CASTINE—Some artists use paint and canvas to create their masterpieces. John Gardner of Castine has used x-ray film, hypodermic needles and other surprising materials to create exquisitely detailed ship models.
More By Eye Than By Measure—The Maritime Life and Art of John Prior Gardner, by Sandra Dinsmore of Penobscot, has just been published by Penobscot Books, a division of Penobscot Bay Press.
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