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        Craft in America
            Linda Sikora, Therman Statom, Mark Mitsuda on craft schools
Linda Sikora, Therman Statom, and Mark Mitsuda on craft schools. Archival courtesy of Pilchuck Glass School, Russell Johnson Photographer, Chihuly Studios, Penland School of Crafts, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Anderson Ranch Arts Center. TEACHERS episode PBS premiere: September 15, 2016 (*check local listings)
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            Crossroads explores the intersections of craft, culture, and technology.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            THREADS explores weaving, storytelling through quilts and textiles
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Explore the creativity and personal dynamics of craft artist families.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression in "Messages."
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            What inspires a career in craft? How does one learn a craft and make a living at it?
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Early craft techniques used by these artists are passed on in a continuum of creativity.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Community focuses on the connection artists have to their communities through craft.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Landscape considers the influences on artists that translate into objects.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Memory looks to the dynamic of cultural history and personal heritage in creating objects.
        
        
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    