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Artists Present Their Best Original, Functional and Decorative Piecesat the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
Contemporary Crafts MarketSanta Monica Civic AuditoriumNovember 5-7, 201010am-6p.m. DailyAdmission: $8, children 12 and under FREE
Contact: www.craftsource.org<http://www.craftsource.org> or call (310) 285-3655(SANTA MONICA, Calif.) - The Contemporary Crafts Market will be celebrating its 50th season as the West Coast’s premiere event for one-of-a-kind ...
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A 1954 article finds Sam Maloof, maker of rocking chairs for presidents and MacArthur Foundation awardee, at the beginning of an illustrious career. ...
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Admission is free. Craft lovers can expect to see displays of some of Virginia's finest crafts including potter, furniture, weaving fabric design, jewelry, stained glass, clothing, baskets, wood turning, and more. There will be artisan demonstrations, opportunities to learn about the working processes in each studio, and some hands-on experience. The tour also provides an excellent opportunity to purchase the work of talents area artisans. Each studio on the Tour also provides food and beverages from some of the area's best establishents as well as artisan prepared reats. A passport prohram gives tour visitors the chance to win a gift ...
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Wharton Esherick: The Journey of a Creative MindBy Mansfield BascomAbrams, $80abramsbooks.com
Wharton Esherick needs little introduction in the world of American craft, so it may come as some surprise that the first monograph of his life and work is coming out only now, a scant two years before the 125th anniversary of his birth. For the uninitiated, Esherick's sculptural furniture inspired a generation of studio furniture makers, including Sam Maloof and Wendell Castle. Less known are his woodcuts, sculpture and, from early in his career, painting in a late-Impressionist style.
Within these pages, the arc of his ...
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Our flagship show in Baltimore is now in full swing! We’re all holding our breath, but so far we’ve been spared by the snowstorm, except for a smattering of flurries this morning. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather through the weekend!
Now that I’ve had a chance to take in more of it, I’ve been struck by the wonderful balance between the old and the new at our Baltimore Show. As you wander your way through the aisles, you can find 30-year show veterans like David Bacharach and Seymour Mondshein next to up-and-coming crafters exhibiting their wares in Baltimore for ...
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For craft aficionados, it is a great joy to walk into the Museum of Modern Art’s “Bauhaus 1919-1933” show and immediately see a display case of ceramic works. Among the introductory pieces was a pot by Marguerite Friedlaender (later Wildenhain) decorated with a bull in slip trailing. This design relates to other linear decoration in painting and drawings also on view. In fact, the pottery, furniture, weavings in various forms from rugs to upholstery to wall hangings, plus metalwork by many individuals but especially Marianne Brandt and stained glass by Josef Albers, all fitted seamlessly with the paintings by ...
ACC Library
Have you ever wondered where to find the recipe for baker's clay, what a fire proximity coverall looks like, or what is performance sculpture?
Whether you have asked yourself these questions or not, I can't resist telling you about the first phase of the American Craft Council Library's digital projects: making our Council newsletter collection accessible online. Detailing craft history in America from 1957-1986, these newsletters account for major events, important individuals' involvement, as well as movements and trends in modern American craft.
Currently I am in the throes of the digitization process, happily lost among the stacks of archival boxes. ...
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Deadline to apply for the 2011 American Craft Council Shows in Baltimore, Atlanta, St. Paul and San Francisco is July 25, 2010.
Late deadline to apply: August 1, 2010. ($100 late fee will apply for all applications received between July 25 and August 1).
American Craft Council shows offer an opportunity to exhibit and sell your handmade work across the country to thousands of craft buyers, collectors and enthusiasts. Gain national exposure, enhance your online presence and join a community of makers who have been juried into these prestigious events.
Visit online for full show prospects, show dates and locations and application. ...
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Somewhere between an Olympics medal ceremony and “Candid Camera” falls the annual Awards Walking Tour at the American Craft Council's Baltimore Show. Each year, we invite two specialists in the craft field to jury the show, selecting six Award of Excellence recipients and two winners in the Booth Design category. This year's jurors were Jane Milosch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Josephine Shea, curator of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, a historic home near Detroit.
On Friday afternoon at 2pm, show attendees gathered together with the jurors and Council staff for a walking tour of the award winning ...
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As a child, Tanya Aquiñiga straddled the line between Mexico and the United States. Now her exuberant work crosses boundaries between cultures, materials, even genres. ...
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At the recent American Craft Show in San Francisco the American Craft Council presented its Awards of Excellence to a select few artists. Chosen from among 250 exhibitors by guest jurors Ted Cohen, an exhibition designer, Mike Holmes, co-owner of Velvet da Vinci Gallery in San Francisco and Julie M. Muniz, the Imogene Gieling Curator of Decorative Arts at the Oakland Museum of California, the recipients are representative of the vibrant American craft scene. Honored were jeweler Petra Class of San Francisco, Eric Silva, a jeweler from Whittier, ...
People & Places
Located in the southern Appalachian mountain region, Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, has made a specialty of celebrating the handwork of yesterday and today. In October it reunited the master ceramists Don Reitz and John Jessiman , old friends from the 1960s, for a workshop–Reitz’s first since his heart surgery two years ago. The event launched the university’s brand new Randall and Susan Parrott Ward Endowment Fund for Ceramics. Meanwhile, the school continues to develop its digital exhibit “Craft Revival: Shaping Western North Carolina Past and Present,” documenting a historic artisans’ movement (1895-1945) that still ...
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For a first-time visitor, the American Craft Council’s Baltimore Show can be somewhat overwhelming - in the best possible way. I experienced that today when I entered the Baltimore Convention Center for a sneak peek at the exhibitors in our 34th annual show. I was immediately struck not only by the sheer number of artists, but also by the eclectic variety of the work on display. It’s an incredible sensory experience to encounter exquisitely handcrafted goods in such a range of colors, shapes, textures and materials. I found it hard to make any progress through the show - I kept ...
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Last year I received a message from jeweler Bruce Metcalf… ...
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