Radio Maine with Dr. Lisa Belisle
269 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 22 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsEach week on Radio Maine, host Dr. Lisa Belisle brings you an interview with an artist, art-lover or creative individual that will broaden your view of Maine and the community that we cherish. If you’d like to watch the full video you can find us on YouTube. Thank you for joining us, and being part of our world.
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Jon Foley Sherman
October 09, 2022 14:48 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBJon Foley Sherman has an intriguing academic and professional background. A self-described “career communicator,” his formal education includes an undergraduate degree from Middlebury College in Vermont, a Diplôme from L'École International du Théàtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Jon draws additional expertise from his background in theater, teaching, and consulting. He now works in a mission-driven healthcare organization...
A California Art Instructor Shows Abstract Installations in Portland, Maine: Meet Bibby Gignilliat
October 02, 2022 14:09 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBBibby Gignilliat had a varied career path, including more than two decades running her own business, before she decided to do something that would feed her soul. Heeding the advice of author Julia Cameron, well known for her book, The Artist’s Way, Bibby returned to doing something she loved as a child: creating art. She sought out the teachers and colleagues who supported this new journey, and slowly gained the confidence she needed to emerge as a mixed media collage artist. Using skills sh...
Bibby Gignilliat
October 02, 2022 14:09 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBBibby Gignilliat had a varied career path, including more than two decades running her own business, before she decided to do something that would feed her soul. Heeding the advice of author Julia Cameron, well known for her book, The Artist’s Way, Bibby returned to doing something she loved as a child: creating art. She sought out the teachers and colleagues who supported this new journey, and slowly gained the confidence she needed to emerge as a mixed media collage artist. Using skills sh...
Bella Weidner: Wanderlust and Motherhood
September 25, 2022 16:03 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBArtist Bella Weidner has never been afraid of doing what she wants to do–including selling her Cumberland, Maine homestead, so that she and her young family could travel the country in their camper. She comes by her adventurous inclinations honestly, with parents who first came to the U.S. from Argentina, and then uprooted themselves once again as they moved with their children from California to New England. Along the way, Bella developed an eye for beauty and color, which led her to purs...
Maine Artist Bella Weidner on Art, Homesteading, and Van Life
September 25, 2022 16:03 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBArtist Bella Weidner has never been afraid of doing what she wants to do–including selling her Cumberland, Maine homestead, so that she and her young family could travel the country in their camper. She comes by her adventurous inclinations honestly, with parents who first came to the U.S. from Argentina, and then uprooted themselves once again as they moved with their children from California to New England. Along the way, Bella developed an eye for beauty and color, which led her to purs...
Dietlind Vander Schaaf: Teaching Us to See
September 18, 2022 14:46 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBTeaching is an important source of perspective and inspiration for artist Dietlind Vander Schaaf. Through her interactions with students, she has the opportunity to reflect on her own very prolific art practice, both with regard to process and outcome. Dietland continues to experiment with colors and her signature mark-making, while at the same time acknowledging that vision often comes before the ability to execute a given idea–and that this tension is not always easy. She remains committed...
Teaching Expands Perspective and Inspires this Established Maine Artist: Dietlind Vander Schaaf
September 18, 2022 14:46 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBTeaching is an important source of perspective and inspiration for artist Dietlind Vander Schaaf. Through her interactions with students, she has the opportunity to reflect on her own very prolific art practice, both with regard to process and outcome. Dietland continues to experiment with colors and her signature mark-making, while at the same time acknowledging that vision often comes before the ability to execute a given idea–and that this tension is not always easy. She remains committed...
Emily McConnell: Building a Career
September 11, 2022 13:45 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBGrowing up in the Belgrade Lakes region of Maine, Emily McConnell considered Portland to be “the big city.” Though she felt a certain attraction to its urban energy, Emily did not yet have a sense that she would one day be contributing to its evolution. Maine’s largest municipality has experienced increased attention nationally in recent years, both for its liveability and for its economic opportunities. Anticipating the increased demand for housing options, the NewHeight Group has been at...
