Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows

The Traditions series features Ohio artists who practice folk and traditional arts and have become masters of their craft. In this episode meet Ashland artist Barry Wheeler, a blacksmith who puts a whimsical spin on metal sculptures; Westlake resident Hasu Patel, one of very few female Indian classical music sitar performers; and Cleveland musician and African drummer Linda Thomas Jones.

The Traditions series features Ohio artists who practice folk and traditional arts and have become masters of their craft. In this episode meet New Lebanon artist Roy Adams, a blacksmith who teachers classes on topics from ornamental iron flowers to wrought iron hammers; The Riley School of Irish Music in Cincinnati; and Toledo's Mexican folkloric dancer Elaina Hernandez.