Other People’s Houses
Listed below is a list of people I have worked with over the years. It is a combination of all sorts of woodwork, construction and miscellaneous trade work, some through contractors, my own workshops, or on site. In some cases living on the job site, (it payed the rent).
I considered it a trusted privilege to enter these households., so instructive to witness others’ family and business dynamics intimately.
“The Cobbler’s Kids Have No Shoes” was a story I identified with while working on other peoples houses. This old tale tells the story of a busy cobbler so busy making shoes for his customers that he had no time to make some for his own children.
Every day on the job site I remembered my ironic circumstance and dreamed for that day of crossing over my own threshold. I had a journal going at the time that obsessively contained anything house I called it “The Home Book”. It contained inspirational and encouraging thoughts and pictures to prop up and assist that desire.
However, it wasn’t until completing my 100th project that something changed coinciding with the birth of my first son. My recurring American Dream was no longer a psychotic episode.
The moment is still clear in my mind. There angelically rested my son in his basinet, it was his first day home from the hospital. He was beside the window. It was a hot and humid day in July. The impressions of the city were slamming in from all sides -cars speeding by the front porch, the crazy dog lady pleading for her animal to obey, the smell of exhaust fumes, and families screaming at each other in the next apartment seemingly inches away.
And there he was so innocent.
I remember the vow that was formed in my core.
“I want him to have his own yard.” Amazing still how much gets done for other people.
Woodwork History
Joanne Scott, Rockport, residence, renovation, cabinetry
Dawn and John Harlor, Rockport, residence, renovation
Windsor Chairmakers, Lincolnville Beach, business, renovation, finishing
The Left Bank Cafe, business/residence, renovation, finishing, cabinetry
Pie In the Sky Restaurant, business, renovation, cabinetry
Tourmaline Health Center, Belfast, business, renovation, finishing
Sam Emerson, Cape Rosier, residence, foundation to finish
Phil Norris and Debra Whig, East Blue Hill, residence, foundation to finish
David Walker, Blue Hill, residence, framing, staircase
Senator Mathias, Isle au Haut, residence, renovation
Snow Cove House, Brooksville, residence, finishing
Liros Gallery, Blue Hill, business, cabinetry
Fire Pond Restaurant, Blue Hill, business, finishing
Peddler's Wagon Greenhouses, Blue Hill, business, cabinetry
Pam Rackliff, Blue Hill, residence, finishing
Scarlett Kinney Gallery, Blue Hill, business, custom carpentry
Richard Merrill, North Brooksville, residence, framing, finishing, furnishings
Tony Amon, Brooklin, residence, roofing
Regina Grabrovac, Surry, residence, flooring, finishing
Hulls Cove Tool Barn, Hulls Cove, business, custom carpentry
John Archer, South Gouldsboro, renovation
Burly family, Sedgwick, residence, custom carpentry
Paula Carter, Belfast, residence, renovation, painting
Ethel Ramee, Blue Hill, residence, framing, exterior finishing
Newbury Neck, Forbes designed house, Surry, residence, foundation to finish
Silvan family, South Brooksville, residence, foundation to finish
Siri Beckman, Stonington, residence, finishing, painting
Margi Pomeroy, Isle aµ Haut, residence, finishing, flooring
Rob & Doris Groves, North Brooksville, residence, renovation
Ruth Rothrock, Appleton, residence, renovation, interior finishing
Strong's Storage, Ellsworth, business, renovation
Joe Greenburg, Penobscot, residence, foundation to finish
Artfellows Co-Op Gallery, Belfast, business, custom carpentry
Sharon Larkin, Belfast, residence, renovation
Lorain Slaymaker, Hope, residence, renovation
Jill Bixby, Belfast, residence, renovation
