Craft in America RSS feed for WHYY programming.http://video.whyy.orgen-ushttp://video.whyy.orgWed, 16 May 2012 17:14:28 -0400Wed, 16 May 2012 17:14:28 -0400http://video.whyy.org/video/2229064192/Collectors Margarete and David Harvey talk about Terese Agnew's quilt, "Margarete's Garden".http://video.whyy.org/video/2229064192/05/01/2012Collectors Margarete and David Harvey talk about Terese Agnew's "Margarete's Garden".Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2229413570/Randall Darwall tells how preparing for a craft show is "like building a house".http://video.whyy.org/video/2229413570/05/01/2012Randall Darwall tells how preparing for a craft show is "like building a house".Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2200972286/Watch a 2 minute preview of the Threads episode.http://video.whyy.org/video/2200972286/02/24/2012Threads Episode 2 minute PreviewArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2229064196/Designer Brian Murphy and weaver Randall Darwall talk about incorporating clothing fragments into garments.http://video.whyy.org/video/2229064196/05/01/2012Brian Murphy and Randall Darwall talk about incorporating cloth fragments into garments.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2229400028/Artist Faith Ringgold talks about her writing process and "Tar Beach".http://video.whyy.org/video/2229400028/05/01/2012Artist Faith Ringgold talks about her writing process and "Tar Beach".Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2230109016/Laura Perez, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley, talks about Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's work.http://video.whyy.org/video/2230109016/05/02/2012Laura Perez talks about Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's work.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2229400016/Artist Faith Ringgold talks about the process of creating the "Tar Beach" story quilt.http://video.whyy.org/video/2229400016/05/01/2012Artist Faith Ringgold talks about the process of creating the "Tar Beach" story quilt.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2222262924/Watch a 30 second preview of the Threads episodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2222262924/04/12/2012Threads Episode PreviewArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2152205235/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?http://video.whyy.org/video/2152205235/10/18/2011Explore the creativity and personal dynamics of craft artist families.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsEpisodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2151158121/President Jimmy Carter introduces us to the Moulthrop family of Georgia woodturners and New York gallerist Michael Heller tells us more about the Moulthrops work in this clip from the Family episodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2151158121/10/10/2011Moulthrop family clipArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2152624359/Meet three generations of the Moulthrop family of woodturners.http://video.whyy.org/video/2152624359/10/13/2011Moulthrop FamilyArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2151158102/In this clip from the Family episode, bootmaker Lisa Sorrell shows us how she cuts and forms vamps.http://video.whyy.org/video/2151158102/10/10/2011Lisa Sorrell creates vampsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2157068831/In this clip from the Family episode, third generation woodturner Matt Moulthrop chooses his profession with the advice and support of his familyhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2157068831/10/20/2011Matt MoulthropArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2151158108/In this clip from the Family episode, bootmaker Lisa Sorrell shows us how she measures a person's foot and then chooses and customizes the appropriate boot lasthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2151158108/10/11/2011Lisa Sorrell talks about lastsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2103604545/Watch a 30 second preview of the Family episodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2103604545/08/23/2011Family Episode PreviewArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/1942517551/Curator George Ciscle seated in front of Rodins The Thinker at the Baltimore Museum of Art, explores the messages embedded in various pieces by Joyce J. Scott, including the No Mommy, Me series and Man Eating Watermelon.http://video.whyy.org/video/1942517551/05/22/2011Curator George Ciscle explains the messages in various works by Joyce J. Scott.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/1929836835/Many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression. They use craft to tell a story, prove a point, experiment, or bring attention to contemporary issues. Often their work is passionate and provocative. Each of the artists in Messages imbues their work with a narrative.http://video.whyy.org/video/1929836835/05/16/2011Many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/1936030382/Explores the ways many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression. Featuring artists Beth Lipman, Charles Carrillo, Joyce J. Scott and Thomas Mann. 5/24/11http://video.whyy.org/video/1936030382/05/18/2011Airs Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/1949131631/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.http://video.whyy.org/video/1949131631/05/25/2011Many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsEpisodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/1930351003/Watch human hands transform humble materials into works of function and beauty. Discover what drives artists to create.http://video.whyy.org/video/1930351003/05/16/2011Watch human hands transform humble materials into works of function and beauty.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/1559307451/This panel shows a test tube of bleach and a kitchen counter top with incredible impressions left by containers and appliances after the water receded. When the water leaves, the mold and mildew start to grow. To rid your home of the mold spore, which penetrates the walls, floors and ceilings, you have to gut the house of drywall and spray down every stud, rafter and floorboard with bleach.http://video.whyy.org/video/1559307451/09/14/2010This piece shows the incredible impressions left in the mud and mold on a kitchen counter.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/1559297338/After Katrina, 350,000 discarded refrigerators ended up on the curbs with magnets still on them! Chris Cressione is a New Orleans artist who collected magnets from the refrigerators and put them all over his car. Occasionally he'd run into the owner and ask permission to take the magnets. He was never denied. They loved what he was doing, which shows the sense of humor of the people in this city.http://video.whyy.org/video/1559297338/09/14/2010After Katrina, 350,000 refrigerators ended up on the curbs with magnets still on them!Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/1559308783/Animals suffered right along with the humans as victims of Hurricane Katrina. I found this dog named "Wall Street" through the animal rescue volunteers who set up shop a block from my studio. These women went out all over the city. Wall Street's owner had not returned so they spray painted messages on the house such as, "Do not take this dog" and "This dog is being fed by volunteers."http://video.whyy.org/video/1559308783/09/14/2010Humans weren't the only victims of Katrina. I met this abandoned dog, named "Wall Street."Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/1559294717/This depicts the 17th St. Canal breach & resulting loss of 60,000 homes. Canals were excavated long ago to drain swamps & create more land. The steel sheeting in the walls was not driven down deep enough & the funds the Army Corps of Engineers got to correct this were used by the Bush admin. for Iraq. The failure of these walls is "the largest civil engineering disaster in the history of the U.S."http://video.whyy.org/video/1559294717/09/14/2010This piece depicts the failure of the 17th St. Canal floodwall & the loss of 60,000 homes.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/1559287277/I found this collapsed church near the corner of Peniston and Baronne Streets. It was probably suffering from termite problems, but the storm winds literally blew it down. In the midst of the ruins was a statue of an angel, missing a wing, but upright. I found it inspirational. I felt it was important to the spiritual renewal of the city to have a piece like this in the Storm Cycle series.http://video.whyy.org/video/1559287277/09/14/2010In the ruins of a collapsed church, a statue of an angel, missing a wing but upright.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/1559301670/A dear friend, photographer and furniture maker Paul Guerra, transported people and supplies with his 7-ton truck, often driving 16 hrs. a day through 4 ft. of water. He began alone, hours after the storm, picking up stranded neighbors. Then he went into convoy with the National Guard, bringing people from the "Cajun Navy" boats to the Convention Center. This guy truly is a New Orleans Local Hero.http://video.whyy.org/video/1559301670/09/14/2010Photographer & furniture maker Paul Guerra drove 16 hrs. a day to pick up stranded people.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/1559294598/Tom & Athene Paquin, 9 mos. pregnant, evacuated their home. Charlotte was born 3 days later. They returned to extensive damage, especially in the baby's room. The salty slurry of mud & sand infiltrated everything. They got a FEMA trailer two months later, and it was so small they needed to use a room of the house, so Tom had to build a porch to connect to the two, creating a home for his family.http://video.whyy.org/video/1559294598/09/14/2010Tom, Athene & newborn Charlotte Paquin lived in a FEMA trailer while repairing their home.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/1275408713/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.http://video.whyy.org/video/1275408713/09/14/2010What inspires a career in craft? How does one learn a craft and make a living at it?Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodeend=2012-11-17http://video.whyy.org/video/1275403936/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.http://video.whyy.org/video/1275403936/09/14/2010Early craft techniques used by these artists are passed on in a continuum of creativity.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingEpisodeend=2012-11-17http://video.whyy.org/video/2090819861/Watch a preview of the Origins episode.http://video.whyy.org/video/2090819861/08/12/2011Origins Episode PreviewArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2089895111/Book artist Julie Chen discusses figuring out tricky design details.http://video.whyy.org/video/2089895111/08/12/2011Julie Chen, book artistArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2089890508/Artist Teri Greeves shows us the outfit made for her son's naming ceremony.http://video.whyy.org/video/2089890508/08/11/2011Teri GreevesArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2090790934/Watch a preview of the Process episode.http://video.whyy.org/video/2090790934/08/12/2011Process Episode PreviewArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/1275397319/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.http://video.whyy.org/video/1275397319/09/14/2010Landscape considers the influences on artists that translate into objects.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodeend=2012-11-17http://video.whyy.org/video/1275402608/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.http://video.whyy.org/video/1275402608/09/14/2010Community focuses on the connection artists have to their communities through craft.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodeend=2012-11-17http://video.whyy.org/video/1275393258/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.http://video.whyy.org/video/1275393258/09/14/2010Memory looks to the dynamic of cultural history and personal heritage in creating objects.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2089738529/Pat Courtney Gold explains her basket designs which represent her heritage and her cultures memory.http://video.whyy.org/video/2089738529/08/11/2011Pat Courtney GoldArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2089813297/Jan Yager discusses communication through art.http://video.whyy.org/video/2089813297/08/12/2011Jan YagerArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2089769439/Watch the de la Torre brothers use teamwork to make a glass sculpture at Pilchuck Glass School with instructor Amy Rueffert and her students.http://video.whyy.org/video/2089769439/08/11/2011Einar & Jamex de la TorreArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2090766075/Tom Joyce speaks about his work and the mathematician Fibonacci.http://video.whyy.org/video/2090766075/08/12/2011Tom JoyceArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2089738655/Gerhardt Knodel of Cranbrook Academy speaks about the future of craft and its significance in our history.http://video.whyy.org/video/2089738655/08/11/2011Gerhardt Knodel of Cranbrook AcademyArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2089738678/David Gurney, throwing a small cup, takes inspiration from Mexican culture, his garden, and his Central Coast California home.http://video.whyy.org/video/2089738678/08/11/2011David GurneyArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2089895101/Matt Kelleher and Shoko Teruyama both resident artists at Penland School of Crafts speak about their time at the school and their work.http://video.whyy.org/video/2089895101/08/12/2011Matt Kelleher and Shoko TeruyamaArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2089767780/Patricia Crosby talks about the forming of Mississippi Cultural Crossroads.http://video.whyy.org/video/2089767780/08/11/2011Mississippi Cultural CrossroadsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsClip