Gwenn Bogart
Gwenn Bogart has been knitting for most of her life and it is a life skill she has carried with her to many places. Gwenn and her husband Dave flew in their own separate planes to Alaska in 2012. She went on to race sled dogs in Alaska and Wyoming and competed in the 2015 Iditarod. Now retired from flying and sled dogs, she has picked up her knitting needles again. "I love to knit and I love color." Gwenn's mother was a textile designer in NYC in the 40's so I guess her love of color got passed down to her.
'I hope you enjoy my knitted pieces."
Mittens
Wool
$45-60
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Field Sweater
Cashmere, wool & alpaca
$300
Snow Dance Neck Warmer
Malabrigo wool
$35
Peggy Brackett
I have been painting with watercolors for more than 15 years and continue to be fascinated and challenged by the medium. I feel a strong connection to nature and try to capture its beauty in my paintings and notecards.
I am a Maine native and have generations of ancestors who live / lived in the Kingfield / Farmington area. I spend winters in Mazatlan, Mexico, which has opened up a vast array of new colors and textures to be captured on paper. All of the proceeds from the sales of my artwork and jewelry are donated to Amigos de los Animales Humane Society in Mazatlan.
Amigos de los Animales Humane Society Site | Mazatlán | Facebook
I am a signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society. I am grateful to my teachers and fellow watercolor students who inspire me with their work and motivate me to become a better painter.
Vintage, silver spoon bracelets
$25
Framable, original notecards
$15
Dragonfly necklaces
$20
Nita Leger Casey
Nita was born and raised in France. There she attended the famed Ecole des Beaux Arts in Orleans and the Ecole de Dessin in Paris. Nita has also lived in Italy, Germany, and Panama. Nita and her husband now split their time between Massachusetts and Maine. Over the past 25 years, she has devoted her energy to painting and running her own gallery in Pepperell, Massachusetts. Nita is a prolific and accomplished artist who works in oils, pastels and watercolors.
More of her work can be found on Instagram.com/NITACASEY and at gingerbreadartstudio.blogspot.com.
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Carrabassett Valley
7" x 10"
Oil pastel
$275
Sailing
11" x 14"
Mono print
$175
Winter at Sugar Hill
11" x 14"
Watercolor
$300
Pauline Deely
Polly Deely is an Artist and Objects Conservator living and working in the foothills of Western Maine. She holds a bachelor’s degree in the History of Art and Architecture from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s degree in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage from the University of Lincoln, UK.
Her work is inspired by her love of nature, outdoor recreation, and Appalachia. She uses fine-tipped markers, watercolors, digital art, and traditional printmaking techniques.
When not creating, in her spare time Polly is a mountain biker, cross country and telemark skier, and loves to flip over rocks near bodies of water in search of critters.
Her work can be found at the High Peaks Artisian Guild, at Thosewhobloom in Thomas, West Virginia, and online at
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Dandelions
8" x 8"
$15
Goggles
8" x 10"
$20
Waiting
8" x 10"
$20
Samuel Breeze Goldstein
Samuel Breeze Goldstein is an artist living in the Western Maine Mountains. From a young age Sam loved to create, sculpting with clay in childhood and in high school was awarded prizes on two occasions. One prize was for a weekend art class in Portland, Maine at the School of Art, where he took jewelry making. In the past 8 years Sam’s love of making sculptures and jewelry has been re-ignited, working with minerals that bring him joy. High Peaks Artisan Guild is the current home for Sam’s sculpture and jewelry. He is offering small sculptures crafted from Rainbow Fluorite, a mineral prized for its beautiful colors and healing properties. He also works with many other minerals and stones like Alabaster, Lapis Lazuli, Oregon Sunstone, Calcite and Limestone. Sam has been experimenting with fluid paint art on canvas, creations that are for sale alongside his sculptures. Sam hopes all his creations will promote personal peace in all who view them. Samuel Breeze Designs is open to custom commission work.
