Category: Alumni Artisans
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Alumni Artisans: Simone Cautela, ’05 – Simone Marie Designs
I am Simone Cautela and I went to elementary school at Ashwood. I then attended high school at Carrabassett Valley Ski Academy, and graduated from University of Maine (Orono) with an Exercise Science- Kinesiology degree! I now work full time at Tahoe Forest Hospital in the Emergency room and reside in Alpine Meadows, California. I…
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Eliza Squibb – Textile Artist
Eliza ’00 uses textile design to bridge the worlds of art and science. While still in college at the Rhode Island Institute of Design (RISD) back in 2012, Eliza leapt at the unique opportunity to create a textile pattern for health communication in Africa. The resulting fabric used vivid imagery to spread health messaging for…
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Alumni Artisans: Meghan Flynn Ceramics
Meghan Flynn graduated from Ashwood with the first eighth grade in 1998. She lives and works in Lincolnville, where she grew up. Meghan says: “I tend to focus on small editions and sets. Whether thrown on the potters wheel or pinched from a lump of clay, each piece is carefully made by hand. Having grown up…
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Alumni Artisans: Ben Breda – Breda Knives
Ben Breda (class of 2000) has a home forge and studio in Hope, Maine, where he began making knives in 2012. He attended the New England School of Metalwork, and earned his American Bladesmith Society Journeyman rating in 2014. Ben is now an award-winning bladesmith working towards his ABS Master Smith in 2020. In his…
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Alumni Artisans: Ella Simon – Coastal Caps
Coastal Caps was created by Ella Simon (Ashwood ’13) and Grace Kenney, students at Bennington College with a shared passion for art and the environment. Both women are very concerned about plastic pollution, and their idea for Coastal Caps emerged during first year studies helping to advocate for a plastic ban law in Vermont. Single use…
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Alumni Artisans: Henry Ginsberg – Resurgam Fermentation
Resurgam Hot Sauce Company produces and bottles locally sourced, lacto-fermented hot sauce in Portland, Maine. Founded in 2015 by Henry Ginsberg ‘03 and two friends, their mission is to provide high-quality sauces while supporting and promoting sustainable farming in Maine. Henry and his friends began experimenting with fermentation as a hobby and have grown Resurgam…
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Alumni Artisans: Emily Seymour – Curator Clothing
Emily ’06 and her fiancée Ben own and operate Curator, a vintage and contemporary clothing store on Main Street in Rockland, Maine. Curator is currently expanding, and will soon offer women’s clothing in addition to their usual menswear.
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Alumni Artisans: Sean and Jamie Oshima
Sean (’08) and Jamie’s (’12) magnetic sibling sound and contagious joy result from a lifetime of making music together. The brothers have honed a harmony-rich blend of contemporary folk and acoustic pop, and are often on the road performing. On stage, Sean and Jamie create a surprisingly full sound with dynamic vocals, electric and acoustic…