The Drop

Sigrid Coffin

Sigrid Coffin Season 1 Episode 2

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-gravestones
9:40 - Kerstin Engman website: https://www.kerstinengman.com
17:00 - Stew Henderson: https://www.stewhenderson.com
22:30 -  Toad Hall Editions Magazine: kerning  https://www.toadhalleditions.ink/kerning-a-space-for-words

Local television piece about Douglas and Sigrid: https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Father-And-Daughter-Working-Together-Cutting-Stone-In-Belfast-439627293.html

Download the Companion Zine with this episode: waterfallarts.org/drop

Credits:
Coffin & Daughter Website: https://www.lettercutter.com
Show artwork by Isabelle Gelot: https://isatopia.com
Editing 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).

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