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

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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

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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.

Guest List

• Daina Taimina (crochet artist)
• Linda Gass (quilt artist)
• Martha Fieber (fiber artist)

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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.