Spot Muse

Pete Colman, Jennifer Colman, Lakota Bowen and Summit Cera Kate Colman

Ages: 37, 35, 10, 5 1/2

Born: Various places, including New York, New Hampshire and Maine

Location: In the parking lot behind the Riverside Inn in Ellsworth on a Sunday in February

Where do you live?

Pete: In a small, three-bedroom house in Penobscot.

What do you do for work?

Jennifer: I do massage therapy, and I’m an artist. I do intuitive artwork and intuitive body work. I’m starting to explore with painting what I see in body work.

Pete: I build hiking trails for the National Park Service.

What’s the last fun thing you did as a family?

Lakota: Going out to the “Aunt Mae Cabaret” in Blue Hill.

Do you watch TV?

Summit: Yes, but that’s not the funnest thing I do. Having a play date with Dada is the funnest.

What do you like about living in Maine?

Pete: Three things make Maine special: the rural character, the kindness of the people and the community spirit.

Where do you go when you leave Maine?

Pete: We try not to leave Maine. When we do, it’s: How much further ’til we get to Maine?

What do you like about school?

Lakota: I’ve never had a teacher I don’t like.

What do you do for fun?

Pete: Hiking, biking, sledding.

Lakota: The library.

Where do you shop?

Jennifer: I’m a creative shopper. I shop mostly secondhand.

What’s your favorite color?

Summit: I like blue, pink and light purple.