♪♪ [ CHEERS ] ♪♪ >> WELCOME TO "TV TAKEOVER," BROUGHT TO YOU BY REWIRE.

AND TWIN CITIES PBS.

LIVE FROM OUR BRAND-NEW STREET SPACE.

I'M YOUR HOST, ADIA MORRIS.

AND TONIGHT, THE AIRWAVES ARE BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] REMEMBER TO TWEET USING THE #TVTAKEOVER, AND YOU COULD SEE YOUR TWEETS AND PHOTOS END UP ON AIR THROUGHOUT THE SHOW.

YOU'LL SEE I'M UP HERE ON A STAGE, AND THAT'S BECAUSE TONIGHT WE'LL BE HOSTING A "CRAFT CAGE MATCH."

YEAH, YOU CAN CHUCKLE.

TWO TEAMS OF LOCAL ARTISTS WILL BE COMPETING HEAD TO HEAD IN FULL-CONTACT CRAFTING WITH EVENTS LIKE BLIND-FOLDED POT THROWING AND CRAFT TRIVIA, FAMILY FEUD STYLE.

THE WHOLE NIGHT IS ABOUT CELEBRATING MAKERS AND THE WORLD OF CRAFT.

UNDERSCORING OUR NIGHT WITH SOME AWESOME MUSIC IS ONE-HALF OF D.J.

JARR, AARON RASKEY.

BUT BEFORE WE RING THE ROUND BELL, LET'S MEET OUR TWO TEAMS.

♪♪ >> I'M READY TO CRUSH THIS CRAFT MATCH.

♪♪ >> I'M GONNA TAKE YOU DOWN!

>> I'M GOING TO THROW DOWN THE COMPETITION LIKE A LUMP OF CLAY ON A POTTER'S WHEEL.

♪♪ >> I MIGHT COME OFF AS A BIT PROFESSAL, WHICH IS GREAT FOR A DEBATE ROUND, BUT AS SOON AS THE CRAFT CAGE MATCH STARTS, I'M NOTHING BUT HANDS-ON.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

>> I'M GOING TO WIN THE CRAFT CAGE MATCH BECAUSE I AM THE QUEEN BEE.

♪♪ >> I'M GOING TO CRUSH THE COMPETITION LIKE THIS PING PONG BALL THAT I ALREADY CRUSHED ONCE!

>> I'M GOING TO COLOR COMMENTATE THE [ BLEEP ] OUT OF THIS.

>> I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE COMPETITORS GET SWEATY, GET BLOODY AND GET WHAT THEY DESERVE.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> LET'S WELCOME OUR CRAFT CAGE MATCH COMPETITORS AND EMCEE LEVI WEINHAGEN!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] HERE THEY COME, HERE THEY COME.

APPLAUD.

TEAM CAPTAINS.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ALL RIGHT.

YES.

TEAM CAPTAINS, KEEP CAPTAINS, IF YOU WOULD COME TO CENTER STAGE, EVERYONE ELSE, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR PLACES BACK HERE.

TEAM CAPTAINS, WELCOME.

HELLO.

HAVE YOU CHOSEN A NAME FOR YOUR TEAM?

>> WE ARE PETIS, PETER, POLLACK, THE THREE Ps.

>> VERY NICE.

VERY NICE.

WELCOME, TEAM THREE Ps.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

SO OVER HERE, HAVE YOU CHOSEN A NAME FOR YOUR TEAM?

>> WE ARE CRAFT-O-RONI.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> ALL RIGHT.

WELL, TEAM THREE P, WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR TEAM WILL WIN?

>> I THINK WE GOT THE HEIGHT.

[ Laughter ] >> OKAY, OKAY.

I SEE THAT.

I SEE THAT.

WELL, SLIGHT HEIGHT ADVANTAGE, OKAY.

WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR TEAM WILL WIN, CRAFT-O-RONI?

>> I WOULD SAY SHEER WILL AND ATTRACTIVENESS.

>> SHEER WILL AND ATTRACTIVENESS, WELL, AWESOME.

IT'S TIME FOR ROUND ONE, LEVI, TAKE IT AWAY.

>> THANK YOU, ADIA.

TONIGHT'S CAGE MATCH WILL BE BROKEN UP INTO FOUR ROUNDS.

TWO TRIVIA ROUNDS AND TWO PHYSICAL CHALLENGE ROUNDS.

AT THE END OF EACH ROUND, ONE TEAM WILL BE CHOSEN THE WINNER AND WILL RECEIVE TEN POINTS.

THE TEAM WITH THE MOST POINTS AT THE END OF THE NIGHT WILL BE CROWNED CHAMPION AND GO HOME WITH AN AMAZING TROPHY.

[ CHEERS ] >> SO CENSOR YOUR CLAY AND DROP YOUR SPINDLES, IT'S TIME FOR ROUND ONE!

[ HEAVY METAL MUSIC ] CRAFT CAGE MATCH TEAMS, WELCOME TO ROUND ONE.

ROUND ONE, ROUND ONE.

IN THIS ROUND, YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF CRAFT WILL BE TESTED THROUGH A BATTLE OF WITS.

THIS IS HOW IT WILL WORK.

I'LL ASK YOU A CRAFT-RELATED QUESTION.

WE'VE COLLECTED RESPONSES FROM 100 CRAFTERS AND CRAFT ENTHUSIASTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

YOUR JOB IS TO GUESS THE MOST POPULAR ANSWERS TO THAT QUESTION.

THE TEAM THAT RINGS IN FIRST GETS FIRST CRACK AT NAMING AS MANY ANSWERS AS THEY CAN THAT ARE REPRESENTED UP ON OUR BIG BOARD.

AS SOON AS THAT TEAM GETS AN ANSWER WRONG, IT IS THE SECOND TEAM'S TURN TO GUESS.

THE WINNER OF THIS ROUND IS THE TEAM WITH THE MOST CORRECT ANSWERS.

THEY'LL BE AWARDED TEN BIG CAGE MATCH POINTS!

[ CHEERS ] ♪♪ >> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

TEAM CAPTAINS, HANDS OVER THE BELLS.

THE QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR TOOLS IN CRAFT?

I HEARD THREE Ps.

YOU MAY START YOUR ANSWERS.

THAT'S YOU GUYS, YEAH.

>> PLIERS.

>> PLIERS.

DO WE HAVE PLIERS?

LOOK ON THE BOARD.

DO WE HAVE PLIERS?

>> YES, PLIERS.

PLIERS IS RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

PETER, PETER.

I NEED YOU TO ANSWER THIS, WHAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR TOOLS IN CRAFT?

>> CHISELS.

>> CHISELS.

DO WE SEE CHISELS?

SHOW ME CHISELS.

OH, I AM SO SORRY, I AM SO SORRY.

YOU STILL HAVE TWO MORE BUZZES BEFORE WE THROW IT OVER TO THE OTHER TEAM.

BIANCA.

>> NEEDLES.

>> NEEDLES.

DO WE HAVE NEEDLES?

[ BUZZER ] >> OH!

WOW, WOW!

