There is an almost elemental appeal in the rural fishing villages of Nova Scotia, Maine, and Newfoundland. Their intimate connection to nature, to the land, water, and (often harsh) weather; their reliance on ingenuity, on-hand materials, and craftsmanship; and their values of thrift and endurance serve as inspiration and as touchstones for those of us caught up in the hubbub of modern life.
Tilting, Newfoundland is a celebration of all these virtues and an eclectic documentation of the buildings, landscape, and lifestyle of this remote community on a small island far off the Canadian coast. Through photographs, firsthand historical anecdotes, and delicate pencil drawings, author Robert Mellin presents a personal account of Tilting's houses, outbuildings, furniture, tools, fences, and docks, and, in the process, the way of life of Tilting.
PhD Dissertation title: Folk Housing in Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland Completed: 1990 Supervisor: Henry Glassie
Other Books by Robert Mellin
Winter in Tilting. St. John's, Newfoundland: Pedlar Press, 2015.
Newfoundland Modern: Architecture in the Smallwood Years, 1949-1972. Montreal, Quebec: McGill Queen's University Press, 2011.
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