TIMES RECORD • December 16, 2024
Brunswick creator Abigail Putnam proves art can do more than celebrate marine life. It can raise awareness of unfamiliar fish species, reaching new audiences in eye-catching ways. Her anatomically correct collection is based on first-hand observation — think science meets art — and is sold at Brunswick’s Lemont Art Collective. While the exhibit has evolved — demonstrating seasonal variations, such as two-tone brook trout scales and movement, leaping versus swimming — Putnam has never teamed up with a local nonprofit until now. 20% of proceeds from the extended wooden fish collection will be donated to the Maine Coast Fisherman’s Association to educate customers about the abundant and often underutilized species that call the Gulf of Maine home.