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Radio
Title
Bringing the Work Into You
Year
2005
Michael Luce discusses the process of creating a casket for his mother who recently passed away. Luce speaks about the importance of going through the process of crafting the casket himself, and about the life of his mother.
Type
Radio
Title
Six Feet Above
Year
2012
In order to help people accept death as a natural and unavoidable part of life, Chuck Lakin crafts coffins for people to keep at home. Julia Henderson documents the work that Lakin does designing coffins and how they serve various functions within a home.
Type
Radio
Title
For the Love of the Craft
Year
2007
Colleen Iudice highlights the training of Michael Norgang and Eric Stockinger, two apprentices at Atlantic Challenge who are learning the craft of boat building. Iudice focuses on the process of building a boat, and Norgang and Stockinger discuss their experiences building traditional boats.
Type
Radio
Title
Recipe for radical rest (serves 3)
Year
2021
Heather Flor is a Peruvian-American farmer and artist who uses rest as a radical tool. Heather’s mother, María Rosita, and her four-year old nephew, Ediercito, do too.
Type
Photography
Title
Soap Making Photographs
Year
1975
Making soap all of her life, Mrs. Joseph Sullivan shows Salt students how her craft is performed. Mrs. Sullivan guides Anne Gorham and others through the process from the start.
Type
Photography
Title
Steps in Making a Snow Shoe - Part II Photographs
Year
1975
From his workshop in Caratunk, Walter York creates snowshoes. Anne Gorham covers the steps of making the bows for snowshoes.
Type
Photography
Title
Like a Gift to an Indian: Basketmaking Photographs
Year
1975
Following traditional Micmac Indian practices, Libby and Joe Muse make potato baskets in Presque Isle. Anne Pierter, Laurie Smith and Jason Wheeler visit the Muse's to learn how to create baskets, step by step.
Type
Photography
Title
Stone Walls Photographs
Year
1975
Harvey Bixby is a skilled artisan who builds stone walls. Mark Serreze visits Bixby to learn about his craft and the work that goes into it.
Type
Photography
Title
Designing with Shells Photographs
Year
1975
Starting off as a hobby for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nichols, creating art with shells has become a business. Laura Lee Towne and Tari Lee Bennett speak to the Nichols' about their craft work to make figures with shells.
Type
Photography
Title
Somewhere Inside This Piece of Wood is a Paddle Photographs
Year
1977
Crafting canoe paddles from his own design, Monty Washburn creates lightweight paddles of varying materials. Chris Adelhardt and others highlight Washburn's work as a paddle maker.
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
Snowshoe Making - Part I Photographs
Year
1974
From his workshop in Caratunk, Walter York creates snowshoes. Anne Gorham covers the steps of making the bows for snowshoes.
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