Holiday Sale

Cat Bates ’09 of Cat Bates Jewelry , @catbatesjewelry

I design my pieces from the ground up, from the cordage and clasps, to the method of manufacture. They are tough; wear them constantly if you care to. Rely on them. Use compounds their beauty. If you wear one of my pieces, take pleasure in knowing that you are part of what makes it beautiful.

Raffle Item: Pelican Clip bracelet, brass with cotton cord, available in small, medium, or large.

Hana Firestone BFA '14 of Hana Firestone Art, @hanafirestoneart

I am a Maine artist and enjoy making fun and colorful art that makes people smile. I graduated from Maine College of Art & Design with a BFA in Illustration. I work with mixed media making primarily cards and illustrations of animals and nature.

Raffle Items: Chicken Holiday Bundle: Original Edgar Chicken painting, holiday card, king chicken notebook.

Amalia Moon Guettinger '12 of Amalia Moon, @amaliamoonjewelry

I am drawn to the tangible nature of the process of hand fabricating jewelry. Wearing jewelry is personal, intimate, and tactile. When jewelry is worn, it travels through the adventures and lives of others, changing and evolving with their experiences. I lovingly handcrafted these objects to connect and evolve with others.

Raffle Item: Surfboard Post Earrings. Made from recycled sterling silver these earring are hand sawn. A high karat gold foil is heat bonded to the silver.  The silver is then oxidized to provide contrast with the gold. .86" L x .4" W. 

Mary Harrington '01 of Mountainess Handmade, @mountainess_handmade

Mary Harrington is a Maine bass botanical skin care, candle maker and graphic designer.

Raffle Item: Handmade Soap and Deodorant Bundle: Four handmade vegan organic soaps (Maple & Oatmeal, Blueberry & Geranium, Balsam, Lavender), organic coconut oil, organic shea butter, organic olive oil, home grown botanicals, filtered Maine snow, 4-5oz bar. Two organic coconut oil deodorants (Merchants Blend (clove, lemongrass, cinnamon leaf, eucalyptus, and rosemary), peppermint), Organic coconut oil, Organic shea butter, antibacterial organic beeswax, organic arrowroot powder, aluminum free baking soda.

Emily Rogstad '13, @emilyrogstad

My work and aesthetic are derived from my daily landscape. Architectural details, discovered color stories and everyday objects are broken down, interwoven and translated into wearable pieces. A repetitious habit of sketching structures and lines has become a graphic body of work with the qualities of a drawing. I was born and raised in the small village of East Calais, Vermont. I graduated in 2013 with a BFA in Metalsmithing + Jewelry from Maine College of Art & Design. After some traveling I moved to Penland School of Crafts for their two year Core Fellowship. Now a resident of Asheville, North Carolina I spend my time maintaining an inquisitive studio practice and enjoying the mountains.

Raffle Item:Petal Loop Earrings, Oxidized sterling silver, 2 x 1.25 inches.

Liza Sperry '07 of Sperry General Store, @sperrygeneralstore

I'm a graphic designer inspired by the vintage travel posters of the 1930s. I draw each design by hand from a photograph - either my own or from a local photographer. I redraw the design in the computer, simplifying each form to create the simplest composition. Typography and colors are carefully selected minimizing the palette and tone. Our shop includes vintage inspired prints and posters, as well stationary and holiday cards.

Raffle Item: Maine Print Set: Acadia National Park, Moosehead Lake, Casco Bay, Katahdin, heavy stock paper, ink, 11”  x 8.5”.

Evelyn Wong MFA '19 of Fireball Bookbindery, @fireballbookbindery

Fireball Bookbindery came about as I began making notebooks, sketchbooks, jotters, and folios inspired by Asian book-bindings, designs, and materials. I combined my love and appreciation for tradition and culture with modern aesthetics and techniques, reflecting and celebrating my own heritage as an Asian American artist. Through Fireball Bookbindery, I create unique, handmade books that value a high level of craftsmanship, encouraging creativity from my patrons. I see these books as a sort of long-distance collaborative project between my patrons and me as I encourage them to share their voice and creativity on social media.

Raffle Item: Hand Bound Book Bundle: 1 Large 7" x 9" Handbound Brocade Journal (160 pages of dry media paper),  1 Pocket-Sized 4" x 5.5" Coptic-Bound Sketchbook (100 pages of dry media sketching paper), 1 Pocket-Sized 4" x 5.5" Handbound Jotter (40 pages of lined writing paper), 2 Mini Book Ornaments.

Josh Brill ’00

Josh Brill is an artist and designer in Portland, Maine. His work focuses on the discovery and promotion of nature from the physical to the existential. His ongoing art series, the Flora Fauna collection, catalogues the design identities of plants and animals from around the world. It examines the visual character differences and similarities of life. This has extended into brand collaborations with Element skateboards, Lacoste, Petco, Habitat, Lowe's, and the Edinburgh International Book Festival developing product designs and brand experiences focusing on animals.