Participating in the Thoughtful Building of Portland Maine’s Future: Meet Emily McConnell
September 11, 2022 13:45 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBGrowing up in the Belgrade Lakes region of Maine, Emily McConnell considered Portland to be “the big city.” Though she felt a certain attraction to its urban energy, Emily did not yet have a sense that she would one day be contributing to its evolution. Maine’s largest municipality has experienced increased attention nationally in recent years, both for its liveability and for its economic opportunities. Anticipating the increased demand for housing options, the NewHeight Group has been at t...
Rick Hamilton: Painting for an Audience
September 04, 2022 13:55 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBRick Hamilton’s art brings joy to those who experience it. This is true when it is invited into the homes of those who have chosen it for their own, and also for those who are present during its creation. Such was the case recently, when Rick brought his easel, paints and a 6 x 10 foot canvas to the Portland Art Gallery, and created the piece “We’ll Always Stick Together,” with the participation of gallery visitors of all ages. This experience continued a dialogue of happiness that Rick seem...
Portland, Maine Artist Spreads Happiness With His Art and Hands-On Engagement: Meet Rick Hamilton
September 04, 2022 13:55 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBRick Hamilton’s art brings joy to those who experience it. This is true when it is invited into the homes of those who have chosen it for their own, and also for those who are present during its creation. Such was the case recently, when Rick brought his easel, paints and a 6 x 10 foot canvas to the Portland Art Gallery, and created the piece “We’ll Always Stick Together,” with the participation of gallery visitors of all ages. This experience continued a dialogue of happiness that Rick seem...
This Maine Artist Is Painting Every Bird Mentioned by Shakespeare: Meet Missy Dunaway
August 28, 2022 14:34 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBArtist Missy Dunaway has the unique ability to be both far-ranging and deep in her approach to her work. While attempting to convince a fellow college student of the ongoing relevance of William Shakespeare several years ago, she gave his contribution to language as one example. A known ‘word chemist,’ The Bard not only engaged in the creation of new vocabulary, he also extensively used the known vocabulary of the time: his collected works include more than 30,000 different words. Among thes...
Missy Dunaway: Birds of Shakespeare
August 28, 2022 14:34 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBArtist Missy Dunaway has the unique ability to be both far-ranging and deep in her approach to her work. While attempting to convince a fellow college student of the ongoing relevance of William Shakespeare several years ago, she gave his contribution to language as one example. A known ‘word chemist,’ The Bard not only engaged in the creation of new vocabulary, he also extensively used the known vocabulary of the time: his collected works include more than 30,000 different words. Among thes...
Susan Sherrill Axelrod: Writer and Editor
August 28, 2022 11:21 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBSusan Sherrill Axelrod is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. A former restaurant owner, she is now the Editor-in-chief for Culture (“the ultimate publication for those who love cheese”). Her love of culture goes beyond the culinary: she has an undergraduate degree in French and Italian literature, and has traveled all over the world. Now a Maine resident with a strong connection to the Boothbay region, she shares her talents with the Portland...
Editor-in-chief of Culture Magazine on Writing and Journalism: Meet Susan Sherrill Axelrod
August 28, 2022 11:21 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBSusan Sherrill Axelrod is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. A former restaurant owner, she is now the Editor-in-chief for Culture (“the ultimate publication for those who love cheese”). Her love of culture goes beyond the culinary: she has an undergraduate degree in French and Italian literature, and has traveled all over the world. Now a Maine resident with a strong connection to the Boothbay region, she shares her talents with the Portland Ar...
Hope Moves Her Forward: Artist Joyce Grasso on her Journey, Inspirations, and Career.
August 14, 2022 13:27 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBJoyce Grasso’s life experiences, and adversities, have been quietly informing her art for many years. A native of Portland, Maine, her family had a shoe store on Congress Street–across from what is now the Maine Historical Society’s Wadsworth-Longfellow House–for more than half a century. She had a front row seat to the cultural diversity of Munjoy Hill, and enjoyed weekend forays to Cape Elizabeth and Old Orchard Beach. She also felt the limitations of career choice, as did many women of he...
Joyce Grasso:Hope & Abundance
August 14, 2022 13:27 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBJoyce Grasso’s life experiences, and adversities, have been quietly informing her art for many years. A native of Portland, Maine, her family had a shoe store on Congress Street–across from what is now the Maine Historical Society’s Wadsworth-Longfellow House–for more than half a century. She had a front row seat to the cultural diversity of Munjoy Hill, and enjoyed weekend forays to Cape Elizabeth and Old Orchard Beach. She also felt the limitations of career choice, as did many women of ...
