CraftSanity Episode 53
Carol Souvion, the visionary behind
the documentary 'Craft in America'
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This week you'll meet Carol Sauvion, the executive director of the PBS series "Craft in America" that airs nationally Wednesday, May 30.

Carol, 59, of Los Angeles, got her start in the arts as a potter in the 1960s and has operated Freehand Gallery in Los Angeles for more than 25 years.

Tune in to hear what inspired her to make this wonderful documentary about American craft tradition and how her creative business has enriched her life.

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PBS 'Craft in America' Series Is Inspiring
If you love art and craft even half as much as I do, you'll enjoy this series that covers crafting in three parts: "Memory," "Landscape" and "Community." It was well after 1 a.m. on a work night when I finished the third hour of the series, but it was well worth the sleep deprivation. I loved it.

The story of American craft tradition is told as the film crew moves across the country visiting prominent craft artists in their homes and studios. The footage of these wood and metal workers, jewelry makers, quilters, basket weavers and glass and fiber artists at work and the beautifully styled shots of their finished pieces are, at many points, absolutely breathtaking. Read more about the featured artists and check out the touring museum exhibition and soon-to-be published book.

Preview the series for yourself and then call all your crafty friends to set up a viewing party Wednesday night when all three parts of the series will air at 8, 9 and 10 p.m. Double check your local listings.

Be sure to check back here in a couple days for my interview with Carol Sauvion, "Craft in America" creator and executive director. Here's the added bonus, the promoters of the series are going to give one DVD of the series away to a lucky CraftSanity listener, so tune in to the next episode of the CraftSanity podcast for all the details.

Cheers!
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CraftSanity Episode 52
Take Control of Your Knitting
with Help from The Domiknitrix
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Feel like your knitting sometimes gets the best of you and want to feel a little more in control? Then this is the show for you. Meet Jennifer Stafford, of San Francisco, a 37-year-old knitting powerhouse who knows what she wants from her craft. By day she works a regular job at an internet media company, but when she's knitting she takes on a much more powerful persona. She is the DomiKNITrix, the creative genius behind domiKNITrix.com.

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