EPISODE #5
“CREATIONS & WILD CONTRAPTIONS FROM THE WOODS with Barnaby Porter”
Walpole, Maine
Emily returns to Crow Point in Walpole for a visit with Barnaby Porter, woodworker and essay writer. They look back at a point in time when two of his greatest joys ~ exploring the natural world and making things in his wood shop ~ merged into an amalgamation of sheer whimsy and wonder. Have you ever imagined what it would be like to live inside a hollow tree?
Listen to Barnaby read his essay “A Tramp in the Woods”
Links
Watch Barnaby Porter and his creations in an 8-minute segment on Maine Public Television’s “Made in Maine” from 1995:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8qQyQ_ODbM
Maine Lighthouse Museum:
https://www.mainelighthousemuseum.org/
Barnaby Porter’s essay “A Tramp in the Woods” is featured in Barnaby’s Blog on the website of Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust:
https://www.coastalrivers.org/a-tramp-in-the-woods/
TMC’s theme song “Hearts as Full as the Moon” is courtesy of Oshima Brothers: