

PAISLEY MADE nautical designs will be a new addition to the 2022 Maine Lobster Festival. The nautical-themed creations range from handmade wooden signs and crates, beautiful magnets, and Lobster glassware. Founder Margaret Morrill Paisley grew up in Rockland/Spruce Head and now lives and teaches in Portland Maine. One of her biggest passions is nautical creations. All of her items are inspired by her picturesque childhood in Spruce Head, Maine.

JOHN KENDALL lost the sight in his right eye in 2021. For the past 25 years, he has created original work while looking through someone else’s donor cornea. He discussed with his eye surgeon that if his eye no longer worked, his plan was to add intense color and Maxfield Parrish inspired skies to his former highly detailed works. John now offers exciting NEW versions of his scenes, which he creates as he looks through his good left eye, as signed & numbered editions of 750 giclees each. Please stop by his booth in the Art Tent as he, once again, is selling his “Maine Windjammers & Lighthouses” and his TALL SHIP series during his 30th year at the Festival.

KAREN TALBOT is a Rockland-based scientific illustrator and artist best known for her work with fish. Her work has won numerous awards and can be found hanging in natural history museums, art galleries and client's homes. The tagline of her business is "Conservation through Appreciation," and she gives back to organizations that support the species she illustrates and the ecosystems in which they live. She has worked with Trout Unlimited, the Natural Resources Council of Maine, The Nature Conservancy, Maine Sea Grant, and numerous other organizations focused on the restoration of Maine's aquatic ecosystems and especially its sea-run fish like the Atlantic salmon. In 2015, she created the Angler's Pint, a 21.5-ounce pint glass that is perfect for tall tales after a day on the water!

PETER JOHANNES PHOTOGRAPHY

Peter Johannes has been capturing award winning photos of Maine, New England, and Maritime Canada for the past 40 years. With an extensive education in art, Peter brings to the world of photography a classic sense of composition, and design, while retaining a feeling of immediacy coupled with a masterful use of photographic skill to create vibrant, and captivating images.

WENDY WAUGAMAN is a Maine-based jewelry maker who crafts one-of-a-kind pieces for the discerning jewelry lover under the name WLW Designs. With a primary focus on mixing precious metals with hand-picked stones, Waugaman offers a fantastic collection of beautiful showpieces ranging from traditional to contemporary. Each piece reflects Waugaman’s signature elegance, featuring delicate metalworking and prominently set semi-precious gemstones that are treated with care.

JANET MORRILL WASHBURN, born and raised in Maine, is a true Maine artist. Knowing the state as she does, she has the capability of painting “en plein aire” year round in places off the beaten path. Her work reflects the local environment of Maine consisting of coastal, inland and island-scapes. Janet grew up and lives inland in the western mountains. At her parent’s lakefront camp as a young adult, she learned to paint from Martha’s Vineyard artist F.M. Austin. Much of Janet’s inspiration came from her time at her brother Bob Morrill’s camp in Spruce Head. She now spends her free time doing what she loves most, traveling and painting. Whether it is oil, acrylic or watercolor, she is most often found with a brush in her hand.

LISA HOLT creates work inspired by nature and formed from materials that she gathers. Sea glass and beach stones are hand selected from local beaches. Stop by to view Lisa’s mixed media wall art made from rocks, wood, and sea glass.

WILLIS AND LYNN LAMB

of Maine Honeybee have been keeping bees in Maine for 15 years. Centrally located in Western Maine, they nurture their bees on their extensive remote tree farm. The honeybees forage on isolated forests, fields and flowers. Here the bees pollinate the Lamb’s orchards, berry patches and gardens where the fruit is grown for their small batch jams. The industrious honeybees provide the wax for the body products and the handcrafted beeswax candles. Stop on by for this special treat.

JAMES AND DORIS CUSHMAN of Caribou, own and operate Gemsations. For almost 20 years they have collected rocks, minerals and fossils to delight their customers and create unique handmade jewelry. Their goal is to please their customers, and they welcome requests for new products or a twist on a handmade jewelry item. James can create or repair jewelry items as you continue to shop with other vendors and he and Doris are both willing to answer questions about gemstone products they sell.

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GREY GOOSE GOURMET

Homemade in small batches from their kitchen in Wayne, Maine, Grey Goose offers gourmet pepper jellies. Whether you prefer sweet to savory or mellow to "wicked" hot, there is something for every palette. "Simple Yet Amazingly Good!" Come sample some of the pepper jelly goodness.

JANET EDWARDS

of Mountain Mama of Maine, has offered handmade and homegrown herbal products, including salves for dry skin, aching bodies and sleep aids for over 20 years. They use 100% botanical ingredients. Stop by the booth for samples.