Greg Day’s Art Draws on his Background in Architecture and Passion for Cartography
August 07, 2022 13:29 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBGreg Day has always had an interest in lines and intersections. Early in life, Greg would lay out and draw intricate city maps at his kitchen table. After graduating from a small high school in rural Maine, Greg went on to study architecture. While his work in this profession was brief, both this and his fascination with cartography would eventually influence his art. Learn more about artist Greg Day on today’s episode of Radio Maine. Every week, Dr. Lisa Belisle brings you an interview wit...
Greg Day: The Architecture of Art
August 07, 2022 13:29 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBGreg Day has always had an interest in lines and intersections. Early in life, Greg would lay out and draw intricate city maps at his kitchen table. After graduating from a small high school in rural Maine, Greg went on to study architecture. While his work in this profession was brief, both this and his fascination with cartography would eventually influence his art. Learn more about artist Greg Day on today’s episode of Radio Maine.
Julia Einstein: Painting Gesture
July 31, 2022 11:49 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBJulia Einstein’s art is all about the details. She seeks “gestures” in her subjects - most often flowers from her garden, or the farm where she is currently an artist in residence - and takes great care to arrange and paint them at precisely the right time of day. Previously a resident of Kennebunk, Maine, Julia made use of her extensive art history background when she worked as an educator at the Portland Museum of Art. Now a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, where she moved to be near ...
Maine Artist Julia Einstein Finds Inspiration in the Most Delightful Subject: Flowers
July 31, 2022 11:49 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBJulia Einstein’s art is all about the details. She seeks “gestures” in her subjects - most often flowers from her garden, or the farm where she is currently an artist in residence - and takes great care to arrange and paint them at precisely the right time of day. Previously a resident of Kennebunk, Maine, Julia made use of her extensive art history background when she worked as an educator at the Portland Museum of Art. Now a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, where she moved to be near ...
Deeply Rooted in Bailey Island Maine’s Community, Brett Johnson Makes a Life in Interior Design
July 24, 2022 13:09 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBThe founder of Maine Street Design Co., longtime interior designer Brett Johnson has many loyal clients across the state. Raised on the Maine coast, he has a deeply rooted family and personal history on Bailey Island. Building on the success of his Portland design studio and design center, he opened a new retail location in Bath, Maine in the midst of Covid, and has continued to grow his business despite the globally-felt challenges of the past few years. In the process, he has also reinvent...
Brett Johnson: Art & Design in Maine
July 24, 2022 13:09 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBThe founder of Maine Street Design Co., longtime interior designer Brett Johnson has many loyal clients across the state. Raised on the Maine coast, he has a deeply rooted family and personal history on Bailey Island. Building on the success of his Portland design studio and design center, he opened a new retail location in Bath, Maine in the midst of Covid, and has continued to grow his business despite the globally-felt challenges of the past few years. In the process, he has also reinvent...
Dedicated to Healing Others Sally Thomas Earns Her Doctor of Ministry, Launches Wondering Together
July 17, 2022 12:59 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBSally Thomas has dedicated her life to healing others, in myriad and evolving ways. Through her work as a nurse, and then a nurse practitioner, she came to understand the importance of emotional connection. With that in mind, she pursued a Doctor of Ministry, and initiated the “Wondering Together Project,” which brings families together through shared conversation. Learn more about Sally Thomas, and the importance of interrelatedness, today on Radio Maine. Every week, Dr. Lisa Belisle bring...
Sally Thomas: Wondering Together
July 17, 2022 12:59 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBSally Thomas has dedicated her life to healing others, in myriad and evolving ways. Through her work as a nurse, and then a nurse practitioner, she came to understand the importance of emotional connection. With that in mind, she pursued a Doctor of Ministry, and initiated the “Wondering Together Project,” which brings families together through shared conversation. Learn more about Sally Thomas, and the importance of interrelatedness, today on Radio Maine.
