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The sweet life.

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Sugar Tools, Camden, Maine

Four months ago a new shop threw open it’s doors on Bayview Street in Camden.

Sugar Tools, Camden, Maine

And all the design nuts were thrilled.

Sugar Tools, Camden, Maine

They now have a fantastic new source for all the equipment needed to put together a very sweet lifestyle.

Sugar Tools, Camden, Maine

Because what the new shop, Sugar Tools, really sells is contemporary lifestyle eye candy.

Sugar Tools, Camden, Maine

The lovely owner, Amy O’Donnell, formerly worked with the brilliant Hable Construction in New York.

Sugar Tools, Camden, Maine

And she has recently brought her sophisticated ways to lucky Bayview Street in Camden.

Sugar Tools, Camden, Maine

Sugar Tools fills smart homes, and gardens, and closets with her sweet taste.

Sugar Tools, Camden, Maine

And hearts too — with charming gifts items, and stationery. Kids aren’t forgotten either.

Sugar Tools, Camden, Maine

The prices are sweet as well. Yum!

Sugar Tools, Camden, Maine

Sugar Tools, 29 Bayview Street, Camden, ME 04843, 207-706-4016, info@sugartoolsshop.com

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Street Art in Seal Harbor.

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Paintings Seal Harbor Restaurant

Don’t know much about the inn or restaurant, but the paintings on the front of this building are really nice.

Paintings Seal Harbor Restaurant

Lighthouse Inn & Restaurant, 12 Maine Street, Seal Harbor, ME 04675, (207) 276-3958

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Speed benches.

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Ski bench, Orono, Maine

Built for speed, these benches, made out of materials meant to blaze down mountains, are now frozen in time.

Burton bench, Orono, Maine

And provide a pretty cool spot to enjoy fast (or slow) food.

Ski bench, Orono, Maine

They’ve come to a full stop right in front of Verve, in the University of Maine’s town of Orono. And are the fantastic handiwork of one of the talented employees – - Matt Miller. His raw materials came from friends and the Ski Rack. Sure hope he got a nice raise!

Known for their burritos, Verve is run by Abe and Heather Furth, (UMaine alumni,) and has been reviewed by the delightful MaineMaven.

Don’t waste any time racing over to see what’s cooking.

Verve, 2 Mill Street, Orono, Maine, (207) 866-4004

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Shopping Maine talent online.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

You’ll have few shopping hassles, surfing Etsy for perfect gifts, handmade by amazing local talent in Maine. You can even be in your pajamas and the prices are great. Just look at what you can find:

Click on the images to go to the item’s Etsy page.

Above, QuenchMetalWorks, South China, Maine was featured on MaineMaven’s blog.

Fingerprint sterling silver ring, Fabuluster, Topsham, Maine.

Bookwright, Richmond, Maine.

Cassy Lain Totes and great key fobs on Etsy.

Building a new house in Maine lead to selling LampGoods on Etsy.

Etsy was launched in 2005 as an online marketplace to buy and sell anything handmade – - photography, jewelry, clothing, toys, art, beauty products, and edibles for a fee — $.20 per listing and 3.5% per sale. A tidy $10-13 million in sales per month are generated mostly by young people in their pajamas.

The Etsy Maine Team is a good place to start your Maine search. Use the tag “maineteam” in your search.

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Watercolors and egg temperas on the St. George Peninsula.

Monday, July 27th, 2009

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Gary Akers’ work is on display at his charming school house studio and gallery on the St. George Peninsula until August 16.

His soft accent gives away his Kentucky roots. But he cultivates his art in beautiful Maine where he shares a home on nearby Rackliff Island with his wife, Lynn Rita and his daughter Ashley. They all paint the subject matter of Maine.

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Akers has been painting Maine landscapes since 1976. And he renovated the little Green School House on Route 131 to use as a studio and gallery.

Egg tempura is an ancient medium that predates oil painting. It’s fast drying and permanent. It requires a certain skill, but offers a unique, very detailed, layered quality. And feels just right for Maine’s seemingly simple, yet extremely complex, landscapes.

You’ll find a bit of the Wyeth influence in his work. Or it may just be what Maine does to artists.

Gary Akers chatting with patron John Dunton, visiting from Gig Harbor, WA.