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features 42 A Versatile Vacation Home on Lake Sunapee
This new lakeside vacation home was designed to be comfortable for two—or twenty—people. By Jenny Donelan | Photography by John W. Hession
52 Blooming Love
Locally grown flowers are fresh, diverse and exquisite. By Robin Sweetser | Photography by Nancy Belluscio and John W. Hession
62 A Family Cottage Comes Full Circle
Renovated and ready for a new generation, this 1900s fishing cabin was awarded a 2018 New H ampshire Home Design Award for excellence in interior design. By Carrie Sherman | Photography by John W. Hession
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20 On the Town 22 Favorite Finds
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26 HOME COOKING
Go-To Salads for a Hot Summer By Mary Ann Esposito
32 BY DESIGN
Cool Pools By Debbie Kane
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75 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Faces of New Hampshire
84 inspiration
At Home on the Atlantic By Barbara Coles
92 MASTER OF His CRAFT
Perfection in Porcelain By Andi Axman
99 Home Resources 100 Mark Your Calendar! 103 Index of Advertisers 104 At Home in New Hampshire Here and Now
By Hillary Nelson Illustration by Carolyn Vibbert
On the cover and page 32: Shasta daisies and colorful flowering annuals surround a patio at a New London home with sweeping views of Lake Sunapee. Photography by John W. Hession
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Nancy Belluscio is a photographer specializing in architectural and environmental images. Originally from the White Mountains, she and her family now live and work in the Monadnock Region. She may be reached at nancyonsite.com. Barbara Coles has long reported on life in New Hampshire, first at Nashua radio station WOTW, then at New Hampshire Public Television and most recently at New Hampshire Magazine. She’s now a contributing editor for the magazine and editor of its Bride issues as well as a freelance writer for other publications. She can be reached at barbaracoles@comcast.net. Jenny Donelan is an editor and writer with a wide variety of interests, and has covered areas that include computer technology, best business practices, pets, skiing and home design. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe and numerous other publications. Mary Ann Esposito is the host of the public television series Ciao Italia, now in its twenty-eighth season, and the author of thirteen cookbooks, including her forthcoming, Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy, to be published in November. She lives in New Hampshire. Visit her website at ciaoitalia.com.
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Hillary Nelson is a freelance food and garden writer and photographer. She lives and works in Canterbury just across the street from her husband’s distillery, Cold Garden Spirits. Visitors are welcome to stroll through the garden and small orchard weekends during distillery hours. Learn more at coldgarden.com and coldgardenspirits.com. Carrie Sherman works as a freelance writer/editor. She also writes fiction, and her short stories have been published in the Saint Katherine Review and Yankee magazine. She lives in Kittery Point, Maine, with her husband, Terry, and their dog. She can be reached at carrie.sherman7@gmail.com. Robin Sweetser writes a gardening column for the Sunday Concord Monitor and is a contributor to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, among other publications. A former Seacoast resident, she now lives and gardens in Hillsborough. Carolyn Vibbert is a Portsmouth illustrator whose work also appears on packaging for food and wine brands such as Barbara’s, Stone Cellars and Williams Sonoma. She is represented by Freda Scott, and you can see more of her work at fredascottcreative.com.
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Summertime Living
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very year without fail, July delivers a great bounty of the season’s gifts. With summer sunshine at its peak, there’s no better place to be than on, in or near the water. Swimming, boating or reading by the lake are on my must-do list.
Another thing I love is that we reap the fruits (and vegetables) of our own and local
farmers’ labors—green beans that snap with sweetness, flavorful fresh herbs, and strawberries and blueberries whose taste far surpasses any you can buy at other times of the year. Plus, fresh-from-the-garden flowers—there’s no bouquet more beautiful or fragrant. If you must have the freshest flowers, you’ll want to know about the three local growers whose blooms are exquisite—Rosaly’s Garden and Farmstand in Peterborough, Tarrnation Flower Farm in Sugar Hill and Mountain Roots Farm in Bethlehem (page 52). Homeowners of three award-winning waterfront homes have graciously shared their stories in this issue. A mid-Atlantic couple turned to Jeremy Bonin of Bonin Architects and Associates, LLC in New London for help designing a home on Lake Sunapee that works
I love that we reap the fruits (and vegetables) of our and local farmers’ labors. Plus, freshfrom-the-garden flowers—there’s no bouquet more beautiful or fragrant.
for just the two of them and also for a large number of guests (page 42). The result was so successful the home won Honorable Mention for Architectural Design at the New Hampshire Home Design Awards earlier this year. Renovated by staff designer Matt Daughdrill and Chris Williams, both from Christopher P. Williams Architects in Meredith, a 1900s fishing cabin called Little Green received the 2018 New Hampshire Home Design Award for Excellence in Interior Design (page 62). The general contractor was Kurt Clason, a woodworking expert who helped re-create the look of an old camp inside. Thanks to interior and kitchen designer Janice Page, of PKsurroundings in Exeter, a couple’s home—located just fifty feet from the ocean’s high-tide mark—now has a wow factor (page 84). The new look did not go unnoticed by the judges at the 2017 New Hampshire Home Design Awards, where this project was cited for Excellence in Interior Design. We also visited two homeowners who brought water to their back yards. Karen and Brian Larson liked the outdoor, saltwater, plunge pool they enjoyed at a Vermont resort so much, they built one for their Madbury home (page 32). They also now own Soake Pools, which manufactures and installs pre-cast concrete plunge pools. Miriam and Charlie Nelson used a backyard pool to enhance their existing landscape and the property’s sweeping views of Lake Sunapee (cover and page 32). On a hot summer day, what could be better than a fresh salad of local, leafy greens? See page 26 for some great recipes from Mary Ann Esposito. One of my favorite places to go in August is the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Annual Fair, and one artist I always visit is potter Hideaki Miyamura (page 92). He’s a true master of his craft, and his elegant porcelain pieces are a sight to behold.
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letters from our readers
‘Jeanne LaJoie’ roses climb a tuteur in Nettie Rynearson’s Goffstown garden.
Melissa Ayotte’s glass paperweight has a midcentury-modern-inspired rim encircling multicolored roses.
Garden lovers
So whenever you drive by a community garden or a local library where a dedicated garden club volunteer is planting, weeding and/or watering, give them a little “toot-toot” to show your appreciation for their efforts on the public’s behalf. Thank you.
I routinely look forward to the bimonthly arrival of New Hampshire Home with its beautiful photography, innovative articles and inspiring ideas for both inside and outside the home. I was particularly pleased to see that the May/June 2018 edition featured “exquisitely composed gardens,” and I poured through it immediately, enjoying the photos and virtually every word that accompanied them. Beautifully done! As an avid gardener and long-term garden club member, I would like to thank you for acknowledging gardeners in your editorial, In Praise of Gardeners. We do what we love, and we love what we do. It is as simple as that. And the fact that others get to enjoy the fruits of our labors makes it all the better. For many, gardening is an enjoyable and beneficial hobby, and for some of us, a calling. National Garden Clubs, Inc.’s current and continuing theme is “Plant America,” and its member garden clubs all across America are doing just that through both new and ongoing civic beautification projects in their own communities; members also work with children and youth groups, teaching the basics of horticulture and inspiring others to “plant America” into the future. It is truly a labor of love. 18 | New Hampshire Home
—Joyce Kimball in Bow; master gardener and president of the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
Mark and I are delighted to have our gardens featured in the May/June 2018 issue of New Hampshire Home (A Garden’s Journey). Writer Carrie Sherman and photographer Joseph Valentine did such a nice job conveying the spirit our gardens embody! Thank you and your team.
—Nettie Rynearson in Goffstown
Three in a row
The last three issues of New Hampshire Home have all had so much “good stuff.” The May/June 2018 issue with the wonderful gardening articles is a keeper. I wanted to get right in the car and drive to Dunbarton to view all the daffodils (Droves of Daffodils). Such an amazing garden club; such a blessed community. The photographs throughout the issue were just lovely. Thanks for also including Melissa Ayotte’s glass flowers (Bouquets
Mary Ann Esposito’s Flourless Chocolate Cake is topped with whipped cream and fresh raspberries.
in Glass). I’ve always loved glass paperweights and kept one on my desk wherever I worked. Your March/April 2018 issue featuring the barns (Two Barns Become One Home) hit the spot, and I wondered how you could top that issue. Of course, Mary Ann Esposito’s chocolate recipes (In Love with Chocolate) were a must-try, as most of hers are. From the January/February 2018 issue, I have to thank Robin Sweetser for A Primer on Cut Flowers, and Judy Pyszka for her suggestion to purchase from the grocery store if that is all that is available. Where I live, the supermarket is the only source for cut flowers. I have found which days and varieties are best, so I can enjoy blossoms year round. Thank you so much for sharing fun, inspiring articles of all kinds.
—Jane Peabody in Bremen, Maine
We love hearing your thoughts about the stories we’ve published, and we’re always on the lookout for homes and gardens that might interest our readers. Write to us at Editor; New Hampshire Home; 150 Dow Street; Manchester, NH 03101; or e-mail editor@nhhomemagazine.com. We look forward to hearing from you! july/august 2018
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on the town Art around town
Franz Nicolay, director of the Edwards Art Gallery at Holderness School, (left) celebrated John and Gretchen Swift’s (second from right and right) gift of fifty works in ceramics, drawing and printmaking to the school’s collection. Also attending the reception for the exhibit Collecting Beauty, Giving Joy: Art as Inspiration were Bernie and Sue Pucker (second and third from the left) of Pucker Gallery in Boston, which features the work of New Hampshire potter Hideaki Miyamura (see page 92). Photography by John W. Hession
Andi Axman and John Hession, New Hampshire Home’s editor and photo editor, attended the gala opening of Gertrude Fiske: American Master at Discover Portsmouth in April; the must-see exhibit continues through September 30.
In April, former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera read from his work at a standing-room-only event presented by New Hampshire Humanities and hosted by the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester.
