FEATURED IN SCIENCE EPISODE
SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences.
Featuring Erik & Martin Demaine, John Luebtow, Chris Maynard, Karen Nyberg, Joan Takayama-Ogawa, and Joseph & Sergio Youngblood Lugo.
PBS broadcast premiere December 27, 2024 (check local listings).
All episodes streaming on PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, pbs.org/craftinamerica
ERIK & MARTIN DEMAINE
Erik and Martin Demaine combine math with art at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Erik is an MIT professor of computer science and Martin is a MIT artist-in-residence. The father-son team takes inspiration from their research to create unique curved-crease origami sculptures from folded paper.
JOHN LUEBTOW
John Luebtow, a glass sculptor and teacher, is a pioneer in the glass world. He engineered his own glass kiln to create sculptures over 10 feet tall. He introduces us to the founder of the modern kindergarten, Friedrich Froebel, and how Froebel’s geometric “gifts” inspired John and generations of other artists.
CHRIS MAYNARD
Chris Maynard creates intricate art entirely from bird feathers. Inspired by his love of the natural world and his background as a biologist, Chris hopes to give people a new perspective on nature through his art.
KAREN NYBERG
Retired NASA astronaut and artist Karen Nyberg brought quilting to the International Space Station and inspired the international quilting challenge that connected makers from all over the world. Karen continues to create art inspired by space and science.
JOAN TAKAYAMA-OGAWA
Joan Takayama-Ogawa is a passionate artist and educator who uses her work in clay to respond to the ongoing climate emergency.
JOSEPH & SERGIO YOUNGBLOOD LUGO
The Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico has been home to a long tradition of Native potters, including brothers Joseph and Sergio Youngblood Lugo. Joseph and Sergio use their ancestral techniques that produce their unique polished pottery.