Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100Maine Woolens was founded in 2009. Our flag ship store in Freeport offers finely woven blankets and throws in cotton and wools that are made in our Brunswick, Maine mill. We weave with the best American fibers available including combed cotton, Supima cotton and Merino wools. We feel the quality of our Maine made products are second to none. 4 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 4 9 to my Noah’s Ark project. In my mind is a vivid memory, like a colorful kids’ book, of fancy decorative cages with the animals looking through it.” H e shows me the scoop rake he us- es to create the penguins. “When they used horses to haul logs out of the woods, they’d attach this to the end of the load to slow it while going downhill. The way it curves–suggesting a little in- quisitive head–I can’t see anything else but a penguin. Hold on a second.” He pulls out a sketchbook and draws a canister–a small, jar-like vessel that came off an expansion tank. “An elephant! See, here’s the body and trunk. I have to add legs, ears, and tusks, but it’s an elephant, no doubt about it.” He then picks up a lopper (an axe han- dle used for lopping branches off a felled tree). “I turn it upside down. It’s a rhinoc- eros! How about that blue heron standing on a turtle? “Silage fork; chain link for the neck; a sickle bar point for the head; pitch- fork tines; lug wrench legs; vintage steel spikes for the feet.” Plourde is currently making a huge vulture for his upcoming show at the June LaCombe Sculpture Garden in Pownal. “I’m using 16-17 scythe blades. It seems fitting to me that these blades lend them- selves to forming the vulture, as they come from a very sharp and scary implement. “The parts tell me what they want and have to be!” Ashissculptureskeenlywatchhim, Plourdeconductshisdailyroutineofeating breakfastatthevillagestore,swimmingin warmerweatheratnearbyRangPond,andat night,“watchingtheloonsgrow. “You gotta live life. Plant sunflowers. Be with your family, your friends. I love it. I love being here. It’s enough, you know.” n Patrick Plourde will be exhibiting at the 18thAnnual Bradbury MountainArts Holiday Show and Sale in Pownal on Nov.19.His Autumn at Hawk Ridge Farm will show throughout the winter at theJune Lacombe Sculp- ture Gallery. “I’m using 16-17 scythe blades for my vulture. It seems fitting.”