Photography courtesy of Raya Al-Hashmi
Photography courtesy of Elizabeth Frantz
Kudos for conservation
More than $40,000 was raised at the third annual Breakfast in the Barn for Bear-Paw Regional Greenways in April. The event was held at the Kitz Farm in Strafford, one of the eleven towns where the nonprofit land trust has helped permanently protect more than 8,700 acres. Other towns in the greenway are Allenstown, Barnstead, Candia, Deerfield, Epsom, Hooksett, Northwood, Nottingham, Pittsfield and Raymond. Photography courtesy of Bear-Paw Regional Greenways
Among those celebrating the springtime opening of Minute Particulars at Kelley Stelling Contemporary in Manchester with gallery co-owner Bill Stelling (second from the left) were, from the left, Peter Ramsey, Tammi Graff and David Rousseau of the Palace Theatre. Photography by John W. Hession
Award-worthy preservation
At the Concord City Auditorium in May, the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance recognized eleven projects from around the state for their restoration, rehabilitation, stewardship or adaptive-reuse efforts. Before the awards presentation, the Concord-based alliance sponsored two tours of landmark buildings: one of the State House dome (left) and the other of the New Hampshire Historical Society building (right), where architectural historian James Garvin spoke about the building’s extraordinary design and materials. The first-floor rotunda is built of Old Convent Siena marble, the creamy yellowish stone quarried for centuries by monks in Italy. Photography courtesy of Steve Booth
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Go-To Salads for Summer Add grilled chicken, steak or seafood to an assortment of fresh greens, and you have a perfect summertime meal!
G
one are the days when an anemic-looking iceberg lettuce salad was the choice in most
restaurants and on most dinner tables. Today’s salads are chic, with interesting ingredients, loads of texture and vibrant color. Salads have definitely undergone a dressing up! Leafy greens for salads can include tatsoi, an Asian variety of greens popular now, and mizuna, a beautiful lettuce with serrated leaves with a peppery mustard taste. Pretty to look at, Castelfranco radicchio with its pale photography courtesy of Paul Lally
yellow leaves and red speckles lends an artistic look to a salad. Endive, Little Gem romaine, microgreens, cut and come garden lettuce, kale, dandelion greens, arugula, spinach and many others can give a salad more than a onedimensional look and taste. Lettuce greens have taken up company with gourmet cheeses, grains, herbs, sprouts,
garden, and I have learned to coax
most common varieties of lettuces, and
fruits, seeds and nuts. Salads have become
the plants into longevity into the last
it is best to pick those that have not
the meal, instead of an accompaniment
weeks of November! From late spring
been water sprayed. My advice is to
to it. Add protein (such as grilled chick-
to Thanksgiving, I am like a scientist,
ring for the produce manager and ask
en, eggs, seafood or steak) and cheese,
searching for the many ways to create
for heads from the storage area. Always
and a balanced meal is ready.
a salad. In winter, I look to my local
pick heads that look healthy, are heavy
farmers’ markets to fill the emptiness
in your hand, and have no limp leaves
hot summer days. You can keep them
in my salad bowl. Each spring, lettuce
or rust marks. At home, when ready to
interesting by mixing them up with
seedlings thrive under grow lights in my
use, wash and spin-dry the leaves in a
different ingredients and with different
basement until the moment is right to
salad spinner. This allows the dressing to
preparation techniques. For instance,
transplant them in the garden. There the
adhere to the lettuce and not remain as
how about a grilled romaine or radicchio
cycle will continue, and I will harvest
a puddle in the base of the salad bowl.
salad topped with cool and juicy heir-
lettuce from late spring through the
Cool-salad days are here again, mak-
loom tomatoes, crumbled gorgonzola or
summer months, with heat-resistant
ing a statement on the plate in taste and
feta cheese, and a honey dressing?
varieties and second plantings until
look, as well as a healthy addition to our
November rolls around again.
lifestyle.
Salads are the perfect go-to meal for
I have to admit I am spoiled by having a large variety of lettuces in my
NHH
Your local supermarket carries the
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Hail Kale Salad
Ser v es 4
Kale seems to have taken the salad world by storm. Full of vitamins, especially vitamin K, this versatile vegetable can be teamed with sweet nectarines and plums for a sweet and savory taste.
3 cups kale, washed, dried and broken into bite-size pieces 1 large ripe white or yellow nectarine, sliced 2 ripe purple plums sliced 1/4 cup roasted almonds Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito nhhomemagazine.com
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey 1 teaspoon honey mustard 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard Salt, to taste
1. Place the kale, nectarine, plums and almonds in salad bowl. 2. In a small bowl, whisk together all the dressing ingredients until well blended. Pour over the salad and toss well to combine. Check for seasoning. Serve at room temperature. New Hampshire Home | 27
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Fennel and Fig Salad
Ser v es 4
Fennel is a popular Italian vegetable primarily used raw in salads. Combined with fresh or dried figs and salad greens, fennel is as refreshing as it is different.
Juice and zest of 2 large oranges (about 2/3 cup) Âź cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 medium fennel bulb, cored and shaved as thin as possible Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito 28 | New Hampshire Home
3 cups mixed salad greens (romaine, tatsoi, spinach) 8 fresh or dried figs, each cut into quarters Salt, to taste 2 tablespoons warm honey
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the orange juice and orange zest. Slowly whisk in the oil and dry mustard until an emulsion is formed. 2. Add the fennel and salad greens, and toss well with half the dressing. Refrigerate the other half for use at another time. 3. Add the figs and gently toss again. Add salt to taste. 4. Add the honey and toss gently. Serve. july/august 2018
Escarole and Lentil Salad Ser v es 4
Imagine a kitchen...
Escarole is a sturdy chicory with a slightly bitter taste. It holds up well as a salad because the leaves do not wilt. Team it with protein-rich lentils for a meal in a bowl. 2 cups chicken broth ½ cup lentils 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided ¼ cup chopped ham Juice and zest of 1 large lemon 1 clove garlic, minced 1 large shallot, minced Salt and pepper, to taste 6 cups torn escarole leaves 2 heads Belgian endive, shredded 1 cup torn radicchio leaves ½ cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
Imagine a kitchen...
1. Pour the broth into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil; stir in the lentils and bring the broth back to a boil. Lower the heat to medium, cover, and cook the lentils until tender and most of the broth has been absorbed. Drain and transfer the lentils to a bowl. Mix with 2 tablespoons of the oil. Set aside. 2. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a small sauté pan; add the ham and cook until crispy. Set aside.
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Home cooking
with mary ann esposito
Little Gem Salad
Ser v es 4
For this salad, the leaves should be super crunchy; use hearts of romaine if Little Gem is not available. ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar 3 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar Salt, to taste Grinding of black pepper 2 tablespoons minced parsley 2 tablespoons minced spring onion 4 heads Little Gem or 2 hearts of romaine lettuce Shavings of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 1. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, sugar, vinegar, salt, pepper, parsley and spring onion. 2. Cut the lettuce heads in half lengthwise, leaving them attached to the core. 3. Place 2 halves, cut side up, on each of 4 salad plates. 4. Drizzle each cut head with some of the dressing. Sprinkle the tops of each head with the cheese. Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito
Grilled Radicchio Salad
Ser v es 4
Grilled radicchio imparts a subtle smoky taste to this salad. It is a favorite in northern Italy, where radicchio is grown in the Veneto region. 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 4 tablespoons honey Juice and zest of 1 large lemon Salt, to taste Grinding of black pepper 1 large head radicchio, cut into quarters with root end attached ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
1. In a bowl, whisk together 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, honey, lemon juice and zest. Add salt and pepper. Set aside. 2. Brush the radicchio quarters with the remaining olive oil. Place the quarters cut side up on a pre-heated grill, and grill until the leaves begin to wilt. Flip the radicchio over and grill the other side for a couple of minutes. 3. Transfer the quarters to a platter and drizzle the dressing over the top. Sprinkle with the feta cheese. Serve warm.
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Cool Pools Beautiful
plantings make outdoor design
go swimmingly.
S
wimming pools are for much more
New landscape incorporates pool
than swimming. Increasingly, they
Miriam and Charlie Nelson’s backyard pool
are focal points of outdoor spaces;
was an opportunity to build out their exist-
together with an outdoor kitchen and seat-
ing landscape and enhance the property’s
ing area, swimming pools create comfort-
sweeping views of Lake Sunapee. The couple
able spaces to entertain guests.
purchased their twenty-seven-year-old home,
Recently, two Granite State homeown-
located on Burpee Hill in New London, in
ers used lush landscaping to seamlessly
2011. They also purchased the abutting prop-
integrate their backyard pools into natural
erty, removing an old farmhouse as well as
spaces, creating enjoyable entertainment
some trees, and replacing an old garage with
space for themselves and guests.
a new post-and-beam barn. “It opened up
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Above: Lake Sunapee is the splendid backdrop for Miriam and Charlie Nelson’s backyard pool and cheery garden featuring Shasta daisies, lowgrowing juniper and a bubbling fountain. Left: Landscaper Joanna Murphy, of JP Murphy in South Sutton, was inspired by the colors and flowers found on Cape Cod when she helped the Nelsons plan and plant their gardens.
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views from the street and our property,” Charlie says. The home had existing gardens and an in-ground swimming pool in the back yard, but the couple wanted to refresh the landscaping. Now it’s not just the views of Lake Sunapee from their property that make local drivers take notice: the home’s gardens are equally showstopping. In the back yard, where cows can be seen grazing just beyond the stone walls bordering the property, the couple expanded the stone terrace around the pool, installing a hot tub. “The former homeowners put in the pool, but we wanted to enhance the lovely property and add our own colors and tastes,” Miriam says. Landscaper Joanna Murphy, of JP Murphy in South Sutton, worked with the property’s prior owners and works
Miriam Nelson enjoys creating colorful container gardens, like this urn with ornamental grass, pink calibrachoa and white sweet alyssum.
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To open up views from the street and also from their property, the Nelsons replaced an old garage with a new post-and-beam barn (right). Red hollyhocks (above) are among the perennials growing along the barn’s façade.
with the current owners as well:
between Murphy’s preference for
the flowers you see on the Cape,
“I came with the property,” she
hot colors and Miriam’s love of
like daisies. I wanted to make it
laughs. She works closely with
pink and yellow. “I grew up on
cheery and pleasing to the eye,
Miriam to plan and plant the
the Cape, and this home reminds
especially in places where you’re
gardens, which mix perennials
me of the old-fashioned houses
sitting and enjoying the pool.”
and annuals in a simple color
there,” Murphy says. “So when I
In the back yard, the original
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The Larsons’ pool is a perfect backdrop for a gathering on the patio that included, from left, Melissa Walker (seated), landscape architect Robbi Woodburn, Lorena Hart, Doug Sassaman, Karen Parr, Mark Henderson, Sybli Clark, Kristan Bishop, Karen Larson and Brian Larson. Furnishings are by Madbury Road.
house was mostly yellow daylilies. A
placed throughout the property.
affordable options. So they decided
few still remain, but most were replaced
Now the Nelsons’ garden reflects
with an assortment of plants, including
their tastes and, together with their
Brian worked with engineers to design
Shasta daisies, low-growing juniper,
pool, helps frame the lake views. “We
and build a workable concept. “He
Russian sage, Shenandoah switchgrass,
love our backyard views,” Miriam says.
designed the pool with the idea that
Roseanne geranium and petunias,
“We’re so lucky.”
if we proved the concept at our own
Miriam’s favorite. “We really spiffed
to design and build one themselves;
house, we could develop a business,”
that area up,” she says. “The Shasta
A pool that’s part of the landscape
daisies love it there, and the petunias
Karen and Brian Larson discovered the
add color.”
