On Assignment; Country Quilts; Homeless at Christmas; Tree Spirits

KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.) · December 26, 1987

(Christmas Special) New Mexico Quilts -- Applique quilts, name quilts, quilts made from worn out clothing and empty feed sacks display the blend of utility and creativity found in the handiwork of rural New Mexican women. On Assignment visits the "New Mexican Country Quilts" exhibit at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe (Guests: Nora Pickins, Curator, International Folk Art Museum; Loyce Wood Sage, Gallup Quilt Maker; Mable Otis Head, Farmington Quilt Maker). Producer: Sandy Garritano. Homeless: Where Is The Safety Net? -- Despite increasing coverage of the homeless story, the number of homeless in the United States continues to grow at a disturbing rate. Neither private charities nor public programs can even begin to meet their needs. In the face of this national shame, more and more people are asking, what happened to the "safety net"? (Guests: Terri, Homeless Mother; Chris Sprowal, Philadelphia Founder, Union of the Homeless (A National Union); Michael Passi, Manager, Research and Planning, City of Albuquerque Department of Human Services; Marsha McMurray Ayila, Clinical Director, Health Care for the Homeless (A New Mexico-based organization)). Producer: Karl Kernberger. Kachina Tree Spirits -- A look at uniquely Southwestern Christmas ornaments. Kachina tree spirits handcrafted by New Mexican Sheri Brown (Guest: Sheri Brown, Artist). Producer: Jo Ann Richardson-Palmer.