2/4/12: Duane Merrill and his son Ethan are antique dealers who have a deep appreciation for all things old. Last Saturday, Eva headed to Merrill's Auction Gallery in Williston to see them in action.
Hideichi Oshiro is finally seeing a long-held dream come true: the donation of his life’s work to an educational institution so that future generations can enjoy and learn from it. Oshiro is more patient than most of us: He’s 101. The Newburgh, N.Y.-based artist is giving away some 750 pieces of art made over more than six decades — paintings, calligraphies, handmade books, prints, poems, haiku, scrolls and more. And that institution? Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt.... Read more
If you live along Lake Champlain, you’ve heard the periodic warnings to stay out of the water. In a state known for its eco-consciousness, how did our largest lake get so polluted? And what can we do?... Read more
In her former Bay Area neighborhood, Maggie Pace was known simply as “the Knitting Lady.” Neighbors and fans of her knitting patterns, kits and yarns would drop by for sidewalk sales at her knitting store, Pick Up Sticks, or tune in to her segments on the PBS TV program “Knit and Crochet Now!” to emulate crafty know-how.
These days, Pace is a little more incognito.... Read more
“I’m on Twitter to promote the ancient art of letter writing,” says Annemarie Buckley a bit ruefully.
The irony of using new media to peddle the old isn’t lost on Buckley, the 30-year-old designer behind Scout’s Honor Co. In the age of email and text messages, the Burlington stationer is a holdout for the good old-fashioned note card.... Read more
John and Jackie Kennedy did it. So did John Lennon and Yoko Ono. More recently, teen sensations Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez succumbed. These celebrity couples and many thousands of regular folks have had cozy tête-à-têtes in a photo booth. While it can elicit all manner of goofy poses, the photo booth has long been the province of romance, as well.... Read more
Jerry Manock’s Burlington office is crammed with industrial-design jobs that never saw the light of day: a hockey skate with an adjustable blade; a “Cubic” furniture building block that IKEA almost bought; and a model for the “rumbler,” a bathroom-scale-like device designed to vibrate at a frequency to maintain elder bone density.
Any number of factors — timing, money, patent problems — can kill a great invention. ... Read more
Last month, Citizens Bank, the Church Street Marketplace Foundation and the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce unveiled their 2012 community art project, “Burlington Bears Its Art.” Local artists and businesses will be teaming up to plant grinning bear sculptures all over the Queen City this summer, just as they gave us cows in 2010.... Read more
At first glance, the 2-foot clay model doesn’t look like much. Its diamond-shaped, gridlike exterior gives it an odd, Epcot-esque quality; inside the structure’s hollowed-out core, a puzzle piece rests on a pedestal.
“It’s called ‘Inner Piece,’” explains Burlington sculptor Michael Nedell with a self-effacing grin.... Read more
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