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A SERVICE OF OHIO'S PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS
A SERVICE OF OHIO'S PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS
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When Dennis DeVendra decided to take up woodturning and using lathes, he had a hard time finding mentors who would teach him. People were apprehensive about helping a blind man operate machinery that reaches speeds of up to more than 1,000 RPMs. But Dennis persevered despite his challenges, and is now the vice president of the Central Ohio Woodturners Association. We visited Dennis at his German Village workshop where he makes all of his creations.
Artist Profile: Ann Woods
Columbus artist Ann Woods loves lettering. She uses her skills in handwriting and calligraphy, as well as her understanding of the history of alphabets, to teach workshops through the Upper Arlington Parks and Recreation Department where she demonstrated for us the visual impact of her written letters.
The Be Brave Choir
The Be Brave Choir is a combination of students from Whittier and McVay Elementary Schools in Westerville. This extracurricular choir is named after a song performed by Sara Bareilles with lyrics that are meant to inspire and empower youngsters. Led by music teacher Kim Spencer, the group hopes to expand to 3 new schools next year.
Stickwork
From KUHT in Houston
Patrick Dougherty has found a way to combine his carpentry skills with his love of nature by creating large-scale installations out of sticks and saplings. His unique structures are very much a part of the landscape, but yet very dreamlike and whimsical. Through his tools and techniques, he shows us that construction materials can come in many different forms.
Washington Gladden and Social Justice
An expanded segment from Columbus Neighborhoods: Downtown & Franklinton
July 2nd is the annual Feast Day for Washington Gladden in the Episcopal Church, a veneration given to men and women who serve as good examples for Christians. Washington Gladden, a religious leader in Columbus in the early 1900s, was committed to social justice and he called on city leaders to treat every citizen fairly in the age of industrialization.
July 2, 2014