Craft in America

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.

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. Bonus video from the HOME episode. PBS premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)

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. Bonus video from the INSPIRATION episode. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)

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. Bonus video from INSPIRATION episode. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)

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).

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. Bonus video from the INSPIRATION episode. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 16, 2022 (check local listings)

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