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Feb/Mar 2008
Feb/Mar 2008
Books
Craft in America: Celebrating Two Centuries of Artists and Objects
By Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton Clarkson Potter/Publishers $60 Seeking an introduction to the history of American craft in a single volume? A likely candidate might well be this 320-page, handsomely packaged companion book to the PBS series shown in the spring of 2007 and the related touring exhibition. The tone, as the title suggests, is upbeat, celebratory and inclusive, ...
By Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton Clarkson Potter/Publishers $60 Seeking an introduction to the history of American craft in a single volume? A likely candidate might well be this 320-page, handsomely packaged companion book to the PBS series shown in the spring of 2007 and the related touring exhibition. The tone, as the title suggests, is upbeat, celebratory and inclusive, ...
No Green Berries or Leaves: The Creative Journey of an Artist in Glass
By Paul J. Stankard McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company $39.95 hardcover, $29.95 paperback This engaging autobiography by the artist Paul J. Stankard, known internationally as a master for his blown glass paperweights, columns and orbs with flameworked botanical motifs, is a testament to his strong creative and entrepreneurial spirit and lifelong quest for excellence. It is a straightforward account by a ...
By Paul J. Stankard McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company $39.95 hardcover, $29.95 paperback This engaging autobiography by the artist Paul J. Stankard, known internationally as a master for his blown glass paperweights, columns and orbs with flameworked botanical motifs, is a testament to his strong creative and entrepreneurial spirit and lifelong quest for excellence. It is a straightforward account by a ...
Critic’s Corner
Craft and Design. What's the Distinction?
Howard Risatti, author of A Theory of Craft, sees craft and design as distinct entities with unequal footing in the modern world. But, he wonders, is this necessarily a bad thing?
Howard Risatti, author of A Theory of Craft, sees craft and design as distinct entities with unequal footing in the modern world. But, he wonders, is this necessarily a bad thing?
Editor’s Letter
Talkin’ bout Generations
Are there generational divides in the world of craft? Andrew Wagner chose to pursue the subject with a soundtrack heavily weighted toward The Who.
Are there generational divides in the world of craft? Andrew Wagner chose to pursue the subject with a soundtrack heavily weighted toward The Who.
Feature
Building Bridges
Heath Ceramics, founded in 1944, grew into an unconventional amalgam of craft, design and manufacturing, and has gone on to become one of the most celebrated, slighted and generally misunderstood workshops…
Heath Ceramics, founded in 1944, grew into an unconventional amalgam of craft, design and manufacturing, and has gone on to become one of the most celebrated, slighted and generally misunderstood workshops…
Generation What?
Joyce Lovelace wonders what to make of the generation of craft artists born between 1958 and 1964. Who are they? What do they think? And, of course, what do they make?
Joyce Lovelace wonders what to make of the generation of craft artists born between 1958 and 1964. Who are they? What do they think? And, of course, what do they make?
Lenore Tawney: Spiritual Revolutionary
Lenore Tawney united the disciplines of weaving and sculpture in daring works that helped create the fiber art medium. Whether monumental or the size of a postcard, her art has always communicated at the deepest level with each new generation.
Lenore Tawney united the disciplines of weaving and sculpture in daring works that helped create the fiber art medium. Whether monumental or the size of a postcard, her art has always communicated at the deepest level with each new generation.
Hunting & Gathering
Private Pleasures: Collecting Contemporary Textile Art
Contemporary fiber art is a “hot” area of collecting these days, witness an exhibition–cum-symposium at the Textile Museum in Washington D.C. Tara Leigh Tappert looks at the work and listens to the collectors, revealing the passions, not to say obsessions, that drive this curious breed.
Contemporary fiber art is a “hot” area of collecting these days, witness an exhibition–cum-symposium at the Textile Museum in Washington D.C. Tara Leigh Tappert looks at the work and listens to the collectors, revealing the passions, not to say obsessions, that drive this curious breed.
Material Matters
New Jewels: Taking Materials to the Extremes
Shonquis Moreno dives into the cutting-edge world of international studio jewelry and finds the material explorations happening there to be “extremely” refreshing.
Shonquis Moreno dives into the cutting-edge world of international studio jewelry and finds the material explorations happening there to be “extremely” refreshing.
On Our Radar
Sangjoon Park
In 2005 Sangjoon Park had an epiphany. He looked at a pile of bowls on a table in his studio and suddenly understood that they were art. Never before had he considered these ceramic pieces to be anything more than utilitarian. “At that moment I realized these bowls—my training foundation—made me an artist long ago,” Park says. “Most of us ...
