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The ACC library has current subscriptions to nearly 100 magazines - but this post is about a new subscription, and a couple interesting old (and older!) donations. We invite you to come in and check them out!
There is a new journal titled Craft Research, and it is a gem. It was founded in 2010 by Dr. Kristina Niedderer, and is dedicated to advocating and promoting current and emerging craft research. Included is research on materials, processes, methods, concepts, aesthetics, and style, in any discipline of applied arts and crafts, including craft education. The pictured journal is the first issue (it's ...
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Greta Tacke from the American Association of Woodturners recently dropped in to the American Craft Council and brought the library a wealth of resources for woodturners and turned wood admirers.
Woodturning Today: A Dramatic Evolution is a beautiful new book celebrating the 25th anniversary of the AAW. It describes the history of woodturning and the organization. It also celebrates the role the AAW has had on the development of contemporary woodturning and wood art. Plus, the photography is outstanding.
The AAW holds annual symposiums, and the ACC Library is now a repository of the handouts and videos from 2008-2010. For ...
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Today's interview is with Alanna Nissen, office coordinator at the American Craft Council.
What is your favorite/most-read craft book in your personal collection? I have so many, it's impossible to pick! I've got everything from historical overviews of traditional, domestic crafts to how-to books to Amy Sedaris's new book, Simple Times. A favorite recent addition is the catalog to the Sonya Delaunay exhibition, "Color Moves," which recently closed at the Cooper Hewitt - a show I absolutely loved.
What book or magazine would you like to sneak out of the ACC Library? I just did! I recently borrowed Becoming Judy ...
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Five Questions is a brief Q&A about books and craft, with people who love and use the American Craft Council library. Today's interview is with Greg Grinley, ACC's director of development:
What is your favorite/most-read craft book in your personal collection? It would have to be the new Makers: A History of American Studio Craft by Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf. It’s been a great education tool for me in my role at ACC.
What book or magazine would you like to sneak out of the ACC library? Conversations with Wood: The Collection of Ruth and David Waterbury. I’ve known the ...
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Today's interview is with Pati Hibbard, visual resources intern at the ACC library.
What is your favorite/most-read craft book in your personal collection? What?! I don't have any craft books in my personal collection (a truly sad discovery)! That's why I must frequently visit the American Craft Council's library! So when I'm here I check out (in the following order) the newest periodicals, the exhibition, most titles that fall in Library of Congress subclass NK (decorative arts, applied arts, decoration and ornament), and the resource section.
What book or magazine would you like to sneak out of the ACC Library? ...
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Recently, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft generously donated their library materials to the American Craft Council Library. The boxes were treasure chests to open - full of books, exhibition catalogs, and magazines. Here are a few of our favorites.
Cutting the Mustard is the autobiography of Miles Burkholder Carpenter, a folk artist from Virginia. He started carving small animals and figures in the 1940s, progressing to carving sculptures in the late 1960s. The art world discovered Carpenter in 1972, when he was 82 years old. To see some of his work, see the works owned by the ...
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The library has recently purchased some new books on selling craft, and all have been very highly reviewed. Whether you've been crafting for years, or are looking for how to begin, these books are a great place to start!
Kari Chapin describes it all in The Handmade Marketplace, from pricing to photography, and online sales to marketing. Faythe Levine writes that this is "a fantastic resource full of useful tips and guidelines from top DIY insiders" and a "must have for any maker's library."
Philip Kadubec, in Crafts and Craft Shows, helps specifically on good business practice for shows, dealing with customers, ...
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