Last spring, I had the pleasure of chatting with furniture maker/designer Vivian Beer about new bodies of work she was developing - immediately followed by the challenge of writing a story that, in effect, was still unfolding.
There are so many conversations – and points of view – about craft's relationship to (and role in) a computer age. A common thread in many is digital technology complementing or otherwise consorting with, oh, let's call it hand technology.
Visual artist and metalsmith Susan Myers plumbs our thoughts on consumption with her objects crafted from reclaimed sheet metal. Throughout her various series of works she uses discarded silver-plated serving trays, which she finds by scouring yard sales and thrift stores.
