Episode 442
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- Woodworker Dan Kvitka
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- In a process almost like throwing a pot on a potter's wheel, Dan Kvitka makes vessels out of exotic woods. He began by turning spindles in his father's workshop, and now uses turning and shaping equipment to bring out the patterns of rare and exotic woods.
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- Mixed Media Artist Sandy Gunderson
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- Stories from the Old Testament of the Bible form the basis for many of Sandy Gunderson's colorful paintings and mixed media carvings. With faith as her companion, she's embarking on the daunting task of illustrating the Bible.
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- Encaustic Painter Ruth Grover
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- Ruth Grover was the force responsible for bringing the difficult encaustic method of painting back to the world. Although the process has been around since the First Century BC, it had become a lost art until she began her work in the 1960s. Art Beat talks to the feisty painter and shows never before seen footage of her at work in the mid-1970s.
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- Stained Glass Artist Chuck Franklin
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- Chuck Franklin was a rocket scientist before he left NASA to become a stained glass artist. His windows and lamps are in such demand that he runs a small workshop, where he designs and oversees commercial projects. You can see his work at Jake's Famous Crawfish and other Portland restaurants.
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- The Artful Blogger
- Wang Gongyi: Floating and Flowing
- by Jule Gilfillan | 03/04/2010
- The serenity of the watercolor-like washes and fluid gestures of Wang Gongyi’s prints give no indication of her turbulent past. Born in Tianjin, China in 1946, Wang was on a collision course with China’s Communist revolution. As a teen, she nearly starved to death during Mao’s disastrous Great Leap Forward, then later was “sent [...]
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