‘Craft in America’ to air on PBS
Here’s something you’ll want to put on your calendar. PBS will be airing a show entitled, “Craft in America: A Journey to the Artists, Origins, and Techniques of American Craft.” It will air in three episodes beginning on May 30. The most notable artist to be featured—as far as woodworkers are concerned—is Sam Maloof. You can see a list of other artists to be featured here. The web site has a cool virtual exhibit that will show you some of the work of the artisans.
To find out when Craft in America airs in your local area, click here.
Dennis Perkins said,
Gary Knox Bennett was also featured on the first episode. You may know of his work in “eclectic” design and painted furniture. But he’s most famous for the “Nail Cabinet,” the piece that put him on the map and continues to stir heated debate to this day in both woodworking and artistic circles. It’s a beautifully crafted cabinet that he spent several months working on. As he was finishing the piece, he decided it was too conventional so he drove a 16 penny nail into the door and bent it over.
(posted on June 1st, 2007 at 8:11 am)