Skip to main content
Donate

Up Next

Motawi Tileworks

Motawi Tileworks

Video
6:32
Pewabic pottery

Pewabic pottery

Video
10:16
Printmaker Yoshiko Yamamoto

Printmaker Yoshiko Yamamoto

Video
9:32
Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa

Video
7:07
Chinese New Year Lion Dance

Chinese New Year Lion Dance

Video
5:23
Chinese New Year Parade

Chinese New Year Parade

Video
14:41
David Thomas & Stephanie Mufson on warrior figures

David Thomas & Stephanie Mufson on warrior figures

Video
1:39
Josephine Shea & Graham Beal on the Diego Rivera mural

Josephine Shea & Graham Beal on the Diego Rivera mural

Video
4:20
Christine Devlin & Sherlyn Hunter on Pewabic installations

Christine Devlin & Sherlyn Hunter on Pewabic installations

Video
1:13
Yumei Hou on her papercuts

Yumei Hou on her papercuts

Video
2:56
Nawal Motawi demonstrates the Kanban system

Nawal Motawi demonstrates the Kanban system

Video
3:06
Yoshiko Yamamoto on creating block prints at home

Yoshiko Yamamoto on creating block prints at home

Video
4:29
Back to Show
Craft in America

William L. Ellis & Tony Ellis on banjos, fiddle and family

William L. Ellis & his father Tony Ellis on learning to play music, how a Scottish village inspired Tony’s fiddle tune “Plockton Aire,” parlor banjo history, and family influences, including how Tony’s grandmother played him lullabyes on the banjo.

Support Provided By
WEST episode
55:04
Season 17 Episode 2
WEST episode
WEST celebrates the continuum of heritage and the handmade in the American west.
EAST episode
54:48
Season 17 Episode 1
EAST episode
EAST highlights diverse expressions behind modern craft in the eastern region of America.
COLLECTORS episode
55:41
Season 16 Episode 2
COLLECTORS episode
COLLECTORS reveals the relationship between craft collectors & artists they support
SCIENCE episode
55:11
Season 16 Episode 1
SCIENCE episode
SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences
MINIATURES episode
55:36
Season 15 Episode 2
MINIATURES episode
MINIATURES explores the world of small objects and big ideas
PLAY episode
55:06
Season 15 Episode 1
PLAY episode
PLAY celebrates the power of imagination and the child in all of us.
HOME Episode
55:05
Season 14 Episode 2
HOME Episode
HOME visits artists whose environments are filled with meaning and metaphor
INSPIRATION Episode
54:36
Season 14 Episode 1
INSPIRATION Episode
INSPIRATION reveals the magic and influence of craft
JEWELRY episode
55:06
Season 13 Episode 2
JEWELRY episode
JEWELRY explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment.
HARMONY episode
54:36
Season 13 Episode 1
HARMONY episode
HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft
DEMOCRACY episode
55:06
Season 12 Episode 1202
DEMOCRACY episode
DEMOCRACY explores how craft is intertwined with our nation’s defining principles.
STORYTELLERS episode
54:36
Season 12 Episode 1201
STORYTELLERS episode
Artists who use narrative to communicate personal stories & universal truths.
Show more
Active loading indicator