Craft in America: Threads (Season 4)
Catalogue Number: 041543
ISBN Number: 079366375X
Producer: PBS Video
Subject: Arts
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 2012
Running Time: 60
The Peabody Award-winning CRAFT IN AMERICA series promotes and explores America's rich craft tradition. Episode Eight, Threads, looks at ways in which the needle arts have developed. Through filmed visits to four nationally acclaimed artists working at the forefront of their media, Threads documents how the needle arts continue to evolve and influence contemporary culture. 1) Faith Ringgold, internationally celebrated artist, teacher and author, creates painted story quilts to bring the proud history of African Americans and Harlem to a new generation. 2) Randall Darwall is a colorist in warp and weft. His woven cloth is the palette which he and his partner Brian Murphy transform into woven garments and quilts that inspire and adorn. 3) Consuelo Jimenez Underwood incorporates weaving, sewing, painting and applique to produce a proud political statement, presenting her indigenous heritage and questioning the borders that divide nations. 4) Terese Agnew creates densely embroidered quilts by a process she calls drawing with thread. Her themes are environmental and social, going beyond pure technique to tell truths that awaken our sensibilities.
Available June 2012.
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