Raffle Item: Sonzai, Giclée art print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, 36"x 20", 2019

Adrian King ’12 of Adrian King Pottery

My approach to making pottery stems from an intrigue for the process and materials that I use.  I utilize atmospheric firing technique using wood and gas, that activate the surfaces with an earth-toned warmth.  The firing process allows moments of uncertainty to happen. Bursts of color appear where licked by the flame and glaze wraps around a pot like water against rock.  I want my pottery to bring comfort to our daily routine through tactile and visually stimulating surfaces that promote and encourage use.


Raffle Item: Canister Jar, Stoneware, various slip, clear glaze, Gas Fired, 2019

Joseph Lendway ’15 and Emily Green of The Woodworker's Wife

The Woodworker’s Wife is the partnership of Emily Green and furniture maker and MECA&D alumnus Joe Lendway. We make fun and fancy wooden wares right here in southern Maine. Elevate your entertaining game with these sophisticated designs featuring clean lines, pops of color, and specially carved curves for comfort and easy handling. Hand-crafted, high quality, and one-of-a-kind.

Raffle Item: Set of three black walnut boards: cheese board, 6” x 12”; charcuterie board, 6” x 17”; and bread board, 6” x 22"

Caren-Marie Michel ’78

Caren-Marie Sargent Michel was born in Portland, Maine and is a lifelong Maine resident. Michel earned her B.F.A. in painting from Portland School of Art (now Maine College of Art & Design.) Michel’s work has been selected for juried shows throughout the US and Canada, she was in residence at MECA&D’s Stephen Pace House in Stonington and at Baie Ste. Marie in New Edinburg, Nova Scotia.

Michel’s work was selected for Art of Katahdin and Paintings of Portland by David Little and Carl Little. Michel is represented by Littlefield Gallery in Winter Harbor, Maine. She loves color.

Raffle Item: Golden Road Marsh 20 Acrylic on canvas, 6" x 12", 2017, value $275. Photo Credit, Jay York.

Amalia Moon '12 

I came into metalsmithing while I was curiously thumbing through the craft section in a bookstore. I had no idea that it was possible to create such interesting and beautiful objects with some tools and my own hands. Originally from sunny California, I moved to the chilly East Coast to finish my degree at MECA&D. I believe that wearing jewelry is personal, intimate and tactile. When jewelry is worn, it travels through the adventures and lives of others, changing and evolving with their experiences. I lovingly handcrafted these objects to connect and evolve with others. 

Raffle Item: Black and Gold Drop Post Earrings, 1.5" L x .5" W

Mali Mrozinski ’04 of Doublet

Mali Mrozinski is a visual artist whose work is rooted in textiles, although not defined by material or process. Her current focus has been on customization in garment making and the conceived narratives that arise from such alterations.  She holds a BFA in Painting from the Maine College of Art & Design and an MFA in Textiles & Fashion Design with a Minor in Material Culture from the University of Wisconsin Madison. Mali currently has work in the Terrain Biennial in Portland and will be a winter artist in residence at the Monson Arts Center in 2020.  Mali lives and works in Readfield with her son and partner.

Raffle Item: Tool Bucket, Linen and Stitching, 2018

• Ebenezer Akakpo ’01 of Akakpo & Co.
• Derek Bedford ’02 of Possum Hollow Farm Soap, LLC
• Don Best ’79 of Don Best Wood Art
• Mary Forst ’16 of Mary Forst Designs
• Mark Marchesi ’99 of Mark Marchesi Photography
• Kari Radasch ’97 of Radasch Redware

Kazeem Lawal of Portland Trading Co.

The mission of Portland Trading Co. is to provide a one-of-a-kind, well-curated, modernized, lifestyle-themed general store that at its core serves as a gateway to showcasing handmade products from the very best talents within New England and beyond. Featuring wares and a wide range of other fun and unique items, hence, our mantra: “Beyond Retail”, which means Accessibility, Community and Love.

Betsy Lewis ’16

Betsy Lewis is a silversmith, educator, and independent curator. Her work centers upon creating metal works that allude to grief and hope; pulling together objects that come together to realize a new form of telling the truth through our bodies. She currently exhibits work internationally and is the recent recipient of the One for the Future Award by New York City Jewelry Week. Curatorial projects include Dream Machine, an annual exhibit that gives platform to jewelry and metalwork in New York City.

