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Indie Alaska
I Am A Craftsman | INDIE ALASKA
Season 4
Episode 2
Mark Gould is one of the last coopers. The craft of barrel-building is quickly fading, but Gould has pursued it as a full-time job for the last 15 years. Through coopering and promoting Alaskan resources, Gould has found a passion and a guiding philosophy.
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3:35
Nasugraq Rainy Hopson is teaching people above the arctic circle how to grow produce.

3:47
Holly Nordlum and Sarah Whalen-Lunn are Traditional Inuit Handpoke and Skin Stitch Artists

5:15
Mary Lou Sours is an Inupiaq woman determined to revive the tradition of sewing mukluks.

3:10
Lonnie Arnold and many Inupiat Alaskans still depend on traditional subsistence methods.

5:38
Lorri Wright weaves cloth for the local Rennaisance Faire but it also helps her anxiety.

4:05
Paula and Mike live off the grid where they grow peonies and ship them around Alaska.

4:00
Marta uses images of the Alaskan wilderness to create unique pottery and her own business.

3:50
A close community of skateboarders is growing in Anchorage, Alaska.

4:25
Hugh and Iris Darling run Sweet Darlings-one of the oldest candy shops in Alaska.

5:30
Matthew Burtner uses the sounds of snow, glaciers, and wind to compose abstract music.

6:16
Luc Mehl is able to experience things in Alaska few others can, thanks to his packraft.

2:55
Rachel Saul loves bread. She runs Fire Island Bakery in Anchorage as the Gluten-Queen.