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owns Soake Pools, manufacturing and
pool while vacationing at a Vermont
installing pre-cast concrete plunge
including oregano, basil and lavender—
resort several years ago. Deeper than a
pools; Karen is president of the com-
right off the kitchen, and another gar-
hot tub and smaller than a regular back-
pany. Soake Pools are less expensive
den on the side of the house blooming
yard pool, a plunge pool is for relaxing
than in-ground pools because they’re
with perennials and annuals, including
and lounging—not swimming laps.
prefabricated, and come pre-tiled and
There’s also an herb garden—
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bluestone coping around the pool). The pool interior, lined with earthygray porcelain tile, appears blue in the sun. Surrounded by tall grasses and plants—including catnip, black-eyed Susans, Knockout roses, salvia and hydrangea—the pool blends naturally into the Larsons’ landscape. “The pool adds beauty and a social center to our back yard,” Karen says. “Now we have a gathering area to sit, and plantings that bloom throughout the season. It’s a great place to be.”
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A Versatile
Vacation Home on Lake Sunapee
For this family’s second home, designed by Jeremy Bonin of Bonin Architects and Associates, LLC in New London, the best seat in the house may be on the deck overlooking Lake Sunapee. 42 | New Hampshire Home
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A new lakeside home was designed to be comfortable for two— or twenty—people. By Jenny Donelan | Photography by John W. Hession
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W When a couple from the mid-Atlantic region
Another reason for the airy, uncluttered look
with ties to New Hampshire decided to build a
is that it allows the lake to be the visual focus. “I
second home on Lake Sunapee, they had an im-
love to wake up in the morning and see the lake,”
portant goal: a house big enough to handle large
she says. The home faces south and receives sun-
numbers of friends and family members, and
light most of the day.
cozy enough for just the two of them when they weren’t enjoying guests.
On the waterfront
The couple met that goal with assistance
The clients knew Bonin’s work because he de-
from Jeremy Bonin, of Bonin Architects and
signed two other homes on their street. The
Associates, LLC in New London, who designed
design for the new house was dictated in part by
the 5,880-square-foot, six-bedroom house that
the long, narrow lot that is common to lakefront
gracefully addresses the lake and its surrounding
properties, Bonin says. He situated the house to
environment.
obtain maximum lake views, and to maintain ac-
From the outside, the shingled home with red
cess around one side of the structure so guests and
trim and stone details fits in easily with its lake-
family could travel directly from the front of the
house neighbors. Inside, an abundance of natural
house to the lake. In addition to Bonin, the couple
light and a neutral palette with casually elegant
hired Old Hampshire Designs of New London to
furnishings provides a counterpoint to the typical
do the construction and Pellettieri Associates of
“lake-house” interior. “We went with a lighter pal-
Warner to handle the landscaping.
ette in the interior instead of the more traditional,
The finished home, with its roof peaks and
darker lodge or cabin look that you might typi-
half-mullioned windows that give a nod to lake
cally find around the lake,” says the wife. “While
style, nestles gently into the surrounding woods.
we love the old lodge look, we decided that we
The main “everyday” entrance for the family is
wanted this house to have a brighter feel to it.”
through a mudroom (and also through the garage).
Facing page: Stairs from the house provide easy access to the lake—and water sports. Above: The driveway is made of “permeable pavement”—interconnected concrete pavers with a small joint in between each one. Crushed stone under the pavers serves as a reservoir, capturing ground water and allowing it to dissipate slowly. nhhomemagazine.com
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The mudroom, with its mix of cubbies and closets
Drainage details
for storage, leads past a pantry and then into the
The homeowners also wanted plenty of outdoor
kitchen (convenient when coming in with groceries).
living space, so landscaping was an important
The kitchen, dining area and living room on
part of the overall design. It is also increasingly
the main level are open to each other; graceful
important in terms of environmental concerns.
white pillars separate the kitchen from the living
Pellettieri Associates designed and installed the
room. This entire area, which is adjacent to the
patios, steps, dry wells, pavers and the property’s
screen porch, offers excellent southerly views of
“perched beach.” Because the site sloped down to
the lake. In the basement, there is a large recre-
the water, grass was not much of an option.
ation room, a guest suite and a bunkroom, while
“Drainage is always a challenge with lakeside
on the second floor is the master suite, a reading
properties,” says George Pellettieri, who used sev-
loft, a laundry room and guest bedroom suites.
eral innovative methods to meet that challenge,
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Top left: The main living area has a coffered ceiling with beadboard and finished woodwork. Top right: White kitchen cabinets contribute to a bright, sunny kitchen. Bottom: A center island in the kitchen provides space for food preparation and casual dining.
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including “permeable pavement” for the driveway. Such pavement is made up of concrete pavers with a small joint between each that makes the overall surface permeable and creates a pleasing mosaic effect. A full three feet of crushed stone under the pavers serves as a large reservoir, capturing ground water and allowing it to dissipate slowly rather than flowing right into the lake. The same permeable technique applies to the stone walkways and patio, where gaps between slabs allow ground water to sink between and beneath them. Another technique involved a “drip edge”— a strip at the edge of the roof that captures runoff and carries it to a pipe, which brings the water away from the house and to a dry well—a large area of crushed stone—where the water dissipates very gradually into the water table. A third method was the property’s beach, which is perched above lake level between the house and the water. In the event of a storm, this terraced beach keeps its sand, rather than letting it be washed out into the lake, as would happen with a lake-level beach. The beach is also constructed with crushed stone underneath, and other features allow it to act as a repository for water, Pellettieri says. Pellettieri did all of the plantings, using native varieties, such as summersweet clethra, ferns and blueberries. “We planted the blueberries along the walkway, so when you’re headed down to the beach, you can grab a handful and pop them in your mouth,” he says. His team also planted a number of native trees and shrubs, chosen carefully not to grow so high that they would obstruct lake views in years to come.
A bright interior The clients hired Robin Rountree, of Three Trees Interiors in Old Lyme, Connecticut, an acquaintance of the wife, for the inside of the house. The clients wanted an overall neutral palette, so as not to compete with the beauty of the outdoors, and Rountree worked with them to add some color accents of blue and green in various places, such as throw pillows on the beds and couches. According to Rountree, the homeowners were seeking a look that was lake-appropriate but not quite as relaxed as a typical lake house. Still, it needed to be rugged enough for visiting grandkids. “She [the wife] wanted it fun and 48 | New Hampshire Home
Top: A green fabric headboard, a blue-and-white striped rug, and throw pillows decorated with blue lozenges add pops of color to a neutral-toned bedroom. Robin Rountree, of Three Trees Interiors in Old Lyme, Connecticut, did the interior design. Above: Members of the design team include, from the left, Bill Andrews of Old Hampshire Designs in New London; George Pellettieri of Pellettieri Associates in Warner; Jay Tucker of Old Hampshire Designs in New London; and Christopher Timberlake and Jeremy Bonin of Bonin Architects and Associates, LLC in New London. july/august 2018
The home-
owners were seeking a look that
was lake-
appropriate but not
quite as
relaxed as a typical lake house. Still,
it needed to be rugged enough
for visiting grandkids.
Top: Gray walls and white trim make for a clean and soothing bathroom setting. Bottom: A bedroom sitting area features a beautiful lake view.
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The outdoor stone steps are staggered so as to make navigating them safer and more comfortable for the homeowners. Pellettieri Associates of Warner did the landscape design.
comfortable and inviting for everybody,” Rountree says. “Year-round comfortable but completely conducive to lots of kids.” The floors are natural wood throughout, with area rugs used for style and comfort, and a carpeted runner added to the staircase. The main living area—which is the center for activities, whether just the couple or when the whole extended family is in residence—has a stone fireplace and gray-painted walls, a few of them (under the staircase, for example) covered instead with cream-colored shiplap. The coffered ceiling combines beadboard with carpentry details to pleasing contrast. A beige rug and two comfortable beige couches are set off by the graphical elements of the iron and wood coffee table, and the dark-stained wood and iron staircase. Two leather recliners complete the comfortable space. The kitchen features white cabinetry and a center island for food preparation and casual dining. The bathrooms are also outfitted in soothing neutral tones. Like the rest of the house, the look is simple, uncluttered and bright. The bedrooms are again in a neutral palette, but with a few pops of color such as a blue and white striped area rug, a green fabric headboard, and colorful green and blue throw pillows.
A notable getaway The owners love the house, the lake and especially the porch overlooking the lake. Their home recently earned Bonin Architects and Associates, LLC an Honorable Mention in Architectural Design from the 2018 New Hampshire Home Design Awards. As testament to the success of the house, Bonin says, “In the first week the house was complete, the homeowners had more than twenty guests staying!”
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Blooming
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Flowers from three local growers are fresh, diverse and exquisite. The growing trend toward eating locally grown, freshly harvested, seasonal produce has extended to include the flowers that grace the table as well. Sometimes called “slow flowers” or “loca-flor,” echoing the world-wide slow food and locavore movements, buying locally gives you peace of mind knowing that your flowers are sustainably grown and free from chemicals. Also the flowers have not traveled thousands of miles to reach you, ensuring fresh, long-lasting blossoms. Best of all, your flower dollars stay close to home, supporting an area farmer. Check out your local farmstand or farmers’ market, and enjoy the seasonality of the blooms they have to offer; every week brings something new. From the North Country to the Seacoast to the Vermont border, there are many farmerflorists in our state. Here are the stories of three farms behind the flowers.
Rosaly’s Garden and Farmstand If you live in the Monadnock Region, you have most likely heard of Rosaly’s Garden and Farmstand in Peterborough. Started in 1973 by Rosaly Bass, it was the first farm in the state to become certified organic. Longtime right-hand man Matt Gifford is now a co-owner with Bass, ensuring the farm’s future in the twenty-first-century. Along with raising twenty-three acres of vegetables for the farmstand and offering pick-your-own berries, Rosaly’s Garden also grows an acre of you-pick flowers. Perennials (such as hydrangea, delphinium, peonies, yarrow, bee balm and echinacea) along with sixty varieties of annuals (including celosia, snapdragons, zinnias, calendula, cosmos and sunflowers) combine so there are always plenty of flowers to choose from. Customers are able to create their own bouquets from early July through late September, but August is
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peak time for the greatest variety of blooms. Rosaly's is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Columbus Day. Rosaly’s Garden charges by the pound for most flowers, except hydrangeas and sunflowers, which are sold by the stem. “It’s hard for people to grasp how many flowers are in a pound, but I guarantee it’s more than you think,” says Stacy Hannings, a manager at Rosaly’s Garden. “Customers pick a small bucket and often spend less than $10.” This is Hannings’ eighth season working at Rosaly’s, and in that time, she has seen demand for locally grown, organic
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produce and flowers grow. “Since our farm is
ors and flowers you desire. “My art background
organic, we are often assumed to be more ex-
helps me choose colors that are complementary,
pensive. In reality, our prices are comparable
and make bouquets and arrangements that are bal-
(and often less expensive) than many local
anced, yet not too symmetrical,” she says. “When I
grocery stores and florists,” Hannings says.
make sculptures, I am always adapting to my mate-
If you don’t have time to pick your Top: Rosaly’s Garden and Farmstand is the place to go for fresh produce and flowers in the Peterborough area. Visitors are encouraged enjoy the surroundings, and relax at one of their shady picnic tables or benches. You may see an artist capturing the scene on canvas. Above: Beneficials such as bees and butterflies appreciate zinnias that are organically grown. 54 | New Hampshire Home
own, Hannings cuts flowers every day and
rials, learning what works. It’s the same with bouquets. You have to let the flowers guide you.”
creates the fresh bouquets on display in the
Weddings are a specialty. Brides come with
farmstand along with single stems of sunflowers,
their friends and make a morning of it, picking
delphiniums and hydrangeas. “Customers always
buckets of flowers for the happy day. “Each bride
buy single-stem sunflowers in the farmstand,” she
has their own vision of what they want their wed-
says. “It’s impossible to turn down your own little
ding flowers to look like,” Hannings says. “So I
piece of sunshine, especially on a rainy day.”
try my best to steer them toward flowers that will
If you have a special occasion coming up and
fit what they’re looking for. I love being able to
want flowers with a certain flair, Hannings—a
help people make their vision for their special day
sculptor and photographer with a bachelor de-
come to life. Brides often come in a little frazzled,
gree in fine arts in studio art from Colby-Sawyer
clearly trying to get a million things done in the
College—will custom design bouquets in the col-
days before the wedding. I like to think our garjuly/august 2018
“It’s impossible to turn down your own little piece of sunshine, especially on a rainy day,” says Stacy Hanning.
Rosaly’s Top Ten Annuals • Zinnias ‘State Fair’ and ‘Benary’s Giant’
• Rudbeckias ‘Indian Summer’ and ‘Cherokee Sunset’
• Cosmos ‘Sensation’ and ‘Double Click’
• Amaranth ‘Opopeo’ and ‘Love-lies-bleeding’
• Salvia ‘Victoria’ • Scabiosa ‘Pincushion Mix’ • Asters ‘Powderpuff’ and ‘Giant Ray’ • Snapdragons ‘Rocket’
• Sunflowers ‘Autumn Beauty’ and ‘Teddy Bear’ • Statice and strawflowers— both are excellent for drying
dens are a little escape from the stress, where they can focus on the simple task of cutting flowers. It can be very relaxing.” Hannings has a few words of advice: “Picking flowers in the morning is best, before they have a chance to dry out in the midday sun. Bringing your own buckets or vases makes transporting the flowers much easier, but we do have supplies in the farmstand if you need them. For longer lasting flowers, pick blooms that are only just starting to open, avoiding ones that are fully bloomed or starting to curl and brown.” If you don’t want to do the picking, call in your order a few weeks ahead and Rosaly’s will have the flowers picked and waiting. “We also encourage our customers to treat Rosaly’s as a destination,” Hannings says. “Pack a
Stacy Hannings loves amaranth ‘Opopeo’ not only for its decorative flower spikes, but also for its dark green and burgundy foliage.
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All Tarrnation Flower Farm photgraphy by John W. Hession
The barn that houses Tarrnation Flower Farm’s shop was the original farmhouse on the Sugar Hill property more than one hundred years ago. Vanessa Tarr steps into its cooling shade to work on her bouquets.
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Tarrnation Flower Farm
settled in to raise vegetables and flowers. “Every-
Tarrnation Flower Farm in Sugar Hill is a family
one around here knows Reggie’s Veggies,” Vanessa
affair. Father-daughter duo Reggie and Vanessa Tarr
says. “If you have a question about gardening,
have turned their six-acre property—tucked in the
he’s your man.”
hills north of Franconia Notch—into a premier flower farm.
While growing up, Vanessa worked for her dad. She broadened her horticultural and floral design
For years, Reggie rented this fertile piece of
skills while working on farms in New Hampshire,
land near the Gale River that was once part of the
Maine, Panama and Spain. After interning with
neighboring potato farm. A well-known landscape
farmer-florist Erin Benzakein at the family-run
designer who worked for more than thirty years
Floret Flower Farm in Skagit Valley, Washington,
in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Reggie fi-
Vanessa was inspired to come home and start her
nally purchased the land in 1997 and retired to
own flower growing and design business. Reggie
his property in 2011. He has rebuilt the old barn
was all in, and Tarrnation Flower Farm was born.
into a cozy home—which is so darn cute it was
Tarrnation is not only a working farm but also
featured in Country Living magazine in 2014—and
a beauty to behold. Neatly kept beds next to the july/august 2018
The Tarrs planted two thousand tulips
and anemones under the protection of the greenhouse. Later, the bulbs were replaced with dahlia tubers and lisianthus.
150-year-old barn are laid out on the diagonal. Here, row after row of annuals (including cosmos, globe amaranth, celosia, dill, nasturtiums, asters, calendula and phlox) join perennials (such as peonies, ladies’ mantle, astilbe, delphiniums and foxglove, among others). The ratio is about one-quarter perennials to three-quarters annuals. “They have to be winners or they don’t stay,” says Vanessa, a no-nonsense businesswoman. She tries to pick her blooms before the bees have done their work. “If the flowers are fully pollinated, they will crash, and not last the five to seven days we like to see,” she explains. Marigolds are grown as much for a trap crop for Japanese beetles as for their blossoms. “The beetles like the nhhomemagazine.com
The unheated greenhouse stretches the season on both ends, giving Vanessa Tarr a long harvest of dahlias, one of her most popular flowers. New Hampshire Home | 57
Above left: Colorful annual asters at Tarrnation Flower Farm have a long vase-life, making them a must-have flower for any cutting garden. Above right: Bouquets and local honey can be found in the barn where Vanessa Tarr has her floral design studio. Tarrnation Flower Farm is open into the holiday season, offering wreaths, kissing balls, garlands, and arrangements constructed from flowers and foliage she and Reggie have grown and dried over the summer, which is then woven with foraged native greens, such as cedar, juniper and pine.
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marigolds and leave everything else alone,” Van-
Since Tarrnation Flower Farm sells more dahl-
essa says. No chemical fertilizers or pesticides are
ias than the Tarrs can grow in the greenhouse,
used. The unheated greenhouse is a new and much needed addition for a farm in this zone 3 loca-
about one thousand more are planted in the open field. “We grow twenty-five varieties,” Vanessa says. “People go wild for them!”
tion where growing seasons are extremely short.
Other beds are home to zinnias, gladiolus and
“Winters here are not consistent, and we are at the
snapdragons, which need horizontal netting to
whim of Mother Nature,” Vanessa says. “We had
keep their stems growing straight, and there is a huge
our first frost in early September last year.” The
sunflower patch. Annual vines—including love-
Tarrs planted two thousand tulips and anemones
in-a-puff, cup-and-saucer vine and sweet peas—
under the protection of the greenhouse, hoping
grow on a tall fence. Even though zone 3 is a
for an early spring crop. Later, the bulbs were re-
tough location for roses, the Tarrs are adding to
placed with dahlia tubers and lisianthus. A row of
the fragrant ‘Morden Blush’ roses growing behind
cold frames, only one of which is outfitted with a
Reggie’s house to build up a collection to cut for
heat mat, is used in the spring to get plants up and
weddings.
growing before they are planted out in the beds.
Only the greenhouse has irrigation; the rest
Some, such as larkspur, are direct seeded in the
of the gardens are watered by hand or overhead
garden in early spring.
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Vanessa runs a floral design studio and farmstand in their barn, which is open from May through September on Wednesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment. “Our biggest revenue source is wedding design,” Vanessa says. “I take weddings almost every weekend during peak growing season.” Customers can support the farm by becoming members of the flower CSA (community-supported agriculture). In return for an upfront payment, CSA members receive one bouquet a week for twelve weeks with a full share or six weeks with a half share. Wednesday is pickup
Vanessa Tarr’s Favorite Wedding Flowers
• Phlox ‘Cherry Caramel’ • Ornamental herbs • Dahlias • Peonies • Spirea • Mock orange • Foxglove • Flowering vines, such as clematis, cup-andsaucer vine, and honeysuckle
day, and any bouquets that are not claimed are donated to the local nursing home. From June through September, Tarrnation Flower Farm is at the Littleton Farmers’ Market on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. nhhomemagazine.com
Foxglove is one of Vanessa Tarr’s favorite flowers to use in arrangements and bouquets for weddings. New Hampshire Home | 59
All Mountain Roots Farm photgraphy by John W. Hession
Mountain Roots Farm
several organic farms and CSAs. Cook and Gordon
When Heidi Cook and Kevin Gordon bought the
are committed to sustainable farming and a self-
old Bethlehem Flower Farm on Route 302, the prop-
sufficient lifestyle.
erty had been vacant for about five years. Most of
Both are outdoor enthusiasts (Gordon is a li-
the daylilies were gone, weeds had taken over the
censed fly-fishing guide); in July 2013, they were
perennial beds and the buildings needed work, but
in New Hampshire hiking with friends when they
Cook and Gordon could see the possibilities.
drove past the farm for sale. After looking for a
Gordon has a degree in horticulture and land-
place to homestead in Vermont for several years
scape design, and worked designing and building
with no luck, this seemed like a perfect location.
gardens and landscapes in Vermont. Cook, a New
“We were familiar with the Littleton Farmers’
Hampshire native, has worked on and managed
Market,” Cook says. “There is a great community
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Heidi Cook, of Mountain Roots Farm, tends her flowers from seed to centerpiece. Located in Bethlehem, the farm offers scrumptious French baked goods along with beautiful flowers and other garden bounty.