In addition to her Brooklyn studio, Lewis contributes actively to the field - teaching at Brooklyn Metal Works, the 92Y Jewelry Center, Rhode Island School of Design and the State University of New York at New Paltz, the latter of which she received her Master in Fine Art. Lewis currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Amy Teh of Pinecone+Chickadee and Picnic

Amy Teh is a graphic designer and illustrator. Her art can be found on a wide range of products—including apparel, greeting cards, posters, drinkware, and textiles. Along with her husband, Noah DeFilippis, the couple run Pinecone+Chickadee, a unique shop in downtown Portland that offers a curated selection of handmade crafts, unusual gifts, vintage finds and oddities. The duo also co-founded and organize Picnic Craft Fair, a popular indie craft fair held twice yearly. When she is not working she can be found perusing 1970s decorating books, going to flea markets, watering her many plants, and snacking on green tea Kit Kats.

The 2020 Holiday Sale Window was designed by Sarah Sawtelle '19 (@sarah_sawtelle). More photos of the window display can be found here.

The 2019 MECA&D Holiday Sale Window Display was designed by Hannah Rosengren ’13 (@hannah_rosengren_studio). More photos of the window display can be found here.

• This is a two part submission process, with one form for personal and contact information, and one form for work submissions. Both forms must be completed to participate in the sale.
• Artists can submit up to 10 item listings. If your items are multiples, you can have an unlimited quantity for each listing. You are also able to have multiple variations available for one listing, such as different sizes, colors, or patterns. We will restock throughout the sale as well. When you sell out of an item, we will give you the option to either restock that item or replace it with a new piece. 
• All items in the sale must be handmade, hand-altered, or designed by the applicant. All work submitted must be complete and available for purchase.
• Images should be sized at 72 dpi and approximately 1,500 pixels on the longest side. Submitted images will be used to display the work online, and must accurately and professionally represent the artwork.
• As the sale is this year, the college will take a commission from sold works/items instead of charging a booth fee as was done in the past. Current MECA&D Student (10% commission to MECA&D/90% to Student); MECA&D Degree Holding Alumni (30% commission to MECA&D/70% to Alumni); Faculty or Staff (30% commission to MECA&D/70% to Faculty/Staff); Non-Graduated Alumni/Friend of the College (40% commission to MECA&D/60% to Non-Graduated Alumni/Friend). 
• All sales will be processed by MECA&D through the shop site. At the end of the sale, each artist's sales will be calculated, and they will receive a check in the mail for the amount they sold (minus the commission to MECA&D, which is processed as a donation to the scholarship fund.)
• Artists will be responsible for packaging and shipping all sold items within 3 - 5 business days. You will be notified of all sales by email and will be sent prepaid shipping labels to use for your sold works. Buyers pay for shipping when purchasing the item through the shop, and then MECA will purchase shipping through USPS and send the labels to the artist, so that artists do not have to worry about shipping costs. We do recommend that they take into consideration packaging expenses when pricing their work though as we are not able to reimburse for packing materials. Shipping costs will be calculated based on the dimensions and weights you submit so try and be as accurate as possible and take into consideration packaging when calculating weight. We will need dimensions as well if the packaged piece is bigger than 12" - if smaller shipping can be calculated just from the weight.
• If you are interested in including work in the Holiday Sale Raffle, you may submit a work for consideration through the Work Submission Form. The raffle showcases donated pieces by participating sale artists. The raffle items will be featured on the homepage of the Holiday Sale shop site and direct viewers and buyers to the individual artist’s page. Raffle tickets will be $5 for 1 ticket or $25 for 6 tickets, and all proceeds benefit the MECA&D Student Scholarship Fund.  

• Artists or groups interested in creating an installation for the Porteous Lobby window, can submit their proposals for a chance to design MECA&D’s Annual Holiday Sale Window. Open to MECA&D alumni, faculty, staff, and students.
• The window display will be on view from November 19-January 6. If selected, you must be available to to install between November 15-18, and deinstall between January 7-8
• The window should feel festive, wintery, and inviting, while being non-denominational. It should invoke the feeling of the Holiday Sale, while also having the ability to continue beyond the sale and through MECA&D's winter break.
• This is a public facing space, so please consider the range of audiences who will be viewing the work. The space is visible from both Congress Street and the MECA Porteous Lobby, so the proposed installation should take into consideration both viewpoints, though the primary viewpoint this year will be from the street as the sale is online.
• The design will need to leave space for the Holiday Sale window vinyl (Holiday Sale logo, dates and website URL). This will take up around 2' x 2'. Once the sale is over, the signage will be removed, so the design should also be able to function without it.
• Open to any medium. Along with using the floor area, artists may hang elements from the ceiling, paint/use vinyl on the window (as long as it is removable), and paint the floors/walls of the window space.
• A stipend of $1,000 is provided to the artist(s) for labor and materials.
• The Porteous Front Window Floor Plan is as follows: Congress Street Windows: 18’ 9” wide; Left Side of stage: 7’ 10”; Right side of stage: 7’ 11”; Lobby side of stage: 20’ 2” wide; Ceiling Height: 10’.