Examine original hand-crafted works by contemporary artists.
EPISODE 1
Memory
History of the craft movement; some of the best craft artists in America.
EPISODE 2
Landscape
The processes through which natural materials become finished works of craft.
EPISODE 3
Community
Craftspeople honor the notion of community in their work.
Origins
The origins of the American craft movement; artists who tie their work to early craft techniques.
Process
Why a person chooses a career in craft; artists who have turned to craft as a second career later in life.
Messages
Artist Charles Carillo evokes a traditional Spanish colonial style; jewelry and metalsmith Thomas Mann; blown glass still-life artist Beth Lipman; glass bead artist Joyce Scott.