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April/May 2011
April/May 2011
Books
Feast for the Eyes (and Taste Buds)
Jane Korman has brought together the brightest lights of fine craft, fabrics, tableware, flatware, furniture - and the food she loves to serve.
Jane Korman has brought together the brightest lights of fine craft, fabrics, tableware, flatware, furniture - and the food she loves to serve.
Checking In
Cynthia Bringle: Determined to be Seen
Jessica Shaykett reconnects with Cynthia Bringle, a passionate educator and craftsperson who has never doubted her calling in life.
Jessica Shaykett reconnects with Cynthia Bringle, a passionate educator and craftsperson who has never doubted her calling in life.
Considering
Craftier Than Thou
Whether it's advertisers touting craftmanship, macho mechanics with a superiority complex, or craftivists proclaiming their own virtues, watch out: Craft is a lot more complicated than that.
Whether it's advertisers touting craftmanship, macho mechanics with a superiority complex, or craftivists proclaiming their own virtues, watch out: Craft is a lot more complicated than that.
Council News
Celebrating 70 Years (Give or Take)
This year marks the 70th anniversary of American Craft magazine, a public voice of the American Craft Council, which is celebrating along with us.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of American Craft magazine, a public voice of the American Craft Council, which is celebrating along with us.
Editor’s Letter
One of a Kind
Artists seem to know, earlier and better than the rest of us, that meaning lies in originality.
Artists seem to know, earlier and better than the rest of us, that meaning lies in originality.
Feature
2 by 2
Tim Tate and Marc Petrovic agree: Their two recent collaborations, Apothecarium Moderne and Seven Deadly Sins, were better because they made them together.
Tim Tate and Marc Petrovic agree: Their two recent collaborations, Apothecarium Moderne and Seven Deadly Sins, were better because they made them together.
Artist without Borders
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.
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.
Back to Basics
Twenty years after learning the lathe, Joshua Vogel has made woodturning his full-time pursuit, with sleek, sculptural results.
Twenty years after learning the lathe, Joshua Vogel has made woodturning his full-time pursuit, with sleek, sculptural results.
Read Between the Lines
If you want to understand artist Julie Chen's exquisite books, start by getting your hands on one.
If you want to understand artist Julie Chen's exquisite books, start by getting your hands on one.
Material Matters
Brick, Exposed
Michael Morgan turns an ordinary building material (brick) into extraordinary landscape forms.
Michael Morgan turns an ordinary building material (brick) into extraordinary landscape forms.
On Our Radar
Creeping Beauty
Jillian Moore transforms foam into alien-like sculptural pieces that are wonderfully odd and oddly alive.
Jillian Moore transforms foam into alien-like sculptural pieces that are wonderfully odd and oddly alive.
Org/Edu
Made in Ireland
Produced between 1978 and 1991, Hands is a reminder of the richness of Ireland's traditional crafts.
Produced between 1978 and 1991, Hands is a reminder of the richness of Ireland's traditional crafts.
People & Places
Carnegie and Craft: The Next Chapter
Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art receives a gift, a remembrance of ceramist Paul Soldner, and the Ceramics Research Center gets a grant.
Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art receives a gift, a remembrance of ceramist Paul Soldner, and the Ceramics Research Center gets a grant.
Personal Paths
Intimate Apparel
Each of Erica Spitzer Rasmussen's sculptural garments - from ethereal kimonos to provocative bustiers - is a personal tale made tangible.
Each of Erica Spitzer Rasmussen's sculptural garments - from ethereal kimonos to provocative bustiers - is a personal tale made tangible.
Product Placement
Signature Pieces
Anna Katherine Curfman's textured, nuno-felted work is like a floating, wearable sculpture.
Anna Katherine Curfman's textured, nuno-felted work is like a floating, wearable sculpture.
Review
In and Out of Africa
"The Global Africa Project" seeks to gather the strands of African culture as they stretch across the globe.
"The Global Africa Project" seeks to gather the strands of African culture as they stretch across the globe.
Modernism As It Was Meant to Be
A Chosen Path: The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes
A Chosen Path: The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes
Shop Talk
Open Market
Mark Ginsberg owns and operates M.C. Ginsberg Objects of Art, a three-story destination jewelry store in Iowa City.
Mark Ginsberg owns and operates M.C. Ginsberg Objects of Art, a three-story destination jewelry store in Iowa City.
Voices
Whose Work Are You Admiring Now?
Tonya Hedgeman, Dennis Stevens, Lin Nelson-Mayson, Michael Lamar, Stephanie Swindle, Antonia Bostrom, and Anthony Tammaro share the artists' work they're excited about now.
Tonya Hedgeman, Dennis Stevens, Lin Nelson-Mayson, Michael Lamar, Stephanie Swindle, Antonia Bostrom, and Anthony Tammaro share the artists' work they're excited about now.
Wide World of Craft
Oaxaca: Craft as Culture
In the Mexican colonial city and its surrounding villages, the arts are a way of life.
In the Mexican colonial city and its surrounding villages, the arts are a way of life.
April/May 2011
Vol. 71, No. 2
Vol. 71, No. 2
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