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Jill Miller has over a decade of baking experience under her apron. She owned The Runcible Spoon in Nyack, New York with her husband Lou for 11 years, a full service bakery specializing in flavorful homemade pies. Focusing on their family, Jill and Lou then moved to Kennebunkport, Maine. Eager to put her hands back in the dough, they opened Port Bakery, another full service bakery featuring the same outstanding pies Jill was famous for in New York.
Over the years, Jill heard more and more customers ask for a gluten free option. She decided to take matters into her own hands, creating a gluten free crust that’s not only moist and flaky, but delectably buttery too! Filled with an abundance of fresh fruit and the finest quality ingredients without preservatives or additives, Maine Pie Co’s pies are a delightful treat for everyone.
Jill and Lou have built a designated gluten free kitchen in Biddeford, Maine where they create all their lab certified gluten free pies and products.
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At Fish in the Garden our mission is to create new, unique and creative home and garden accents. Our design focuses on the visual –cerebral sensations of ‘flow’ that is most clearly seen by the way schools of fish curve in response to elements throughout an underwater landscape. Using stainless steel and ceramics, we aim to deliver this fluid beauty in its organic forms to your home and garden.
By selecting a fish species found in your area, our designs deliver a regional relevance that so many people are looking for when decorating their interior and exterior spaces. Our designs have the versatility to look as exceptional displayed across your mantel as they do schooling along your perennial beds. Schools of Fish in the Garden unify unrelated elements in your landscape creating a sculptural presence larger than the sum of its parts.
With tails formed to the left and to the right our fish curve in response to landscape and architectural elements, contributing line, color and momentum. Interesting and colorful glazes add life and visual interest to every garden space or living room. Our designs look great in any numbers. No other home and garden accent has this modular quality. We invite you to explore our website or call our Maine studio with any questions.
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I’m a 14th generation Mainer and hail from a long line of folks who were makers including a woodworker, sculptor, pastry chef, and a boat builder. Fortunately, those creative genes were passed onto me.
I attended the Rhode Island School of Design graduating with a Jewelry and Metals BFA in 1994. For several years after college, I worked for various jewelers in the Providence area while fine tuning my skills with their guidance.
In 2001, I returned to my beloved Maine. After a lengthy absence from the bench (back to school, brief career change, marriage, pregnancy, and child, in that order), I returned to silversmithing, opened my online shop and vended at my first show in 2008.
My work is ever evolving and my inspirations are varied. People have described my jewelry as modern treasures. I like to think of my work as future heirlooms. I build jewelry to last this lifetime and beyond.
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We make our homemade super premium ice cream at a small plant in Monroe, Maine. Our close-knit team puts a lot of love and enthusiasm into our production process. The ingredients we use include milk and cream from Maine farms, real sugar (never high fructose corn syrup), and natural flavorings and extracts. We are passionate about supporting other local businesses, so we use Maine growers for as many of our ingredients as possible. For example, the apples in Caramel Apple Crisp are grown by Maine-ly Apples in Dixmont and the maple syrup in Maple Walnut is from Kinney’s Sugarhouse in Knox.
Our Carpigiani batch freezer makes 2.5 gallons of ice cream in about 10 minutes and has a small overrun (the amount of air incorporated into the mix), which results in an extremely smooth and creamy product. We offer approximately 25 flavors, some of which are seasonal.
We have a fleet of three “Mobile Cone” food trucks. Be on the look out for us at events around Maine!
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Since 2006 Terrill Waldman & Charlie Jenkins have been creating unique hand blown glass in a saltbox barn on the shores of the Eastern River in mid-coast Maine. Each artist has over 30 years of experience with this beautiful and challenging medium. Their individual works have been shown nationally. In addition to their own glasswork and their in-tandem collaboration, they design and fabricate custom blown glass for artists and architects. Visit Tandem Glass Gallery located in a 2000 square foot space in Dresden Mills, Maine to witness the glass blowing process first-hand and to take home a one of kind piece by Terrill or Charlie.
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Orion Woodshop, based out of Lisbon, Maine, stands as a testament to dedicated craftsmanship and community spirit. Established during the challenging times of COVID-19, what began as a basement venture rapidly transformed into a full scale custom woodworking enterprise. Our commitment to heirloom-quality creations is matched only by our desire to provide top tier customer service and timeliness of communication.
Our skilled team of craftsmen collaborates on each project, ensuring every piece, whether it’s custom furniture, finish carpentry, or wood product manufacturing, is of the highest standard.
Beyond our work, we’re proud supporters of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust and local initiatives. From finish carpentry and niche custom pieces to expansive product manufacturing, Orion Woodshop offers a vast range of services. Our hallmark is unwavering quality, timely execution, and a heart rooted in community values.
