WELLFLEET — A new Makers Market appeared on the grassy strip in the middle of the Mayo Beach parking lot last Thursday, to the delight of people who happened upon […]
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ARCHITECTURE
Marcel Breuer’s Wellfleet World
The Hungarian emigré and his friends were driven to make something beautiful
WELLFLEET — Marcel Lajos Breuer — Lajkó to most people — was born in Pécs, Hungary into a cultured, middle-class family during the glory days of the Austro Hungarian Empire […]
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Building a Better Bat Box
In an Eastham barn and on Etsy, a fan base for a maligned mammal grows
EASTHAM — George FitzGibbons became interested in bat boxes out of frustration. Not with bats, but with bugs. “My wife hates mosquitos,” he says. They would drive her nuts during […]
IN STITCHES
Nauset Yarn Club Pulls Students Together
Seed-stitchers to sweater-makers find handwork eases the mind
EASTHAM — It’s an almost-balmy Monday in March, the kind of day that signals the end of sweater weather is nigh, but the students at the Yarn Club meeting at […]
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A Cape Cod Stick Chair Takes Shape From Detritus
On walks in Wellfleet, John D’Aponte finds pallets and palettes for his craft
“I’ve had my eye on garbage for a long time,” says designer John D’Aponte. In Brooklyn, where he lived most of his life, he learned to pillage the detritus of […]
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Girl Scouts Learn a Jeweler’s Craft
Making rings to celebrate friendships and earn a badge
It was a quiet day in early March, but the Jewelry Studio of Wellfleet was buzzing with activity. Seven members of Girl Scout Troop 82548 were inside, soldering, hammering, and […]
DIY
In a Wellfleet Back Yard, One Family’s Maple Sugaring Tradition
What to do after the thaw, when daffodils push up, crows return, and the sap rises
The Outer Cape is known for many culinary delicacies: Eastham turnips, Wellfleet oysters, and Provincetown’s seafood-laden Portuguese stews. But maple syrup? That’s long been the pride of our neighbors to […]
RECLAIMED
Board by Board, the Detritus of Old Provincetown Becomes a Home
A fisherman builds a house of driftwood, discards, and dredge finds
Daniil Zakharevich’s handcrafted house on a dirt road in Provincetown appears to grow out of the surrounding woods. Using found materials, he has designed, renovated, and built an eclectic space […]
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Facing the Winter, Naturally
Secret ingredients to slather on during the off season
There are artisans of all kinds among us. You may know one who is spending the winter holed up in a garage building a wooden boat or bent over a […]
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Barbie and Ken Get Dolled Up for Christmas
Toys, tinsel, and fake fir
Celeste Hanlon sits in her Eastham studio surrounded by vintage Christmas ornaments and boxes of Barbies from the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s — most missing those fabulous fashions Barbie collected […]
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In Search of the Elusive Perfect Beach Stone
Stacked, looped, and paired, the right rocks are for recollecting the Outer Cape
EASTHAM — Kathleen Masterson-Lavalley doesn’t go to the beach for its waves or for its sunsets. Instead, her eyes sweep the sand for the perfect stones — flat, round ones […]
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Beanies That Blanket Babies, Near and Far
Carolyn Souza keeps on knitting because it tickles her pink
Carolyn Souza first learned to knit when she was in the Girl Scouts in Truro, where she grew up. “We all knitted little squares,” she says. Then all the girls’ […]
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Agostino DiBari Molds Beeswax Into Light
In the end, even for a mold maker, it’s not the shape of the candle but its glow
The air in Agostino DiBari’s shop on Main Street in Orleans smells slightly sweet. But not in that Jolly Rancher way that can make scented candles so fearsome. It’s a […]
PLANTCRAFT
How to Make a Fall Wreath for Stick Season
A circle of branches can serve as a starting point for decorations through the year
Wreaths aren’t just a Christmas thing. At different times in history, their circular form has suggested eternity, or feminine power, as in the floral wreaths atop a maypole, or victory, […]
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Paul Townsend’s After-School Sewing Success Story
Making key fobs takes an eye for detail and skill at the machine
WELLFLEET — Sewing spans the generations in Paul Townsend’s family. His grandmother, Theresa Townsend, remembers how, as a toddler, he would sit on her lap while she sewed quilts, fascinated […]
