February 2012
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Feb 29th
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Artist Spotlight: Kyle Bryant
We took a recent trip to visit printmaker Kyle Bryant in his Portland, Maine studio. A Maine native, Kyle studied printmaking at Mass College of Art and cites Charles Sheeler, Nicola López and Albrecht Dürer among his influences.  After taking up residencies in New York City, Berlin and Rhode Island, many of the stories and memories of his travels are depicted in his prints. “I work to...
Feb 28th
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Feb 24th
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 21st
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Feb 20th
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Meet A Staffer: Cait
Name: Caitlin Kelly, Women’s Designer Where did you grow up? Westford, MA What’s a typical day at work like for you? There are no typical days - one of the many reasons I love my job. Who’s your style icon? Carrie Bradshaw, Lady Gaga, Twiggy, Jimi Hendrix…depends on the day. What’s your favorite New England saying? Wicked good! Are there more? Favorite book?...
Feb 17th
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Feb 16th
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Heart and Sole
It doesn’t have to be Valentine’s Day to wear your heart on your shoe. We took some of our favorite old pairs of L.L.Bean shoes and put a little heart and sole into them. Read on for instructions. 
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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A Day at Higgins Beach
On a recent warm afternoon - at least by Maine standards - our tumblr photographer Bitzy and her beau took to Higgins Beach for a little surf and sun. Armed with provisions from Scratch Bakery, a thermos of coffee and a stack of books, their surf excursion was a welcome reprieve from winter weather. Local surfers watch the waves on the Higgins Beach livefeed - and the rest of us check it out...
Feb 8th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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On Our Weekend Agenda:
1/ ”Cross-country skiing with the family on Fogg’s Farm in Freeport.” -Rachel, Product Line Manager   2/ “I’ll be looking at the geysers in Iceland - which is the only word in icelandic that’s the same in english.” -Rick, Project Manager  3/“Packing our life away before we move into our first home.” -Ross, Web Designer  4/“Lots of...
Feb 3rd
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Sidekicks & Kicks
Our design assistant Meagan in her Shearling-Lined Bean Boots walking her dog Rush, an Australian Cattle Dog mix.
Feb 1st
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