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Cuban artist Leandro Gómez Quintero segment

Season 15 | 13m 43s

In Baracoa, Cuba, we learn about the model vehicles of artist Leandro Gómez Quintero. Leandro crafts his faithful recreations of vehicles like the iconic Willys Jeep with intricate detail and accuracy, using found materials to tell the story of Cuba and her people through his art. Segment from MINIATURES episode

Extras
Multidisciplinary artist, Gustave Baumann, was deeply inspired by Santa Fe
Calder Kamin creates an art installation by reusing and recycling discarded plastic
Ceramic artist Joan Takayama-Ogawa uses her work in clay to respond to the ongoing climate emergency
This father-son team takes inspiration from their research to create curved-crease paper sculptures
Meet dynamic young collectors and the artists they support at American Craft Made Baltimore
Meet teapot collectors Sonny and Gloria Kamm and artist Peter Shire in Los Angeles.
Comedian and collector Cheech Marin introduces us to his Chicano Art collection and artists
Meet three collectors Fleur Bresler, Judith Chernoff & Jeffrey Bernstein and sculptor Norm Sartorius
Meet artist & collector Carolyn Mazloomi, artist Cynthia Lockhart, and collector Sara Vance Waddell
Learn more about Peter Shire's art and career. Bonus video from COLLECTORS episode
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  • Craft in America Season 16
  • Craft in America Season 15
  • Craft in America Season 14
  • Craft in America Season 13
  • Craft in America Season 12
  • QUILTS and IDENTITY
  • CALIFORNIA and VISIONARIES
  • BORDERS and NEIGHBORS
  • TEACHERS and NATURE
  • MUSIC and CELEBRATION
  • SERVICE
  • FORGE and HOLIDAY and INDUSTRY
  • THREADS and CROSSROADS
  • MESSAGES and FAMILY
  • ORIGINS and PROCESS
  • MEMORY and LANDSCAPE and COMMUNITY
COLLECTORS reveals the relationship between craft collectors & artists they support
SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences
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
HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft
JEWELRY explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment.
Artists who use narrative to communicate personal stories & universal truths.
DEMOCRACY explores how craft is intertwined with our nation’s defining principles.