Handcrafted Maine

Amid the sublime beauty of Maineùits primordial forests, remote lakes, rugged mountains, and craggy coastlineùblooms a handmade culture fed by heritage, self-sufficiency, and collaboration. Handcrafted Maine: Art, Life, Harvest & Home features lively profiles of more than twenty artists, artisans, and craftspeopleùweavers and potters, a painter, architect, boatbuilder, leatherworker, bakers, lobstermen, and moreùat work in the woods, towns, and cities of Maine, celebrating the triumphs and challenges of entrepreneurship and independence. Including more than 225 inspiring color photographs and intimate narrative portraits, Handcrafted Maine provides a window into the inner lives of creatives and brings to life the powerful environment and spirited character that nurture the unbridled ingenuity and common-sense approach to craft and life found Down East.