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Erhard artist, Fergus Falls sculptor and Hutchinson potters on Postcards May 5

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GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — On Thursday, May 5, Pioneer PBS will release the final episode of Postcards season 13, with stories about Kandace Creel Falcón, Fergus Brewing Co. and Clay Coyote Pottery. The stories will be available for online viewing starting at noon on May 5 through the station’s website, www.pioneer.org/postcards, and Postcard’s YouTube Channel. The program will be aired over the Pioneer PBS broadcast network on May 5 at 7 p.m. 

 Kandace Creel Falcón, Ph.D. (she/they/them) is a queer Chicana interdisciplinary feminist scholar, writer and visual artist. Drawn to mixed media methods of painting, fabric arts and writing, Falcón brings together various mediums to make sense of the world around them. She lives and works in rural Erhard, MN. “Art can truly change your life and put you on a trajectory towards doing something that really makes your heart sing,” Falcón said.”It certainly has for me.”

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Jeffry Zachmann, kinetic sculptor, and Carl Zachmann, machine artist, are a father-son duo from Fergus Falls who have collaborated on many art projects during their careers. Jeff's pieces are sold all over the world and recently his 1,000th kinetic sculpture was put on display at the Kaddatz Gallery in downtown Fergus Falls. In 2015, Postcards made an award-winning story about the Zachmanns and now Postcards returns to learn about the new projects and experiences they've had in the seven years since. The program features a striking COVID-19 era kinetic sculpture fire pit that attracted a surprising amount of attention, a giant gumball machine sculpture in Las Vegas, and the brewery at the site of their new studio. Jeff Zachmann, his wife Deb, brewer Andy Beck, his wife Klara, and Klara’s parent’s, Scott and Kathy Wagnild, undertook the task of turning an old industrial building into a brewery and taproom called Fergus Brewing Co.

Download a photo of artists making pottery at Clay Coyote Pottery

 

Clay Coyote Pottery began more than two decades ago with a vision to create a space to provide handmade, functional and affordable pottery in central Minnesota. In 2016, Morgan Baum and her husband Ian moved from Harlem in New York City to Hutchinson and bought the business that her mother Betsy Price had started with her business partner Tom Wirt. The year-round gallery carries handmade creations from artists across the country and serves as a small business incubator for emerging ceramic artists.

About Postcards   

Producer Dana Conroy and Videographers Kristofor Gieske and Ben Dempcy make up the award-winning Postcards team. The program is made possible by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Production sponsors for the program include Shalom Hill Farm, Explore Alexandria Tourism, the Lake Region Arts Council and KRAM 96.7.

About Pioneer PBS

Established in 1966, Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing local stories of the region with the world. For more information visit: www.pioneer.org.