In 2005 Sangjoon Park had an epiphany. He looked at a pile of bowls on a table in his studio and suddenly understood that they were art. Never before had he considered these ceramic pieces to be anything more than utilitarian. “At that moment I realized these bowls—my training foundation—made me an artist long ago,” Park says. “Most of us ...
Outskirts
Mozart in the California Desert
An American set designer staging a Mozart opera in Switzerland has an unusual problem with the stage technicians—their craftsmanship is too good!
An American set designer staging a Mozart opera in Switzerland has an unusual problem with the stage technicians—their craftsmanship is too good!
People & Places
Awards & Celebrations
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 ...
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 ...
Preview
“House” Is Not a Home
Upon entering Jorge Pardo’s “House,” the viewer is greeted by an intriguing amalgam of art, design and architecture that crosses genres, defies definition and reveals the artist’s personal response to everyday objects. Adopting the premise of a home, this major mid-career exhibition presents over 60 works including sculpture, installations (such as Untitled, 2003) and paintings, organized in vignettes that ...
Upon entering Jorge Pardo’s “House,” the viewer is greeted by an intriguing amalgam of art, design and architecture that crosses genres, defies definition and reveals the artist’s personal response to everyday objects. Adopting the premise of a home, this major mid-career exhibition presents over 60 works including sculpture, installations (such as Untitled, 2003) and paintings, organized in vignettes that ...
Layers of Memory
In “Catalyst,” an installation of prints on paper and kilnformed glass, the Chicago artist Carrie Iverson is intent on capturing the processes of memory. Much of this group of work, says Iverson, “deals with states of change, motion and imagery submerged slightly below the surface.” The lithographs and the glass pieces are meant to be viewed as a “cumulative environment” ...
In “Catalyst,” an installation of prints on paper and kilnformed glass, the Chicago artist Carrie Iverson is intent on capturing the processes of memory. Much of this group of work, says Iverson, “deals with states of change, motion and imagery submerged slightly below the surface.” The lithographs and the glass pieces are meant to be viewed as a “cumulative environment” ...
Product Placement
Jonathan Kline at Ralph Pucci
It’s only appropriate that the New York gallery owner Ralph Pucci has combined forces with Jonathan Kline, a basket weaver and sculptor. Pucci’s gallery and showroom is noted for its one-of-a-kind pieces, limited editions and works produced by the gallery itself. From mannequins, to furniture and lighting, to sculpture and fine art, Pucci is dedicated to venerating the hand of ...
It’s only appropriate that the New York gallery owner Ralph Pucci has combined forces with Jonathan Kline, a basket weaver and sculptor. Pucci’s gallery and showroom is noted for its one-of-a-kind pieces, limited editions and works produced by the gallery itself. From mannequins, to furniture and lighting, to sculpture and fine art, Pucci is dedicated to venerating the hand of ...
Review
Creative Evolution
John Perreault jets to Korea for the Cheongju Biennale.
John Perreault jets to Korea for the Cheongju Biennale.
Moulthrop Generations: Turned Wood Bowls by Ed, Philip, and Matt Moulthrop
Beverly Brandt surveys the Moulthrop wood-turning dynasty at the ASU Art Museum.
Beverly Brandt surveys the Moulthrop wood-turning dynasty at the ASU Art Museum.
Pricked: Extreme Embroidery
Andrea DiNoto gets “Pricked” at the Museum of Arts & Design.
Andrea DiNoto gets “Pricked” at the Museum of Arts & Design.
SOFA Chicago
James Yood enjoys “community” at SOFA Chicago.
James Yood enjoys “community” at SOFA Chicago.
Shop Talk
Wearers Wanted
Velvet da Vinci 2015 Polk Street San Francisco, CA 94109 415-441-0109
Velvet da Vinci 2015 Polk Street San Francisco, CA 94109 415-441-0109
Wide World of Craft
Santa Fe: When the Old Meets the New
Navigating the ever-expanding Santa Fe “artscape,” Hollis Walker notes a strong focus on non-native contemporary craft, in addition to the Indian and Spanish markets and international folk art. A guide to galleries included.
Navigating the ever-expanding Santa Fe “artscape,” Hollis Walker notes a strong focus on non-native contemporary craft, in addition to the Indian and Spanish markets and international folk art. A guide to galleries included.
Feb/Mar 2008
Vol. 68, No. 1
Vol. 68, No. 1
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