Join Stephen Florimbi, the 2023 Apprenticeship Artist in Residence, for a Solo Steel House Show that captures the reflection of how an apprentice is made by a boat. Stephen’s work will also be showcased during Free Sailing Friday and the Apprenticeshop Alumni Weekend celebrations planned for Friday, August 11 from 5-8
Artist in Residence at The Apprenticeshop 2023
Stephen was born in Philadelphia and moved multiple times throughout his youth including a five year period in Madrid, Spain. After graduating from University of New Hampshire with a degree in Resource Economics and minor in Studio Art, Stephen moved to Maine to be an Apprentice at the original Apprenticeshop in Rockport.
“There’s a real appreciation for the artist and artisan here. It’s a true community.” Says Stephen of his adopted state. In his over thirty year residence in Maine he developed a reputation in his community for being a highly competent craftsman and an artist who always made time to paint, keeping regular studio hours even while renovating his 1840’s home in Rockport and managing local boatbuilding yard Rockport Marine.
“Painting is the thing that feeds me most, it ties my life together. In Maine there’s beauty and inspiration everywhere.”