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She creates painted landscapes using what people discard as her canvas.

She creates painted landscapes using what people discard as her canvas.

She creates painted landscapes using what people discard as her canvas.

Reading has participated in four national park Artist-in-Residence programs, including Acadia National Park’s in 2019.

Born and raised in Bangor, Maine, Mariah Reading collects discarded material and turns it into beautiful landscape art.

Following graduation, Reading traveled across the country to learn more about conservation and clean up trash she found along the way. Of course, she brought her paintbrush and paints, too. From Zion National Park in Utah to Denali National Park in Alaska, Reading explored, cleaned, and painted. She always hiked with her art supplies stowed in her backpack, and whenever she found a piece of trash—like beer cans or smoke detectors—she would set up her mini studio and get to work.  Origina...

Group of cold water swimmers uses practice to raise awareness about mental health A group of women on MDI have been swimming weekly since Nov. 2020. During the month of March, the women are swimming every day for mental health awareness. Author: Beth McEvoy (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 2:52 PM EDT March 15, 2021 Updated: 3:25 PM EDT March 15, 2021 MOUNT DESERT, Maine — There are plenty of people who won’t even dip their toes in the ocean dur...