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December/January 2009
Volume #:
68
Issue #:
6
Issue Articles
At Jim Schatz's creek-side home and studio in upstate New York, the trees bear the fruits of his labor: glossy, egg-shaped earthenware bird houses and feeders, including Red Hot, in a rainbow of colors, tended daily by the artist and product-tested by chickadees, grosbeaks and cardinals.
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Fiber artists Polly Barton, Mary Zicafoose, Mary Anne Jordan and Eleanor McCain take textiles to new heights; Suzanne Smith Arney surveys their concurrent shows at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.
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Andrea DiNoto discusses “Second Lives,” the inaugural exhibition of transformative works at the re-located Museum of Arts and Design.
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Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam
By Todd Merrill and
Julie V. Iovine
Rizzoli International Publications
New York, New York
$75
The Ceramics Book: Second Edition
Edited by Emmanuel Cooper
Ceramic Review Publishing
London, England
$23
www.ceramicreview.com
Musée-Atelier du Verre
Cenae 9: L'Alchimie du Verre (The Alchemy of Glass) Joan Crous
Sars-Poteries, France
September 11 - December 1, 2008
The Center for Book Arts
Illustrated Fine Printing: Whittington & Matrix in America
New York, New York
September 26 - December 6, 2008
www.centerforbookarts.org
It took the late architect Terry Brown 10 years to tap into his Midwestern roots and create a style focused on materials and the handmade. Jayne Merkel writes of Brown’s Mushroom House in Cincinnati.
moreThe American studio craft movement wouldn't be where it is today without the sustained support of Karen Johnson Boyd. Mija Riedel reveals the many-faceted role of this quietly effective Wisconsin philanthropist.
moreFollowing the lead of ceramist and teacher Paul Kotula, Roger Green finds much good news, most of it involving the persistance of the arts, amid the grim urban prospect of Detroit.
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Tom Loeser takes a respite from the world of studio furniture…
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Discover why this borough has become home to so many makers, artists, designers and galleries.
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Shonquis Moreno takes us virtual shopping at afsoun.com, an online gallery offering contemporary art jewelry.
moreIn 20 years, University Hospitals in Cleveland has assembled a first-rate art and craft collection that contributes to an environment beneficial to patients, medical personnel and visitors. Dorothy Shinn surveys the high points and talks to the collection's curator, Trudy Wiesenberger, about the impetus behind such a collection.
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Download Edward Hald’s profile of the legendary ceramist from the October 1954 issue of Craft Horizons.
moreThe Canadian scholar Sandra Alfoldy, coeditor of a recent book, explores the interrelationship of craft and architectural spaces, particularly as it relates to interior design.
moreThe Canadian scholar Sandra Alfoldy, coeditor of a recent book, explores the interrelationship of craft and architectural spaces, particularly as it relates to interior design.
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