Several years ago I took an enameling class and immediately fell in love with this medium. I was drawn to the vibrant glass colors and that each piece I created had a unique finish.Using a torch, powdered glass is fused onto copper creating one of a kind wearable pieces which I hope you find as fun to wear as they have been to create.
I am one of the fortunate people who live on the Maine coast and get to enjoy its beauty everyday. Some of my favorite colors of glass to work with are blues and greens and I like to think that the colors of Maine – oceans, blueberries and fields – inspire my choices.
In addition to enameling, I have added copper earrings and pendants pressed with designs to my collection.
Handcrafted, custom wooden kitchen utensils. Wooden spoons, measuring cups, drinking cups, and charcuterie boards, all made in Poland, Maine. You must bear in mind that these are newly carved, sanded, and finished, solid wood utensils. They have not been seasoned through use like the ones you may currently have. The first few times you use them, they will get a fuzzy feel to them, this is a natural part of the seasoning process which goes away the more you use them. Hand wash only, with regular dish soap, and dry with a cloth or paper towel right away. Do not let them soak or sit in the sink for an extended period. The finish I use is an all natural and food safe raw linseed (flaxseed) oil, mixed with locally harvested raw beeswax. If the piece will be used daily or on a somewhat regular basis, I recommend you apply a food safe oil monthly or at least every couple of months, this will keep the wood conditioned and maintain a bright finish. Any butcher block conditioner or oil will work as well. If for any reason, the piece feels overly rough or fuzzy, a light sanding with a 600-800 grit sandpaper followed by butcher block conditioner/oil will make them like new again. If you follow these instructions, your utensils will serve you well for many years to come.
Brenda Erickson is a watercolor artist who specializes in the illustration of recipes. Her favorite paintings are your memorable, family recipes, which she paints with your favorite ingredients, utensils or finished dish, and hand writes the recipe on the paper.
2025 Calendars are available! Seasonal Artisan Shops and online website https://recipepaintings.com
Also available, prints, customs prints, original paintings, posters and books, and calendars seasonally.
Each original painting is custom matted and framed. Additional prints are available to share with friends and family. Easily contacted by phone or email; make an appointment to come to the studio; or find her at summer art shows throughout Maine.
Our company recycles barns. We are a small family-owned business, located in central Maine, passionate about saving antique wood used in the construction of Maine barns. Founded in 2008, we’ve been saving and repurposing wood and architectural items into functional home furnishings.
We also have a retail location at 521 Water Street, Gardiner, ME. Stop in and check out all our cool reclaimed wood items!
We handcraft, one at a time, every item from locally grown and milled hardwoods; mostly maple and cherry, also birch, walnut, and ash.
Each piece is unique, and of heirloom quality, with a rubbed finish appropriate to the design.
We make butcher block islands tables, 3-legged milking stools of various heights,
Benches, cutting boards of many sizes and shapes, and rolling pins.
We do custom work as well; tables, butcher block countertops, etc.
Welcome! I am a full-time working Artist from my home studio in Mid-coast Maine. Lighthouses are a strong influence on my work, as well as the treasures I collect along the coast of Maine. I also love to paint all the flowers in my Maine gardens. I have a wide variety of offerings, from original paintings, Fine Art Prints, Note Cards and bookmarks. They all make great gifts year-round. Everything on my Etsy shop is ready to ship.
My Art is inspired by where I live, the coast of Maine, one of the most beautiful places on earth.
We manufacture large capacity bird feeders out of native white cedar.
After experimenting with different species of wood including Western Red Cedar, Eastern White Pine, and Eastern White Cedar, I have chosen White Cedar. It is a soft wood, but holds up to the weather conditions well.
All cedar used for our Wooden Bird Feeders is grown in Maine. The cedar is cut in the Patten area of Maine and trucked to the mill that saws it. This mill is local and I purchased it in the rough as dimensional rough lumber.
I do not use wide boards in building these feeders for two reasons. Wide boards tend to cup and secondly, the mill owner does not tend to have stock that wide because of the availability of large trees.
All 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 stock is re-sawed and planed. All wide components are glued with West System Epoxy and then planed to size. This epoxy preforms well in all outside environments and types of weather.
I use 90% select cedar in our bulk feeders. The screw fasteners are stainless steel as is the piano hinges. The brads are galvanized. The Optix plexiglas is made by Plaskoline and has a thickness of .098 inch. The copper used is a grade called ‘turn brown’ which weathers to a dark brown patina.
All stains, if you wish, are Cabots and all varnish is Epifanes high gloss clear.
The result is the highest quality hand made Wooden Bird Feeders on the market today. I personally hand select each component for every feeder I build so that you can trust each and every feeder is built as well as they look.
Originals in Fine Art and in reproductions. Working in mixed water media on clayboard and scratchboard developing images in layers of etching and painting. Copies of art work are reproduced to make blank greeting cards. Work may be seen in Alfred by appointment and through participating area art shows: sponsored by The Art Guild of the Kennebunks and the Maine Women in the Arts. Besides the artwork visible on my website, work may be seen by appointment in Alfred, Maine
Overlooking the Kennebec River, the Alan Claude Gallery is located in historic downtown Gardiner. Alan Claude’s Poster Style art of lighthouses, coastal and lake scenes of Maine and other New England states are boldly displayed in the artist’s beautifully restored buildings and gallery. Alan Claude’s Maine Calendar series are among one of the most popular gifts for visitors and locals alike. Other items include coasters and notecards order online or come and visit my new gallery and gift store in Gardiner, Maine. Just 45 minutes North of Portland, Maine.
Bunting Hill Arts jewelry is created with my own hand formed Flamework Glass Beads,and Vitreous Enamel with my own Metal Smithed Components. I work in Fine Silver, Sterling Silver, Jewelers Bronze, and Copper. I create my own metal textures and patinas by hand, these include forging, rolling, etching, flame painting, metal stains and oxidizing. My pieces are one of a kind or limited edition. I source my glass rods for bead creation from the Pacific Northwest, Italy, and Germany. My metals are recycled wire and sheet from this country. I also utilize both up-cycled, vintage, and modern components from wherever I find them (Always fun to repurpose cool stuff!!) I make Earrings(my first love), Bracelets, Pendants and Necklaces.
