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Multimedia
Title
Carry it Through
Year
2014
For the Cottrell family in Searsport, wooden boatbuilding as become a family tradition. Sara Quinn profiles how one father and son duo craft different kinds of wooden boats in their workshop.
Type
Multimedia
Title
The Green Death
Year
2013
Offering a way for individuals to have a natural and affordable burial, green cemeteries have allowed for the tradition of burials to change. Grace Mendenhall documents the work Chuck Lakin, Joe Watson, and Joyce Foley have done for funerals.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Maine Spirit
Year
2013
For the Dunphy family, making mascots is a tradition and their business. Tracy Mumford documents how the family has created costumes for schools and business, in Maine and beyond.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Spirited Work: Distilling Craft Spirits in Portland, Maine
Year
2014
As America's craft beer economy grows, some alcohol artisans are starting to venture into craft spirits. Kelly Prime profiles the work of Wesley Moseman of Maine Craft Distilling who speaks about heritage and craftsmanship.
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
Multimedia
Title
Hired Gun
Year
2013
Have always desired to work with firearms, Jim Bellegarde jumped at the opportunity to become a gunsmith. Ben Buddig profiles the work Bellegarde has done with firearms.
Type
Photography
Title
Yankee Contraptions Photographs
Year
1976
With the need for something that could split wood for him, Monty Washburn engineered a contraption that could do it. Kevin Harnden speaks to Washburn about putting together his machine.
Type
Photography
Title
How to Build a Lobster Trap Photographs
Year
1974
Crafting a lobster trap requires precision, as demonstrated by Stilly Griffin. Seth Hanson and others speak to Griffin about the proper way to make lobster traps.
Type
Photography
Title
Energy in a Boatyard Photographs
Year
1978
On the mud flats of the Kennebunk River lies a building that has come to represent the tides and fortunes of Salt. Lynn Kippax, Jr. and Pamela Wood document the active learning that Salt students do and the energy of the craftsmen who train the students.
Type
Photography
Title
Rhythm of the Loom Photographs
Year
1982
For generations, Bessie Swain has taught individuals in New England how to weave. Lynn Kippax Jr. captures images of Swain as she works her craft.
Type
Photography
Title
Bringing the Work Into You Photographs
Year
2005
Annie Reichert captures a photograph of Michael Luce in his basement workshop, looking into the coffin he is building for his recently deceased mother, Portland, Maine.
Type
Photography
Title
Barn Raising Photographs
Year
1975
From dawn to dusk, friends and neighbors of Stacy Wentworth helped him raise a 50 foot barn in Arundel. Anne Gorham and others document the work that went into putting the barn together.
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