Clarksville, TN
The art of making stained glass windows has been around for ages. When they're found in churches they usually have a story to tell. Tennessee Crossroads has a story to tell about stained glass in a Clarksville church and, in the process, we met an extremely talented young artist with some uncanny, or we should say, "canny" works of art. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Miranda Herrick - Artist.
Brentwood, TN
Getting older can be a lonely experience. Friends and family pass away and that may make us feel alone and isolated, but it doesn't have to. A group of ladies got together at a senior center for an arts and crafts class to learn how to make cards and wound up making friends as well. Rob Wilds went to the Martin Fifty Forward Center in Brentwood, TN to meet the members of the Card Crusaders. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Petersburg, TN
It seems like couples find all sorts of ways to keep their relationships happy and healthy. Tennessee Crossroads found an artistic couple in Petersburg, TN who heat up their marriage with some lasting impressions in glass. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Bon Aqua, TN
The neon sign was one of the best visual objects in our country’s history for giving us a sense of finding that special place on the road. Today, High Def TV and huge electronic billboards have pulled the plug on neon signs but as Tennessee Crossroads discovered, there’s a family in Dickson, TN who’s not going to let anyone turn off the switch to this nostalgic art form.
Nashville, TN
Miranda Cohen meets a Nashville artist making her mark with charcoal.
Pall Mall, TN
Owner Joe Sells grew up nearby Pall Mall, TN and always wanted to open a general store, discussed it with his wife and children, tried to be a general store for a few years but did not work financially. So, he noticed a lot of tourists and he did not have anything for them to buy. And that's when a light went off in his head to make and sell fudge. It worked! He's living his dream, and Pig, well it's just something the folks there do to pass the time. They take it seriously, gives locals a place to "hang out", whittle on the front porch in summer, sit by fire in winter and play cards. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Forbus General Store.