Karen Blair: Loving Maine
July 10, 2022 14:08 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBArtist Karen Blair has had a long love affair with Maine. Although she makes her home in Charlottesville, Virginia, she has a deep appreciation for the many artists who have similarly been inspired by the Pine Tree State, including Lois Dodd, Fairfield Porter, and Reggie Burrows Hodges. Our remote interview with Karen includes a walk through her studio, where she has been working on a new series of Maine-influenced pieces, which will be featured in her 2022 show at the Portland Art Gallery....
This Garden Designer Became an Abstract Painter Exhibiting in Maine: Meet Karen Blair
July 10, 2022 14:08 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBWhile drawing on historical ways of painting, Blair’s work explores the landscape in varying degrees of abstraction. As a gardener and student of garden design, she is fascinated with the idea of viewing the landscape from a high, sweeping vantage point. The marks on the paintings become a shorthand for the experience of being in the landscape. Along with plants, the sky, mountains, and water, the artist is recording the time of day and season of the year. Every week, Dr. Lisa Belisle bring...
Dr. Jen Palminteri: Practicing Medicine
July 03, 2022 12:18 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBMaine native Dr. Jennifer Palminteri, a pulmonologist with MaineHealth in South Portland, recently discovered the joy of bringing original art into her home. Jen is no stranger to creativity, having–like most of her medical colleagues–engaged in this extensively while responding to the rapidly evolving virus that precipitated a global pandemic. She offers a balanced and reassuring perspective from the front line of medicine. Jen’s ability to engage in uncertainty enabled her to fully embrac...
The Maine Life and Career of Maine Health Pulmonologist Dr. Jen Palminteri
July 03, 2022 12:18 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBMaine native Dr. Jennifer Palminteri, a pulmonologist with MaineHealth in South Portland, recently discovered the joy of bringing original art into her home. Jen is no stranger to creativity, having–like most of her medical colleagues–engaged in this extensively while responding to the rapidly evolving virus that precipitated a global pandemic. She offers a balanced and reassuring perspective from the front line of medicine. Jen’s ability to engage in uncertainty enabled her to fully embrace...
You’ve Been Framed: Tony Cox of Casco Bay Frames on Owning a Framing Business in Maine
June 26, 2022 13:05 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBTony Cox is a fixture in the southern Maine art community. He and his wife Heather have owned and operated Casco Bay Frames and Gallery in Portland for nearly two decades. Tony has combined an educational background in psychology and studio art with practical, hands-on experience working in human resources at LL Bean to create success for their Back Cove area business. Tony enjoys working with his staff – all artists – and with clients nationwide. Learn more about Tony Cox and what brought h...
Tony Cox: Framing Maine
June 26, 2022 13:05 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBTony Cox is a fixture in the southern Maine art community. He and his wife Heather have owned and operated Casco Bay Frames and Gallery in Portland for nearly two decades. Tony has combined an educational background in psychology and studio art, with practical, hands-on experience working in human resources at LL Bean, to create success for their Back Cove area business. Tony finds joy working with his staff – all of whom are artists – and with clients from across the country. Learn more abo...
Ashley Tucci: Entrepreneurial Spirit
June 19, 2022 14:48 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBThe daughter of a small business owner, Ashley Tucci has long had an enterprising spirit. Even while fully engaged in her successful corporate career, she was considering how she could build a business for herself. She imagined focusing her considerable talents in sales and brand building in a way that would satisfy her entrepreneurial calling and sustain her young family. Ashley found this opportunity with a small lingerie store in Portland, Maine, and took the leap not long before the glob...
Small Business Spotlight: Ashley Tucci on Aristelle, a Beloved Lingerie Boutique in Portland, Maine
June 19, 2022 14:48 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBThe daughter of a small business owner, Ashley Tucci has long had an enterprising spirit. Even while fully engaged in her successful corporate career, she was considering how she could build a business for herself. She imagined focusing her considerable talents in sales and brand building in a way that would satisfy her entrepreneurial calling and sustain her young family. Ashley found this opportunity with a small lingerie store in Portland, Maine, and took the leap not long before the glob...
The Celebrity Makeup Artist Who Left NYC for the Quiet Life in Maine: Meet Nikki Fontaine
June 15, 2022 14:26 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBPreviously a celebrity and on-air makeup artist in New York City, COVID caused Nikki Fontaine to seek refuge in the quiet coastal Maine town of Damariscotta. No stranger to New England, Nikki grew up in a creative family in rural Massachusetts. Influenced by their filmmaker father, she and her brother (a fellow makeup artist who specializes in ‘monster’ effects) followed the bright lights to NYC. When their industry shut down in the midst of a global pandemic, Nikki remained connected to the...
