Choose one video from this week’s Craft in America series and discuss the subjects’ description and perceptions of craft work in 2 paragraphs or more. How does the subject portray this kind of work? Do they present a romantic or realistic view? Explain your choice and provide specific details from the video that demonstrate your views. As a reminder on the definition of “romanticism” as it relates in literary interpretation: Romanticism
- Values freedom and the democratic spirit
- Expresses admiration of everyday workers and common people
- Exalts and idealizes nature and the natural world
- Uses poetry, art, craft, etc. as personal self-expression
