Thoughtful conversations with the people of Maine

I intentionally paint objects that have some sort of connection to me, shells and stones from the coast or from my home or from places that I have visited. And the reason behind that is because I started painting these pieces that were around me as sort of my own personal experience being a more mindful person, navigating through grief of losing my father, and just trying to be more present.

Dr. Jud Brewer is a wonderful researcher around mindfulness and using functional MRI studies and his research has led to this awareness that if we take several short breaks throughout the day unplugged, it is even more valuable than a single 30 minute meditation in the morning.

In Maine it is really part of how we live our lives, and everybody across the political spectrum really values our environment, keeping it healthy. People are able to access it so they have a personal relationship with it that makes this possible for us to really think about how we can be progressive and sort of centrist at the same time.