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Radio
Title
A Bit of Downtime: Woodcarving at Maine State Prison
Year
2011
At the Maine State Prison, the woodshop program allows prisoners to work and use their creativity. Jordan Fletcher highlights the work that the program does for prisoner behavior, and how it supports the prison financially.
Type
published content
Title
A Maine Barn Raisin'
Year
1975
From dawn to dusk, friends and neighbors of Stacy Wentworth helped him raise a 50 foot barn in Arundel. Anne Gorham documents the work that went into putting the barn together.
Type
published content
Title
A Maine Barn Raisin'
Year
1977
From dawn to dusk, friends and neighbors of Stacy Wentworth helped him raise a 50 foot barn in Arundel. Anne Gorham documents the work that went into putting the barn together. Published in The Salt Book.
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
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.
Type
Radio
Title
Bells from Everest
Year
2004
Jeff Clapp speaks about creating bells and art from oxygen canisters recovered from Mount Everest.
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
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
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
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.
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