September 2011
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WatchAbram C Fisk House Porch Restoration
We review the restoration of the pillars on the porch of the Abram C Fisk house in Coldwater, Michigan. After years of neglect, the porch exterior has been completely restored.
June 2011
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WatchWilliam Holland School Stone Inlay Class 2011
My wife, Catherine, and I recently taught a stone inlay class at the William Holland School of Lapidary Art in Young Harris, Georgia. Featured in this video is the excellent work of the six students in the class. We will be teaching two jewelry inlay classes at the school next year in July of 2012.
March 2011
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WatchArtist Sherris Cottier Shank
Sherris Cottier Shank transforms gemstone rough into beautiful gem art. We visit the award winning gem carver’s studio and talk with her about her gem carving carving career. From rough to finished gemstone art and jewelry, Sherris takes us through the process and describes her passion for the profession that she discovered after beginning her career as a...
December 2010
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WatchArtist Dave Tilton
With a digital camera, artist Dave Tilton does not document a scene that he sees through the camera lens, he creates a completely original work of art. In this visit with Dave you will learn about the experimental techniques that he uses to create his award winning digital images that are exhibited throughout the United States. Dave Tilton and his wife, photographer Paula...
November 2010
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WatchSculpture at Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
We re-visit the Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This time, we focus on sculpture. There are more than 160 works in the permanent and temporary collections by many well known sculptors including Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, and Jean Arp. In addition, many contemporary artists are represented. These...
September 2010
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WatchChihuly Exhibit at Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Take a tour of Dale Chihuly’s A New Eden exhibit at Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Chihuly’s glass art is installed throughout the grounds of the 132 acre garden and in two conservatories. Several thousand pieces of glass are featured in this huge exhibit, which closes on October 31, 2010.
August 2010
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WatchPaul Henry’s Art Gallery
We visit Paul Henry’s Art Gallery in Hammond, Indiana. Dave Mueller, the gallery owner, details the history of the retail establishment that has been in the same location in downtown Hammond since 1902. We also visit with Greg Boyan, Executive Director of he Hammond INnovation Center, cartoon artist Eugene Mitchell and ceramic artist Michael Kaysen, the owner...
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Watch2010 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show 2
We revisit the 2010 Gem & Mineral Show in Tucson, Arizona. Walk with us as we search for Turquoise, Lapis, Charorite, Ocean Jasper, Chinese Writing Stone, and all of the gem rough material that we use to make Sterling Silver stone inlay jewelry. The weather was perfect and the hunt was a challenge, but somehow we were able to spend every Dollar that we had...
July 2010
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WatchEiteljorg Musuem Indian Market & Festival
We visit the 18th Annual Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market & Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana and interview three Native artists, Amado M. Peña, Jr., Mark D. Stevens and Peter Boome. This annual event features more than 130 Native artists from more than 60 tribes.
June 2010
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WatchDallas Arts District
We visit the Dallas Arts District with Greg Brown, Program Director of the Dallas Center for Architecture. This urban district is larger than 60 acres and features museums, concert halls, theatres, commercial buildings, cathedrals, and historical buildings.
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WatchAbram C. Fisk House in Coldwater, Michigan
We are in the process of restoring the Abram C. Fisk house in Coldwater, Michigan. This Italianate home is believed to have been built in the 1840s. The original estate, Maple Park, was 160 acres and included a race track that ran through the front yard of the house. The home is listed with the National Register of Historic Places and is believed to have...
May 2010
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WatchArtist Nancy Johnson
From food to figurative to abstract, Atlanta artist Nancy Johnson describes her use of color and form to create her own unique body of work.
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WatchChicago - Art in Public Spaces
Art and architecture surround the Art Institute of Chicago. We view many of Chicago’s well known artworks in Millennium Park and Grant Park. This just at a taste of the hundreds of artworks that are displayed in public spaces in Chicago.
April 2010
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WatchArtist Carol Meese
We visit with artist Carol Meese in her studio in Chesterfield, Virginia. Carol’s paintings begin in her memory and evolve to the final work. We view many of her oil on canvas and oil pastel paintings as she describes the process of creating her colorful works of art. Carol Meese’s gallery is in the Nathaniel Friend House in Petersburg, Virginia.
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WatchChihuly Bridge of Glass and the Tacoma Museum of Glass.
Walk with us across the Chihuly Bridge of Glass and visit the Tacoma Museum of Glass. If you are a fan of Dale Chihuly’s glass art, a visit to Tacoma has much to offer. If you are a glass art collector, a visit to the Museum of Glass provides a view of the glass making process. In addition, 13,000 square feet of gallery space features...
March 2010
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WatchHotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington
If you travel extensively, Hotel Murano offers respite from the generic sameness that is offered by most. More than 45 established and emerging glass artists are showcased throughout the hotel. This is a demonstration of how commercial enterprises can work with fine artists to lift the human spirit.
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WatchTucson Gem & Mineral Show 2010 plus and overview of Blue Hat stone inlay jewelry.