She has carved everything from alligators to quahogs, even the presidential seal of the United States for the top of Nancy Reagan’s lightship basket.
“Reagan had not yet been …
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Margaret Carroll-Bergman
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7/12/11
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Curled shavings surround his hands and tools as layer by layer, the master wood-carver creates out of a simple block of wood a Jeep Wagoneer that will become the centerpiece for a sign advertising …
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Joshua H. Balling
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7/12/11
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There is something magical about a good coffee mug. It is a developed camaraderie, really, knowing your favorite cup is there every morning, with the same idiosyncrasies and traits with which you …
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Gabriella Burnham
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7/12/11
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The care and feeding of a community theater is such a tricky proposition, it probably shouldn’t be entrusted to mere amateurs. But that’s the very nature of the beast: an ad hoc organization …
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Sandy MacDonald
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7/12/11
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“The Last Dance” is something special – the perfect title for a work of art envisioned and anticipated for the past four years. And finally, the masterpiece by lightship basket-maker Michael …
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Elizabeth Stanek
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7/12/11
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It is unusual that one of Nantucket’s most recognizable artists rarely paints Nantucket at all.
Nevertheless, Sherre Wilson Rae relies on the island’s calm strength as a …
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Terry Pommett
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7/11/11
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After doing laps through the town I have lived in since I was 7 years old, I finally found it, Ash Lane, a tiny ventricle of a street hidden in the heart of Nantucket. The wind and rain walloped our …
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Carrie Leland
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6/21/11
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A reputation of the kind enjoyed by Barbara Capizzo takes years to build. What the artist has discovered, however, is that if you are not careful, your reputation can also start to build you.
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Zöe Briance
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6/21/11
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Pushing her three-speed Schwinn aboard the boat in Woods Hole, a 17-year old Donna Elle set off to spend a summer on an island that would inspire her life of design.
Elle knew she …
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Carrie Leland
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6/21/11
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