Venus
8" x 4" x 3"
$140
SOLD
Pendants
1" x 1/2"
$35 each
Mother Bear
2" x 1"
$50
SOLD
R.J. Gray, Jr.
RJ Gray Jr. (Bob), a native of Stratton, grew up in Massachusetts and has been back in Stratton since 1994.
He attended Mass College of Art for a year and a half in the mid-70s majoring in sculpture. Taking numerous life drawing classes, Gray returned to college graduating from Salem State in Massachusetts in 1989 summa cum laude with a degree in studio arts —printmaking concentration— and a minor in English literature.
His printmaking has been included in competitions throughout the U.S., as well as Denmark and Finland. He was first listed in the Who's Who in America 2003 edition. Gray is a member of the Boston Printmakers Society.
Today, Gray's focus is on leathercraft, which he first learned in 1973. He was employed at the Original Irregular newspaper in Kingfield from 1996 to 2022. Retired, he can be found weekends at Fotter’s Market & Hardware in Stratton.
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Various handmade leather items: (beginning center top moving clockwise) Travel Tissue Pouch, card wallets, Triangle coin pouches w/key ring, “Justa-Card Sleeves, card wallets. Prices range from $15-$20.
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Couple (detail)
Three-block relief print
5" x 4.5"
$250 matted and framed
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Handsewn leather tote
~20"W X 16"h x 6"D
$300
Joyce Harvey
Joyce Harvey is a multi-talented artisan and a key member of the High Peaks Artisan Guild in Kingfield, Maine. After semi-retiring, she relocated from New Hampshire to Farmington, Maine in 2022, marking four years of active residency and guild membership.
Artistic Profile & Mediums
Joyce is celebrated for her love of learning new crafts, causing her collection to evolve across diverse mediums:
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Textiles & Fiber Arts: She began her craft journey knitting hats, scarves, and stuffed animals. She has since expanded into creating rope bags, intricate baskets, rag rugs, and crocheted sun hats.
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Resin Work: She creates handmade resin jewelry and custom resin holiday ornaments.
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Fine Art Painting: She actively paints vivid original works utilizing both acrylics and watercolors.
Guild Involvement
Joyce finds the High Peaks Artisan Guild to be an incredible collaborative space to share, display, and sell her creations alongside 20+ other local makers. She is frequently a highlighted featured artist during the community's First Friday Artwalks, where visitors can view her latest works in person.
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Knit Sun Hat
$50
A Breezy Day
5.5" x 7.5"
Watercolor
$80
Knit Eggs and Bunny: $15-$20
Woven basket:
$40
Karen Jordan Paul
I paint with a pocket set of Windsor and Newton watercolors. I love its compact size and simple pallet--perfect for my art.
My studio space began on my lap when I was recovering from knee replacement surgery and has progressed to a small table in the attic . Standard size cards of heavyweight paper offer tremendous surface strength allowing me to sketch and paint vigorously.
Life began on an old farmstead near the national forest in Bethel Maine, offering simple pleasures, a flower in bloom, a Songbird, and lived experiences shared.
Greeting Cards
5" x 7"
Over 50 designs
$5 each; reduced prices for bulk orders
Artemis
9" x 11"
Watercolor
$200 Commission
Coming Home
9" x 11"
Watercolor, Matted and Framed
$375
SOLD
Beth-Ellen Pennell
Beth-Ellen was born in Maine and always considered it home despite a 30-year career at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, where she retired as the Director of International Operations in 2018. Her extensive travel for work (~50 countries) first inspired her photography, which later informed her paintings. Upon retirement, she and her husband moved back to the Maine coast and split their time between the coast and their family home on Embden Pond. Beth-Ellen’s landscapes reflect her love of Maine’s coast and its western mountains.
Her work can be found at MaineImpressions.com.
