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Craft in America
Ojibwe artist Biskakone Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson is an Ojibwe tribal member, cultural practitioner, and educator committed to learning and teaching the traditional methods and crafts of the Ojibwe people. He has mastered the crafts of cedar bark mat weaving, beadwork, weaving winnowing baskets, and winter bark basket making, moccasin sewing, and canoe building. Segment from the HOME episode
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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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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.