Craft in America

Matt Roush says...

The Peabody Award-winning series devoted to the cultural significance of handmade objects and their creators returns with two episodes, including a close look at painstakingly detailed miniature crafts, featuring artists from Cuba and Mexico to Uzbekistan and the U.S. The hour includes a visit to Santa Fe’s International Folk Art Market and the New Mexico Museum of Art, where the late Gustave Baumann’s century-old marionettes are on display. An accompanying episode about the intersection of “Play” and art includes segments on distinctive piñatas, handmade puppets and cleverly repurposed items like a unicorn fashioned from Mardi Gras beads. It’s OK to try this at home.

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