Jul 01 'I'm contemporary, I'm Native American and I'm an artist' By Carrie Saldo and Lisa Olken, Rocky Mountain PBS Too many people think only of "beads and feathers" when they hear Native American art, says Merritt Johnson, a multi-disciplinary artist of Mohawk and Blackfoot descent. But her sculptures, paintings and performance art go well beyond that. Johnson was one… Continue reading
Jun 24 Building musical instruments from Detroit's wreckage By Roy Feldman, WTVS Detroit Public Television Reclaim Detroit is a nonprofit organization that dismantles vacant buildings to re-use their materials. That’s music to the ears of Michigan luthier Gary Zimnicki, who is using reclaimed floorboards and ceilings to craft ukuleles and mandolins. Filmmaker Roy Feldman from… Continue reading