Nikki Fontaine
June 15, 2022 14:26 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBPreviously a celebrity and on-air makeup artist in New York City, COVID caused Nikki Fontaine to seek refuge in the quiet coastal Maine town of Damariscotta. No stranger to New England, Nikki grew up in a creative family in rural Massachusetts. Influenced by their filmmaker father, she and her brother (a fellow makeup artist who specializes in ‘monster’ effects) followed the bright lights to NYC. When their industry shut down in the midst of a global pandemic, Nikki remained connected to the...
Dr. Lisa Belisle: A Moment in Time
June 12, 2022 13:20 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBTraveling can create space, enlarge perspective and enrich the soul. In this episode of Radio Maine, our host, Dr. Lisa Belisle, records a brief podcast from her recent trip to the Grenadine Islands where she had the space to consider the art and the artists she’s spoken with in dozens of episodes since early 2021. “Art is interesting because you have the opportunity to see where an artist was at that moment and in that period of time in their life,” she observes. “Artists leave a trail of...
Dr. Lisa Belisle Reflects on 60 Interviews with Maine Artists
June 12, 2022 13:20 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBTraveling can create space, enlarge perspective and enrich the soul. In this episode of Radio Maine, our host, Dr. Lisa Belisle, records a brief podcast from her recent trip to the Grenadine Islands where she had the space to consider the art and the artists she’s spoken with in dozens of episodes since early 2021. “Art is interesting because you have the opportunity to see where an artist was at that moment and in that period of time in their life,” she observes. “Artists leave a trail of...
Joanne Parent: Art Inspired by a Life at Sea
June 05, 2022 14:50 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBJoanne Parent embodies creative energy. Her widely varied background includes many years as a musician–she has been the lead singer in nearly 20 bands—and an early career as a charter sailing captain. This latter experience proved beneficial to her work in visual art. When the responsibilities of her young family necessitated a return to land, Joanne brought the light-filled sea vistas to her canvases. Her work continues to reflect her effervescent personality. Join our conversation with Joa...
Lead Singer, Sailing Captain, and Acclaimed Landscape Painter: Meet Maine Artist Joanne Parent
June 05, 2022 14:50 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBJoanne Parent embodies creative energy. Her widely varied background includes many years as a musician–she has been the lead singer in nearly 20 bands—and an early career as a charter sailing captain. This latter experience proved beneficial to her work in visual art. When the responsibilities of her young family necessitated a return to land, Joanne brought the light-filled sea vistas to her canvases. Her work continues to reflect her effervescent personality. Join our conversation with Joa...
The Artist and the Sea: Painter Whitney Heavey’s Fascination with the Sea Goes Back Generations
May 29, 2022 12:44 - 38 minutes - 35 MBWhitney Heavey’s family has an intergenerational appreciation of the ocean. Her grandfather was the captain of the (then) fastest transatlantic ocean liner, the SS United States, before air travel became widespread; her father was a navigator for the Navy’s first nuclear submarine. The sea features prominently in Whitney’s work as an artist, and has helped her heal after a series of recent hardships. She is deeply appreciative of her life, and the lessons she has learned by working through c...
Whitney Heavey: Ocean Inspired
May 29, 2022 12:44 - 38 minutes - 35 MBWhitney Heavey’s family has an intergenerational appreciation of the ocean. Her grandfather was the captain of the (then) fastest transatlantic ocean liner, the SS United States, before air travel became widespread; her father was a navigator for the Navy’s first nuclear submarine. The sea features prominently in Whitney’s work as an artist, and has helped her heal after a series of recent hardships. She is deeply appreciative of her life, and the lessons she has learned by working through c...
Dr Lisa Belisle: Reflections of Gratitude
May 22, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBIn this week’s episode, our host, Dr. Lisa Belisle, reflects on the collaborative effort that makes Radio Maine possible. Beginning in the midst of a global pandemic as a primarily distance-based project, the show has evolved to include in-person interviews, and now has more than 60 episodes. A lover of books, art, people and their stories, Lisa continues to see her work with the Portland Art Gallery as a means of exploring shared humanity. Thank you for taking a moment to pause and ponder ...
