Vic and Amber Mazza are first generation farmers with a passion for self-sustainability, the arts, and environmental conservation. Both disabled Navy veterans, they met each other while forward deployed to Japan. After an eventful time travelling the world, they retired from military service and wanted to settle down and have a farm somewhere quiet, beautiful, and close to the ocean. Maine was the perfect fit.
Vic started his journey into textile arts with sewing — starting with garment repair as a small child — which flourished into a love of all things textile related. While stationed in Japan he took workshops on a variety of traditional crafts, including kumihimo. He is a designer, weaver, felter, handspinner and knitter. His work centers around historically driven pieces, sustainably sourced leatherworks, tartan design, and bespoke garment creation. He also has extensive experience in various forms of engineering, construction, and enforcement of building code compliance.
Amber formally apprenticed under her grandmother, a lifelong textile artist and owner of an embroidery business, from the time she was eight years old. Her education included fiber dyeing, hand and machine embroidery (including use of digitization software for custom fabrication), garment construction and design, lace making (with an emphasis on Irish crochet, an art going back at least six generations in her family) and more. She is also a felter, knitter, spinner and weaver. Her work is highly influenced by the years she spent living in Japan and travelling Asia, the beauty of nature, and mythologies from around the world. She also has extensive engineering experience from the military and works in IT.