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Maine, a Love Story
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ISBN10: 1952143950
ISBN13: 9781952143953
Publisher: Islandport Press
Published: May 12 2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.71
Height: 0.72 Width: 7.33 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781952143953
Publisher: Islandport Press
Published: May 12 2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.71
Height: 0.72 Width: 7.33 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
A gorgeous illustrated memoir about an artist finding herself and her craft in coastal Maine Can you live in a moment?
Portland printmaker Blue Butterfield's intimate illustrated memoir pairs personal history with her stunning woodcut prints, exploring how place shapes identity and art becomes a lifeline through loss.
Portland printmaker Blue Butterfield's intimate illustrated memoir pairs personal history with her stunning woodcut prints, exploring how place shapes identity and art becomes a lifeline through loss.
From her childhood on Mount Desert Island--raised by a resourceful single mother who painted paisley swirls on her car and grew their food--to her current life in Portland's West End, Butterfield reveals how Maine nurtured both her creativity and resilience. Her reflections navigate profound themes through specific landscapes: a father's abandonment after a devastating accident, finding solace in Acadia National Park, the search for control in an unpredictable world, and the discovery that it's not loss that defines us--it's what we find.
What she found was a state that became both sanctuary and inspiration, from the peaks of Katahdin to the turquoise rosettes of Brussels sprouts on the family farm, from the islands of Casco Bay to the magnolias blooming in the city. In these essays, she translates the same mindful attention she brings to carving wood into words that capture fleeting moments of beauty and meaning.
This is a book about finding home--not just in a place, but in the act of truly seeing it.
What she found was a state that became both sanctuary and inspiration, from the peaks of Katahdin to the turquoise rosettes of Brussels sprouts on the family farm, from the islands of Casco Bay to the magnolias blooming in the city. In these essays, she translates the same mindful attention she brings to carving wood into words that capture fleeting moments of beauty and meaning.
This is a book about finding home--not just in a place, but in the act of truly seeing it.
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