THE ARTISTS OF THE MAINE LIGHTS

COLLECTION have over 75 years of painting experience and 45 years of polymer clay sculpting between them. Sandy Clement is the creator of Mussel Men, which are carefully sculpted polymer faces on various sized shells. Linda Leach specializes in mixed media sculptures and jewelry. Working together for over 25 years as well as teaching a variety of arts through the local adult ed program, they are constantly challenging their imaginations in order to create new art. They have participated in the Maine Lobster Festival for 18 years as well as Craft Boston and Portland Fine Craft Fair.

KIM PAULEY grew up in Rockland and now resides in the Portland area where she creates bags of many styles and sizes. The colors and workmanship are exciting and a must-see product display in the tent. Kim demonstrates her craft daily. Stop by and see her artistic flair with color and pattern. Most bags are made with home dec weight cotton. The label says “justkim,” and we say “just-perfect.”

LORI DAVIS of Ellsworth will exhibit her original color photography capturing nature, wildlife and landscapes from Maine. Her images are available in a variety of sizes and price ranges, including matted & framed photographs, photos printed on canvas, note cards and magnets.

MICHAEL GOOD GAL-

LERY opened over 25 years ago highlighting the amazing jewelry of Michael Good, whose iconic anticlastic jewelry has become "the little black dress of jewelry". Over the years, the gallery has evolved and expanded to include the work of artisans in a wide range of crafts and fine art. Come see a beautiful array of Michael’s classic gold and silver jewelry collection as well as the work of several other Maine artisans including wood sculpture by William Jackson and hand forged pieces from Jeff Jelenfy.

JAYNE DWYER is an internationally recognized polymer clay artist. She sculpts her Maine- themed designs in a process you have to see to believe. Jayne has been selling her wellloved designs under the name "Paper Moon Jewelry"' for over 20 years now. Stop by her booth to browse a vast body of work solely designed and produced by the artist. She will offer demonstrations upon request.

NORTHERN SOLSTICE

ALPACA FARM joins the craft tent specializing in luxury alpaca wear, fiber and gifts.

ALAN WINICK is an award-winning inventor whose hand-crafted tide clocks contain a display showing the tide actually changing in a marine scene. There are more than 20 designs, ranging from whimsical lobsters and mermaids to elegant watercolors of local lighthouses. When not on the road showing his work, Alan spends as much time as possible at his family summer home on North Haven.

DICK TASKER of Plymouth, Maine, will be here with his Maine-made, one-of-a-kind walking sticks and canes. He demonstrates his art of preparing the

wood and adding embellishments. All Mainemade walking sticks and canes finished with marine grade poly and stains. The sticks are found on the mountains and in the swamps of Maine.

HEATHER ROSELLE

BARTER of Veazie joins the tent with her collection of paintings from around our beautiful state of Maine. Heather attended MECA’s program at 17 and graduated from the University of Maine with a BA in art education in 2013. Both programs helped her refine her skills. Presently she travels across the state looking for landscapes and scenes to paint.

LISA LAPIERCE-LEE is a native of Maine. What started as a young girl’s hobby of collecting seaglass, pottery shards and other unique treasures along the beaches of Maine has turned into a love of creating one of kind pieces of art. Utilizing vintage, salvaged windows and all authentic hand-picked sea glass, Lisa derives her inspiration from the colors and shapes to capture the intrinsic beauty of each piece. When not working Lisa can be found on the beaches near her summer home in Sullivan, Maine.

MARRICK AUGER creates unique jewelry, small batch skin care and home goods, all hand-made in Biddeford, Maine.

KRISTIN MUTCHLER

originally founded the skincare brand Pickle's Potions to solve her daughter's severe eczema, but has since grown to include international award-winning face and body care products as well. Pickle's Potions also has a delightfully whimsical boutique shop in Winthrop, Maine, where you can find skincare potions made with high-performance botanical ingredients and locally grown herbs. FURROW GLASS STUDIO ‘Mrs. Claws’ Angie Furrow has been blowing glass for 23 years. Her signature design is the Maine Lobster Claw. The type of glass used is Borosilicate glass. In the process mostly functional claws are created. Pendants, ornaments, swizzle sticks, and beach sand/ sea glass jars are also created.

CHRISTA ZUBER is the owner of The Place in Rockland. The Place is an art business that started as a DIY art studio and art consignment shop. Christa offers art boxes (art class in a box), sea glass jewelry, handwoven tapestries, photography prints and notecards.

WOODSIDE HOP HOUSE Jenn Favreau Woodside Hop House is a family owned farm located in Brunswick, ME offering fresh hops to local breweries in season. The off season is spent creating unique stained glass and laser cut, etched, wood and slate items.