Katahdin Massif
18" x 24"
Acrylic on Canvas
$250
Evening Embrace
11" x 14"
Acrylic on Canvas
$350
SOLD
Sugarloaf from the Carrabassett
16" x 20"
Acrylic on Canvas
$300
SOLD
Alana Ranney
Alana Ranney, is an artist based in Strong, Maine. She is drawn to wide open vistas, mountain mist, coastal lighthouses, rugged shores, nature's wonders, flowing waters, Maine’s seasons, and diverse wildlife.
Alana's Designs, where the wild beauty of nature meets handcrafted artistry. Inspired by the rich colors and organic textures of the earth, her work is a deeply felt tribute to the natural world. Based in the heart of Maine, she channels this inspiration into her passions: fluid watercolor paintings, nature and wildlife photography, simple crochet items, and bohemian gemstone jewelry.
Capturing the Soul of Maine
Her watercolor paintings are born from a love for the rugged, serene essence of the Pine Tree State. Through delicate washes and fluid brushstrokes, she breathes life into misty mountain visits, whispering pine forests, and the soft, shifting light of northern mornings. The organic flow of the watercolor medium perfectly mirrors the unpredictable beauty of the wilderness, evoking a deep sense of peace and a nostalgic connection to the outdoors.
Alana seeks out new and traditional epic vistas with her camera, and focuses on capturing the fleeting moments where light, weather, and terrain align to reveal the deeper, often overlooked narrative of nature. Seeing the ordinary and transforming it into an extraordinary work of art using form, pattern, texture, color, and light. she is drawn to the abstract language embedded in the natural world: the rhythm of moving water, the geometric symmetry of forest canopies, and the striking contrast of natural textures. Her creative process relies on intentional composition and framing to isolate these hidden artistic arrangements. By stripping away the visual noise of everyday life, her photographs offer a fresh perspective on the landscape, encouraging viewers to look at the familiar with entirely new eyes. She invites viewers to step out of the daily rush, slow down, and reconstruct their own connection with the living world.
Wearable Art
Alana’s Designs expands into cozy fiber arts with a colorful collection of simple crocheted hats, headbands, scarves, and shawls. Handcrafted from incredibly soft premium yarns, alpaca, and luxury blends, each piece provides lightweight warmth alongside an ultra-plush feel against your skin. The color palette mirrors the transitions of the Maine wilderness, shifting seamlessly from rich, natural earth tones to vibrant pops of seasonal color. Designed with a clean, classic aesthetic, these wearable accents combine effortless style with functional comfort. They offer free spirits a tactile, cozy way to wrap themselves in nature’s beauty during crisp coastal mornings or chilly mountain evenings.
Wearable Earth Treasures
The jewelry collection at Alana’s Designs spotlights the unique energy and smooth beauty of hand-selected semi-precious gemstones and crystals. Highly polished stones like rich jasper, iridescent labradorite, soothing aventurine, and warm tiger's eye serve as the focal points of each design. These natural gems are carefully paired with sterling silver or warm copper to highlight their swirling patterns, deep earth tones, and luminous textures. Chosen for both their visual beauty and their grounded, organic qualities, these semi-precious stones turn every earring, necklace, and bracelet —each piece balances rustic charm with a smooth, tactile luxury. They are designed not just as accessories, but as little treasures that keep you grounded and connected to the earth wherever you wander.
Whether hanging on your wall or worn close to your heart, every piece Alana creates is an invitation to pause, breathe, and carry a piece of nature’s quiet majesty with you.
Connect With Her: afinephoto.com
She loves to share her creative journey, behind-the-scenes studio moments, and sneak peeks of new collections.