THIS IS IT.

IF YOU GET BUZZED, THE TEAM GETS A CHANCE TO TAKE AWAY ALL THE POINTS.

>> HAMMER.

>> A HAMMER.

DO WE HAVE A HAMMER?

[ BUZZER ] >> OH, NO!

ALL RIGHT.

THAT MEANS IT'S UP TO YOU, CRAFT-O-RONI.

YOU GET ONE CHANCE, IF YOU GET IT RIGHT, YOU GET ALL TEN POINTS.

BUT IF YOU'RE WRONG, THREE Ps GETS ALL TEN POINTS.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

>> WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH HANDS.

>> OOH, SHOW ME HANDS.

OH, THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE ANSWER!

ALL RIGHT.

WELL DONE, TEAM.

SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR FIRST ROUND.

TEAM CRAFT-O-RONI IS THE WINNER WITH TEN POINTS.

TAKE IT AWAY, ADIA!

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, LEVI.

BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR INTO OUR HOUR OF "TV TAKEOVER," IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT TO STOP AND THINK ABOUT THE QUESTION, WHAT EXACTLY IS CRAFT?

PEOPLE TALK ABOUT CRAFT IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING INTIMIDATED BY THE DEFINITION.

THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL HAS GOT YOU COVERED.

>> CRAFT, THE WORD HAS BEEN CRAFTED BY MARKETERS WORLDWIDE, BUT IN OUR WORLD, CRAFT IS A HAND-MADE OBJECT THAT IS AT THAT WONDERFUL INTERSECTION BETWEEN HEART AND DESIGN.

>> PIECES THAT HAVE FUNCTIONAL D.N.A., SO MAYBE NONFUNCTIONAL VESSELS IN CERAMIC OR WOOD OR GLASS SCULPTURE.

>> I THINK CRAFT IS AN OUTPUT OF THE ARTIST MIXED WITH LIGHT FIBER, WOOD, METAL, PLATES AND GLASS.

>> BUT WHAT HAS REALLY SEEMED TO HAPPEN NOW IS THAT THE WORD "CRAFT" IS USED TO DESCRIBE NOT NECESSARILY AN END PRODUCT BUT A MEANS TO AN END.

>> IT'S SOMETHING THAT DEMANDS CREATIVITY AND PROBLEM SOLVING, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, INTELLIGENCE.

AND SOME PASSION.

>> OFTEN WHEN PEOPLE ASK WHAT IS CRAFT, THEY'RE REALLY ASKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ART AND CRAFT.

AT AMERICAN CRAFT MAGAZINE, WE'RE LESS INTERESTED IN DEFINING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ART AND CRAFT THAN WE ARE IN CONTINUALLY REMINDING PEOPLE OF THE POSSIBILITIES THAT CREATIVE LIVING HOLDS FOR ALL OF US.

>> THE WAY YOU KEEP YOUR HOME, THE WAY YOU RAISE YOUR CHILDREN, THE WAY YOU COOK YOUR FOOD, YOU KNOW, THE WAY YOU MAKE A SCARF, THE WAY I MAKE MY JEWELRY, SO I THINK IT'S ALL FACETS OF LIFE BECAUSE I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S ONE ASPECT.

>> CRAFT EXPRESSES AUTHENTICITY OF THE MAKER, OF THE MATERIALS, OF THE PROCESS.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SUCH A VALUABLE WORD.

>> DURING THE CRAFT PROCESS, AN ARTIST WILL USE THEIR SKILLS, TECHNIQUES, INSPIRATION OR IMAGINATION.

>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN THE NATURE OF THE D.N.A.

OF WHERE WE LIVE, SO THAT I THINK -- I THINK THAT THAT JUST STANDS ALONE AND IT NEEDS TO ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED THROUGH BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THE THINGS THAT CAN ONLY BE MADE BY A HAND-MADE ARTIST.

>> HUMAN BEINGS ARE BORN WITH A CREATIVE SPARK, BORN TO MAKE THINGS.

AND NOT SO LONG AGO, EVERY OBJECT IN OUR LIVES WAS HAND-MADE BY SOMEBODY.

♪♪ >> THE FUN ISN'T ONLY HAPPENING DOWN HERE IN THE STREET SPACE.

UP ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF TWIN CITIES PBS, WE'RE HOLDING A MINI CRAFT MARKET FEATURING A BUNCH OF AMAZING ARTISTS.

SO, IF YOUR FRIENDS ARE HERE, SHOOT THEM A TEXT AND TELL THEM TO PICK YOU SOMETHING UP.

I'M HERE WITH MONICA MOSES, THE EDITOR IN CHIEF OF "AMERICAN CRAFT MAGAZINE" AS WELL AS JENNIFER MERCHANT, A JEWELRY DESIGNER WHOSE PIECES ARE ABSOLUTELY SHOW STOPPING.

WE'LL GET A PEEK AT HER PROCESS LATER IN THE SHOW.

BUT, FIRST, MONICA, FOR MOST ARTISTS BEING FEATURED IN A MAGAZINE IS A DREAM.

HOW DID YOU DISCOVER JENNIFER AND HER WORK?

>> WELL, I DISCOVERED JENNIFER AT THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL SHOW IN St. PAUL, AND I CAME ACROSS HER, I SEE A LOT OF JEWELRY, HER JEWELRY WAS LIKE NOBODY ELSE'S, IT'S FRESH, IT USES IMAGERY, IT'S SPECTACULAR.

>> IT IS.

I'M WEARING SOME, IF YOU DIDN'T GET MY HINT EARLIER.

THANK YOU, MONICA.

THANK YOU.

JENNIFER, SO, TELL ME ABOUT WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN YOU WERE APPROACHED BY THE MAGAZINE?

WERE YOU EXCITED?

WERE YOU NERVOUS?

>> WELL, IT WAS VERY EXCITING.

I WAS PRETTY EARLY ON IN MY CAREER.

SO TO BE ABLE TO BE PUBLISHED IN A NATIONAL MAGAZINE AND GET THAT KIND OF CREDIBILITY FOR MY WORK AT AN EARLY STAGE REALLY DID A LOT OF GOOD THINGS FOR ME AND I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE FEATURE.

>> AWESOME.

AND, MONICA, WHY WAS HER WORK A GOOD FIT FOR THE MAGAZINE, OTHER THAN BEING FRESH AND NEW AND HER PROCESS BEING REALLY INTERESTING?

>> WELL, SHE'S A GOOD STORY.

SHE'S A YOUNG PERSON WHO HAD A VISION THAT WAS VERY ORIGINAL AND, YOU KNOW, THAT MAKES A GOOD STORY.

WE WERE VERY INTERESTED IN HER.

>> WONDERFUL.

JENNIFER, WHAT WAS -- WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO BE FEATURED IN THE MAGAZINE?

DID YOU GET PEOPLE COMING UP TO YOU LATER WHEN YOU SAW YOUR -- WHEN THEY SAW YOUR JEWELRY AND GOING, OH, MY GOD, I'M SUCH A FAN?

