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an ArtisT Artists At work 40 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine DianeHuDson She could have gone back to her begin- nings in Detroit or possibly Lewiston she likes the growing diversity but an ad in the Maine Sunday Telegram for an unbeliev- ably lower priced home in an artists-only building in Portland determined her fate. Arriving here in 2006 she met develop- er Peter Bass who had created East Bayside Studios loft-style artist condos on Anderson Street in 2002. Bass took her one of the first buyers through Parkside Studios the former Sacred Heart School on Sherman Street where hed won the bid to design and create space for artists purchase and use. This is the one you should have he said to me Kindred marvels as we stand me in awe in the pristine 700-plus square foot space with glistening hardwood floors and a view out over Back Cove seen through a full wall of nearly floor-to-ceiling windows. Wow The clincher for me was the basement studio that goes with this unitwell lit and with hot and cold running water. Displaying her credentials as a visual art- ist was no problem for Kindred who at the time was enjoying a solo show at the Lew- is Gallery in Portland. Having studied art at the University of Chicago from 1955 to 1963 and subsequently in Europe and New York Kindred had written and illustrated four childrens books and had widely exhibited throughout Maine as well as in Chicago and Indiana and Ethiopia when she lived there for a time. And what is the cost of living here It var- ies per artist but for me 200 condo fee per month approximately 800 a year for heat and400forelectricity.Themortgageinclud- ing insurance and taxes is 1100 a month. Taxes per unit are approximately 2700. S howing me some of her earlier works as we move around her welcoming living space full of colorful canvas- es and interesting artifacts Kindred remi- nisces. Teaching and showing art in Ethi- opia 1964-1969 put me in the center of an international art world. In her stu- dio pausing at one of her works in progress she observes So much of my earlier painting was deliberately flat and brightly colored. Now I am loving the illusions of volume and space that go with painting whats on the table by the window in my studio. Also with the changes in my eyesight just seeing and captur- ing what holds still in front of me is tricky enough. Kindred leads the way through Built in the 1927 the former Sacred Heart School at 83 Sherman Street was later acquired by the City of Portland. In 2000the city sold the buildingafter install- ing a new roof and bringing the hallways up to codeat a reduced rate to developer Peter Bass whose company won the bid to design and create eight loft spaces for purchase and use by artists. Thanks to partnership with the city the units prices remain low due to deed restrictions limiting their sale to buyers with income 80 percent or less than the median home buyer. The owners enter a financial agreement that limits the amount of equity their condo accrues during their tenure. Strict guidelines require that initial as well as succeeding occupants qualify as visual artists. TracyGinn J.FeliceBoucher DavidJohanson So You Call Yourself