Dr. Lisa Belisle Reflects on the Collaborative Effort Behind Radio Maine Podcast
May 22, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBIn this week’s episode, our host, Dr. Lisa Belisle, reflects on the collaborative effort that makes Radio Maine possible. Beginning in the midst of a global pandemic as a primarily distance-based project, the show has evolved to include in-person interviews, and now has more than 60 episodes. A lover of books, art, people and their stories, Lisa continues to see her work with the Portland Art Gallery as a means of exploring shared humanity. Thank you for taking a moment to pause and ponder ...
Dr. Sunil Malhotra: Mending Hearts
May 08, 2022 09:02 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBFor Dr. Sunil Malhotra, being surrounded by art that evokes a certain emotional response helps him “right the ship.” As a practicing surgeon and the director of the newly created Congenital Cardiac Surgery program at Maine Medical Center in Portland, his work life has a high level of intensity. Fortunately he was able to draw on the experience of multiple physician family members, including his father, grandfathers and sister, when he chose this path. He reflects on his chosen profession, an...
Sunil Malhotra, Cardiac Surgeon at Maine Medical Center, Balances an Intense Work Life with Art
May 08, 2022 09:02 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBFor Dr. Sunil Malhotra, being surrounded by art that evokes a certain emotional response helps him “right the ship.” As a practicing surgeon and the director of the newly created Congenital Cardiac Surgery program at Maine Medical Center in Portland, his work life has a high level of intensity. Fortunately he was able to draw on the experience of multiple physician family members, including his father, grandfathers and sister, when he chose this path. He reflects on his chosen profession, an...
Wallpaper Designer Brings Passion for Patterns to her Paintings: Meet Maine Artist Sarah Ingraham
May 01, 2022 23:27 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBNewly graduated from the University of Vermont in Burlington, Sarah Ingraham took a calculated risk and moved to Brooklyn, New York to pursue a career in art. After working briefly in the wallpaper business, then as an artist’s assistant, she decided to hone her own craft full-time. The Maine native now paints in a 10 x 10 foot space in her apartment, and receives regular support from friends from her home state, including fellow Portland Art Gallery artist Page Eastburn O’Rourke. Learn more...
Sarah Ingraham: Emerging Artist
May 01, 2022 23:27 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBNewly graduated from the University of Vermont in Burlington, Sarah Ingraham took a calculated risk and moved to Brooklyn, New York to pursue a career in art. After working briefly in the wallpaper business, then as an artist’s assistant, she decided to hone her own craft full-time. The Maine native now paints in a 10 x 10 foot space in her apartment, and receives regular support from friends from her home state, including fellow Portland Art Gallery artist Page Eastburn O’Rourke. Learn more...
This Sculptor was the Second Highest-Ranking Woman in the US Government: Meet Paula Stern
April 24, 2022 14:15 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBPaula Stern kept her passion for sculpting hidden from her family, friends and colleagues for many years–at one point even her husband was unaware. With a masters degree in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University in Boston, and a PhD in International Studies from the Fletcher School at Tufts University in Medford, Mass, her professional career had been more globally oriented. After time spent as a journalist in the Middle East, writing for the New Republic and the Atlantic, she and he...
Paula Stern: Hidden Talent
April 24, 2022 14:15 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBPaula Stern kept her passion for sculpting hidden from her family, friends and colleagues for many years–at one point even her husband was unaware. With a masters degree in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University in Boston, and a PhD in International Studies from the Fletcher School at Tufts University in Medford, Mass, her professional career had been more globally oriented. After time spent as a journalist in the Middle East, writing for the New Republic and the Atlantic, she and he...
From Construction to Artist: Maine Artist Allen Bunker Reflects on a Life Full of Unexpected Turns
April 17, 2022 13:14 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBAllen Bunker turned to art as a counterbalance to his fast-paced career in residential construction. Through experimentation and persistence, Allen developed a unique artistic approach. He soon left construction behind to open an art gallery in the coastal town of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. He learned much over the years that the gallery was open, including the fact that collectors loved the art he created. When Allen reentered the construction business, he did so under his own terms. His alig...