Joel Greenberg, Vinalhaven, residence, framing to finishing, cabinetry
Michelle Amoroso, Yarmouth, residence, furnishings
Aaron Rosenbloom, Philadelphia, PA, addition, cabinetry, roofing
Chris & Gina Vickers, Cumberland, residence, exterior finishing, renovation
Janine Lambert, Falmouth, residence, basement renovation finish trim, doors, built-ins
Amanda Pike, Yarmouth, residence, replace all interior trim, create storage, kitchen cabs
Captain Jon Finger, J & E Riggin schooner, "Duffy Dodge" skylight & captain’s quarters
Meg Ryan, Cambridge, Mass., cabinetry, bath renovation
Svetlana Tailoring & Design, Bell Residence, Falmouth, renovate showroom, windows
Mitchell Rasor & Family, Falmouth, sill work and interior finish
American Pie (formerly Raouls) Portland, all tables, bars, booths and serving counters
Anne Coleman & Trisia Friant, Yarmouth, Cabinetry, office furnishings
Rob Rowse & Colette Twigg, Standish, Kitchen, Renovations, Cabinetry, exterior
Casa Bella, Portland, Antique Renovation
Martha Slocum, South Portland, Renovation, Art Gallery & School display areas
St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center, Portland, Display Cabinets
Richard Weinberg. Cousins Island, ME. 207-846-5574
Bill Marong, Camden, residence, deck
Beth & Steve Park, Portland, residence, cabinetry
Karen Frangoulis, Blue Hill, residence, kitchen cabinetry
Sea Dog Brewery, Bangor, business, flooring
Jodoin Real Estate, Manchester, NH, business, renovation
Bunzy & Irving Sherman, Little Deer Isle, residence, finishing, garden structures
Phil Urban, Sedgwick, residence & business, renovation
Broome family, Plymouth Meeting, PA, residence, custom cabinetry, (my folks)
Camp Family, Monroe, residence, framing
Kitty Whited, Troy, residence, renovation
Corea Residence, closed in deck and interior work
Jane Smiley, East Blue Hill, residence, finishing
Manset home, Cape Code, residence, renovation
Northeon Forest. Preserve, Raubsville, PA, residence, custom carpentry
Pastor McCarthy, Brooksville, residence, decking
Richard Weinberg, Cousins Island, residence, renovation
Rockport Post & Beam Homes, Rockport, residences, finishing
Oppenheim family, Falmouth, residence, finishing
Gregory family, Cousins Island, residence, cabinetry, finishing
Jane Glass, Cape Elizabeth, residence, finishing
Diane & Ted Kirshner, Portland, residence, cabinetry, furnishings
Amy & Scott Sutherland, Portland, residence, cabinetry, finishing
Peter & Kathleen Youngren, Cumberland Foreside, residence, deck, finishing
Putnam & Michaels, South Freeport, residence, decking, exterior finishing
Daniel & Janet Pierce, Portland, residence, exterior finishing
Motifs, Portland, business, custom carpentry
Erma Koch, Portland, residence, renovation
Sean McKinnon, Sabbathday Lake, residence, finishing
Carol Schiffman, Falmouth, residence, cabinetry, renovation
Roberta Zuckerman, Portland, residence, cabinetry
Joel Rosenbloom, Ardmore, PA, residence, cabinetry
Caroline Bloy, Topsham, residence, cabinetry
Clark Family, Freeport, residence, finishing
Michelle Robataille, Yarmouth, residence, cabinetry
Carolyn Radding, Portland, residence, doll collection cabinet display case
Evans family, Yarmouth, residence, cabinetry
Sarah Bloy, Brunswick, residence, cabinetry
Aurora Provisions; Portland, business,
Mother Oven Bakery, Dean Zoulamis, Bowdoinham, adobe oven
Steven & Joanne Walker, Bowdoinham, deck, interior and exterior renovation
Cheri Walker, Bowdoinham, cottage bathroom and interior renovation
Gary Gurney, Litchfield, windows, interior renovation
Highlands of Topsham, Topsham, private residence gas fireplace installations & mantels
Longfellow’s School. Brunswick, artwork showcase
Bowdoinham Community School, Bowdoinham, storage can renovation
Michael Wilbur, North Yarmouth, residence, interior finish and furniture
Morse High School, Bath, projector cabinetry, art materials containers
