American Craft Council marketplace segment
Clip: Season 16 | 3m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet dynamic young collectors and the artists they support at American Craft Made Baltimore
In Baltimore, Maryland, we meet several dynamic young collectors and the artists they support at the American Craft Council’s annual show, American Craft Made Baltimore. This celebration of craft provides an opportunity for artists and collectors to meet in person and connect over the art that brings them together. Segment from COLLECTORS episode
American Craft Council marketplace segment
Clip: Season 16 | 3m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
In Baltimore, Maryland, we meet several dynamic young collectors and the artists they support at the American Craft Council’s annual show, American Craft Made Baltimore. This celebration of craft provides an opportunity for artists and collectors to meet in person and connect over the art that brings them together. Segment from COLLECTORS episode
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThe mission of the American Craft Council really has two parts.
The first is to help craft artists make a living and a life in craft and the second part is to foster a broad appreciative audience for the handcrafted.
We all do live in the material world.
We are surrounded by objects, and that has all kinds of consequences, environmentally, socially.
So, we as the American Craft Council, want to get people thinking differently about the stuff that they live with and to choose to live with things that are well made and thoughtfully made to have a craft centered way of living.
This is brand new.
I just...
I called it... Collectors are an extremely important part of the equation when it comes to supporting the lives and careers of craft artists.
Good to see you.
Can you tell me a little bit about the process that you used for these?
So, I use stickers.
And then I cut out the outlines.
As I...
I collect many things, but primarily jewelry.
I think I have just about 200 pieces of jewelry.
And it started pretty small, just something that I would do at craft shows.
And then it became something where I was following artists and really getting to know artists.
Can I try these on?
Yes, sure.
And from collecting jewelry, I started to collect other objects as well.
Some ceramics, a little bit of glass work.
Being able to come home and see the objects that I collect reminds me of stories, reminds me of memories, and it makes me feel like my life is decorated in a really wonderful way.
Good morning.
I was astonished to learn how many craft items are made in Baltimore, so I was proud because I reside here.
How about the, how about the eggs?
The eggs are enameled.
They're silver...
Whether it be visual arts or porcelain or jewelry, I collect them.
Whatever I can afford, I collect.
Now this is... ...that does have about two carats of pavé set diamonds in the center.
Rebecca makes incredibly beautiful jewelry.
Wow.
We design, make, and set everything here in Baltimore.
Oh, Rebecca, this is so beautiful.
Collectors are important to our business, and Dahlia is just a very dynamic person.
So having her in our, in our camp is always wonderful.
I came by earlier...
I collect any artifacts that bring me joy or support artisans that I know.
The cheese board, end grain cheese board.
Darryl Patterson, a dear friend of mine, is a wood artisan.
Oh, wow.
We laminate it.
Mm-hmm.
He makes cutting boards, vases, furniture, you name it.
It breaks down.
In 2003, I lost my index finger in a car accident and the doctor told me to do fine work.
So, I got to make a tabletop, and this tabletop became a profession.
So, it means a lot to me when someone invests in my art.
It's perfect...
The object tends to speak to me, and it gets me excited.
I can't stop thinking about it.
It makes me happy, and it typically makes everyone else happy, so it's transcendent.
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