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Coming from a long line of handcrafters I continued in that vein when my art teacher sister introduced me to polymer clay over thirty years ago. A versatile oven bake medium that can be manipulated into many different end products I chose to make ornaments. My mother would make or purchase an ornaments for each of us as we grew so did out collection of ornaments. When I left home to make my way in the world those memorable ornaments came with me. I began making Christmas decorations for family and friends and quickly expanded to selling to the public at craft fairs and then went online over twenty years ago. New design ideas are definitely generated from suggestions from current customers. Often the idea will show up when least expected. like the middle of the night!I have the pleasure of now seeing the children of early customers return to begin their own collection of Winter Whimsies ornament for the families they are starting. That is truly rewarding.
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Making hot sauce is our passion. We blend the finest chile peppers with fresh fruits and vegetables to create unmatched flavors. Whether you’re new to hot sauce or a fanatic, Captain Mowatt’s has a savory sauce for every craving.
Captain Mowatt’s was established in 1997 in Portland, Maine. Named after British naval officer Captain Henry Mowatt, who bombarded the city of Portland in 1775 aboard the HMS Canceaux. Today, Captain Mowatt’s fiery fleet continues to burn the planet one tongue at a time.
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Jim (Zig) & Laura Szafranski
A lifetime working with wood
Zig’s passion for woodworking started at the early age of five. On rainy days he worked in his father’s basement shop. Scrap pieces of wood were held in an old machinist vice then cut with a copping saw. Junior High school further fueled his passion. Drafting and shop class at Essex Agricultural School were a major turning point in his life. Zig had the opportunity to add carpentry, electrical, metal work, and automotive skills to his resume. Essex Aggie also taught the value of hard work. Students were expected to attend structured classes as well as complete school farm duties. In the summer students were required to work jobs outside the school. A teacher would visit and supervise every two weeks.
By 1968 Zig had accumulated a few hand tools. He borrowed his brothers new table saw and began building and selling furniture in earnest.
The next woodworking milestone occurred when Zig was hired by CW Keller Associates located north of Boston. Charles Keller and Zig worked as a team. Charlie met with clients and designed beautiful contemporary pieces. Zig built all the furniture. It was a terrific opportunity to create and use different hardwoods. In 1977 Zig and Charlie were honored to have one of their pieces selected by Fine Woodworking magazine for their second yearbook of the top 100 woodworkers in the country. .( A Cherry Grandmothers clock)
A move to Down East Maine with his wife Laura, son Josh and daughter Jess that same year sent him in yet another direction with his wood working education. After clearing land and building a small house Zig and Laura set up a small sawmill. While taking time to build the sawmill from scratch they earned a living like many in Washington County, by raking blueberries and making Christmas wreaths. Laura and Zig often worked together in the Maine woods collecting brush for the wreaths, cutting pulpwood from trees devastated by the spruce budworm, cutting fire wood and thinning land to gather enough logs for a larger house. They also worked on timber stand improvement projects and planted trees together.
The sawmill supplied cedar lumber for local building supplies. They also sold cedar to Jim Steel from Brooklin Maine to build his famous Peapods, a classic rowing boat. With the influence of Jim they started to build Canoes, dinghies and prams. Zig and Laura still build a number of 8 ft. prams every spring for sale to local fishermen and boaters. Other products from the sawmill were cedar seed flats for greenhouses and box stock for local blueberry companies. The sawmill also provided pine for a wood products business. Numerous small pine wood products and also bird houses were built.
If you work with wood as much as Zig and Laura did it’s only natural to build houses and other buildings. The couple also returned to their roots of building furniture and began once again to work on the lathe turning wood. Woodturning of lamps and bowls has combined all of their past knowledge and experience into one beautiful piece of woodworking.
As Laura say’s when asked how long it takes Zig to make a lamp or turn a bowl her reply is –“about forty years”
We hope you enjoy their efforts.
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I grew up in a tiny town outside of Boston, MA where everyone knew everything about everybody. I spent my 20s in the thick humidity of Lousiville, KY where I developed a love for bourbon and the southern drawl. My job at the time (a videographer and on-camera talent for a huge Ecommerce company) moved me and my husband to Las Vegas and we loved every minute of the desert life! I was so inspired by everything around me – plants, mountains, people, FOOD! I did a LOT of traveling, story-telling through video, shot a documentary in Puerto Rico… I was a busy girl!
I was laid off out of the blue, and found myself wanting to keep in touch with those I loved and cared about, but the printed card options out there felt fake and flowery. I started stonedonut shop as a way to put my personality and humor on what I was sending out.
We moved back home to New England to be near my family in February 2019. I was immediately reminded of how the ocean grounds me, inspires me and lights up my world. I was also reminded of how hard the winters are, but thoroughly enjoyed watching my husband experience them for the first time – this was his first real snow!
I love to take in the world around me, pop culture, nature, animals, music, food, movies and turn them into designs for the stonedonut shop. I think my life experience helps me to create something people identify with, and I hope what I create can help bring a smile to even life’s toughest situations.
