The Art of Quilting on PBS
Structures #31 © 2004 34″"x53"
Starting in March PBS will be airing a show called The Art of Quilting. My Quilt National 2005 piece, Structures #31 show above, is in the show and I think maybe Structures #41, which was in Sedgwick might be shown also.
I was interviewed by the TV crew while in Philadelphia for Sedgwick last March and my interview is in the bonus section of the video/DVD that will be a premium bonus for some stations during their pledge drive in March. I don’t have a TV but I might have to figure out how I can get a hold of one of these things. I can’t say I’ve ever been a bonus feature before.
Check out the PBS website for this show and notice the banner at the top. Cool.
I don’t remember much about what they asked me and what I said during this interview. I do recall they told me it would all be easy questions and I already knew the answers. So to start off they ask me to describe my quilt (I was standing in front of Structures #41). I started saying something, turned and looked at the quilt and then discovered I didn’t know the answer. Duh. Fortunately it got better from there.
If anyone gets a hold of the DVD/video I’d love to hear what you think.
Posted by Lisa in: Art Exhibits
Sharon Crute said,
December 31, 2006 @ 12:57 pm
Wow Lisa! How awesome! Congratulations and you deserve it - your creations are so beautifully unique. No TV? No wonder you get so much accomplished. I love checking in with your blog from time to time. Best of luck for a successful and prosperous New Year!
Tracy said,
December 31, 2006 @ 3:04 pm
Very cool Lisa! How exciting! We have satellite for our tv, but naturally, because it’s the one channel I would like to have, we do not get PBS. Can you watch a dvd on your computer? Also, it might be able to be viewed on youtube at some point.
Hope you had a good holiday.
louise perrin said,
January 1, 2007 @ 1:47 am
LIsa,
These dvd’s are often made available to folks who pledge $ to the PBS station. Perhaps you can obtain one from their store after the fund-raising.
Lisa Call said,
January 1, 2007 @ 12:15 pm
Louise - yes that is what they are doing - but not all stations will do this so it depends on your local station. I was told it would be available for direct purchase in maybe a year.
Thanks Tracy and Sharon.
And while I don’t have a TV my kids watch plenty of television on YouTube. It mostly prevents me from wasting time.
Although while in Arizona I watched the full first season of Top Chef and the first half of season 2. What great entertainment, although the commercials are incredibly painful.
cynthia said,
January 1, 2007 @ 11:09 pm
Structures #31 must be one of my favorites!
Congratulations! I hope the PBS bonus section makes it in the Denver Market!