Celebration -
craft in america

This episode explores craft artists, objects and traditions of various holidays, featuring Lion Dancers and float builders of San Francisco's Chinese New Year Parade, ceramic artists in Detroit making festive pieces at Pewabic Pottery and Motawi Tileworks, Kwanzaa celebrations in Chicago and Oakland, and woodblock Christmas cards made by Yoshiko Yamamoto in Washington state.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 702

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About Craft In America:

CRAFT IN AMERICA visits America's premier craft artists in their studios to witness the creation of handmade objects and into homes, businesses and public spaces where functional art is employed and celebrated.

Using archival footage and interviews with some of the top artists in the country, the three-part series showcases the breadth and beauty of handmade objects in our culture.

Watch Craft In America - Clips, Episodes & Previews

Glass artists Einar & Jamex de la Torre

Matt Kelleher and Shoko Teruyama

Gerhardt Knodel of Cranbrook Academy

Basket weaver Pat Courtney Gold

Ceramic artist David Gurney

Patricia Crosby of Mississippi Cultural Crossroads

Future Broadcast times for "Craft In America": (show all)

Mon, Apr 7	6:00 A.M.	California NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Apr 14	6:00 A.M.	Visionaries NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Apr 21	6:00 A.M.	Quilts NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Apr 28	6:00 A.M.	Identity NH Create (11.4)
Mon, May 5	6:00 A.M.	Storytellers NH Create (11.4)
Mon, May 12	6:00 A.M.	Democracy NH Create (11.4)