craftinamerica.org. Miniaturist Mark Murphy shares his process for creating intricately detailed miniature furniture. We travel with him to the Chicago International Miniatures Show and connect with his community of other remarkable miniature artists. MINIATURES episode is now streaming on the PBS App, pbs.org/craftinamerica, and craftinamerica.org. PBS broadcast premiere December 29, 2023 (check local listings). MINIATURES explores the world of small objects and big ideas. Featuring miniaturist Mark Murphy, designer and collector Alexander Girard and the “Multiple Visions: A Common Bond” exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art, the International Folk Art Market, Cuban artist Leandro Gomez Quintero, and woodblock printmaker and marionette maker Gustave Baumann. For more info about Craft in America, visit www.craftinamerica.org. All Craft in America programs are viewable on craftinamerica.org, the PBS iPhone/iPad app, and pbs.org/craft-in-america

Unearth the splendor of American culture crafts and the people behind the artistry.

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craftinamerica.org. The Skirball Cultural Center is a Jewish educational institution that hosts a puppet festival annually. This year, artist Chris Green joins to revisit one of the centerpieces of their children’s programming, Noah’s Ark, a vast installation featuring hundreds of animals crafted from repurposed objects. Segment from the PLAY episode, now streaming on the PBS App, pbs.org/craftinamerica, and craftinamerica.org. PBS broadcast premiere December 29, 2023 (check local listings). PLAY celebrates the power of imagination and the child in all of us. Featuring piñata artists Roberto Benavidez and Lorena Robletto, puppeteer Schroeder Cherry, artist Calder Kamin, and Noah’s Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center and the Cotsen Children’s Library. For more info about Craft in America, visit www.craftinamerica.org. All Craft in America programs are viewable on craftinamerica.org, the PBS iPhone/iPad app, and pbs.org/craft-in-america

“This exhibition is part of a contribution to ‘Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026’ presented by Craft in America, the Peabody Award-winning documentary series.”

My bag contains the ingredients for a new, spontaneously formed, textile necklace. Just a quick shout out to you Yarntopians to say happy Galentines Valentines Day. I am starting a new project, bec…

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