>> karen kienzle: tracy snelling places are places that have a sense of nostalgia. they're often desolate, maybe they've been abandoned. >> different views of the new american landscape, this time on spark. [ ♪music ] major funding for spark is provided by the william and flora hewlett foundation, supporting creativity and innovation in the arts since 1967. and by the kqed campaign for the future program venture fund with additional support from the walter and elise haas fund the george frederick jewett foundation the marin community foundation the koret foundation the phyllis c. wattis foundation and diane b. wilsey. [ ♪music ] >> here in her fruitvale studio, tracey snelling makes small replicas of ordinary places. her subjects are part of a vanishing american landscape. they are worn out, neglected, and instantly familiar, the type of buildings that are found on the outskirts of town. >> tracy snelling: i'm attracted to old buildings and buildings that have paint peeling on 'em, mini-marts, old churches, motels, gas stations. i think that the places that are olde