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Season 17 Episode 2 | 1m 00s

WEST celebrates the continuum of heritage and the handmade, taking inspiration from the landscape, history and culture of the American West. Working across cowboy arts, Hawaiian indigenous practices, and Native American handwork, the artists show how traditional craft can be revived, reworked and reinvented in the art of today.

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WEST celebrates the continuum of heritage and the handmade in the American west.
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MINIATURES explores the world of small objects and big ideas
PLAY celebrates the power of imagination and the child in all of us.
INSPIRATION reveals the magic and influence of craft
HOME visits artists whose environments are filled with meaning and metaphor
JEWELRY explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment.
HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft
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Watch human hands transform humble materials into works of function and beauty.
Basket maker Mary Jackson segment from the MEMORY episode
Mississippi Cultural Crossroads quilters in Port Gibson, Mississippi from the COMMUNITY ep
Wasco basket maker Pat Courtney Gold featured in the MEMORY episode
Native Alaskan Aleut jeweler Denise Wallace featured in the COMMUNITY episode
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Native American basket weaver & fiber artist Pat Courtney Gold explains her basket designs
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