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Michael Sherrill’s love of materials, including ceramics, metal and glass, has been bound up with his love of tools. Joan Falconer Byrd chronicles Sherrill‘s lifelong engagement with materials and tools and the role of nature in his artistic development.

Janice Arnold's Palace Yurt of handmade felt was among the most impressive pieces in the "Fashioning Felt" exhibition law year at New York's Cooper-Hewit National Design Museum; it will also appear in the San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design's remounting of the show (Oct. 22, 2010 - Feb. 20, 2011). Featuring felt as the new "it" design material, the exhibition included water-jet-cut-felt furniture, waded-industrial-felt walls for soundproofing cinemas and recording studios, as well as sculptures, wall coverings and dresses crafted from handmade felt.

This California master pares things down to a narrow set of parameters within which he finds extraordinary richness. Maria Porges reflects on how his approach to clay borrows from his parallel enterprise as a musician.

Recognizing ten individuals for their contributions to the craft field, the American Craft Council honors its own for leadership, artistry and service.

The American Craft Council once again honors artistry, leadership and service in the craft field. Eleven individuals are singled out for their outstanding, and often groundbreaking, contributions.