Craft in America
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Artists whose environments are filled with meaning and metaphor; featuring Syd Carpenter, Helen Drutt, Wharton Esherick, Biskakone Greg Johnson and more. (60 minutes)
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Sun, 12/22 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS Create
Holiday
Nordic folk woodcarver Harley Refsal; clay artist Susan Garson creates menorahs; the Biltmore in Asheville, N.C., re-creates George Vanderbilt's turn-of-the-century Christmas; gingerbread houses at Grove Park Inn; Navidad celebration in San Antonio. (60 minutes)
Mon, 12/23 at 5:00 am on Austin PBS Create
Process
Why a person chooses a career in craft; artists who have turned to craft as a second career later in life. (60 minutes)
Wed, 12/25 at 8:00 pm on Austin PBS Create
Holiday
Nordic folk woodcarver Harley Refsal; clay artist Susan Garson creates menorahs; the Biltmore in Asheville, N.C., re-creates George Vanderbilt's turn-of-the-century Christmas; gingerbread houses at Grove Park Inn; Navidad celebration in San Antonio. (60 minutes)
Thu, 12/26 at 1:00 am on Austin PBS Create
Holiday
Nordic folk woodcarver Harley Refsal; clay artist Susan Garson creates menorahs; the Biltmore in Asheville, N.C., re-creates George Vanderbilt's turn-of-the-century Christmas; gingerbread houses at Grove Park Inn; Navidad celebration in San Antonio. (60 minutes)
Thu, 12/26 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Democracy
How craft is intertwined with the defining principles of the U.S.; featuring Robert L. Lynch, Sammy Little, Harvey Pratt and Eudorah Moore, as well as the Smithsonian Institution museums, the Veterans History Project and Berea College Student Craft. (60 minutes)
Thu, 12/26 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Harmony
The creation of handcrafted instruments, featuring Marc Savoy and the Savoy family, bowmaker Susan Lipkins, luthier Doug Naselroad and artist Richard Jolley. (60 minutes)
Thu, 12/26 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Jewelry
Exploring the history, artistry and impact of personal adornment with jewelers Tom Herman, Harriete Estel Berman, Art Smith, Gabrielle Gould and Jesse Monongya. (60 minutes)
Fri, 12/27 at 8:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
Science
Investigating the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences, spanning technology, engineering, biology, math and the climate emergency. (60 minutes)
Fri, 12/27 at 9:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
Collectors
From Chicano art to teapots and wooden spoons, a look at the essential role that craft collectors play in the community and how their support furthers artists at all stages of their careers. (60 minutes)