The Zen of Zeh
Whatever your idea is of a Maine basketmaker - it's probably not this guy.
By By Ken Textor, photography by Benjamin Magro
At first glance, Stephen Zeh might seem like one contradiction after another.Having once earned his living in the politically incorrect world of fur trapping, he now fashions a livelihood in the genteel realm of basket making. And while he makes his home in the hard-scrabble town of Temple (a place literally at the end of the road), he regularly visits the nation's biggest cities to sell his wares -- priced at thousands of dollars each -- to a sophisticated clientele of art collectors. So Zeh's designs must be the products of an extensive art school education, right? Well, no.
