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<title>Living with looms and working with wool</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 6, 2013) March is the start of another busy season of exhibits, fairs and road trips for artisans across the region.  Over the next few months, we&apos;ll bring you some of the voices of the many folks in the North Country who make a living in their own workshops, basements and spare rooms.    It might sound charming - setting your own work hours - but the artisans we&apos;ve talked to say full-time art is not an easy decision and a lot of hard work.  Finding space, commissions, marketing, moral support, and reserving uninterrupted creative time are some of the challenges.Today, a trip to the woods near Harrisville, in the northwestern Adirondacks, to visit a couple who gave up jobs in marketing and at the post office to devote their attention to all things fiber, from woven rugs to knitted sweaters.   Lis Barsuglia-Madsen and her husband Michael moved from New Jersey to the North Country twenty years ago.   The new environment offered a chance to focus on following a dream  —  spending time together as artisans inspired by the mountains, deep woods and solitude. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21561/20130306/living-with-looms-and-working-with-wool">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[March is the start of another busy season of exhibits, fairs and road trips for artisans across the region.  Over the next few months, we&apos;ll bring you some of the voices of the many folks in the North Country who make a living in their own workshops, basements and spare rooms.    It might sound charming - setting your own work hours - but the artisans we&apos;ve talked to say full-time art is not an easy decision and a lot of hard work.  Finding space, commissions, marketing, moral support, and reserving uninterrupted creative time are some of the challenges.Today, a trip to the woods near Harrisville, in the northwestern Adirondacks, to visit a couple who gave up jobs in marketing and at the post office to devote their attention to all things fiber, from woven rugs to knitted sweaters.   Lis Barsuglia-Madsen and her husband Michael moved from New Jersey to the North Country twenty years ago.   The new environment offered a chance to focus on following a dream  —  spending time together as artisans inspired by the mountains, deep woods and solitude. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21561/20130306/living-with-looms-and-working-with-wool">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>art, arts, adirondacks, nadk, weaving, wool, knitting, fiber, rugs, denmark, harrisville, photolead, [loc:44.1520084 -75.3210340], topstory, economy</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Quilts by men at Shelburne Museum</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20026/20120622/quilts-by-men-at-shelburne-museum</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 22, 2012) Quilt making is traditionally associated with women, but a new exhibit at Shelburne Museum in Vermont focuses on quilts made by men.  Quilts on display include some made by soldiers who were injured in the Civil War, and from boys who were ill in childhood and learned how to quilt from their mothers. The quilts in the exhibit include some from the 1860&apos;s and contemporary innovations. Todd Moe talks with Shelburne’s chief curator Jean Burks, and Joe Cunningham -  aka Joe the Quilter -  who’ll give a lecture at the museum next week. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20026/20120622/quilts-by-men-at-shelburne-museum">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Quilt making is traditionally associated with women, but a new exhibit at Shelburne Museum in Vermont focuses on quilts made by men.  Quilts on display include some made by soldiers who were injured in the Civil War, and from boys who were ill in childhood and learned how to quilt from their mothers. The quilts in the exhibit include some from the 1860&apos;s and contemporary innovations. Todd Moe talks with Shelburne’s chief curator Jean Burks, and Joe Cunningham -  aka Joe the Quilter -  who’ll give a lecture at the museum next week. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20026/20120622/quilts-by-men-at-shelburne-museum">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>arts, quilts, fiber, shelburne, vermont, history, [loc:44.3897222 -73.2247222], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Heard Up North: An old coat is War of 1812 relic</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19464/20120309/heard-up-north-an-old-coat-is-war-of-1812-relic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 9, 2012) The Potsdam Museum recently rediscovered an historic War of 1812 officer&apos;s uniform in its archives — just in time for bicentennial commemorations.  Museum officials say the dark blue and red wool uniform is in &quot;very nice&quot; condition for a 200-year old garment.  It&apos;s thought to have belonged to Shubel Clark, a soldier from Canton who was assigned to the New York Detached Militia in Ogdensburg.   The heirloom was donated to the museum in 1953 by Clark’s family.Todd Moe stopped by for a closer look yesterday.  The story behind the old coat is today&apos;s Heard Up North. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19464/20120309/heard-up-north-an-old-coat-is-war-of-1812-relic">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Potsdam Museum recently rediscovered an historic War of 1812 officer&apos;s uniform in its archives — just in time for bicentennial commemorations.  Museum officials say the dark blue and red wool uniform is in &quot;very nice&quot; condition for a 200-year old garment.  It&apos;s thought to have belonged to Shubel Clark, a soldier from Canton who was assigned to the New York Detached Militia in Ogdensburg.   The heirloom was donated to the museum in 1953 by Clark’s family.Todd Moe stopped by for a closer look yesterday.  The story behind the old coat is today&apos;s Heard Up North. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19464/20120309/heard-up-north-an-old-coat-is-war-of-1812-relic">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>peace, potsdam, 1812, clothing, fiber, history, stlv, clark, [loc:44.6697805 -74.9813084], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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