Eastern Illustrating

About Artist Country Gingham Designs is the studio home to watercolor artist Margery Mars of North Monmouth. She has lived in Maine for twenty-five years but still holds dear to heart her former home in the quaintly quiet and charming town of Yarmouth Port on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Margery is a retired early childhood and elementary educator. She began dabbling in watercolors a few years ago and uncovered an innate talent for this medium as well as for calligraphy and design. Country Gingham Designs was created in 2000 and began with floral watercolor note cards, edged in country gingham colors, unique in their presentation in her signature kraft paper tote bags. The line has been expanded to include calligraphy and watercolor note cards as well as matted and framed reproductions of all Margery's designs. Country Gingham Designs continues the "Maine Made" tradition for quality and solid craftsmanship and has earned the right to be called "America's Best". It has been featured in Country Business magazine and Margery's work on several occasions has been displayed in the kiosk in the Maine State Office Building. In 2002 Margery was selected as one of six artisans in Maine to have her work on display in the Maine Arts Commission exhibit, Matter of Perception, sponsored by Very Special Arts of Maine, an arts-based program for people with disabilities. Margery has also exhibited at the Norway (ME ) Sidewalk Art Festival, the Maine Wild Blueberry Festival in Union (ME ), and the juried New England Products Trade Show in Portland (ME ). Since 2003, Margery has designed the menus for First Lady Karen Baldacci's teas which benefit the Blaine House and Gardens. Country Gingham Designs proudly supports companies using recycled materials and assisting those with developmental disabilities as a way of enriching the community and for caring for the environment we all share. A portion of each sale is donated to vestibular research with the hope that a cause and cure can be found for Meniere's Disease, a project very dear to her own ears!

About Maine Scene Inc Maine Scene is an authentic family business that is committed to providing efficient, friendly and personable service to all our customers. Founded by Andy and Mary Payson, the business has grown to include their daughter Emily and her husband Aaron, and their son Matthew, as well as a small but exceptional staff. We are located in Union, Maine, just inland from Camden, in the Georges River watershed. We are a publisher and distributor of postcards, books, calendars and souvenirs of Maine. Since 1987, when Maine Scene became incorporated, we have made it our goal to offer a superior quality product, and to provide the best service possible. We feel we have succeeded in doing this to the best of our ability and we continue to remain committed to this goal. We deal primarily with gift shops and retail stores on wholesale terms, though we do offer some items on a retail basis, all of which can be viewed on this web site. For more of our great product please visit one of the many wonderful shops located throughout Maine that carry our merchandise.