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Multimedia
Title
A Dream and A Craft
Year
2012
From a shop in Portland, Jonathan Cooper crafts violins. Kimberlee Poole profiles Cooper's work on violins, his entry into the art, and his love for the instrument.
Type
Multimedia
Title
A God-given Talent
Year
2014
For nearly five decades, Everard Hall has been digging graves in Down East Maine. Erin Birney documents Hall's desire to do things the old-fashioned way and his perfection of the craft.
Type
published content
Title
A Thousand Shapes in One: Pottery Making
Year
1982
As potters, Bob and Lou Lipkin craft and create different kinds of ceramic objects. Tracy Pinkham highlights the work the Lipkin's do with ceramics in their studio.
Type
Radio
Title
A Welcome Home
Year
2008
Lydia Crafts highlights the work of Bette Hoxie, who over the past 30 years has fostered 150 kids, most affected with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Crafts discusses how Hoxie offers support to other foster families, and how she has learned the limits of what one person can do to help children in need.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Against the Grain
Year
2014
After learning how to surf on his own in Mumbai, India, Spandan Banerjee came to Maine to craft his own surf board at Grain Workshops in York. Lucia Constantine profiles the work Banerjee puts into his board.
Type
published content
Title
Arthur's Wooden World
Year
1975
For about 17 years, Arthur Fretwell has been crafting all sorts of works of art, from boats to lighthouses. Herb Baum visits Fretwell to speak about him coming to the United States from England and his crafting hobby.
Type
Photography
Title
Arthur's Wooden World Photographs
Year
1974
For about 17 years, Arthur Fretwell has been crafting all sorts of works of art, from boats to lighthouses. Herb Baum visits Fretwell to speak about him coming to the United States from England and his crafting hobby.
Type
Photography
Title
Artigiano
Year
2012
From a shop in Portland, Jonathan Cooper crafts violins. Kimberlee Poole profiles Cooper's work on violins and the efforts of his artisans.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Away to That Other World
Year
2015
Starting as a hobby and becoming a business, Dana Perkins builds model ships in bottles. Genevieve Pedulla profiles how Perkins' craft is a practice in problem solving for him.
Type
Photography
Title
Basketmakers
Year
1999
Elizabeth Larson captures the traditional craft of basketweaving.
Type
Writing
Title
Between Stitches: A Shoe Story
Year
2012
Despite social and economic changes, workers at the Rancourt factory in Lewiston continue the traditional craft of shoemaking. Heidi Sistare documents the work that is done at the factory and the importance of working at the shoe factory.
Type
Photography
Title
Breaking Bread
Year
2012
Kerry Ensinger documents the work and charity of Audai Naser, an immigrant from Iraq, who spends his days crafting authentic Middle Eastern breads at his business, Tandoor Bread and Restaurant.
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