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The American West has captivated imaginations for decades.

For some, the frontier represents the hope of starting over. Others draw inspiration from the tales of the Wild West, like the life of Buffalo Bill as he performed throughout the country.

鈥淭here鈥檚 a certain mystique to the West,鈥� Megan Grisolano, executive producer and senior director of content at Nashville PBS, says. 鈥淲hat Buffalo Bill created with his show was amazing. A lot of it was based on truth, but he had a way to sell it. All of this added to the incredible legend of the West.鈥�

Grisolano is one of the driving forces behind the documentary, 鈥淢ade in the West.鈥�

According to PBS, the film celebrates the functional art and enduring craftsmanship of the American West while exploring what is at stake as many of today鈥檚 master artisans age out of their crafts. The documentary is narrated by country music icon Tanya Tucker.

Grisolano says the production examines the tradition of creating objects designed not merely to be admired, but to be used, valued and passed down for generations.

鈥淭hese are functional works of art that people can sit on, drink from or wear, all influenced by the landscapes, wildlife, materials and culture of the West,鈥� she says.

The documentary will broadcast at 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1. It will also be available to stream on the PBS app.

Talks for the documentary began in 2023 after one of the Nashville PBS board members, who had a home in Cody, Wyoming, talked about the amazing craftmaking out there.

鈥淲e flew out there and started meeting with some of the artisans,鈥� Grisolano says. 鈥淏efore we started more of the groundwork, we had to begin to fundraise, and then the project was on pause for me.鈥�

In July 2024, Grisolano and team made a trip out to Cody, Wyoming, to begin filming. While there, plans were being made to travel to Jackson and Laramie, Wyoming, and also to Santa Fe to meet with artist and collector Billy Schenck.

鈥淏illy鈥檚 name came up quite a bit because of his collection of functional American West art,鈥� she says. 鈥淲e made the trip out there and got some amazing footage.鈥�

Schenck is a contemporary artist with work in over 40 museum collections and corporate collections. His subject matter spans genres from western landscape to cowboy pop. He is a World Champion Ranch Sorting winner and the proprietor of the Double Standard Ranch in Santa Fe.

The Santa Fe resident speaks about furniture maker and artist Thomas Molesworth and his own collection.

鈥淭his is like, really like living inside the Sistine Chapel. This is the best of the best,鈥� Schenck says, describing his Molesworth collection. 鈥淚 like to tell people that when I鈥檓 sitting at my breakfast table in the morning, having a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper, my net worth went up just by the fact I was sitting in a Molesworth chair. They may have gone up five or eight cents that day. That鈥檚 pretty cool stuff.鈥�

After filming was complete, Grisolano was left with 25 hours of footage, which included hours of B-roll.

Knowing that it would air on PBS and the time had to be under 55 minutes, she worked with her team in creating the strongest rollout.

鈥淎side from the documentary, we have 21 digital pieces that are companions to 鈥楳ade in the West,鈥欌�� she says. 鈥淲e wanted to tell a complete story of the past, present and future of Western functional art. I hope that the piece helps start conversations about this time in history. It鈥檚 alive today because the artisans are keeping it going. We have to be thankful that they are carrying the torch.鈥�

Adrian Gomez is a freelance writer for the 近距离内射合集. He works for the New Mexico Film Office, focusing on industry research.