Melonie Bennett
 My photography is an ongoing visual diary of my family and friends and the times we share together. I developed my point of view growing up on a dairy farm in Gorham, Maine.
Because of the nature of farming, home and family were everything to us. We only had each other for entertainment as we were stuck at home taking care of the farm 365 days a year. As in every family we had serious issues hanging over our heads all of the time. There were constant worries about the lack of money; the possibility of losing the farm, working too hard and alcoholism were chief among them. To avoid tension we developed ways of coping, mostly through laughing, eating and talking. Any subject was open for discussion or scrutiny, including mundane activities and daily rituals.
I watched what went on around me at home very closely and this is where I developed the way I see. I love to point things out that I can’t believe are happening in front of me and share them with others. We all have a choice of how we participate in the world. Living in the moment is difficult in our society. I am striving to capture the little moments that make up the bigger picture of who we are.
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Rufus Porter Museum Cultural Heritage Series 2008
05.11.2008
The Third annual Cultural Heritage Series is scheduled for July 8 - 12, 2008 in Bridgton, Maine. The series is highlighted by a 3-day class Rufus...
Cabinet of Curiosities: The Museum, Science Collections, and You
05.11.2008
This exhibit, curated by the museum’s co-chief scientists, Paula Work and David Work, shows the many facets of the museum’s science...
Journeys West: The David and Peggy Rockefeller American Indian Art Collection
05.11.2008
This exhibition features Pueblo paintings, Navajo blankets and silverwork, embroidered Dakota leatherwork, Nez Perce weavings, basketry from...
Journeys West: The David and Peggy Rockefeller American Indian Art Collection
05.11.2008
This exhibition features Pueblo paintings, Navajo blankets and silverwork, embroidered Dakota leatherwork, Nez Perce weavings, basketry from...
Recent Acquisitions & Contemporary Works from the Permanent Collection
05.11.2008
Among the recent additions to the museum’s permanent collection are works by Joanne Baldinger, Jeffrey Becton, Bob Brooks, Rudy Burckhardt, David...
Recent Acquisitions & Contemporary Works from the Permanent Collection
05.11.2008
Among the recent additions to the museum’s permanent collection are works by Joanne Baldinger, Jeffrey Becton, Bob Brooks, Rudy Burckhardt, David...
Progressive Gourmet Dinner
05.11.2008
Weekend inclueds tours of three historic Freeport B&B's and the entree catered by the Azure Cafe'.
Taking Different Trails: The Artists’ Journey to Katahdin Lake.
05.11.2008
This exhibition features the work of twenty contemporary artists and their views of and from Katahdin Lake in Township 3, Range 8. All of the...
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