Follow my journey on Instagram: @afinephoto
Reed Brook Falls
20" x 14"
Metal Print
$365
Lupine
24" x 16"
Framed color print
$645
Hand crochet hats, scarves using a variety of fibers
$34
SOLD
Liz Stefany
History
Liz Stefany was introduced to the traditional methods of piercing, hammering, soldering, and polishing silver jewelry while attending summer camp on Sebago Lake. She formed Carrabassett Valley Jewelry in 2006 when she moved to “The Valley” full-time, and for years has crafted her pieces around these skills, centered around simple designs cut out from sheet metal. Liz truly enjoy the process of fabricating a piece from raw materials. "If I can envision it, I can bring it into being."
This year, 2026, brings the celebration of 20 years in business, and she is experiencing a period of evolution in her work creating one of a kind treasures using finer materials that are easy to wear for any occasion, feel good to hold and to wear, and are durable heirlooms that will last generations. Liz will always love silver, but has grown into adding the beautiful metals of gold and platinum into her newer work which leans into subtle texture, flow of form, mixed metals and gemstones, enhancing the time-tested pierced designs on which she has built her business.
Material, Technique and Design
Her jewelry is made with precious metals and natural gemstones to create pieces of art that are easy to wear, feel good to hold, and remind the wearer of adventures, the outdoors, and places that hold special meaning. Recycled silver, gold, and platinum are used whenever possible to hand fabricate her jewelry using traditional techniques and tools which bring the raw sheet and wire into form. She relies heavily on her jewelers saw to cut out each design by hand and her hammers, torch and flex shaft are the supporting act to add shape and textures, gemstones, and accent metals.
Liz loves designing and creating jewelry that provides a sense of connection and has depth and meaning. Her designs are a mix of symbolism and realism, resulting in jewelry that is easy to wear and is complementary to many different occasions. Along with the design collections, her passion is creating custom jewelry for any occasion – weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, or just because! These often have themes of nature and outdoor activity, and aside from wedding rings, one of her favorite custom requests is to recreate a landscape or view that holds special significance.
For further examples, see CVJewelry.com.
Snowcapped Mountain Pendant
~5/8" across the bottom Made from tarnish-resistant Argentium sterling silver
$34
Compass Earrings
3/4" round
Made from tarnish-resistant Argentium sterling silver with an 18k solid gold center accent
$208
Dirigo Earrings
~3/4" square
Made from tarnish-resistant Argentium
sterling silver
$118
Susan Berry Taylor
My art reflects the interweaving of my dual vocations as Episcopal priest ordained in 2013 and as a graduate of Maine College of Art in 1993.
The narrative and expressive aspects of my work are a synthesis of mind, body, and spirit. Formally trained as a printmaker in etching lithography I have translated this process into impressionistic oil painting using mostly knives and mediums to draw and glaze in layers creating a sculptural quality of color and texture!
Inspiration comes from within knowing and 'painting from the Source' and by directly observed nature reinterpreted in the studio. The intuitive process of painting and responding is an exhilarating dance!
Organic subjects such as flowers, figures, landscapes, seascapes, snowscapes, and skyscapes best capture the spiritual and aesthetic dimension I seek to convey. I look for the extraordinary among the so-called ordinary places that I wander and explore with my husband, Jim. We joyfully reside in Kingfield, gateway to many great adventures shared together!
Contact : AmmaTaylorFineArt@gmail.com
Conversing Sunflowers
2' x 3'
Oil on Canvas
$600
SOLD
Bubble-Cuffer
4' x 3'
Oil on Canvas
$975
SOLD
Moonrise over Lily Bay
10" x 10"
Oil on Canvas
$250
Greg Thomas
Greg Thomas is that guy who photographed all those families at Sugarloaf for decades, an accomplished artist who has had experience with all the arts and crafts.
Greg was born in 1962, is an avid skier, who has always lived in Maine, growing up sailing on the Maine coast in the summer and skiing at Sugarloaf in the winter. His black and white Sugarloaf gondi photographs are a standout among his catalog of the beauty of life including mother nature.
Currently, he is working on his Thunder the Cat series, creating collages of cut up art paper. He is continually creating meaningful art. Come check out his latest piece at the gallery.
