Welcome to Crafting Voices. The Crafting Voices is an audio program that focuses on American craft and those individuals who spend their lives creating, promoting, and collecting American craft.
Partly inspired by the Chicago Public Radio program, "This American Life", each show has a theme and features interviews with working artists and professional craftspeople...
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They’re working to resolve the problem…and I’ll send word when the problem is fixed.
Whether your thumb is green or brown, almost everyone has a fascination with gardens, flowers, and nature. There have been countless artists who have used gardens and nature as an inspiration for your work. On today’s show, we’re looking at art inspired by nature and gardening.
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Craft in America Liveblogging (kinda) at Greenjeans
Well, thank goodness for DVR…I managed to record the premiere of Craft in America Wednesday night, and I plan to watch it sometime tonight or tomorrow. But I’ve been watching some of the buzz about the show at some of the other craft blogs and overall the feedback has been pretty positive. The folks over at Greenjeans did a live blog and a wrap up of each episode on Wednesday night. While it’s not exactly a “live” blog anymore, it’s still a good read, and you can join in on the discussion about the series…you can check out each blog post here:
Plus, I noticed that the Craft in America web site has been updated to include a whole wealth of information including sections on the history of different mediums (fiber, wood, metal, glass, etc), bios of each artist featured in the series, and downloadable educator’s guides. You can also order the DVD of the documentary on the web site, check out the schedule of the eight-city Craft in America exhibition and find out more about the Craft in America book, which is scheduled to come out in Fall of this year. Check it out….
Craft in America to premiere tonight
The first part of a three-part PBS series on American Craft is set to premiere tonight. The PBS documentary, Craft in America showcases American artists and craftsmen and looks at how craft effects our culture. Tonight’s episode, named “Memory” will look at the stories of current craftsmen use them as a context for the history of craft itself. Tonight’s guests will include woodworker Sam Maloof, basketmaker Mary Jackson, metalsmith Tom Joyce, and furniture maker Garry Knox Bennett.
Tonight’s episode will air at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT, but you should check your local PBS station to confirm the time for your area.
The second episode, “Landscape” will air at 9 p.m. EDT/PDT and the third episode, “Community” will air at 10 p.m. EDT/PDT.
For more information about the Craft in America project, check out the web site at http://www.craftinamerica.org
The Secrets of Rusty Things, Michael de Meng’s new book
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This just in from Michael de Meng’s blog…
Guess what is ready to ship! My biz partner Christine just got her first shipment of “Secrets” in. She’ll be sending them out next week. She’s busy adding the signed bookplates and the Artist Cards as we speak.If you’re interested in having a special edition “Secrets of Rusty Things” you can visit the online site here http://www.theartistsnook.net/p-secretsofrustythings.shtml
Linda Gass and “Intimate Apparel”
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Linda Gass who is a guest on the current show, “Women’s Work” is curating an exhibit called, Intimate Apparel which opens on June 1st at the Pi Gallery in Kansas City. The exhibit features the work of 23 artists who’ve created adornments for a “private part” of the body. There will be an opening reception on Friday, June 1 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Pi Gallery, 419 E. 18th Street, Kansas City, MO and the exhibit will run from June 1st to the 30th.
For more information about the exhibit, visit the About the Exhibit page on Linda’s web site at http://www.lindagass.com/IntimateApparel
Back in the day, little girls were expected to learn how to sew, how knit, how to embroider, and how to quilt, because it was part of the skills women needed in order to run their households. With the advent of mass produced clothing and home products, the necessity of knowing traditional “women’s” skills became less important, and for a time, knitting and sewing seemed to be terribly “old fashioned” and almost hokey. Not so anymore. Books and videos on quilting and knitting has exploded…and there is a revival of the old fashioned sewing or knitting circle - with a modern edge. And you’re likely to find more than just lady-like doilies and baby booties…today’s generation of knitters, quilters, and embroiders are creating amazing things. On today’s show, we’re looking at Women’s Work - the traditional domestic skills of sewing, embroidery, and knitting and how today’s artists are using these skills to make incredible art.
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If you happen to be in Idyllwild, California this July, you may have a chance to take a class with past guest, Michael de Meng. Michael will be teaching assemblage classes in three sessions at Idyllwild Arts. Session I (Holy Rolling Hot Wheels) will take place on July 16th, Session II (Trash to Treasure: Assemblage Alchemy) will take place on July 17th and 18th, and Session III (Mad Hatter’s Tea Party) will take place on July 19th and 20th.
My birthday is on July 20th, so I wish I can treat myself to one of Michael’s classes….but maybe next time *sigh*. But if you’re lucky enough to be in the area and if you’re interested in one of Michael’s sessions, you can find out more at the Idyllwild Arts web site. Enrollment is limited so you should act fast.
One question that artists are always getting is, “Where do you get all of your ideas?”. In reality, I’ve found that some of the most incredible artists are inspired by some of the most unremarkable and everyday things. On this week’s show, I’ll be exploring how artists become inspired, what gave them their “aha” moment, and how they stay inspired.
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The most we ever think about trash…if we ever really think about it at all…is that we
have to put it out on the curb on Thursday nights so it can be picked up early the next morning. Most of our awareness about the things we discard stops at the trash can at the curb. There are a number of artists who use what we throw away to create their art and are breathing new life into the things that we consider trash. In celebration of Earth Day this first episode of Season 1 of Crafting Voices, we’ll look at three artists who use discarded materials to create their work and how they transform trash into a thing of beauty.
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