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here, and we could enjoy a healthy lifestyle in a beautiful area while growing a business.” By September, the property was theirs, and then the work began. Cook and Gordon started the renovation process—fixing up the buildings, painting fences and reclaiming the gardens to bring the
Heidi Cook’s Best Cut Flowers for Beginners • Zinnias
• Sunflowers
• China aster
• Cosmos
• Ageratum
• Statice
• Yarrow
• Sweet pea
• Scabiosa
farm back to life. The first growing season, Cook and Gordon concentrated on vegetables. “I’d been growing food for about ten years,” Cook says, “but I also put in a teeny patch of flowers.” From there, Cook and Gordon added animals: pigs, sheep, goats and chickens. “The goats helped reclaim the overgrown pasture,” Gordon says. Cook and Gordon opened up a farmstand in the 1800s barn, selling flowers, eggs, vegetables and some meats. “We were pleasantly surprised by the amount of stop-in traffic,” Cook says. In addition to being a gardener, she is a fantastic baker; so, on the weekends, she would whip up some of
Zinnias give long-lasting color.
Sunflowers, such as 'ProCut Gold', come in many sizes.
Ageratum ‘Blue Horizon’ is a great bouquet filler.
Cosmos ‘Double Click Snow Puff’ has strong stems for cutting.
her specialties, including croissants, sweet and savory galettes, biscotti, scones, cookies, brownies, and babka. These proved to be very popular, drawing more shoppers to the farm. “The Littleton revival is helping us, and the Bethlehem artist’s community is very supportive,” Cook says. Over the years, Cook and Gordon added more cut flowers and grew fewer vegetables to sell, finding that with the sandy, acidic soil and short growing season, flowers are easier to grow. “We built a greenhouse and some hoop houses to start the plants in and also use them to extend our season,” Gordon says. Woven plastic keeps the weeds at bay and drip irrigation supplies water to the plants. Cook and Gordon grow zinnias, sunflowers, amaranth, asters, statice, bachelor buttons, sweet peas and dahlias—to name just a few. The wide paths are seeded with clover that makes a nice surface to walk on and enriches the soil.
The lovely garden beds are open to the public, and Cook and Gordon envision the farm be-
Cut flowers and baked goods are turning into
coming a destination garden and wedding venue.
the most profitable items; along with expanding
With Mount Washington in the distance serving
the flower gardens, Cook and Gordon are putting
as a backdrop, who wouldn’t want to say “I do” in
in a commercial kitchen. “Flowers and baking are
this gorgeous location?
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the things that make me happy,” Cook says. So Mountain Roots Farm went back to its roots, operating as a full-service flower farm and floral studio. Cook and Gordon run a weekly farm stand offering Cook’s French baked goods, and they partner with local farms to supply meat, vegetables and other products. Cook and Gordon will also be selling their flowers wholesale to local florists and providing bouquets to the Littleton Food Co-Op. nhhomemagazine.com
Resources
Littleton Farmers’ Market littletonfarmersmarket.com
Littleton Food Co-Op (603) 444-2800 • littletoncoop.com Mountain Roots Farm (603) 686-0296 mountainrootsfarm.org
Rosaly’s Garden and Farmstand (603) 924-7774 rosalysgarden.com Tarrnation Flower Farm (603) 348-2223 tarrnationflowerfarm.com
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Once only for summers, this rugged cottagenow welcomes people in all seasons, thanks to Chris Williams and Matt Daughdrill, of Christopher P. Williams Architects, PLLC in Meredith.
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Renovated and ready for a new generation, this 1900s fishing cabin called Little Green was awarded the 2018 New
Hampshire Home Design Award for Excellence in Interior Design.
By Carrie Sherman | Photography by John W. Hession
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For generations, their family had stayed at the
designing and restoring lake houses. Chris Wil-
husband’s family cottage, and over time, family
liams’s work has been featured in Cabin Fever—
members added a cabin or two along the shoreline.
Rustic Style Comes Home by Rachel Carley; Rustic
With a new generation on the way, a new perch was
Revisited by Ann S. O’Leary; and several books
needed on Lake Winnipesaukee.
by Ralph Kylloe, an award-winning furniture de-
“Our whole family loves the lake,” the home-
signer and authority on rustic style and design. As
owner says. “We’re all here over the Fourth of July.
an architect, Williams has an intuitive sense for
Of course, we love the old family cottage where
the overall concept and an exacting eye for design
my husband spent his summers growing up, but
down to almost invisible details. At Little Green,
we needed four bedrooms. When we found Little
these skills proved invaluable.
Green, we knew it could work and we wanted to
Matt Daughdrill, a staff designer at Christo-
keep it in the style of old Winnipesaukee. We espe-
pher P. Williams Architects, PLLC, worked with
cially loved the old birches in front of the house and
Williams to develop the design on Little Green,
the porch that just seems to float over the water.”
and together they managed the detailing. Previ-
To renovate the 1900s fishing cabin, the
ously, Daughdrill taught at Boston Architectural
homeowners turned to Christopher P. Williams
College and designed in the local vernacular on
Architects, PLLC, a Meredith firm renowned for
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Above: Architect Chris Williams notes that with the addition of a second story, the steep roof keeps the look of this cottage well grounded. Snow slips off the roof easily as well. The landscaping emphasizes native plants, which will mature over the next few years. Left: This well-orchestrated room captures the ease of an old camp through texture, color and innovative use of space. Note the window seat, flush hearth and select mementos.
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Above: The kitchen island’s soapstone counter provides a nice spot for a casual meal and chat with the cook. Each window frames views of the lake and the distant mountain range, an intentionally designed feature. Right: Exposed studs and beams are part of the cottage look. These are structural, but this super-insulated cottage has outboard framing. The many built-in features here include bookcases, a liquor cabinet and the interior incorporation of an original window. Throughout the cottage, the light switches are all new, “turn-of-thecentury” push-button style. 66 | New Hampshire Home
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Given the complexity of the woodworking re-
Decisions that form the home’s basis
quirements to create an old camp with modern
Work on Little Green began from the ground up.
amenities, the homeowners chose woodworking
As it turned out, achieving “simple” results took a
expert Kurt Clason of K.A. Clason Fine Wood-
good bit of engineering.
working in Gilford, to be the general contractor.
The main part of the house was built in 1910.
Clason, too, has strong ties with the Maine coast.
In the 1930s–’40s, a small bedroom was added.
For many years, he worked for the U.S. Coast
Then in the 1950s–’60s, another bedroom was
Guard overseeing the maintenance, repair and
added. Always, of course, there was the front
renovation of lighthouses off the New England
porch.
coast. But, he comes from a generational line of woodworkers, and that passion finally won out.
“The oval pier footings that supported the house were circa 1920,” Daughdrill says. “When we lifted
Chad Sanborn, of Stone Age Design, LLC
up a portion of the floor, we discovered a lot of
in Gilmanton Iron Works, and John Stephens,
rot. Still, we found we could preserve two walls,
of Stephens Landscaping Professionals, LLC in
so were able to satisfy the town’s requirements to
Moultonborough, completed a truly extraor-
renovate and build. We also went to great lengths
dinary team. “I’ve talked with European archi-
to preserve the existing trees.”
tects,” Williams says, “and they ask me, ‘How
The trees included tall evergreens surrounding
did you find people who could build this way?’”
the house as well as three birches on the shore-
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White V-board defines the kitchen in the main, open-concept room. Its neat, crisp look conceals a refrigerator and dishwasher. The antique sink has been reglazed, and a Wolf range fits right in with the retro look. LED light strips underneath the open shelves brighten counters.
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front. The evergreens were mulched and marked to protect them from heavy equipment. As for the birches, Williams quickly sketched out how concrete cantilever beams were designed to support two levels of porches without disturbing the trees’ roots. The beams are a well-disguised bit of modern engineering to preserve an oldfashioned vista. With room to add on to the original footprint, the design called for squaring off the corners of the house. The first-floor rooms were reconfigured to include a large kitchen/living room or great room, bedroom and bath. An upstairs floor was added that includes two guest bedrooms with a shared bath as This page, above: Members of the design team include, from the left, John Stephens of Stephens Landscaping Professionals, LLC in Moultonborough; Chad Sanborn of Stone Age Design, LLC in Gilmanton Iron Works; Kurt Clason of K.A. Clason Fine Woodworking in GIlford; and Matthew Daughdrill and Chris Williams of Christopher P. Williams Architects, PLLC in Meredith.
well as a master bedroom with bath. A balcony porch
This page, top: A small desk in the master bedroom creates a quiet place to correspond via text, email or old-fashioned postcard.
plains: “The house is super-insulated. It’s all outboard
Facing page, top: The addition of a second-floor porch affords a quiet spot for both the master and guest bedrooms. Here, thanks to careful preservation, one gets to float over the water in the shade of three, old birch trees.
mally, the wiring is in the walls, but in this project,
Facing page, bottom: The master bath has a luxurious feel with dark wood paneling, Carrera marble counter and Carrera porcelain tile in the shower. nhhomemagazine.com
was also added. To wire and winterize the house, Daughdrill exframing, so it has a continuous thermal wrap. Northe wiring is outboard as well. We used rigid foam insulation, and in total, the walls have an insulating value of R-28.” New Hampshire Home | 69
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In addition, the homeowners chose Pella win-
hearth, it gives the appearance of more room. A
dows with low-E thermal protection and filled
flush hearth was a great decision for this house. I
with argon gas. “The windows are designed to
especially like how the chimney tapers up. I was
withstand gale-force winds,” Daughdrill says.
glad the long, granite mantel in my bone yard
“We also worked hard to line everything up to get
found its home.”
good views of the lake from every possible vantage point.”
