Craft in America
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Episodes
Episode 8
Craft in America: Threads
aired: Fri, May 18, 2012
Explore the creativity of the human spirit through works that begin with the humble thread.
Episode 7
Craft in America: Family
aired: Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Family explores the creative environments and personal dynamics of four families of craft artists and asks: Is talent inherited? What is it like to live in a household where objects are made by hand?
Episode 6
Craft in America: Messages
aired: Wed, May 25, 2011
Many craft artists use their skill to express and share personal and political opinions. Craft has the ability to entice the viewer to consider topics that they might find difficult. By expressing their ideas through their work, artists add meaning to the objects they create.
Episode 5
Craft in America: Process
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
What inspires a person to choose a career in craft? How do they acquire the knowledge and necessary skills? What educational opportunities are available for people of all stages of life who harbor the desire to learn a craft? From artists who are self-taught to those who pursue formal study, from avocation to college, from apprenticeships to craft schools, and finally, out into the world.
Episode 4
Craft in America: Origins
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
The American craft tradition did not just appear, fully-formed and mature. Where have our craft practices come from? How do they continue? Each of the artists featured in "Origins" tie their work to early craft techniques and demonstrate how they are involved in passing these techniques to others in a continuum of creativity.
Episode 3
Craft in America: Community
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
Throughout time, craft work has been a community activity. This hour will focus on spiritual connection artists have to their communities through craft making. The personal stories of gifted artists and passionate newcomers alike reveal the deeply held belief that craft is about more than just the making of an object. It is also about a way of life, a reason for being.
Episode 2
Craft in America: Landscape
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
Landscape focuses on the relationship between the artists and their physical environment. Craft artists depend on their natural environment for both materials and inspiration. This hour will look at the processes through which natural materials become finished works of craft, and what deeper messages may be contained therein.
Episode 1
Craft in America: Memory
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
Take a personal tour through craft's history in America beginning with the pioneers of the field to the intimate stories of some of our country's most prominent craft artists. Memory observes how past is prologue, and looks to the dynamic of cultural history and personal heritage in creating objects.