>> IT WAS NICE TO HAVE THE PROCESS EXPLAINED A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE I DO SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT, SO TO HAVE SOMEONE COME UP AND TELL ME THEY EXPLAIN TO THEIR FRIENDS, WAS VERY FUN AND EXCITING.

I ATTRACTED SOME CLIENTS AND GOOD CLIENT BASE TO WORK WITH AND WAS ABLE TO SELL PIECES AFTER THE ARTICLE.

>> ALWAYS GOOD.

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, BOTH, THANK YOU, MONICA AND JENNIFER, SO MUCH.

IT'S TIME NOW FOR THE FIRST PHYSICAL CHALLENGE OF THE NIGHT.

GET READY FOR ROUND TWO!

[ HEAVY METAL MUSIC ] >> ALL RIGHT, TEAMS, IT'S TIME FOR ROUND TWO.

YOUR CHALLENGE, IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, WILL BE THE DIFFICULT ACTIVITY OF ARM KNITTING.

THE SCORE IS CURRENTLY 10 FOR CRAFT-A-RONI AND ZERO FOR THE THREE Ps.

BEFORE WE BEGIN, WE'RE MISSING A VERY SPECIAL CRAFTING INGREDIENT.

VOLUNTEERS.

BRING OUT THE YARN!

BRING OUT THE YARN!

BRING OUT THE YARN!

BRING OUT THE YARN!

ALL RIGHT.

EACH TEAM MUST SELECT A REPRESENTATIVE TO CREATE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL, USEFUL, OR UNIQUE OUT OF THIS YARN USING THE PROCESS KNOWN AS ARM KNITTING.

YOU'LL HAVE SIX MINUTES TO COMPLETE THIS TASK.

WHO HAVE YOU CHOSEN TO HEAD UP THIS CHALLENGE?

SEND THEM FORWARD.

WE'VE GOT BIANCA.

AND WE'VE GOT TECUMBA.

ALL RIGHT.

VERY NICE.

SHOWBOATING.

GREAT.

GATHER YOUR ARMS, NOW GATHER YOUR YARN.

BRING THOSE THINGS TOGETHER.

GREAT, GREAT.

ALL RIGHT.

TECUMBA, ARE YOU READY?

I'LL TAKE THAT, CONFIDENT.

>> BIANCA, ARE YOU READY?

YES.

ALL RIGHT.

GET SET AND KNIT.

GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.

KEEP GOING.

KEEP GOING, GREAT.

NOW, PETER, I SEE THAT YOU ARE WORKING WITH SOME VERY IMPORTANT TOOLS HERE AND SUPPORTS.

HOW ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW?

>> I'M DOING GREAT.

I'M TOTALLY PING PONGING ENERGY OVER TO PETIS, SO I THINK IT'S GOING GOOD.

>> I NOTICE YOU SAID PING PONGING INSTEAD OF TABLE TENNISSING, IS THAT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU IN THE TABLE TENNIS COMMUNITY?

>> I SWITCH BETWEEN THE TWO DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE.

>> I I'M PROUD OF YOU, THAT ABILITY TO SHIFT CULTURES.

YOU DON'T HAVE AS MANY TABLE TENNIS EXPERIENCE, HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR TABLE TENNIS EXPERIENCE HERE?

YOU LOST THE BALL, I'M DONE WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, SARAH, WHAT IS GOING THROUGH HIS HEAD RIGHT NOW AS HE WORKS WITH THIS YARN?

>> YOU KNOW, HE'S QUESTIONING WHETHER OR NOT HE SHOULD TRY THE TRADITIONAL WISCONSIN APPROACH TO THIS ACTIVITY OR THE MINNESOTA.

AND HAILING FROM BOTH STATES, I THINK HE'S HAVING A LITTLE CHALLENGE DETERMINING WHICH ONE HE'S GOING TO DO.

>> WHAT IS SOMETHING THE AUDIENCE COULD DO TO SUPPORT HIM RIGHT NOW?

>> SCREAM GO TECUMBA?

>> IF YOU COULD ALL SCREAM THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

TRY THAT.

THAT'S GOOD.

BIANCA HAS A LOT GOING ON.

HE HAS A LOT GOING ON.

I'M GOING TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK.

BIANCA, ARE YOU NERVOUS RIGHT NOW?

>> NO.

>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING INSIDE?

>> INCREDIBLE.

>> INCREDIBLE.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WHAT DO YOU THINK GIVES YOU AN ADVANTAGE WITH ARM KNITTING OVER TECUMBA?

>> MY LONG ARMS.

>> IT MIGHT BE TRUE, IT MIGHT BE TRUE.

NOW, I SEE YOU'RE MOVING IN AN INTERESTING PACE.

YOU'RE IN YOUR OWN KIND OF WORLD RIGHT NOW.

WHAT IS THE INTERIOR LIFE OF YOUR MIND AT THIS POINT?

>> FEAR.

>> FEAR, THAT'S ALL YOU'RE FEELING IS FEAR.

SO YOU'RE WORKING WITH GREEN YARN.

IS WHAT -- IN WHAT WAYS IS GREEN SPECIAL IN YOUR LIFE?

>> ECOLOGY.

ECOLOGY, ECOLOGY.

>> SOMETIMES ART TRANSCENDS WORDS AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING FROM HIM RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING.

NOW, BACK HERE, I SEE YOU ARE STRATEGIZING BUT YOU'RE NOT BURNING THE CALORIES THAT THREE Ps ARE BURNING.

NOW, WHAT IS THAT?

WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?

BETH, I NEED TO KNOW, IS THERE ANYTHING MORE YOU GUYS CAN BE DOING TO SUPPORT TECUMBA?

HE SEEMS VERY SCARED AND STRESSED.

>> IT'S MAKING US SCARED AND STRESSED, I DON'T KNOW.

>> I HAVE NO WORRIES WHATSOEVER.

HE'S GOING TO DELIVER.

AND HE'S GOING TO BLOW THE AUDIENCE AWAY.

>> YOU'RE CALMLY CONFIDENT IN TECUMBA RIGHT NOW.

HE DID BRING A LOT OF FANS.

THAT IS VERY VERY TRUE.

[ CHEERS ] NOW, I CAN HEAR THEM ALL.

THEY'RE CHEERING.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT YOU GUYS WITH YOUR PADDLES.

ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT YOUR WRIST STRENGTH GETTING WEAKER AS THE NIGHT GOES ON?

>> WE'RE IN IT FOR THE LONG RUN HERE.

OOOH.

>> OKAY, GREAT.

SARA, YOU'RE NOT DOING ANY PING PONG STUFF RIGHT NOW.

IS THAT A PROBLEM?

>> I'M SAVING MY ENERGY FOR THE NEXT COMPETITION.

>> FAIR ENOUGH, FAIR ENOUGH.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING OVER HERE.

TAKE IT AWAY, ADIA!

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LEVI.

WHILE OUR TEAMS OF KNITTERS KEEP WORKING, LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW JENNIFER MERCHANT, WHO WE MET EARLIER IN THE SHOW, MAKES HER ONE-OF-A-KIND JEWELRY.