Sanborn built the fireplace using a concrete block base and then fit it with fieldstone to a seven-
In particular, the homeowner wanted to see
inch depth. For the chimney, he created a recessed
the mountain range at the head of the lake. Again,
rectangle to showcase a handsome, mounted deer
engineering ingenuity was in order. “We took
head—one of the homeowner’s own trophies.
measurements,” Daughdrill says. “The mountains
In addition, Sanborn built the stone steps go-
are fourteen miles out, and their elevation is about
ing up to the screened-in porch. His enthusiasm
four thousand feet. We took the elevation of the
for stone is contagious. “My first job was building
lake, then drew how high the windows needed
the fish pond at the Flume in Lincoln,” he says.
to be, while also accounting for the height of the
“Eventually, I worked all through Franconia Notch
house to make everything proportional. Once you
building granite box culverts and headers. That’s
know the angle, it can work.”
all gone by the wayside and now it’s all concrete.” When Clason talks about re-creating the look
The details come together
of an old camp for Little Green and his collabora-
This decision affected other considerations in the
tion with the homeowners, it’s impressive. For ex-
house, especially in the great room’s fireplace. “A
ample, the interior doors downstairs are antique
raised hearth in a small room just doesn’t look
and slightly off kilter; Clason built the doorways
right,” Sanborn says. “When you have a flush
to fit. For the exposed studs, which are structural,
An old-fashioned wicker rocker and footstool fit perfectly into a corner on the first-level porch that seems to float over the water. This furniture belonged to the homeowner’s grandfather.
Above: The guest bedroom has a dynamic mix of woodwork. V-board defines the corner closet, and overhead ceiling beams fan out from that corner. The chimney includes Stone Age Design mason Chad Sanborn’s signature touch: a handy little shelf by the bedroom sink. Facing page: An airy second-floor guest room opens out to an inviting porch overlooking the lake. nhhomemagazine.com
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“The home-
Clason spec’d white pine to a true two-inch-by-
owner’s old family cottage; the same convenience
four-inch size, which was the standard in the
and efficiency was incorporated in Little Green.
early 1900s. Over the winter, he and his crew
To find vintage sinks, Clason and his wife
cut all the studs and beams, which are Douglas
scoured antique stores before discovering Pete’s
fir. Everything came into the house notched, la-
Place in Hollis, Maine, which specializes in them.
beled and stained. As for the stain, Clason devel-
All the sinks were reglazed. The texture and soft
pictures with
oped three to match the boards from the original
contours of the old porcelain anchor the house in
house; the homeowners picked the winner.
its time period—the early 1900s.
The floors have radiant heat, and the wood is
Three comfortable window seats in the
this door,’”
heart pine from Georgia. “It’s twice as dense as
great room and two in the upstairs bedrooms
yellow pine,” Clason says.
add another nice touch. The kitchen cabinetry
owner would send us
a note, ‘I love contractor
Kurt Clason
says. “We were able to build everything
she asked for.”
Throughout, the house feels solid and the
is custom; throughout the house, there are
stairs are ample, especially at the landings. The
numerous small touches and perhaps twenty
stairwell itself, lit by stacked windows, feels like
shelves. “The homeowner would send us pictures
a column of light. Patterns of woodwork from V-
with a note, ‘I love this door,’” Clason says. “We
board, to novelty siding, to tongue and groove
were able to build everything she asked for.”
vary almost imperceptibly throughout the house.
The homeowners wanted the landscape to be
The beams also have a structural rhythm from
unfussy and fit in with the lake. Stephens designed
room to room that gives a dynamic feeling to
a landscape of native plants, such as blueberry
each space.
sod, summersweet clethra, winterberry, dogwood
The bedrooms all have closets, a rarity in old
and viburnums. Stephens installed Dauer fixtures
camps, and each guest bedroom has its own small
with LED lights high up in the pines for soft
sink. Bedroom sinks were a feature in the home-
downlight on paths.
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Left: This guest bath with its fresh, mint green and white color scheme doesn’t compromise on either comfort or style in a narrow room.
Decorative touches To decorate the house, the homeowner—drawing inspiration from the historic Castle in the Clouds in nearby Moultonborough—searched for lighting fixtures that would have that late Victorian feel. “I found a lot of them on eBay, and they tended to be French,” she says. On the porch, the dark green wicker chairs once belonged to the homeowner’s grandmother. The chest that now holds the life jackets was her husband’s old toy chest. And because they had so many fond memories of leisurely time spent on the old iron porch swing at the family cottage, Sean Byrnes of Sean Brynes Welding in Thornton, made a duplicate for Little Green. Inside, an old clock from an estate sale, a bowl from a lifelong friend, a slew of old books from Alcott’s Little Men to Zane Grey westerns, and small antique Winnipesaukee souvenirs set the tone. Upholstery, cushions and curtains were sewn locally by Sandy Graham, owner, and Marie Colbath, of Eden Tile in Meredith. The shop also provided tile for the master bath. As for a dining table, the homeowner says: “We really don’t need one. In the colder months, we enjoy eating in front of the cozy fireplace. While in the summertime, we much prefer dining on the porch only seven feet from the shoreline, enjoying breathtaking views of the Sandwich and Ossipee ranges. All the while, it’s not unusual to hear the calls of passing loons.” For the homeowners, their time at Little Green is all about being with friends, family and new generations in what they call the “laid-back” fashion of old Winnipesaukee.
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Resources
Castle in the Clouds (603) 476 -5900 • castleintheclouds.org
Christopher P. Williams Architects, PLLC (603) 379-6513 • cpwarchitects.com
Dauer Lampen (800) 883-2590 • dauerlampen.com
Eden Tile (603) 253-3004 • edentileshowroom@gmail.com
Green Thumb Farms (207) 935-3341 • greenthumbfarms.com
K.A. Clason Fine Woodworking (603) 630-3207 • kaclason.com Pella Windows (877) 473-5527 • pella.com Pete’s Place (207) 229-6515
Sean Brynes Welding (603) 726-4315 • sbwelding.com Old houses often accumulate various window styles over time. Here a pleasing stack of windows lights a stairwell. Nearby, a smaller window with similar proportions lights a storage corner. nhhomemagazine.com
Stephens Landscaping Professionals, LLC (603) 707-0630 stephenslandscaping.com
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inspiration
A renovation of this oceanfront condominium not only opened the kitchen to the gorgeous views, it made the room feel much more spacious. The contemporary design used an unusual palette of four cabinet colors.
At Home on the Atlantic Interior designer Janice Page
brought the ocean view
and feel into a Seacoast
condominium.
T
heir condominium sits very close to the
And, because Barrett and Kaknes both
ocean—just fifty feet from the high-tide
loved to entertain, they wanted the space—
mark. Except for the occasional storm
small though it is, just 1,200 square feet—to
when it’s a little too close for comfort, Jean-
leave an impression on their guests. “The
nine Barrett and Greg Kaknes enjoy a stunning
original space didn’t have a wow factor,” Bar-
ocean view, so stunning a grand hotel once
rett says, “with the exception of the view.”
occupied the site. The location was a major reason the couple
The couple enlisted the help of interior and kitchen designer Janice Page, of PKsurroundings
decided to renovate. “We wanted to make ev-
in Exeter, who—with associate Rebecca
ery room take advantage of the view,” Barrett
Dillman—created the design that would win
says. Especially the kitchen, where a narrow
the 2017 New Hampshire Home Design Award
pass-through originally blocked the view.
for Excellence in Interior Design.
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The collaboration worked well.
The first step in the renovation was a
together without it looking haphazard,”
Page, the lead designer, found Barrett
complete gut by builder Glenn Farrell,
Page says. “It needs to be well thought
unafraid of a sleek contemporary look,
of YFI Custom Homes Inc. in Cape
out.”
nor of bold colors and patterns. Barrett,
Neddick, Maine. The window and door
on the other hand, found there was
were removed; the attic stair moved
with the expanded pass-through, subtle
“nothing I didn’t love” about what Page
into the living room; the plumbing
nautical elements were brought in to
suggested.
and electrical, complicated by concrete
reflect the water scene—a blue glass
walls, re-done; and the pass-through
backsplash, dramatic driftwood set in
widened to maximize the ocean view.
a space created above the ovens, and
Their vision was, as Page puts it, “something fun, fresh, simple and clean” that “brought in the feel of the ocean without it being kitschy.”
Seeing the ocean
With the now-blank canvas, Page used a contemporary palette of four cabinet colors: a natural rift oak on
Now that the ocean is easier to see
a countertop with bits of sea glass and shells. Extending the view from the sink is a
the lower cabinets; high-gloss white
breakfast bar, custom-made from beech
The kitchen started as a nine-foot-by-
acrylic on the upper cabinets to the
wood by Seymour Woodworking Inc. of
thirteen-foot space that was broken up
right of the sink; gray painted cabinets
Brentwood. The bar curves to accom-
by an unnecessary window and door on
to the left of the sink; and gray streak
modate the stools, which have backs
the back wall, and a pull-down stair for
laminate around the ovens. “When
with an open, geometric pattern so the
an attic bedroom right in the middle of
you have different blocks of materials
line of sight to the ocean isn’t blocked.
the ceiling.
like that, it can be hard to pull them
Above is lighting that echoes that of a
The new beech-wood breakfast bar picks up the design’s subtle nautical theme with ship-like lighting and ladder. In the background, a dramatic piece of driftwood atop the ovens continues the theme. nhhomemagazine.com
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inspiration
High-gloss, cobalt-blue cabinets in the dining room (above) allow bar space for entertaining. The glass shelving has a backing reminiscent of ocean waves to provide another nautical touch, as does the sail-like chandelier above the glass dining-room table (left). The blue of the cabinets is repeated with a geometric print on the white chair backs.
ship and, to the side, a ship-like ladder
rupted seamless look, Page brought
to the attic space, opened and expand-
the cabinet doors down to cover the
ed by a balcony above the breakfast bar.
stem holders.
