If you live in Maine, you might be lucky enough to have been touched by Pamela’s (or Pamé’s) mission-driven art. It was through surfing that I first was introduced to her. More Women+ Surf (now Palmar Collective) is a non-profit which fosters equitable opportunities for at-risk and underserved groups via water-centered activities. Today, Pamé continues to create community in every project she undertakes from stunning murals to her art direction and branding offerings at OYEH Design.

Photography and writing are creative pursuits, but when you utilize them in a way that involves business, marketing, or grant writing it takes on a different heft. I created palet as an extension of what I already love to do: capture artists, people, and changemakers. Report their events, products, and services. Give these materials back to them in order for them to flourish, to get more money, to tell their story to their audiences.

Last month, Maine Public Classical Listener Coco McCracken sat down with Heather McDougall to chat about how music has shaped her life and work, becoming a Mainer, finding this station from clear across the country, and the joys of music discovery and live performance.