AS YOU'LL SEE, IT'S AN INCREDIBLY INVOLVED AND COMPLICATED PROCESS, AND THE RESULTS ARE AMAZING.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> LET'S CHECK IN ON HOW OUR TEAMS DID WITH THEIR ARM KNITTING CHALLENGE.

TAKE IT AWAY, LEVI.

>> THANK YOU, ADIA.

WE HAVE A REALLY INTERESTING SITUATION HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

TECUMBA HAS BECOME ONE WITH HIS ART.

WHICH IS REALLY OUR GOAL, ISN'T IT, FOR ALL OF US TO BECOME ONE WITH OUR ART.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S YOU RESPONDING OR THE YARN.

AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

TECUMBA, ARE YOU SAFE IN THERE?

>> YES, I'M SAFE IN HERE.

>> I'M SCARED, I'M VERY SCARED RIGHT NOW.

NOW, TECUMBA, DO YOU THINK YOU BECOMING YARN IS GOING TO IMPACT YOUR LIFE?

>> BECOMING ONE WITH YARN IMPACTS EVERYONE'S LIFE.

[ Laughter ] >> VERY TRUE, THAT'S VERY TRUE.

I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION.

THE AUDIENCE, WHY SHOULD THE AUDIENCE PREFER WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO WHAT BIANCA HAS DONE?

>> BECAUSE I TRIED.

[ Laughter ] >> HE TRIED.

HE TRIED VERY HARD.

ALL RIGHT, BIANCA, BIANCA, I SEE YOU'VE MADE ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAS NOW BECOME A NET.

SO YOU'RE SERVING THE NEEDS OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS, WHICH IS IMPRESSIVE.

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

>> WAS THAT YOUR PLAN WHEN YOU STARTED?

>> IT WAS.

>> YOU WANTED TO HELP THEM OUT?

>> YES.

>> DO YOU HAVE A PASSION?

WHAT'S YOUR PASSION FOR TABLE TENNIS, WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM?

>> OH, FROM LONG AGO.

>> LONG AGO.

AND FAR AWAY.

IS THERE A CERTAIN PART OF YOUR LIFE THAT CONNECTS WITH TABLE TENNIS?

>> YES.

>> GREAT, GREAT.

EXCELLENT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF A THEME SONG THAT YOU COULD PRESENT TO GO WITH YOUR TEAM'S PLAYING RIGHT NOW?

♪♪ ♪ THROW THE BALL ♪ >> FANTASTIC.

WELL, THIS TIME THE AUDIENCE IS DETERMINING WHO THE WINNER OF THIS ROUND IS.

SO, WE HAVE A VERY SOPHISTICATED DEVICE FOR DOING THAT.

EVERYONE, MEET OUR APPLAUSE-O-METER.

HERE IT IS.

HERE'S OUR APPLAUSE-O-METER.

WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO, I NEED YOU TO CLAP FOR WHICHEVER TEAM YOU THOUGHT DID A BETTER JOB.

AND THAT TEAM WILL BE AWARDED TEN POINTS.

SO FIRST LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE THREE Ps!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WOW, THAT WAS LOUD.

WOW.

SO THAT'S A LOT OF APPLAUSE.

THAT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE.

NOW, LET ME HEAR IT FOR CRAFT-A-RONI.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] OH, MY GOODNESS, THE WINNER IS CRAFT-A-RONI.

BACK TO YOU, ADIA.

>> WOW, THERE'S A LOT MORE CRAFTS GOING ON HERE IN OUR STREET SPACE THAN JUST ON THE STAGE OF THE CAGE MATCH.

I'M HERE WITH MARJORIE FEDYSZYN FROM THE TEXTILE CENTER.

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN SHOWING PEOPLE TODAY?

>> WELL, I'VE BEEN TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO -- >> HOLD ON.

WAIT FOR THE MIC.

>> I'VE BEEN TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO ARM KNIT BUT WE WERE DOING BRAIDING AND THERE'S WEAVING OVER HERE.

WE'RE HOPING EVERYONE COMES AND ADDS TO IT THIS EVENING.

>> WONDERFUL.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WISH PEOPLE KNEW MORE ABOUT THE FIBER ARTS?

>> I THINK THE FIBER ARTS OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

IT'S VERY DIVERSE AND PEOPLE AS YOUNG AS 2 OR 3 UP TO 103 CAN DO FIBER ARTS.

>> YEAH, YOU MENTIONED THAT SOMEBODY OVER HERE HAD KNITTED A SCARF IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

>> YES.

SHE ARM KNITTED IT THIS EVENING.

>> RIGHT.

YEAH.

SHE'S RIGHT THERE.

HOW OLD ARE YOU, YOUNG LADY?

>> 10.

>> 10 YEARS OLD.

10 YEARS OLD, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] BEAUTIFUL.

SO, LOTS OF DIFFERENT CULTURES USE FIBER ART.

SO TELL ME ABOUT THAT.

>> SO, AS I SAID, KUMAHIMO BRAIDING WAS DEVELOPED IN JAPAN IN THE 13th CENTURY.

MOST CULTURES HAVE SOME FORM OF FELTING AND SOME FORM OF WEAVING.

AND THEN THERE'S ALL SORTS OF OTHER THINGS, LACE PADDING AND KNITTING AND CROCHETING.

SO IT'S VERY DIVERSE.

>> YEAH, WONDERFUL.

AND WHY IS WHAT YOU DO IMPORTANT?

I MEAN, IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, WHY ARE WORKING WITH FIBER ARTS -- WHY IS WORKING WITH FIBER ARTS IMPORTANT?

>> PERSONALLY, WORKING IN FIBER ARTS, I LOVE HOW TACTILE IT IS.

I MEAN, MOST CRAFTS ARE THAT WAY.

BUT ALSO I'M A FELTER AND I LOVE HOW THERE'S A METAMORPHOSIS FROM THE FIBERS AS I WORK THEM.

>> WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARJORIE, AND THANK YOU, YOUNG LADY.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE OVER HERE.

YEAH, YOU CAN APPLAUD.

[ Applause ] WE'RE GOING TO MOVE OVER TO THIS SPACE.

I'M GOING TO FLIP TO THIS SIDE OF YOU GUYS.

THIS IS PROGRAM MANAGER ANGELA ROBINS AND HER APPRENTICE OVER HERE, HER APPRENTICE -- YOUR NAME IS ANTHONY, YES.

ANTHONY, WILL YOU TELL ME ABOUT -- WELL, THERE'S A LOT MORE PEOPLE WORKING BACK HERE.

SO WILL YOU INTRODUCE THEM FOR US, MARJORIE?

>> YEAH, SURE SO, WE'VE GOT ELY, MICHAEL AND MILA AND THEY ARE STEAM BENDING, COMB TO GO A KAYAK AS WE SPEAK.

>> FIRST OFF, YOU'RE BUILDING BOATS, RIGHT?

YES.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE URBAN BOAT BUILDERS AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO.

ANTHONY, WHY DON'T YOU TELL US ABOUT THE PROCESS HERE.