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Gondola
11" x 14"
16" x 20" framed
$175
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Thunder the Cat in Moonlight
8" x 10"
Paper collage
$275
Daisies
11" x 14"
Acrylic on canvas
$225
Patricia Pinz Thomas
Patty Thomas is a multi-disciplinary artist, curator, and entrepreneur based in the Carrabassett Valley and Kingfield regions of Maine's western mountains. Known as the "Gem of the Western Mountains," she has built a distinct legacy by transforming local, recycled elements into works of landscape art.
Artistic Style and Innovation
Thomas is widely celebrated for her vintage ski art. Collaborating with her husband, Greg Thomas—a veteran photographer known for his decades of capturing Sugarloaf Mountain scenery—the couple salvages older, retired skis. After stripping down the bindings, Thomas uses them as unconventional canvases, painting multi-panel diptych and polyptych immersive acrylic landscapes that depict the region's peaks and rivers.
Her artistic portfolio includes:
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Textured Canvases: Building deep, tactile surfaces on birch panels using joint compound, modeling paste, crystals, fluid art techniques, and gold leaf.
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Botanical Art: Painting highly detailed acrylic subjects directly onto dried, pressed fallen leaves.
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Public Installations: Curating public-facing art, such as winning a juried selection by the Village Enhancement Committee to paint community utility boxes.
Community Leadership
Beyond her studio work, Thomas is an active coordinator for the regional arts scene:
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Kingfield Friday Artwalk: She serves as the core curator and main point of contact for the seasonal Kingfield Friday Artwalk event.
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Gallery Management: She manages two local art galleries and hosts recurring community "Paint n Sip" nights.
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High Peaks Artisan Guild: She maintains an active membership and features her work heavily at the guild shop on Main Street in Kingfield.
Professional Background & Ventures
Thomas holds a degree in Interior Design from Harcourt Learning Direct. Embracing a fully integrated, local lifestyle, she owns and runs two Airbnbs, operates a professional cleaning and framing service, and runs Alpine Design (also associated with The Melissa Aromatherapy). Through these ventures, she produces and sells organic loose-leaf herbal teas, essential oils, and all-natural skincare products like soaps and bug sprays.
Ski Art: Sugarloaf
Acrylic on Skis
$250
Higgins Beach
2' x 4'
Mixed Media on Canvas
$850
Untitled
11" x 14"
Acrylic on Canvas
$75
Nora West
Nora West is a painter who lives in the foothills of the western Maine mountains. She draws her inspiration from the surrounding landscape of her 200 year old home on the end of a dirt road surrounded by fields and forest with views of the High Peaks.
Through the years there have been several happenings that have accumulated and built upon each other to help form the vision she has today. She started out doing pen and ink drawings of old buildings before they disappeared. She moved to watercolors and then oil painting focusing on Maine landscapes from the mountains to the sea, the rivers, backroads and forests, places with a past that are diminishing over time.
It was on a trip to Monhegan Island where she became acquainted with plein air painting which brought forth a direct connection to the land and the sea and a way of painting that truly resonated with her.
In 2014 she was chosen as Baxter State Parks visiting artist, she has participated in many juried paint outs , exhibits and shows throughout Maine over the years. She most recently was awarded a 2025 Plein Air: Maine Observed Award through the Maine Art Gallery for her painting “Mountain Magic”. The judge , “ David Dewey, author of the acclaimed The Watercolor Book praised the artist’s straight – forward approach to the mountains, so that he “connected to it immediately” She let the magic speak for itself.
She will have a solo show at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery in Rangeley Maine in August.
See more of her work at norawest.com.
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Mountain Magic
11" x 14"
Oil on Panel
$250
SOLD
Sunflowers
20" x 16"
Oil on Canvas
$350
SOLD
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Small Falls
14" x 11"
Oil on Panel
$200
SOLD