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important their homes are to them,” says Nick. That apprenticeship also made it clear to Nick why as a boy he was making those house models with such obsession. “I made all my mistakes on my own house in Aquinnah,” he laughs.

With an academic background in studio art and anthropology, building homes is part Nick’s artistic journey. “Building is much more of a human process than simply putting together materials,” says Nick. Under Nick’s eye, some of those fine materials are in motion again on a four-acre home site overlooking Chilmark Pond and the Atlantic Ocean. With private access to the pond and deeded beach rights on the ocean-side, the project promises to be one of Vine Island Builders’ spectacular specs.” The housewarming party for this house is going to be fine one, that’s for sure,” says Nick.