>> THE PROCESS OF STEAM BENDING IS TO MAKE THE WOOD SO IT'S MORE FLEXIBLE SO THAT IF YOU JUST TRIED TO BEND A REGULAR PIECE OF DRY WOOD IT WOULD SNAP ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SO, IF YOU GET IT STEAM BENT AND IT GETS MOIST YOU CAN BEND IT EASIER AND WE HAVE TO MAKE THE SHAPE, WHICH IS JUST LIKE THAT ONE OVER THERE.

>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING AT THIS?

>> FOUR MONTHS.

>> JUST FOUR MONTHS?

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND AT URBAN BOAT BUILDERS?

>> I SPEND THREE HOURS A DAY, THREE DAYS A WEEK.

>> WONDERFUL.

WHAT TIME OF DAY DOES THAT HAPPEN, AFTER SCHOOL, IN THE EVENING?

>> AFTER SCHOOL FROM 3:00 TO 6:00.

>> ALL RIGHT, WONDERFUL.

ANGELA, WILL YOU TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT HOW URBAN BOAT BUILDERS GOT STARTED?

>> YEAH, URBAN BOAT BUILDERS WAS STARTED BY SOME FOLKS WHO WERE INSPIRED WORKING WITH YOUTH AND BUILDING BOATS AND WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 20 YEARS AND THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR TEN YEARS, YUP, AND IT'S A JOB RUNNING THIS PROGRAM AFTER SCHOOL, YOUTH GET PAID TO DO WOOD WORKING AND BUILD SKILLS AND WORK AS A TEAM TO BUILD THE BOATS AND THEN WE TAKE THEM OUT ON THE WATER.

>> THIS IS INCREDIBLE, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING THIS WORK.

>> WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH OUR CRAFT GAME MATCH AND IT'S TIME FOR THE SECOND TRIVIA ROUND!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] EXCUSE ME.

SORRY, GUYS, I JUMPED, I JUMPED THE SCRIPT.

SECOND TRIVIA IS COMING, LIVE TELEVISION, EVERYONE, SOMETIMES THE THINGS DON'T WORK.

CRAFT IS OFTEN A HEALING PURSUIT IN ADDITION TO AN ARTISTIC ONE.

WE'RE ABOUT TO HEAR THE STORY OF A VIETNAM VETERAN WHO DISCOVERED CRAFT, AND A NEW PASSION, AFTER LOSING MUCH OF HIS VISION.

♪♪ >> IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A THREE AND A HALF TO FOUR-HOUR PROCEDURE TO DO WHAT THEY HAD DONE AND ENDED UP BEING 11 AND A HALF HOURS FACE DOWN ON THE TABLE.

A HALF A DOZEN DIFFERENT THINGS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM, BUT AFTER THE OPERATION I CAME OUT WITH NO VISION IN MY LEFT EYE AND MY TOP HALF OF MY RIGHT EYE, NO VISION.

AND THE BOTTOM HALF THE RIGHT EYE'S GOT HOLES IN IT WHERE I'VE GOT BLANK SPOTS.

I WAS A BOW HUNTER.

IN 2001, I WAS LOUISIANA, ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

I'D GET UP IN THE MORNING, I'D GO SIT IN MY RECLINER, I'D TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, TURN ON THE TV.

AND I'D BE THERE UNTIL NIGHTTIME.

THEN I'D GO TO BED.

AND I'D GET UP THE NEXT DAY AND REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS.

I QUIT.

AFTER THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

I FIGURED THERE'S NOTHING FOR ME IN THIS WORLD TO DO.

ONE OF THE GUYS THAT WE DIDN'T REALLY REALIZE THAT WE WERE NOT REALLY CLOSE, CLOSE IN VIETNAM, BUT WE DID KNOW ONE ANOTHER.

WELL, HE LIVES UP IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI.

AND THEY CAME DOWN HERE FOR THREE OR FOUR DAYS AND SPENT THREE OR FOUR DAYS WITH US.

AND IT WAS KIND OF LIKE, GET UP.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN GET UP?

YOU'VE BEEN SITTING THERE TOO LONG.

GET UP.

TIME TO DO SOMETHING.

OKAY.

AND IF YOU DON'T GET UP, I WILL GET YOU UP.

THAT DIDN'T APPEAL TO ME EITHER.

SO IT WAS KIND OF LIKE, OKAY, I'LL GET UP AND START DOING SOMETHING.

IF THAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE, YEAH, I'LL GET UP AND START DOING SOMETHING.

I HAD A TABLE SAW, I HAD A RADIO ARM SAW, I HAD A DRILL PRESS.

IT WAS LIKE I KNOW I'VE GOT THIS STUFF.

CAN I HANDLE THIS STUFF?

I HAD NO CLUE.

AND I JUST MUDDLED THROUGH IT UNTIL I FIGURED OUT, OKAY, THIS TURNS THAT WAY, YOU TURN IT ON AND YOU MAKE IT GO FROM SQUARE TO ROUND.

IT'S GIVEN ME A SENSE OF WANTING TO GET UP AND DO SOMETHING IN THE MORNING RATHER THAN HIBERNATE.

GUYS LOOK AT WHAT I DO AND THEY GO, YOU CRAZY TO SPEND THAT MUCH TIME MAKING SOME OF THEME BOWLS WITH ALL THEM LITTLE PIECES.

I MAKE THE BOWLS FOR ME.

I'M NOT MAKING IT FOR ANYBODY ELSE.

LET'S SAY YOU TURN SOMETHING, ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU GET A LITTLE VOID IN THERE, YOU WANTED IT TO COME OUT LIKE THIS BUT NOW IT CAN'T BECAUSE YOU HIT THAT VOID.

YOU GOT TO CLEAN THAT VOID OUT OF THERE.

SAME THING.

IT'S WHERE I'M GOING RIGHT NOW IN LIFE.

MY LIFE WAS HEADED IN THIS DIRECTION.

AND THEN IT WENT THAT WAY.

MY BIGGEST HOPE OF ANYTHING AT THIS POINT IS THAT SOMEPLACE DOWN THE LINE I CAN INSPIRE, ASSIST SOMEBODY THAT WAS IN THE BOAT I WAS IN FOUR YEARS AGO, YOU KNOW.

JUST ONE PERSON GOES, WELL, DAMN IT, IF HE CAN DO IT, I CAN DO THAT, TOO.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH OUR CRAFT GAME MATCH AND IT'S TIME FOR THE SECOND TRIVIA ROUND!

LEVI.

♪ HEAVY METAL MUSIC ♪ [ CHEERS ] >> IT'S TIME FOR OUR SECOND ROUND OF TRIVIA.

RIGHT NOW THE SCORES ARE 20, CRAFT-A-RONI, ZERO, THREE Ps.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO LET'S REMEMBER, THE TEAM TO RING IN FIRST GETS FIRST CRACK AT SEEING HOW MANY ANSWERS THEY CAN GUESS UP ON THE BIG BOARD.

