American Craft Council

Vol. 59 No. 5 October/November 1999

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American Craft Council Awards 1999
A salute to achievement.

64
Revelations of the African Potter
Inventive surface design distinguishes hand-built pottery across many African cultures, as discussed by Douglas Dawson.

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Quilt National '99
The latest edition of the Dairy Barn's biennial bears witness to the creative energies of the world's quiltmakers.

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The Art of Craft: Contemporary Works from the Saxe Collection
A major private collection becomes a gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. by Robert Silberman

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Heikki Seppä: Form and Structure
A retrospective of metalwork by the Finnish-born artist demonstrated the liberating power of technical mastery. by Patricia Degener

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Contemporary International Basketmaking
An exhibition in Great Britain argues that basketry has grown beyond its traditional roots. by Deborah Norton

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PORTFOLIO
Alison Chisolm / Seattle, WA
Wesley Crosby / Savannah, GA
Beth Barron / Minneapolis, MN
Sandra Zeiset Richardson / Seattle, WA

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CRAFT WORLD

44
COMMISSIONS

46
BOOKS

98
Viola Frey / Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY / Reviewed by Barry Schwabskyr

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Gallery

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Clearly Inspired: Contemporary Glass and Its Origins
Tampa Museum of Art, FL / Reviewed by Janice T. Paine

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Calendar

118
Advertising Index

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Classified

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American Craft Council

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Cover:
Color Study 2, 1997, detail, quilt, commercial and hand-dyed cottons, machine-pieced and -quilted, 35 by 87 inches, by Eleanor A. McCain. Story on page 70.
Photograph by Luke Jordan.

Vol. 59 No. 5 October/November 1999

	54	American Craft Council Awards 1999 A salute to achievement.
	64	Revelations of the African Potter Inventive surface design distinguishes hand-built pottery across many African cultures, as discussed by Douglas Dawson.
	70	Quilt National '99 The latest edition of the Dairy Barn's biennial bears witness to the creative energies of the world's quiltmakers.
	72	The Art of Craft: Contemporary Works from the Saxe Collection A major private collection becomes a gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. by Robert Silberman
	80	Heikki Seppä: Form and Structure A retrospective of metalwork by the Finnish-born artist demonstrated the liberating power of technical mastery. by Patricia Degener
	84	Contemporary International Basketmaking An exhibition in Great Britain argues that basketry has grown beyond its traditional roots. by Deborah Norton

	66	PORTFOLIO Alison Chisolm / Seattle, WA Wesley Crosby / Savannah, GA Beth Barron / Minneapolis, MN Sandra Zeiset Richardson / Seattle, WA

	8	CRAFT WORLD
	44	COMMISSIONS
	46	BOOKS
	98	Viola Frey / Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY / Reviewed by Barry Schwabskyr
	100	Gallery
	106	Clearly Inspired: Contemporary Glass and Its Origins Tampa Museum of Art, FL / Reviewed by Janice T. Paine

	108	Calendar
	118	Advertising Index
	118	Classified
	119	American Craft Council

		Cover: Color Study 2, 1997, detail, quilt, commercial and hand-dyed cottons, machine-pieced and -quilted, 35 by 87 inches, by Eleanor A. McCain. Story on page 70. Photograph by Luke Jordan.