Table of Contents
February/March 2011
February/March 2011
Books
Manufacturing Civic Pride
Ezra Shales' new book challenges readers to reconsider the industrial arts.
Ezra Shales' new book challenges readers to reconsider the industrial arts.
Checking In
Eleanor Moty: Essential Elements
Checking in with the metalsmith and her beautiful brooches.
Checking in with the metalsmith and her beautiful brooches.
Considering
Hand-Ear Coordination
We're accustomed to the idea of craft as expression, but could we also consider it a form of listening?
We're accustomed to the idea of craft as expression, but could we also consider it a form of listening?
Council News
Member News
Listening sessions, convening at Penland, and the 2011 show season.
Listening sessions, convening at Penland, and the 2011 show season.
Craft in Action
By Hook or by Crook
A huge installation of crocheted coral has taken root at the Smithsonian.
A huge installation of crocheted coral has taken root at the Smithsonian.
Editor’s Letter
10,000 Opportunities
Everyone gets 24 hours each day. Some do more with them than others.
Everyone gets 24 hours each day. Some do more with them than others.
Feature
And Then There Was Glass...
Since 1971, Pilchuck Glass School has been a hotbed of innovation. To mark its 40th year, we connect with 12 artists whom the storied school has touched, plus co-founder Dale Chihuly.
Since 1971, Pilchuck Glass School has been a hotbed of innovation. To mark its 40th year, we connect with 12 artists whom the storied school has touched, plus co-founder Dale Chihuly.
CraftedSystems:
Hope in the Making
Portland, Oregon-based designer Aurelie Tu hires women from a local YWCA shelter to help her assemble the stylish felt lampshades, rugs, and vessels she sells.
Hope in the Making
Portland, Oregon-based designer Aurelie Tu hires women from a local YWCA shelter to help her assemble the stylish felt lampshades, rugs, and vessels she sells.
Defined by Daring
In a career spanning four decades, Joan Schulze has been a fearless explorer, employing all manner of techniques and materials in her signature quilts, collages, and other works.
In a career spanning four decades, Joan Schulze has been a fearless explorer, employing all manner of techniques and materials in her signature quilts, collages, and other works.
Restoration Values
At Red River Restorations in Austin, Texas, John Hindman and his team of woodworkers are reviving century-old craftsmanship. Julie K. Hanus talks to Hindman about his company's time-tested values.
At Red River Restorations in Austin, Texas, John Hindman and his team of woodworkers are reviving century-old craftsmanship. Julie K. Hanus talks to Hindman about his company's time-tested values.
Films
Views of the Potter's Life
A Year in the Life: Clary Illian and The Leach Pottery
A Year in the Life: Clary Illian and The Leach Pottery
Material Matters
Mysterious Menagerie
In Anne Lemanski's hands, fascinating materials become spectacular creatures.
In Anne Lemanski's hands, fascinating materials become spectacular creatures.
On Our Radar
One Artist, Two Lives
Cuong Ta's playful and abstract ceramics.
Cuong Ta's playful and abstract ceramics.
Org/Edu
Object Lessons
Few have lived life as happily steeped in materials and handwork as James Bassler.
Few have lived life as happily steeped in materials and handwork as James Bassler.
People & Places
Turning Point
Dispatches from the wide world of craft.
Dispatches from the wide world of craft.
Product Placement
Buckle Up
Blacksmith Erica Gordon creates chic buckles and lustrous dyed-leather belts.
Blacksmith Erica Gordon creates chic buckles and lustrous dyed-leather belts.
Review
Craft's New Consciousness
DIY: A Revolution in Handicrafts.
DIY: A Revolution in Handicrafts.
Shop Talk
Small Things For a Prettier Life
An independent boutique becomes a hotspot in Northeast Minneapolis.
An independent boutique becomes a hotspot in Northeast Minneapolis.
Spirit of Craft
Troubles or No, the Suits Get Made
Disaster in New Orleans jeopardized the future of the Mardi Gras Indians and their spectacular suits.
Disaster in New Orleans jeopardized the future of the Mardi Gras Indians and their spectacular suits.
Voices
What's the Best-Crafted Element of Nature?
Members of the craft world weigh in on nature's finest moment.
Members of the craft world weigh in on nature's finest moment.
Wide World of Craft
Myanmar: Artisan Traditions, Lovingly Tended
Rich traditional crafts abound in Myanmar, among the least-visited places in Southeast Asia.
Rich traditional crafts abound in Myanmar, among the least-visited places in Southeast Asia.
February/March 2011
Vol. 71, No. 1
Vol. 71, No. 1
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