TEAM CAPTAINS, HANDS OVER THE BELLS.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ASKED 100 ARTISTS AROUND THE COUNTRY HOW THEY WOULD RESPOND TO THIS QUESTION.

WHAT WERE THE MOST POPULAR RESPONSES?

I DID NOT GIVE YOU THE QUESTION YET.

[ Laughter ] WE'RE GOING TO TRY IT AGAIN NOW.

HERE IS THE QUESTION.

WHEN I SAY CRAFT, YOU SAY...

YES, THREE Ps.

>> COUNCIL.

>> COUNCIL.

IS COUNCIL ON THE BOARD?

[ BUZZER ] >> NO!

BUT YOU DO GET POINTS FOR PANDERING, GOOD PANDERING POINTS.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT MEANS YOU GUYS HAVE A CHANCE TO ANSWER -- WAIT, NO, NO, THEY HAVE TWO MORE CHANCES.

HOW ABOUT IF I MIX UP THE RULES?

NOW EVERYBODY -- NO, NO, NO, LET'S STICK WITH YOU.

PETER, TWO MORE CHANCES BEFORE WE SEND IT OVER TO YOU GUYS.

WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK OF WHEN THEY HEAR CRAFT IS ESSENTIALLY THE QUESTION?

I HATE TO SAY THIS BUT BASKET WEAVING.

>> BASKET WEAVING, IS BASKET WEAVING ON THE BOARD.

[ BUZZER ] >> OH, BOY.

THAT WASN'T EVEN PANDERING PETER.

BIANCA, YOUR TURN NOW.

WHEN I SAY CRAFT, YOU SAY -- >> HAND.

>> HANDS.

NICE, NICE.

SHOW ME HANDS.

OH, HANDMADE, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

SCOTT, SCOTT, YOU'RE STILL IN THIS, SCOTT.

WHEN I SAY CRAFT, WHAT DO YOU SAY, SCOTT?

AND, REMEMBER, PANDERING CANNOT HELP YOU.

WHEN I SAY CRAFT, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

>> POTTERY.

>> POTTERY.

OKAY.

[ BUZZER ] OH, NO!

SO SORRY.

THAT MEANS CRAFT-A-RONI, THIS IS YOUR BIG CHANCE.

THIS WOULD BE HUGE.

IF YOU GUYS CAN ANSWER THIS.

WHEN I SAY CRAFT, WE ASKED 100 PEOPLE, WHAT WOULD CRAFTERS SAY, WHEN I SAY CRAFT, YOU SAY -- >> ALL RIGHT.

>> ART!

SHOW ME ART.

OH, THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT MEANS YOU GUYS GET THE POINTS.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, FOR FUN, FOR FUN, LET'S GO SEE THE REST.

WHAT'S NUMBER 5?

BEER.

NUMBER 4.

FUNCTIONAL.

NUMBER 3.

BEAUTY.

COOL, FUN.

YOU GUYS HAVE TO SAY IT ALONG WITH THE THING WHEN IT COMES UP.

NUMBER 2.

LIFE.

REALLY REALLY GREAT.

GREAT WORK, TEAMS.

RECAP.

IT IS NOW 30 TO ZERO.

GREAT WORK, TEAMS.

ADIA, WE'RE GOING BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

GOOD WORKS TEAM CRAFT-A-RONI.

WE ALL WANT TO DO MORE TO SUPPORT ART IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

BUT WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE MARKERS AROUND US?

THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL HAS A FEW TIPS.

♪♪ >> GET TO KNOW ARTISTS, GO VISIT THEM.

THINK ABOUT THE 10,000-HOUR RULE OF, YOU KNOW, THAT MAKERS HAVE WHERE THEY DEVELOP A SKILL OVER 10,000 HOURS, WELL, IF YOU SPEND 10,000 HOURS LOOKING AT ART, YOU'LL REALLY UNDERSTAND A LOT MORE ABOUT WHAT'S BEING MADE.

AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT APPEALS TO YOU.

>> FINDING WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT AND GETTING THAT SPECIAL PRODUCT ALL THE TIME AND DOING YOUR RESEARCH TO FIND IT.

BECAUSE IT EXISTS.

WE LIVE IN AN AGE WHERE EVERYTHING IS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, SO TO SPEAK.

>> I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BUY FROM ARTISTS WHENEVER THEY CAN.

DON'T ASSUME THE NEXT SCARF, TABLE, OR PLANTER YOU BUY NEEDS TO BE MASS PRODUCED.

NEEDS TO COME FROM A BIG BOX STORE.

>> SHOP LOCAL.

SHOP LOCAL ARTISTS, FROM LOCAL ARTISTS, AND ALSO CONTINUE THE CULTURE TO THE NEXT GENERATION.

>> I THINK WE NEED MORE PLACES THAT ARE VENUE TO INJECT YOUR PASSIONS AND TO BE CREATIVE AND TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS.

I LOVE TO WORK IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS THAT TYPE OF THING AVAILABLE.

TO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT, IT WOULD MAKE IT A LOT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO GET INTO WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY THINK THEY'RE INTERESTED IN.

>> NUMBER ONE, YOU CAN BUY THE ARTIST'S WORK, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY ALWAYS A GREAT START TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ARTISTS.

BUT, TWO, YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTIONS THAT SUPPORT THE CRAFT COMMUNITY.

BY BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL, YOU PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HELP ENSURE ARTISTS' SUCCESS, YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THE WIDER WORLD OF CRAFT, THROUGH OUR MAGAZINE, OUR NATIONAL CRAFT SHOWS AND OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.

WE INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US AND HELP IGNITE THEIR CREATIVE SPARK.

♪♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> YEAH!

>> WHOO!

WHOO!

>> WE'VE ARRIVED AT THE FINAL ROUND IN OUR CAGE MATCH COMPETITION.

LET'S GET A QUICK CHECK OF THE SCORES.

SO TEAM CRAFT-A-RONI HAS 30.

TEAM THREE P HAS ZERO.

OKAY.

WELL, GOOD JOB, TEAM CRAFT-A-RONI.

IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER PHYSICAL CHALLENGE.

AND IT'S A GOOD ONE.

♪♪ >> YOU'VE MADE IT THIS FAR, CAGE MATCH COMPETITORS.

BUT YOU'RE NOT THROUGH TO THE END JUST YET.

I HAVE ONE SPECIAL BIT OF INFORMATION.

THIS, THIS ROUND IS WORTH 40 POINTS.

SO EVERYONE'S STILL IN IT.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] YOU ARE STILL IN IT.

SO WE ARE GOING TO TEST YOUR SKILLS AS AN ARTIST AND THIS ONE IS A DOOZIE.

WE'VE ARRIVED AT THE BLINDFOLDED POTTERY CHALLENGE!

[ CHEERS ] ALL RIGHT, CHEER FOR THAT, THAT IS CRAZY.

THE BLIND-FOLDED POTTERY.

THE CHALLENGE WORKS LIKE THIS, ONE MEMBER OF EACH TEAM WILL BE ELECTED TO THROW DOWN ON THE POTTERY WHEEL, CRAFTING THE BEST POT THEY CAN.

