Tracing a Movement
The Heineman Collection at the Corning Museum documents studio glass.

In the Tapestrymaker’s Mode
A 1982 article in American Craft illuminated the work of the weaver James Bassler.

Dispatches from Spring Street
It's all about Minnesota—Honoring the best at the St. Paul Show, gearing up for the Council's October conference.

When Boston Led the Way
A Boston “diaspora” spread the gospel of the Useful and the Beautiful throughout America at the turn of the 20th century. Beverly K. Brandt, author of The Craftsman and the Critic, explains how it all happened.

Change and Continuity
Guest Editor in Chief Janet Koplos introduces herself.

Craft in Unexpected Places
From opposite directions, two Los Angeles museums—The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens and the Museum of Contemporary Art—succumb to the collaborative charms of craft.

Not Everything is Black and White
In both design and studio works, New York ceramist Kathy Erteman adheres to a rigorous purity of form in which functionality is a transcendent concept. Andrea DiNoto reveals how she does it.

Not Everything is Black and White
Ceramist Kathy Erteman adheres to a rigorous purity of form in which functionality is a transcendent concept. Andrea DiNoto reveals how she does it.

The Omega Workshops 1913-19
Through Omega, its founder, Roger Fry, aimed to infiltrate Post-Impressionist ideas into the conservative world of the English domestic interior. Julian Stair assesses this vivid foray by artists into textiles, pottery, furniture and other forms of the decorative arts.

Paper Narratives
Scott Rothstein explores the emotional landscape evoked by Kyoko Okubo’s narrative washi sculptures.

Testing the Boundaries of Beauty
Susan Hoge, a master of beadwork, has taken a new direction in which beauty is unsettling, not pretty.

Changes, Honors, Farewells
Notes and news from the world of craft, including memorial tributes to major figures.

Experimentalist
Fred Ball, one of the great innovators of contemporary enamels, is celebrated in a current retrospective.

Landscapes in the Grain
Using a variety of cutting, carving and surface techniques, Michael Peterson works the burl portion of the timber he finds in his Northwest locale to create sculptural forms that evoke landscape.

Beehive Co-op
Some 50 makers of handmade clothing, accessories and jewelry showcase their wares.

de la Torre Brothers and Border Baroque
Gussie Fauntleroy evaluates the message behind the razzle dazzle of “de la Torre Brothers and Border Baroque” at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.

Made in Europe
Christopher Lloyd surveys “European Design Since 1985” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art

Furniture Extraordinaire
"We've always loved he idea of this furniture being part of someone's daily life." —Bebe Pritam Johnson and Warren Eames Johnson

Question: What’s the most exciting show you’ve seen lately?
Paul Chan’s exhibition “My laws are my whores,” at the Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, perhaps because it countered my expectations. I’d seen Chan’s work a few times, and I was expecting an incredibly visual, somewhat poetic exhibition. Portraits of Supreme Court justices greeted viewers at the Ren, high on the entrance wall, and on the other side of the ...

The Twin Cities—A Mecca for Craft
Lovers of craft in Minneapolis-St. Paul enjoy an enviable number of options. Michael Fallon is our guide to the many museums and art centers devoted to specific media.