BORDERS explores connections between Mexico and the United States through craft. Featuring master altar-maker Ofelia Esparza, Self Help Graphics & Art, and the Day of the Dead celebration; master weaver J. Isaac Vásquez Garcia and family; weaver Jim Bassler and potter Veralee Bassler and the colorful Guelaguetza parade; and artist Kiff Slemmons and maestro Francisco Toledo at Taller Arte Papel

BORDERS explores connections between Mexico and the United States through craft. Featuring master altar-maker Ofelia Esparza, Self Help Graphics & Art, and the Day of the Dead celebration; master weaver J. Isaac Vásquez Garcia and family; weaver Jim Bassler and potter Veralee Bassler and the colorful Guelaguetza parade; and artist Kiff Slemmons and maestro Francisco Toledo at Taller Arte Papel

Self-taught woodturner and carver Michelle Holzapfel creates vases, bowls, boxes, and still life sculpture from local hardwoods like burls, unmanageable crotches, gnarled branches, center rotten trunks that are left behind in the forest after logging operations have ceased. Segment from the NATURE episode

Preston Singletary’s glass work incorporates many layering and etching techniques he invented, creating stunning glass forms embellished with Tlingit imagery. His practice and work continue to evolve, connecting his personal cultural perspective to modern art movements. Segment from the NATURE episode

Glass artist Preston Singletary on his work. NATURE episode PBS premiere: April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Artists explore the beauty and wonder of the natural world. Featuring sculptor Patrick Dougherty, artist Mary Merkel-Hess, woodcarver Michelle Holzapfel, glass artist Preston Singletary, book artist Catherine Alice Michaelis. PBS Premiere: April 21, 2017 (*check local listings).

Artists explore the beauty and wonder of the natural world. Featuring sculptor Patrick Dougherty, artist Mary Merkel-Hess, woodcarver Michelle Holzapfel, glass artist Preston Singletary, book artist Catherine Alice Michaelis. PBS Premiere: April 21, 2017 (*check local listings).

Sculptor Patrick Dougherty on his work. NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Fiber artist Mary Merkel-Hess on the prairie garden as inspiration and her daily practice of drawing. NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Bill Moody on plant medicine. NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Book artist Catherine Alice Michaelis shows us her spool/scroll books. NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Book artist Catherine Alice Michaelis on her book "The Three Sisters." NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Book artist Catherine Alice Michaelis on her book "The Science and Spirit of Leaves." NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Book artist Catherine Alice Michaelis on her book "How Seeds Travel." NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Fiber artist Mary Merkel-Hess on drawing with paper and how she created a piece for Oaknoll Retirement Residence. NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Sculptor Patrick Dougherty on what led him to become a sculptor. NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Curator Miranda Belarde-Lewis shows us a pinch pot and tells us about the importance of traditional ecological knowledge. NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Woodcarver Michelle Holzapfel on her influences. NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Fiber artist Mary Merkel-Hess on painting her work. NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)

Woodcarver Michelle Holzapfel on her piece titled "Rage Correctly." NATURE episode PBS premiere: Friday, April 21, 2017 (*check local listings)