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