American Craft Council

vol.65 no.2 APRIL/MAY 2005

FEATURES

40

BYRDCLIFFE: AN AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS COLONY
Now on the National Register of Historic Places, Byrdcliffe in its heyday was a magnet for creative individuals in many disciplines. A touring exhibition and book fill in the record.
by Michael Tomlan

44
JOHN ERIC BYERS
The severe formality of his shapes and the surface tension of his carving call to mind neoclassical furniture and architecture.
by Jeannine Falino

48
AWARDING TALENT
Seven artists have received the Lillian Elliott Award since it was established in 1994. Pat Hickman discusses their work.

52
STEVEN GLASS: CHANCE AND CONTROL
For an exhibition of his wood- and electric-kiln-fired clay pots, Glass set out to examine his personal encounter with the aesthetic and technical adjustments inherent in the two firing methods.
by Paula Owen

60
FRANCES SENSKA: MISSIONARY FOR MODERNISM
She has surely been an influential teacher, but her pedagogical influence, and that of her modernist predecessors, extends far beyond her impact on particular artists. by Rick Newby

DEPARTMENTS

6

CRAFT WORLD

22

COMMISSIONS

33

BOOKS

56
PORTFOLIO
VIVIAN BEER, HALEY RENEE BATES, MELANIE BILENKER, DAVID HUANG

63
CALENDAR

68

REVIEWS
JOHN MCQUEEN
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY by Thomas Piché Jr.
MARK SHAPIRO
Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA by Scott Norris
TERESE AGNEW
Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI by Glenn Adamson

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GALLERY

84
ADVERTISING INDEX

96

CLASSIFIED

87

AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL

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COVER:
JOHN ERIC BYERS—Two Tier Table, 2004, mahogany, milk paint, 15 by 36 inches. Photo/Andrew Gillis.
See page 44

vol.65 no.2 APRIL/MAY 2005

	FEATURES
	40	BYRDCLIFFE: AN AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS COLONY Now on the National Register of Historic Places, Byrdcliffe in its heyday was a magnet for creative individuals in many disciplines. A touring exhibition and book fill in the record. by Michael Tomlan
	44	JOHN ERIC BYERS The severe formality of his shapes and the surface tension of his carving call to mind neoclassical furniture and architecture. by Jeannine Falino
	48	AWARDING TALENT Seven artists have received the Lillian Elliott Award since it was established in 1994. Pat Hickman discusses their work.
	52	STEVEN GLASS: CHANCE AND CONTROL For an exhibition of his wood- and electric-kiln-fired clay pots, Glass set out to examine his personal encounter with the aesthetic and technical adjustments inherent in the two firing methods. by Paula Owen
	60	FRANCES SENSKA: MISSIONARY FOR MODERNISM She has surely been an influential teacher, but her pedagogical influence, and that of her modernist predecessors, extends far beyond her impact on particular artists. by Rick Newby

	DEPARTMENTS
	6	CRAFT WORLD
	22	COMMISSIONS
	33	BOOKS
	56	PORTFOLIO VIVIAN BEER, HALEY RENEE BATES, MELANIE BILENKER, DAVID HUANG
	63	CALENDAR
	68	REVIEWS JOHN MCQUEEN Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY by Thomas Piché Jr. MARK SHAPIRO Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA by Scott Norris TERESE AGNEW Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI by Glenn Adamson
	74	GALLERY
	84	ADVERTISING INDEX
	96	CLASSIFIED
	87	AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL

		COVER: JOHN ERIC BYERS—Two Tier Table, 2004, mahogany, milk paint, 15 by 36 inches. Photo/Andrew Gillis. See page 44