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Craftsmen
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Title
How to Build a Lobster Trap
Year
1977
Crafting a lobster trap requires precision, as demonstrated by Stilly Griffin. Elizabeth Tanner speaks to Griffin about the proper way to make lobster traps.
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
published content
Title
Salt Radio: Bringing the Work into You
Year
2007
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
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
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
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.
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
Snowshoe Making
Year
1977
From his workshop in Caratunk, Walter York creates snowshoes. Anne Gorham covers the steps of making and filling the bows for snowshoes.
Type
Photography
Title
He'll Always Get the Last Word In Photographs
Year
2009
Last in a long line of gravestone carvers, Paul DiMatteo works for Maine Memorial Company, his family business that has been in South Portland since 1919. Claire Harbage captures the work that DiMatteo does for varying customers.
Type
Radio
Title
One More Boat
Year
2014
Pete Chase, who suffers from a degenerative brain disease has begun to contemplate suicide, with the support of his wife. Morgan Springer documents how Sophie and Pete have tried to cope with Pete's brain disease, and their decision that suicide might be the answer.
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