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New Craft in America episode, JEWELRY explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment. Streaming starting November 4, 2021 on the PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, and pbs.org/craftinamerica. PBS broadcast premiere December 10, 2021 (check local listings). Featuring classic jeweler Tom Herman; Harriete Estel Berman who creates jewelry with recycled materials; the coeditors of Ornament Magazine; the legacy of modernist jeweler Art Smith; nature-inspired artist Gabrielle Gould; a

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The Craft Video Dictionary is a new digital tool for understanding how objects are made, launching soon in early 2024. In this video-definition, furniture artist Martin Hernandez demonstrates wood turning on a lathe to create a spindle at the Allied Woodshop in Los Angeles. The technique is among the fundamentals of woodworking, and the variations are infinite. Craft Video Dictionary (CVD) videos are created to deepen understanding of how objects are generated and shaped. Especially for those wh

Potter Roberto Lugo creates monumental urns and elaborate teapots illustrated with decorative patterns and motifs, modern urban graffiti, portraits of important historic and contemporary figures, as well as family and people from his neighborhood. Featured in the EAST episode, premiering on PBS December 19, 2025 (check local listings). Showcasing the vast community of craft artists in the US, Craft in America is producing 4 special episodes for Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 : EAST, W

Black Mountain College was instrumental in creating a new U.S. avante-garde in the art world but also had a huge impact on the world of craft as well. The school trained some of the most influential artists of the 20th century across the spectrum and its academic model is echoed in art programs today. Here's to the dream of more educated citizens! What did you take from the video? #museumweek #dreamsmw #blackmountaincollege | Craft in America