The Craft in America Education Guides feature artists ... students explore the work of jewelry artists Roberta and Dave Williamson and book artist Julie Chen. ORIGINS: In two separate guides ...

He attended the California College of Arts and Crafts where he learned to paint ... It originated in West Africa, and then was brought to America by slaves. This kind of basket making is an ...

Robell Awake is a chairmaker and scholar based in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, "A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects." ...

Learning this from an essay sent our next guest, himself an artisan, on a quest to find out more about Black craft in America. He's told us some of what he's found in a new book titled "A Short ...