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Craft in America
ORIGINS episode preview
Watch a preview of the Origins episode, which focuses on the origins of the American craft movement and features artists who tie their work to early craft techniques and pass these techniques to others in a continuum of creativity. Artists featured include blacksmith Philip Simmons, potter Vernon Owens, Kiowa beadworker Teri Greeves, weaver Jim Bassler, and glass artist Paul Stankard.
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MINIATURES explores the world of small objects and big ideas

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PLAY celebrates the power of imagination and the child in all of us.

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INSPIRATION reveals the magic and influence of craft

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HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft

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DEMOCRACY explores how craft is intertwined with our nation’s defining principles.

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Artists explore issues of gender, race, culture and place

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