Artists | Chaptertwo

Chapter Two is proud to show the work of exceptional, locally connected artists and artisans creating original work of the highest caliber in a variety of media. Visit the gallery to savor our current selection of fine art and craft, or contact us for further information about available work by a particular gallery contributor.

Lou Charlett - Turned Wood

New Gloucester, ME artist Louis Charlett has been designing and building hand crafted furniture for more than 30 years. With a distinctive style his work pays homage to classic design and contemporary influences. Each of Lou's lamps, turned bowls, trays or other pieces of woodwork is a unique creation that highlights the natural elegance and beauty of wood.

Martha Chessie - Handwoven Baskets

Shapleigh, ME artist Martha Chessie creates exceptional hand woven baskets that capture the essence of Maine. Her intricate pieces feature that are designed

Lee Cummings - Pottery

Portland, ME (formerly Orono, ME) potter Lee Cummings has over 50 years of experience creating with clay, as a production potter and a college level pottery instructor. Whether working with sinuous coils, soft slabs or balls of clay, Lee sculpts pieces that are both utilitarian and beautiful.

Barbara Fernald - Mixed Media Collage & Jewelry

Islesford, ME, artist Barbara Fernald finds her muse in island living, and her work speaks of the Maine coast. Known for her handmade silver, stone and glass bead jewelry, Barb also creates intricate mixed media collages using hand made, hand painted paper. Her work is festive and elegant, imaginative and inspired, with depth and whimsy.

Lisa Holt - Pebble and Seaglass Collage

Camden, ME, artist Lisa Holt has been creating whimsical collages using beach stones, pebbles, seaglass, and shells for more than 20 years. Often found wondering Maine's beaches for inspiration, the now retired elementary school teacher has an exceptional eye for shape, detail and design. Lisa's creations achieve a level of sophistication and nuance that set them apart.

Lucille Holt Sottery - Acrylic Painting

Cape Elizabeth, ME, artist Lucille Holt Sottery loves the beauty and peacefulness of Marine after growing up in the hustle and bustle of New York city. After focusing on watercolors for many years, she transitioned to acrylics for the control, vibrancy and texture the medium offers. Her work is inspired by her surroundings and she explores her world with curiosity and passion, interpreting what she sees into perceptive views of life and nature.

Margo Klass - Artists Books and Mixed Media Constructions

Corea (and Fairbanks, AK) artist Margo Klass creates meticulously crafted artists books, altarpieces and mixed media box constructions. Her works combine precise, intricate, complex. bookmaking skills and techniques with aesthetics that are defined by grace and simplicity.

Sember Lockwood - Folkart and Acrylic Painting

Camden, ME, artist Sember Lockwood is a self taught artist who approaches her art with curiosity, passion and spirituality. She explores and interprets nature and her environment through a strong senes of color movement and design. She believes that understanding beauty is a sensory experience -- visual, tactile and whole-body encompassing. Sember incorporates this philosophy in each piece she creates, Using bits of nature, acrylic paint and a variety of other media, forms and styles, whatever Sember creates becomes a work of beauty and a piece of art.

Paul Markowitz - Mobiles

Montpelier, VT, artist Paul Markowitz is an emerging kinetic artist who has focused on balance movement, line and color since his retirement from full-time work in 2019. His art is inspired by Alexander Calder, to whom Paul offers enormous gratitude for brining the art form to the forefront. Paul's mobiles are created from aluminum and wire and sometimes incorporate other media such as seaglass, small stones and shells. He tries to incorporate whimsy into his work, and many of his pieces are playful, amusing flights of fancy. His artistic goal is to bring a smile to the people who see his art.

Silver, jewelry, needle felting, necklaces, earrings

Lyn Mayewski - Silver Jewelry, Needle Felting

Brooklin, ME, artist Lyn Mayewski has studied silverware at a variety of art centers and has honed her skills working with exceptional teachers at workshops across the country. She uses a variety of techniques including reticulation, fusing, forging, casting, precious metal clay, enameling and fabricating to create sophisticated pieces that are elegant and playful. Recently she has become fascinated with needle felting, and creates detailed sculptural pieces inspired by the flora and fauna of Maine.

Dan Miller - Woodblock Prints and Woodblocks

Corea, ME (and Christiana, PA) artist Dan Miller has taught at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts since 1964. Although gifted in a variety of media, Dan considers himself to be primarily a printmaker. He is renowned for his Corea inspired works: seascapes, landscapes, birds, insects and animals. He also creates detailed portraits of writers, philosophers, artists and musicians, focusing on people who have interesting faces with exceptional character. Using soft pine, he carves his blocks using a straight-edged razor blade. After completing a print run, he used to use his blocks as firewood, but then came to see them as original works of art that are available for sale. This summer, he will celebrate his 96th birthday.

Jaye Orgera - Hand Knit Sweaters and Wearables; Acrylic Paintings.

Steuben, ME, artist Jaye Orgera is a knitter extraordinaire. She creates warm, sweaters, capes, stoles and other wearables using exceptional wool she selects for its quality, color and texture. Her designs are contemporary, sophisticated and fun. In addition to knitting, Jaye is a painter and she creates abstract pieces inspired by her gardens and the coast of Maine.