Table of Contents
Feb/Mar 2009
Feb/Mar 2009
Books
Duet
One plus one seems to equal more than two in Tom Coleman’s bold stone or porcelain vessels incised with Frank Boyden’s fluid drawings of fish and birds.
One plus one seems to equal more than two in Tom Coleman’s bold stone or porcelain vessels incised with Frank Boyden’s fluid drawings of fish and birds.
In Your Face
Judith Schwartz’s compendium of provocative ceramic sculpture seems just the ticket for our troubled times.
Judith Schwartz’s compendium of provocative ceramic sculpture seems just the ticket for our troubled times.
Checking In
Fred Miller Makes a Silver Bowl
Dig through the stacks with us as we look back at the American Craft Council’s 67-year publishing history. Here Christine Kaminsky takes a backward glance at the December 1956 issue of Craft Horizons in which Fred Miller demonstrates making a bowl.
Dig through the stacks with us as we look back at the American Craft Council’s 67-year publishing history. Here Christine Kaminsky takes a backward glance at the December 1956 issue of Craft Horizons in which Fred Miller demonstrates making a bowl.
Council News
Dispatches from the Council's Digs
The American Craft Council builds bridges and awards excellence.
The American Craft Council builds bridges and awards excellence.
Critic’s Corner
Kitchen Table Politics
A spirited project galvanized potters and clay enthusiasts and may have contributed to electing a president. Sarah Archer takes us inside the Obamaware Project and places its campaign in the historical context of politically charged ceramics.
A spirited project galvanized potters and clay enthusiasts and may have contributed to electing a president. Sarah Archer takes us inside the Obamaware Project and places its campaign in the historical context of politically charged ceramics.
Editor’s Letter
The Big Blur
In London, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, Andrew Wagner finds a little of this and a little of that—but what does it mean?
In London, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, Andrew Wagner finds a little of this and a little of that—but what does it mean?
Feature
A Tale from the Dark Side
A London exhibition features an international group of artists who are looking to tapestry as a vehicle for controversial issues. In conversation with the project’s sponsors, Iain Aitch discovers what prompted this meeting of art and craft.
A London exhibition features an international group of artists who are looking to tapestry as a vehicle for controversial issues. In conversation with the project’s sponsors, Iain Aitch discovers what prompted this meeting of art and craft.
The Very Bearable Lightness of Being
Using glass as her medium, the Los Angeles artist Alison Berger moves easily between the worlds of art, craft, design, architecture, fashion and film. Observing her at work and play, Joyce Lovelace learns what fueled her prodigious career path.
Using glass as her medium, the Los Angeles artist Alison Berger moves easily between the worlds of art, craft, design, architecture, fashion and film. Observing her at work and play, Joyce Lovelace learns what fueled her prodigious career path.
Through the Looking Glass
Hanging out with stained glass artist Judith Schaechter in Philadelphia, Robert Sullivan observes her passionate devotion to her medium, her punk/pop tastes and her predilection for death-related subjects.
Hanging out with stained glass artist Judith Schaechter in Philadelphia, Robert Sullivan observes her passionate devotion to her medium, her punk/pop tastes and her predilection for death-related subjects.
Hunting & Gathering
Liberal Arts: A Museum for Black Mountain College
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in Asheville is devoted to preserving the legacy of the legendary but short-lived avant-garde North Carolina school. Sally Hansell reports on the museum’s collection, archives, exhibition program and prospective partnership.
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in Asheville is devoted to preserving the legacy of the legendary but short-lived avant-garde North Carolina school. Sally Hansell reports on the museum’s collection, archives, exhibition program and prospective partnership.
Material Matters
Basket of Light
Ed Carpenter’s glass and steel Vessel entwined with vegetation embodies the optimism of the institution that commissioned it. Suzanne Beal sheds light on the project.
Ed Carpenter’s glass and steel Vessel entwined with vegetation embodies the optimism of the institution that commissioned it. Suzanne Beal sheds light on the project.
On Our Radar
Maggie Casey
Joyce Lovelace discovers how fiber artist Maggie Casey has taken the concept of string in space to poetic heights.
Joyce Lovelace discovers how fiber artist Maggie Casey has taken the concept of string in space to poetic heights.
Outskirts
Sweet Relief
The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, discovers a Renaissance treasure in storage; Marc Kristal follows a curator/sleuth on the trail of authentication.
The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, discovers a Renaissance treasure in storage; Marc Kristal follows a curator/sleuth on the trail of authentication.
People & Places
Honors, Prizes and Projects
Joyce Lovelace brings to light newsworthy people and places of the craft field.
Joyce Lovelace brings to light newsworthy people and places of the craft field.
Preview
Bewitched by Stitchery
In the versatile stitch, artists find a vehicle for storytelling, painterly gesture, embellishment and more.
In the versatile stitch, artists find a vehicle for storytelling, painterly gesture, embellishment and more.
Birth of a Legend
Like Tupac and Biggie, artist Peter Voulkos continues to impress even after death as this arresting survey deftly shows.
Like Tupac and Biggie, artist Peter Voulkos continues to impress even after death as this arresting survey deftly shows.
Thinking Hands, Speaking Things
Dutch designer Wieki Somers finds the poetry in everyday objects.
Dutch designer Wieki Somers finds the poetry in everyday objects.
Product Placement
JacQueline Sanchez
Past the sense of play and wonder, Sanchez’s colorful jewelry fashioned from Lego bricks gives evidence of expert technique. Joyce Lovelace takes us through the artist’s innovative journey.
Past the sense of play and wonder, Sanchez’s colorful jewelry fashioned from Lego bricks gives evidence of expert technique. Joyce Lovelace takes us through the artist’s innovative journey.
Review
František Vizner
John Perreault appreciates František Vizner at the Corning Museum of Glass in upstate New York and Barry Friedman Ltd. in New York City.
John Perreault appreciates František Vizner at the Corning Museum of Glass in upstate New York and Barry Friedman Ltd. in New York City.
Intelligent Textiles
Gerry Craig catches up with the Jacquard and entrepreneurial textiles exhibit at the Center for Craft, Creativity & Design in North Carolina.
Gerry Craig catches up with the Jacquard and entrepreneurial textiles exhibit at the Center for Craft, Creativity & Design in North Carolina.
The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf
Maria Porges explores “The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf,” at the Palo Alto Art Center.
Maria Porges explores “The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf,” at the Palo Alto Art Center.
Shop Talk
Down East in Chelsea
Nancy Margolis brings a love of clay and savvy as a gallerist, both honed in Maine, to her Chelsea showplace for international ceramics and other art.
Nancy Margolis brings a love of clay and savvy as a gallerist, both honed in Maine, to her Chelsea showplace for international ceramics and other art.
Wide World of Craft
Philadelphia: Craft City
Shannon Sharpe explores the city with her pen while Adam Wallacavage hits the streets with his lens.
Shannon Sharpe explores the city with her pen while Adam Wallacavage hits the streets with his lens.
Feb/Mar 2009
Vol. 69, No. 1
Vol. 69, No. 1
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