On this episode, Chris and Amy get into it with Belfast, Maine inscriptional letter cutter Sigrid Coffin.Show Notes:0:51 - Atlas Obscura article: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hand-carved-gravestones9:40 - Kerstin Engman website: https://www.kerstinengman.com17:00 - Stew Henderson: https://www.stewhenderson.com22:30 -  Toad Hall Editions Magazine: kerning  https://www.toadhalleditions.ink/kerning-a-space-for-wordsLocal television piece about Douglas and Sigrid: https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Father-And-Daughter-Working-Together-Cutting-Stone-In-Belfast-439627293.htmlDownload the Companion Zine with this episode: waterfallarts.org/dropCredits:Coffin & Daughter Website: https://www.lettercutter.comShow artwork by Isabelle Gelot: https://isatopia.comEditing help from: Sara Trunzo: https://www.saratrunzo.com, thank you also to Denise DeSpirito and Anie Toole for additional feedback on the episode.Recorded, Produced, Hosted and Edited by Chris Battaglia (chrisbattaglia.info)Produced and Hosted by Amy Tingle (amytingle.com)This is a production of Waterfall Arts in Belfast, Maine, recorded in the studios at Belfast Community Radio (belfastcommunityradio.org).

Chris and Amy begin this season's podcast with artist Karen Olson, as they discuss Olson's new solo exhibition at Waterfall Arts in Belfast, her work about processing grief and trauma, and more.Show notes:3:45 - Sybylla Smith / Concept Aware: https://www.jsybyllasmith.com/concept-aware4:00 - Maine Media Workshops: https://www.mainemedia.edu5:16 - Asemic writing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asemic_writing 7:42 - Between Two Worlds (Book): https://www.karenolsonphotography.com/books/p/between-two-worlds10:44 - Hiking Trails in Midcoast Maine: https://www.hikingproject.com/directory/8008438/midcoast-maine14:17 - Biophilia: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/biophilia22:20 - Seth Godin The Practice: https://seths.store/thepractice/27:17 - Amy refers to an artist who sweeps when he gets stuck, David Wilson about his routine/practice on the Island Institute Daily Art Voices audio feed from Monday, April 5: https://www.islandinstitute.org/creative-economy-hub/daily-art-voices/Waterfall Arts Exhibition: The Embrace: https://waterfallarts.org/experience-art/exhibitions/Creative Maine article that led Amy to Karen's studio: https://creativemainemag.com/beauty-out-of-grief-and-trauma/Waterfall Arts presents The Drop: A Maine Arts PodcastEngineered/Recorded, and Edited by Chris BattagliaHosted and Produced by Chris Battaglia and Amy TingleCo-Production and Music by Eli KaoEpisode Artwork by Isabelle GelotFeatured guest: Karen OlsonThanks to Sara Trunzo, Vic Tredwell, Belfast Community Radio, and funding in part from the Maine Arts CommissionWaterfall Arts256 High StreetBelfast, ME 04915waterfallarts.orgCopyright © 2022