THE REST OF THE TEAM CAN GIVE GUIDANCE AND CHEER THEM ON BUT CANNOT ASSIST IN ANY OTHER WAY.

TEAMS, WHO HAVE YOU CHOSEN AS YOUR POTTERS?

WHO'S COMPETING?

>> PETER, THE POTTER.

>> PETER, THE POTTER OVER HERE, FANTASTIC.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] NOW, CRAFT-A-RONI.

>> SARA, THE SLIP STRESS.

>> I LIKE IT.

ARE YOU BLINDFOLDED?

ARE YOU FULLY BLINDFOLDED?

ARE YOU GUYS READY?

OH, NOT YET.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

WE HAVE A SLIGHT DELAY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY.

NOW YOU'RE READY.

ARE YOU READY?

THREE Ps, ARE YOU READY?

THIS IS A DELAYING TACTIC.

NO MORE TOUCHING HIM.

NO MORE TOUCHING HIM.

POTTERS, ARE YOU READY?

ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, CRAFT!

GET IT WET, ALL RIGHT.

GREAT JOB.

GREAT JOB.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO KEEP WORKING HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO -- WE'RE GOING TO KEEP -- ARE YOU READY?

NOW, BIANCA, HOW YOU DOIN'?

>> I'M GREAT, I'M EXCITED, I'M EXCITED.

>> GREAT.

OKAY.

NOW WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD RIGHT NOW AS YOU'RE DOING THIS, PETER?

>> I MEAN, I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF ME.

I'M JUST TRYING TO -- >> MORE WATER.

>> MORE WATER, GOOD MOVE, GOOD MOVE, OKAY.

I'M GOING TO CHECK IN OVER HERE.

BETH, HOW IS IT GOING SO FAR?

>> IT'S AMAZING.

SLIP STRESS IN ACTION.

>> SARA, NOW YOU WORK IN POTTERY, IS THAT CORRECT?

HOW DOES THAT GIVE YOU AN ADVANTAGE?

>> WELL, I'M REALLY GOOD AT EXCEL SPREADSHEETS AND GRANT WRITING SO I THINK I'M GOING TO CALL ON THOSE THINGS TO HELP ME IN THIS.

>> EXCEL SPREADSHEETS AND GRANT WRITING, YOU CAN TOTALLY WORK WITH THAT.

I NEED TO GET SOME MORE QUESTIONS OVER HERE.

THAT STILL LOOKS LIKE A LUMP OF CLAY.

IS THAT PART OF THE PLAN?

>> HOW MUCH TIME DO WE GOT?

>> YOU GOT A LOT OF TIME LEFT.

REALLY GET IN THERE.

>> FINISHING STRONG, THAT'S OUR PLAN.

>> YOU'RE FINISHING STRONG BUT YOU ARE ONLY NOT EVEN HALFWAY DOWN.

SO DO NOT FINISH, THAT'S NO GOOD.

BETH, AS YOU WATCH THIS, ARE YOU FEELING ANY MOTION?

>> -- EMOTIONS?

>> IT'S BECOMING A VESSEL, I'M FEELING REALLY INSPRAIRD.

-- INSPIRED?

>> DO YOU THINK THIS WILL INSPIRE TO YOU MAKE YOUR OWN ARTWORK?

>> INDEED.

>> NOW, TECUMBA, AS YOU SEE THIS TAKING SHAPE, DO YOU FEEL ANY SPECIFIC FEELINGS?

HOW ARE YOU CONNECTING TO THE WORK?

>> CRAFT-A-RONI, MAGNIFICENT, SO MAGNIFICENT.

[ SINGING ] >> I KNEW IT WAS A RISK AND I WAS RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO JUMP BACK OVER HERE.

THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED MAKING IT LOOK LIKE AN ACTUAL POT.

HOW NERVOUS ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?

>> I'M FEELING GREAT.

I THINK WE'VE GOT THIS.

>> EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

OKAY.

I NEED TO ASK, WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE POTTERY MOMENTS IN CULTURAL HISTORY?

[ Laughter ] I KNOW, THEY'VE ALL BEEN SILLY QUESTIONS AND SUDDENLY I WANT TO GET DEEP.

NOW, WHAT HAS POTTERY MEANT FOR YOUR LIFE?

♪♪ ♪ OH, DARLING ♪ >> IS THAT FROM GHOST?

YEAH.

IF YOU WANT TO GET BEHIND PETER, JUST GET BACK HERE AND THEN YOU CAN'T TOUCH THE CLAY BUT THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA, THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO GO.

IF YOU GUYS WANT TO GET IN THERE LIKE THAT, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD PLAN.

YEAH, YEAH.

USE THE -- USE THE PING PONG BALL.

USE THE PING PONG BALL.

I THINK THAT'S STRONG.

THAT'S STRONG.

OKAY, BETH.

THAT'S LOOKING REALLY REALLY NICE.

I'M REALLY IMPRESSED.

I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS, I'M NOT A SCIENTIST.

BETH, CAN YOU THINK OF ANY MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT THAT MIGHT HELP SARA RIGHT NOW?

>> I WILL DEFER TO TECUMBA ON THIS.

>> YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK TO HIM.

I'LL ADMIT, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS GOING BACK TO TECUMBA BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE A SHOT BECAUSE WE HAVE TIME.

CAN YOU THINK OF ANY SONGS THAT MIGHT HELP SARA RIGHT NOW ♪ THE CLAY IS IN YOUR HEART ♪ ♪ THE CLAY IS IN YOUR SPIRIT ♪ ♪ THEY SAY ♪ ♪ A CLAY WITH THAT IS BETTER ♪ >> EVERYBODY.

♪ THAN ANYONE, CRAFT-A-RONI ♪ >> THAT'S WHY YOU GO TO TECUMBA, SOMETIMES IT PAYS OFF.

IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

LET'S GO CHECK IN WITH THE THREE Ps ONE MORE TIME BEFORE WE MOVE AHEAD TO THE NEXT PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

PETER, PETER, WHAT ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?

WHAT ARE YOU FEELING?

>> IS THIS LIVE TELEVISION?

>> YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID CLAY.

PETER, THE ANSWER WAS CLAY.

WHAT ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?

LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.

PETER, WHAT ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?

>> CLAY.

>> REALLY WELL DONE, REALLY GREAT JOB.

IT'S GOING REALLY WELL, WE'RE WORKING REALLY WELL HARD, I'M GOING TO SEND IT BACK OVER TO ADIA.

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH, LEVI.

BLIND POTTERS KEEP WORKING.

WHILE OUR CAGE MATCH TEAMS CONTINUE TO WORK, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT ONE ARTIST WHO MAKES POTTERY FOR A LIVING.

GUILLERMO CUELLAR'S POTS ARE EXQUISITELY MADE.

LET'S PEEK IN ON HIS PROCESS AS HE CRAFTS A TEA POT FROM START TO FINISH.

♪♪ ♪♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> WE'VE ARRIVED AT THE END OF OUR POTTERY CHALLENGE.