“Standing at the sink now, the view
The bar’s glass shelving offered a
is spectacular,” Barrett says. “I don’t feel
chance to “bring in a bit of whimsy,”
like I’m looking through a cubbyhole
as Page says, with a patterned backing
anymore. It creates a nice visual flow,
that evokes ocean waves. Next to the
and it’s great for entertaining.”
shelving, tall cabinets provide general
Entertaining touches Also great for entertaining: the bar
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storage for the small condo, including a place to hang coats. White cabinet pulls contrast with
that was added in the nearby dining
the cobalt blue, and tie into the white
room, replacing a series of built-in
of the dining-room chairs. The chairs,
closets. Made of high-gloss, cobalt-blue
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table—custom-made by Dumas Portable Welding and Fabrication in South Berwick, Maine—has an architectural pattern that can be seen beneath the glass. On the vaulted wall behind the table are three tall, high-gloss white tower cabinets that Page says “bring the height of the wall down” and add “visual interest and a sense of reflection.” The cabinets also provide extra storage. The showpiece of the room, though, is the chandelier. “Its geometric shape has the feel of a sail,” Page says. “And it doesn’t block your eye; you can see straight ahead to the ocean.”
Working with the available space The nautical theme is evident in the renovated powder room and master bath as well: the color of the vessel sink in the powder room is reminiscent of sea glass; the countertop again has the hint of sea glass and shell; and the backsplash uses a natural linen-like mirror tile. Accommodating the vanity in the small space (only twenty-one inches wide) was a design challenge. A wallAbove: The small master bath was extended by two feet to accommodate a glassed-in steam shower and additional cabinetry, including a makeup vanity. Left: The nautical theme in the master bath is reflected in the shiplap feel of the bold summer yellow cabinets.
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mounted faucet was the only option. For the vanity, Page says “we put a curved valence on the front to give it more space and visual interest.” The curved cabinet hardware mimics the valence. Space was also an issue in the master bath. So were the concrete walls that contained the plumbing. After demolition, a wall was moved to provide an additional two feet of space. That allowed for double sinks, a makeup vanity and more storage. “The cabinetry brings in the feel
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Capitalizing on wow Both Kaknes and Barrett love everything about the renovation, especially how it emphasizes their amazing ocean view. “The color, the patterns, the glass—they all draw you right through to the view,” Barrett says. “People come in here now and say, ‘Wow, what a cool home.’”
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Master of His Craft
Perfection in Porcelain Hideaki Miyamura creates elegant forms with unique, iridescent glazes.
W
hen I first saw the pottery of Hideaki Miyamura nearly twenty years ago, I was
awestruck. As someone who’s been a serious hobby potter my entire adult life, I had never seen such fine ceramic work—in porcelain, no less, a material that takes extraordinary skill to throw. I was amazed by Miyamura’s exquisite shapes—spherical and ovoid vases with perfectly proportioned necks; jars whose delicate lids fit flawlessly. His glazes were beautiful with a satiny hare’s fur finish, especially the plum-colored tenmoku, a type of iron-rich glaze that originated in China more than a thousand years ago and was eventually produced in Japan. It was tenmoku that ignited Miyamura’s passion for clay. When I visited Miyamura’s studio last spring, he was getting ready for the prestigious Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, D.C. To date, his work is in the permanent collections of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco; the Auckland Institute and Museum in New Zealand; the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts; the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.; and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England. Closer to home, the Pucker Gallery in Boston always has Miyamura’s work on display and has featured solo shows every other year since 2004. Gallery owner Bernard Pucker says, “Miyamura’s vessels are pristine, disarmingly simple, contemplative objects whose finishes reflect the panoply of the
In his studio, Hideaki Miyamura uses porcelain coils to build the neck of a porcelain jar. In front of him are pieces ready for their first, or bisque, firing; beyond them is finished work.
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natural world—geologic phenomena,
I found master potter Shurei Miura in
Also, the natural ash in the kiln makes
star-filled nights, undulating ocean
Yamanashi; he was a master of tenmoku
the glaze glisten. The Japanese call the
waves and fiery sunsets.”
glazes. I called to see if he was taking
effect “hare’s fur” because of the glaze’s
apprentices, and he told me to come see
iridescence, shimmer, and striations of
They are sights to behold.
him the next day. This was a big step
brilliant blues, green and yellows. This
New Hampshire Home [NHH]: How did you
for me, as his studio was a five-hour
is what attracted me—to figure out how
find your way to clay?
train ride away and going there meant
to make an opalescent tenmoku glaze.
Hideaki Miyamura [HM]: I grew up in Japan,
leaving behind the life I’d known. NHH: What did your apprenticeship
where pottery is prominent in the culture. My father collected antique
NHH: What was the allure of tenmoku?
with Mr. Miura involve?
pottery, which he displayed in our
HM: The molten iron in these glazes can
HM: Mr. Miura was also a master of
house. When I was seven or eight years
sometimes combine in crystals, merge
throwing porcelain, and my objective
old, a friend and I always went to a
in oily spots or melt in glossy pools.
was to become as adept as he was.
nearby archaeological site to dig. We’d stay out until seven at night, and I kept the shards I found in a box—they were likely Yayoi earthenware, made about two thousand years ago. I was a good student, and my parents wanted me to be a doctor. But I decided to come to the United States to find my way at age twenty-one to study art history and design at the Western Michigan University. English was a requirement for enrolling there. I liked drawing and painting, but wasn’t sure what to do next. I returned to Japan in 1981 and worked for my father for two years— he was an architect who designed and built houses. I was still thinking about art and met a well-known potter named Susumu Takai in the next town. The first time I visited him, I was so fascinated I stayed overnight to watch his firing of pots. I began an apprenticeship with him in 1983—he was a master of red copper and celadon glazes. From him, I learned the basic skills of ceramics, but realized I wanted to do something different and less commercial. Then I found a book on the ancient tenmoku glaze, and saw four photographs of Chinese Song Dynasty tea bowls from the twelfth or thirteenth century. They were so beautiful and so mysterious, and I began looking for a teacher who knew the secrets of these pieces. In a book listing potters and their work, nhhomemagazine.com
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Above: Hideaki Miyamura trims a leather-hard lid whose shape was inspired by the spire on the roof, or stupa, of a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Right: The silvery spots on this jar with an iron crystalline glaze are the result of a slow increase in kiln temperature and then a natural cooling. “Firing is the key,” Miyamura says.
Every day for the first year, I threw only sake cups. The second year, I made teacups. The third year, I was allowed to throw small vases; the fourth year, plates; and the fifth year, teapots. I’d make four hundred or more pieces each
NHH: What did you do when your
NHH: When did you finally get your
day, working from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m.
apprenticeship ended?
first big break?
In the morning, I mixed glazes, and in
HM: I came back to the United States in
HM: In 2000 at the Washington (D.C.)
the afternoon, I threw or did whatever
1990 and settled in Ipswich, Massachu-
Craft Show, I won first prize and
assignments Mr. Miura asked me to do.
setts, where my former wife was from.
wound up selling every piece I had to
Dinner was at 6 p.m. and from 7 until
I set up a studio, and began trying to
collectors. I still sell to these collectors,
9 p.m., I tutored the Miura children.
find the right combination of clay and
and one of them has 250 pieces of my
After that, I went back to the studio and
glazes. I couldn’t use glazes formu-
work. Most of my ten collectors have
practiced until 11 p.m.
lated in Japan on clay from here—the
forty to fifty pieces each.
I kept a notebook of everything Mr.
chemistry was totally different. So
Although the Washington Craft
Miura taught me. But when I asked
that was a struggle. At the same time, I
Show is no longer held, I do the Smith-
what was in his glazes, he told me to
had to earn money. So for three years,
sonian Craft Show every year along
figure it out. In Japan, pottery studios
I worked at nursing homes for two
with the American Craft Council Show
are family businesses and information
12-hour shifts a week. This gave me
in Baltimore and the League of New
such as glaze recipes stay within the
long stretches of time in the studio to
Hampshire Craftsmen Annual Fair (see
family.
reformulate and test my glazes.
sidebar on page 97). I do fewer shows
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than I used to and show more in galleries, such as the Pucker Gallery in Boston; Sakuranoki Gallery in Tokyo, Japan; the Michele Beiny Gallery in New York; and the Wexler Gallery in Philadelphia. And, my partner— textile artist Pamela Bracci—and I are opening Enzo Gallery in West Newbury, Massachusetts this coming fall. NHH: Why do you prefer porcelain? HM: Glaze colors are bright on por-
celain and its surface is smooth. But porcelain is definitely more difficult
q
to throw.
w
NHH: How did you reformulate
your glazes? HM: I’ve done a lot of experimenta-
tion. For example, I tested one glaze more than two hundred times to get a peacock effect. In every firing, between only 20 percent and 30 percent of the pieces are good, in my estimation. I define “good” as the glaze coming out perfectly—that is, the color and texture (either shiny or matte) are what I wanted—and the shape is
e
r
good. NHH: Your pieces seem to be more
decorative than functional. HM: Yes, that’s true. I’m always think-
ing about how a piece will fit in the environment it’s in. NHH: What’s ahead for you
as an artist? HM: I still work seven days a week,
from 8 or 9 in the morning until 4 or 5 in the afternoon. In Japan, potters live a long time. I think it’s impor-
t
y
q Three glazes—each with a different melting point—necessitated three separate firings. “This is a very special piece—the only one I have,” Hideaki Miyamura says. w Miyamura threw the lip of this “flower blossom” vase separately. e The “silver eyes crystalline glaze” was applied over an orange glaze. r The “seafoam blue glaze” was inspired by the ocean waves’ bubbles. t The “blue waves glaze” resulted when a brown glaze broke into waves over a blue hare’s fur glaze. y Miyamura tested one glaze more than two hundred times to get this “peacock glaze.” He says, “I always have an idea in my brain for the effect I want to get.”
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tant to use your hands to create, as it keeps the brain sharp. I’m still interested in learning other ways of making art. I’ve taken workshops in making glass and silver jewelry, and this summer, I am working on sculpture in clay.
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John Paul Jones, colonial America’s first sea warrior, was a tenant in Portsmouth in 1781 while he supervised the building of the navy’s ship America nearby. Although he loved Portsmouth, he left New Hampshire in 1782 never to return. His house is now the museum of Portsmouth men, women and children, where their stories live. Admission is $6; $5 for Portsmouth residents, AAA members, senior citizens and retired military personnel; children younger than age twelve are admitted free of charge. John Paul Jones House • 43 Middle Street in Portsmouth • (603) 436-8420 portsmouthhistory.org
The thirteenth annual fair has artists and craftspeople representing Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. Artists show their oils, watercolors, pastels, photographs, acrylics and other media. Craftspeople offer jewelry, wood items, handsome bags, woven goods and other items. The Strawberry Social features strawberry shortcake. Copies of the fiftieth anniversary edition of the New Castle Cookbook are available. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. New Castle Congregational Church • Route 1B in New Castle • (603) 436-5071 • deb2island@aol.com
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See a blacksmith at work at Sanborn Mills Farm.
