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Why I Make: Digital Compulsion

Making things centers me in the same way that training for a marathon, practicing the piano, or cultivating a garden does for others.

Timeline Favorites: Etsy, The Dinner Party, and More

Over the past two weeks we've been recounting our favorite entries from the 70-year craft timeline in our August/September issue. Today's picks are from Alanna Nissen, the American Craft Council's office coordinator.

Timeline Memories: The Warp to My Weft

Editor's note: This is one in a series of posts about American Craft's August/September 70-year craft timeline. View the interactive timeline.

Dates: 
Sep 4, 2011 to Oct 28, 2011

Location

St. Louis Artists' Guild St. Louis, MO
United States

Dates: 
Sep 4, 2011 to Oct 28, 2011

Location

St. Louis Artists' Guild St. Louis, MO
United States

My Favorite Craft Timeline Entries

It's been a fun week around the office, seeing everyone's timeline highlights and hearing the reactions as people have received their copies of the magazine. I'll forgo a repeat pick of the launching of This Old House (possibly my favorite TV show growing up), but otherwise, here are my favorite entries in the 70-year craft timeline:

The Meaning Of Green

The Textile Museum's third color-themed exhibition.

Woven Forms

The exhibition honored five artists who resurrected static stitching into new life forms.

Dates: 
Nov 3, 2011
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Location

Battery Park Gardens Restaurant New York, NY
United States

Dates: 
Sep 2, 2011 to Sep 29, 2011
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Location

THE GALLERY at the University City Public Library University City, MO
United States

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