Craft in America

HOME Episode

55m 5s

HOME visits artists whose environments are filled with meaning and metaphor. Featuring Syd Carpenter, Helen Drutt, Wharton Esherick, Biskakone Greg Johnson, North House Folk School, and Sim Van der Ryn.

Episodes

HOME Episode

S14 E2 - 55m 5s

HOME visits artists whose environments are filled with meaning and metaphor. Featuring Syd Carpenter, Helen Drutt, Wharton Esherick, Biskakone Greg Johnson, North House Folk School, and Sim Van der Ryn.
INSPIRATION Episode

S14 E1 - 54m 36s

INSPIRATION reveals the magic and influence of craft. Featuring the Saar family (Betye Saar, Alison Saar, and Maddy Leeser), Simon Rodia and Watts Towers, Diedrick Brackens, Ayumi Horie, Suzanne Thao, Mandora Young, Tousue Vang, Chef Yia Vang, and Mary Little.

Extras + Features

HOME preview

S14 E2 - 1m

HOME visits artists whose environments are filled with meaning and metaphor. Featuring Syd Carpenter, Helen Drutt, Wharton Esherick, Biskakone Greg Johnson, North House Folk School, and Sim Van der Ryn.
INSPIRATION preview

S14 E1 - 1m 1s

Watch a 1 minute preview of the INSPIRATION episode. INSPIRATION reveals the magic and influence of craft. Featuring the Saar family (Betye Saar, Alison Saar, and Maddy Leeser), Simon Rodia and Watts Towers, Diedrick Brackens, Ayumi Horie, Suzanne Thao, Mandora Young, Tousue Vang, Chef Yia Vang, and Mary Little. Streaming in Nov 2022 and on PBS broadcast Dec 16, 2022
Jim Campe on the Outlaw Builder's structures

S14 - 1m 56s

Jim Campe on the Outlaw Builder's structures. Bonus video from the HOME episode. PBS premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)
Chef Yia Vang on what it means to be Hmong

S14 - 1m 21s

Chef Yia Vang on what it means to be Hmong. Bonus video from the INSPIRATION episode. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)
Weaver Diedrick Brackens on his Baby Blanket series

S14 - 1m 13s

Weaver Diedrick Brackens on his Baby Blanket series. Bonus video from the INSPIRATION episode. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)
Ceramic artist Syd Carpenter on her Mother Pins series

S14 - 1m 22s

Ceramic artist Syd Carpenter on her Mother Pins series. Bonus video from the HOME episode. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)
Potter Ayumi Horie on her color study tiles

S14 - 1m 51s

Potter Ayumi Horie on her color study tiles. Bonus video from INSPIRATION episode. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)
Ojibwe artist Biskakone Greg Johnson on the waganogan

S14 - 1m 32s

Ojibwe artist Biskakone Greg Johnson on the waganogan his community built based on an old photograph. Bonus video from HOME episode. Archival image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI-(23743).
Wharton Esherick's Bedroom Trap Door and Desk

S14 - 1m 41s

Holly Gore, Research Director at the Wharton Esherick Museum on Wharton Esherick's Bedroom Trap Door and Desk. Bonus video from HOME episode. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)
Chef Yia Vang on Hmong Village

S14 - 1m 20s

Chef Yia Vang on Hmong Village. Bonus video from the INSPIRATION episode. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)
Artist Alison Saar on whittling

S14 - 1m 3s

Artist Alison Saar on whittling. Bonus video from INSPIRATION episode. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)

Schedule

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Craft in America

Quilts

Friday
Jun 9

9:00 pm

1 Hour

Celebrating contemporary masters of quilting and the role quilts play in America's history; featuring Susan Hudson, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Michael A. Cummings, Judith Content, the International Quilt Museum and special guest Ken Burns.
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Craft in America

Identity

Friday
Jun 9

10:00 pm

1 Hour

Artists challenge the accepted norms of gender, race, education, culture, and place, offering a truer expression of their experiences; featuring Diego Romero, Cara Romero, Wendy Maruyama and Cristina Cordova.
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Craft in America

Quilts

Saturday
Jun 10

3:00 am

1 Hour

Celebrating contemporary masters of quilting and the role quilts play in America's history; featuring Susan Hudson, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Michael A. Cummings, Judith Content, the International Quilt Museum and special guest Ken Burns.
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Craft in America

Identity

Saturday
Jun 10

4:00 am

1 Hour

Artists challenge the accepted norms of gender, race, education, culture, and place, offering a truer expression of their experiences; featuring Diego Romero, Cara Romero, Wendy Maruyama and Cristina Cordova.

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