July 29
Sanborn Mills Farm Open House
See these fully restored nineteenth-century waterpowered mills in operation. The day’s events feature sawmill demonstrations, gristmill demonstrations, blacksmithing demonstrations, draft horses and oxen, and carpentry in the belt-driven wood shop. Free admission with donations accepted. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 7097 Sanborn Road in Loudon • (603) 435-7314 sanbornmills.org
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Garden Conservancy Open Days
Tour three Merrimack Valley gardens as part of Open Days.
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Manchester’s Friends of Stark Park Garden Tour
This self-guided, self-paced tour features several private gardens in the vicinity of Stark Park and the General John Stark Gravesite; in addition, the Stark House will be open. These lovely and horticulturally diverse gardens are creations of inspiration ranging from homeowner gardeners to professionally designed landscapes. The tour program book and map reveals the locations of the “secret gardens.” Volunteers at each garden direct visitors to the gardens. Admission is $20; $15 in advance. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Stark Park on River Road in Manchester starkpark.com/gardentour Ju ly 17–21
Arts Week
Intended to harness the Shaker impulse to create, innovate and collaborate into a contemporary framework, artists of varied genres immerse themselves in the village’s peace and solitude to install existing works, imagine new works or simply begin something to be continued in their own work space. Visitors have the opportunity to experience the creative process unfold; the week ends with a scheduled showing of the artists’ work. Visual artists in residence are Abba Cudney, Alison Palizzolo, Toni Jo Coppa, Teresa Taylor and Ray Ciemny. Dance artists are Lorraine Chapman of Boston and Ballet Mischa of Manchester; other performers include the Pontine Theater and the Canterbury Shaker Singers. Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., with a performance at 5:30 p.m. Canterbury Shaker Village • 288 Shaker Road in Canterbury • (603) 783-9511 • shakers.org
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Birthday Celebration for John Paul Jones
Exuberant mixes of plants, such as yellow ligularia and blue delphinium, welcome visitors to Wells’ Corner Garden in Epsom.
No reservations are required, and the gardens will be open rain or shine. Admission is $7 per garden; children age twelve and younger are admitted free of charge.
• Evergreen Garden at 42 Summer Street in Goffstown • Oak Hill Gardens at 51 Langan Drive in Goffstown • Wells Corner Garden at 5 Wing Road in Epsom
(see A Symphony of Flowers in the May/June 2018 issue of New Hampshire Home for more information on the Wells Corner Garden) (888) 842-2442 • opendaysprogram.org
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The eighty-fifth annual fair features select, handmade crafts by 350 craftspeople. The fair also includes daily craft demonstrations; specialized workshops, including all-day pottery classes and “Tools for Kids”; an outdoor sculpture garden; and the Living with Craft Exhibition, where the crafts are styled in home Hideaki Miyamura’s hexvignettes. For agonal porcelain jar with information on his “blue waves glaze.” potter Hideaki Miyamura, see Perfection in Porcelain on page 92. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., daily. Mount Sunapee Resort • 1398 Route 103 in Newbury • (603) 224-3375 • nhcrafts.org
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Annual Lakes Region Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
This outdoor, juried arts and crafts exhibition and sale features high-quality works of more than eighty artists and craftspeople. Meredith Village Shops and the Mill Falls Marketplace in Meredith meredithareachamber.com/artfest.php photgraphy courtesy of phil Penman
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Collage: Clay, Paper, Cloth
This solo exhibition features new work by legendary ceramic artist Al Jaeger, based in Deerfield, who has long been known for his distinct organic, monochromatic, wood-fired ceramic wall pieces. Pieces range from colorful miniature clay tiles to imposing large-scale wall collages that layer paper,
Cartoonist and graphic novelist Art Spiegelman receives the fifty-ninth Edward MacDowell Medal on August 12.
August 12
MacDowell Colony Medal Day
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The fifty-ninth Edward MacDowell medal is scheduled to be awarded to cartoonist and graphic novelist Art Spiegelman. The award is presented as a part of the Medal Day Celebrations in a public ceremony beginning at 12:15 p.m. After the presentation, visitors can enjoy a picnic lunch and music. Open tours of MacDowell fellows’ studios run 2–5 p.m. MacDowell Colony Grounds • 100 High Street in Peterborough • (603) 924-3886 • macdowellcolony.org
Beyond Words: Book Illustrations by David M. Carroll, Tomie dePaola, and Beth Krommes
A nine-by-eleven-inch stoneware and porcelain wall piece by Al Jaeger.
cloth and organic material for unique texture and color. For long-time collectors, Jaeger is also including his distinctive wood-fired pieces. On view through July 29. Kelley Stelling Contemporary • 221 Hanover Street in Manchester • (603) 254-6211 kelleystellingcontemporary.com
Open Garden
Distant Hill Gardens is made up of fifty-eight acres of forest, fields and wetlands, and is an environmental and horticultural learning center dedicated to inspiring and empowering children and adults to cultivate an intimate connection to the natural world through education and observation. Distant Hill Gardens is open to the public on the first Saturday and Sunday of the month through October. Distant Hill Gardens • 507 March Hill Road in Walpole • (603) 756-4179 • distanthillgardens.org
This exhibition celebrates the work of three award-winning New Hampshire book illustrators: David M. Carroll, Tomie dePaola and Beth Krommes. Original artwork from their most popular books is shown alongside drawings illuminating their creative process. Together with the published books, these drawings offer unique insights into how these beloved publications were produced. The exhibition explores the development of each artist’s signature style, as well as their wider artmaking practice. On view through September 9. The Currier Museum of Art • 150 Ash Street in Manchester • (603) 669-6144 • currier.org
Walking Tours of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Historical Society offers four walking tours through October: daily Historic Downtown Tour; Historic Preservation Tour with local historian Richard M. Candee, author of Building Portsmouth; and, every fourth Sunday, Portsmouth Women featuring the untold stories of navigators, preachers, artists, authors, tavern keepers and madams who defied stereotypes and shaped Portsmouth. The following Historic Preservation Tours are scheduled: • August 4: Federal West End • August 18: Victorian West End Discover Portsmouth • 10 Middle Street in Portsmouth • (603) 436-8433 portsmouthhistory.org
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Saint-Gaudens Summer Concert Series
These performances carry on a tradition by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who often held concerts in his studio for family and friends. Chairs are available on the pergola and in the studio on a first-come/first served-basis. Visitors are welcome to picnic on the lawn adjacent to the Little Studio. Concerts are held rain or shine. 2 p.m. Admission is included with normal paid admission to the site. • July 1: Francesca Anderegg • July 8: American Birthdays and European Icons • July 15: Dinuk Wijeratne Trio • July 22: Music of Mostly Immigrant Countries • July 29: Homestead Band • August 5: The Coral Suite • August 12: Thirteenth Annual Rosamond Edmondson Memorial Concert • August 19: Family Picnic Day • August 26: Newmont Band Little Studio • Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site 139 Saint Gaudens Road in Cornish • (603) 675-2175 nps.gov/saga/planyourvisit/summer-concerts.htm
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Here and Now M
y husband says I have
and hauling out rocks, and filling
a binary sense of time:
in with compost, and spreading
“now” and “not now.”
around the stinky garlic-egg
I prefer to think of myself as
powder that keeps the voles at bay,
“exceptionally present.”
before finally getting down on
This trait isn’t necessarily
my hands and knees to place the
a good thing for a gardener.
bulbs just so, and then shoveling
After all, a lot of gardening is
back on the amended soil, well,
about “not now.” If you want
meh won’t do. I will keep looking
to make a living as a farmer,
till I find the right spot. This year, inspired by a book
you need to plan, organize,
about a flower farm, I
delay gratification.
ordered twenty-five different
But I have the luxury of
zinnias, twelve kinds of sweetpeas,
gardening just because I love to. Digging in the dirt,
a dozen dahlias, a half dozen
planting seeds and watching
snapdragons, and a hundred other odds and ends. In the early
them grow makes me happy. And I write about gardening
spring, as I sprinkled seeds into one
because I am pretty sure that
little pot after another, I imagined
other people might be happier,
this summer: me, swanning around
too, if only they would also
the yard like a beauty queen, my
dig in the dirt, plant seeds and
arms heaped with bouquets. Bliss. My husband wondered aloud
watch them grow. Both gardening and writing are about the
where I’d make room for the Sun
senses and the imagination,
Golds, the Black Krims and the
two things that are as “now”
eleven other kinds of tomatoes
as can be.
I’d ordered. Luckily, we recently
I might have a more productive garden if I were any
bought a little house in town, a place to retire to in five or
good at pen-to-paper planning, but I am not. Instead, over
ten years. My last garden will grow in its small back yard,
the years, I have cultivated the “now” skill of planning by
and I will have to make hard decisions then. There won’t be
daydream. I can look at a seed catalogue in February, close
room for three kinds of zinnias, never mind twenty-five. But
my eyes, and see that Senorita zinnias and Coral Fountain
that day is “not now.” Now, I, tell my husband, we have an
amaranth planted next to one another will take my breath
auxiliary garden. Plenty of room for tomatoes.
away next August.
He rolls his eyes. The garden I have is already too big
On a day in October, I can roam the garden lugging a
for me, full of weeds, and cucumber beetles and chipmunks
net bag of 100 Estella Ryneveld parrot tulip bulbs, stand in
and slugs and earwigs, and the well-chewed foliage they
front of a bit of ground, and visualize just how they will look
leave behind.
coming up in that spot next May. Estella Rynevelds are exu-
But that messy “now” always holds something lovely: a
berant, ridiculous, ruffled confections of scarlet and white.
foxglove the color of cut strawberries, say, or a tiny nest hid-
In my mind’s eye, I can see the lilacs will be in bloom just
den in the grape arbor, cradling three blue speckled goldfinch
behind them, and those soft purple pannicles won’t really
eggs the size of marbles. Ephemeral, never-again things that
work with the red and white. Not terrible, not awful, but
make me hold my breath to try to stop time. To be excep-
meh. And if I am going to all the work of pulling up sod,
tionally present.
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