March 2010
2 posts
WatchWelcome to Allie’s Donuts, but be forewarned, wherever you are, you’re going to want to hop in your car and drive to North Kingston to down half a dozen fresh delicious pastries. Enjoy! A little history while you much - to say that Allie’s Donuts is a Rhode Island institution is to say the obvious, but it must be said nonetheless. And such a tasty tradition! Anne, whose father founded Allies,...
WatchA tantalizing look at some boards being made locally, you will want to grab one and head for the surf right away!
Bill Shockley, a well respected woodworker in South County, has only recently come to make wooden surf boards, a rare tradition now, a natural extension of his love of surfing and making. He has explored the history of surf boards, from the early Hawaiian knee boards and long boards...
January 2010
1 post
We hope you enjoy these Proof of Concept videos for Making Rhode Island, and the other visits below.
We would love to expand our program to a broad ‘Making (_your state_)’ concept. If you are interested in the our work you can contact us at juliannegauron AT hotmail DOT com
Enjoy all the visual delights, some making of your own and hope to see you out in the surf this summer, or...
December 2009
1 post
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This is a teaser of the full length Rough Assembly that the Making Rhode Island team created of our experiences at Cumberland Foundry, in Cumberland Rhode Island.
Cumberland Foundry is a family business with an international reputation. When Tom, son of the founder, gave us a tour we saw old rail tracks from a now defunct Woonsocket line literally melting down into iron for casting, in the...
September 2009
8 posts
Richard Fleischner, Installation and Environmental...
Richard Fleischner has been creating pieces of art out his Providence studio for many decades. His pieces speak to history and the surrounding environment, and are located across the country, but the Sod Maze in Newport RI reflects his deeply rooted sense of place.
Ferry Boatyard run by the Blount sisters
Julie Blount and her sisters, manage one of the only large scale, women run metal boatyards in the country. Their father developed dozens of new concepts in boat construction, many of which are still used in the building of the family of water taxis, ferry boats and small cruisers. The sisters hire and train fabricators locally, creating and giving back, while their boats are sent all across the...
Karl Dennis Violins, Melodious Art
Karl and his wife Cathy work together in a delightful studio on an art form that has existed for centuries, and they more than do justice, both recreating old baroque masterpieces and evolving new instruments perfectly suited to each individual customer. And the tools which the husband wife team use are much the same as instrument makers used hundreds of years ago.
Making Rhode Island
Making Rhode Island is video research project grown out of our fascination with the rich and diverse wealth of people still using their hands to make a living in Rhode Island.
Whether it is a ferry boat or a donut, wooden surf boards or installation art, or cast iron kettle balls from defunct local rail lines, these Rhode Islanders keep the “birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution” alive...
Introduction to Co-Creators of Making Rhode Island...
Julianne Snow Gauron Industrial Design - Research, Strategy and Human Factors
I came to be co-creator of Making Rhode Island through a winding wonderful path. I studied Art History and Architecture in my undergrad at Bowdoin College. A semester abroad hooked me on Europe, and the broader scope of design, so after graduation I headed to Burberry Ltd in London.
In extreme juxtaposition, I went...