CELEBRATION episode
Discover the role craft plays in our winter holiday traditions, rituals, and festivities. Featuring lion dancers and float builders for San Francisco’s acclaimed Chinese New Year Parade, artists in Michigan making ceramics for the holidays at Pewabic (Detroit) and Motawi Tileworks (Ann Arbor), Kwanzaa celebrations with artists in Chicago and Oakland, and Christmas card making with Yoshiko Yamamoto
Previews + Extras
Yumei Hou on the large ram in the Chinese New Year parade
S7 E2 - 56s
Sculptor Yumei Hou talks about creating the large ram head on a Chinese New Year parade float. Bonus video from the CELEBRATION episode. PBS premiere December 11, 2015. (check local listings)
Malik Seneferu dresses Kwanzaa table
S7 E2 - 4m 57s
Artist Malik Seneferu dresses a table for Kwanzaa, teaching us the meaning and intention behind the placement of objects. Bonus video from the CELEBRATION episode. PBS premiere December 2015. (check local listings.)
Corey Chan on Chinese New Year symbolism
S7 E2 - 2m 22s
Corey Chan talks about symbolism of various objects in the Chinese New Year parade and lion and dragon dances. Bonus video from the CELEBRATION episode. PBS premiere December 11, 2015. (check local listings)
Annette Brown on dolls made for Kwanzaa
S7 E2 - 2m 5s
Doll maker and soft sculptor Annette F. Brown talks about doll making, a tradition in her family for 30 years, and celebrating Kwanzaa through handmade gifts and family history. Bonus video from the CELEBRATION episode. PBS premiere December 11, 2015. (check local listings)
CELEBRATION episode preview
S7 E2 - 30s
Discover the role craft plays in our winter holiday traditions, rituals, and festivities. CELEBRATION features lion dancers & float builders for San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade, ceramic artists in Michigan for the holidays at Pewabic (Detroit) and Motawi Tileworks (Ann Arbor), Kwanzaa celebrations with Chicago & Oakland artists, and Christmas card making in Tacoma with Yoshiko Yamamoto.
CELEBRATION episode preview 2 min
S7 E2 - 2m 14s
Discover the role craft plays in our winter holiday traditions, rituals, and festivities. CELEBRATION features lion dancers & float builders for San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade, ceramic artists in Michigan for the holidays at Pewabic (Detroit) and Motawi Tileworks (Ann Arbor), Kwanzaa celebrations with Chicago & Oakland artists, and Christmas card making in Tacoma with Yoshiko Yamamoto.
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