THERE'S A LOT OF INTERESTING STUFF.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT OUR COMPETITORS HAVE CREATED.

ALL RIGHT.

PETER, YOU MAY TAKE OFF YOUR BLINDFOLD TO SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

PETER.

IF YOU DARE.

OKAY.

PETER, NOW, AS YOU LOOK DOWN HERE, FIRST THING'S FIRST, DO YOU HAVE A NAME FOR YOUR PIECE?

>> WHERE AM I?

>> THAT'S A GOOD NAME.

SO THIS IS CALLED WHERE AM I?

I THINK IT TOTALLY FITS.

IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

YOU'VE INCORPORATED THIS LOVELY TABLE TENNIS MOTIF THAT WE SEE RUNNING THROUGHOUT YOUR WHOLE CAREER, IT'S REALLY NICE.

NOW, NOW, PETER, WOULD YOU SAY YOUR TEAM WAS A TREMENDOUS HELP OR A SUPER TREMENDOUS HELP?

>> SUPER TREMENDOUS, PROFESSIONAL, PANTASTIC HELP.

>> WAY TO USE THE Ps, REALLY, REALLY, NICE.

PETER, BEFORE I GO OVER AND REVEAL WHAT THE OTHER TEAM HAS DONE, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR CHANCES RIGHT NOW?

>> I THINK WE'VE NAILED IT.

[ CHEERS ] >> YOU'VE NAILED THIS.

OKAY.

GREAT.

OKAY.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THEY'VE NAILED IT.

LET'S GO SEE.

LET'S JUST GO SEE WHAT'S OVER HERE.

NOW, LET'S GO OVER HERE AND MEET CRAFT-A-RONI, NOW, SARA, I GOT TO BE HONEST, I CAN'T TELL IF THIS IS THE SAME PIECE OR IF THERE'S ANY -- ANY DIFFERENCES AT ALL.

NOW, NOW, SARA, DO YOU HAVE A NAME FOR WHAT YOU'VE CREATED HERE?

>> WELL, IT'S A SEQUINNED CYLINDER.

>> A SEQUINNED CYLINDER, OKAY, THAT'S REALLY ON THE NOSE.

NOW, SARA, WHEN YOU STARTED, DID YOU KNOW YOU'D BE INCORPORATING JEWELS, YOU BEDAZZLED YOUR POTTED, DID YOU KNOW THAT -- YOUR POT, DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU STARTED?

>> EVERY OCCASION IS AN OCCASION FOR SEQUINS.

>> EVERY OCCASION IS AN OCCASION FOR SEQUIN SAYS.

I THINK THAT CAN BE A TAKEAWAY FROM TONIGHT, FOR EVERYBODY, BRING MORE SEQUINS INTO YOUR LIFE.

IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU THINK YOU HAD AN ADVANTAGE OVER THREE Ps?

>> I SPENT THE GREATER PART OF THE LAST WEEK WATCHING THE ISAAC BUTTON YouTube VIDEO, ONLY CLAY PEOPLE WOULD GET THAT, OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THE GRANDDADDY OF THE CERAMIC STUDIO POTTERY HIMSELF WAS WORKING THROUGH ME TONIGHT.

>> IT'S TIME FOR ADIA TO LEAD THE CHARGE ON THE AUDIENCE VOTING.

HERE SHE IS, AWED I CAN'T.

-- ADIA.

>> THANK YOU, LEVI.

YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, I'VE CHANGED MY OUTFIT.

THIS SOCK MONKEY DRESS WAS DESIGNED BY ARTIST REBECCA YAKER WHO IS HERE TONIGHT AND YOU CAN ASK HER ABOUT IT.

IT IS SO APPROPRIATE TO WEAR FOR A CRAFT CAGE MATCH.

AM I RIGHT?

ESPECIALLY NOW, SINCE IT'S TIME FOR EVERYONE TO VOTE ON WHICH TEAM'S POTTERY CREATION THEY LIKE THE BEST.

AUDIENCE, APPLAUD FOR THE TEAM YOU THINK DID THE BEST JOB.

SO LET'S START OVER HERE WITH TEAM THREE Ps.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WOW.

IT JUST KEEPS GOING.

WOW.

OKAY.

JUST KEEPS GOING.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, LET'S GO OVER HERE, AUDIENCE, WHAT ABOUT TEAM CRAFT-A-RONI?

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I THINK THE POINTS DEFINITELY GO TO TEAM CRAFT-A-RONI.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] CONGRATULATIONS.

VICTORY DANCE, YEAH, VICTORY DANCE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE TV TAKEOVER CRAFT CAGE MATCH.

OH, YES, AND AS SUCH, YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THIS BEAUTIFUL TROPHY.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

>> OH, MY GOD, LIKE EVERYTHING, LIKE EVERY DREAM I'VE HAD IS COMING TRUE RIGHT NOW.

>> SPEECHLESS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[ CRYING ] >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

>> WELL, THAT'S AMAZING.

OH, STILL WEEPING.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I WANTED TO ASK YOU, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NEXT?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

TAKE THIS ON THE ROAD.

I DON'T KNOW.

>> TAKE IT ON THE ROAD.

>> LOTS OF THEM.

>> AWESOME.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS?

>> I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW, MAN, FROM THAT FIRST ROUND.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE'D DO IT, BUT WE DID IT.

AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF MY TEAM!

>> ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS OF THE LOSERS.

>> I THINK WE REALLY WON.

I THINK WE REALLY WON.

>> I COMMITTED A FAUX PAS.

MY APOLOGY.

>> IN OUR HEARTS, CRAFT, IT'S THE IMPERFECTIONS THAT COUNT.

[ CHEERS ] >> I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH THAT.

YOU KNOW, KIN SUGIAN, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT I'LL SAY ABOUT POTTERY I KNOW.

A BIG THANK YOU TO THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL, TWIN CITIES PBS, AND EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN HELPING THIS TAKEOVER COME TO LIFE.

SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXT WEEK FOR BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT'S EPISODE.

GOOD NIGHT!

GOOD NIGHT!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> TV TAKEOVER IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY THE STATE ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND AND THE CITIZENS OF MINNESOTA AND THROUGH AN ARTWORKS GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY THE LOWERTOWN FUTURE FUND.

>> HI.

[ Laughter ] SORRY, JUST MAKING SURE THE LEVELS ARE FINE.

>> I'M READY TO CRUSH THIS -- CRAFT MATCH!

I DID IT WRONG.

[ GROWLING ] >> I'M GOING TO CRUSH YOU, LIKE A LITTLE PING PONG BALL.

I DON'T KNOW.

[ Laughter ] >> LALALA.

>> HAVE THE MICROPHONE UP OR NOT?

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

>> GUYS, THIS IS HARD, I'M SORRY.

>> ONE MORE TIME?

[ Laughter ] >> YEAH, I LIKE THE COMING IN FROM THE SIDE.

>> THAT WAS REALLY CLEAN.

>> THAT WAS REALLY FUNNY.

[ HEAVY BREATHING ]