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Cover of the Fall 2023 issue of American Craft magazine

Explore our Fall 2023 issue exploring the theme collect.

American Craft’s Fall 2023 issue is focused on the theme collect. It features the story of a consummate collector, artists who use gathered materials in their work, furniture designed to hold collections, and a gallery that seeks a more equitable approach to collecting. As Karen Olson, our editor in chief, writes, “We hope this issue inspires you to think differently about craft and collection—about how and why you purchase the handmade, seek out meaningful works in galleries and museums, or collect yourself before you begin making something new."

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Detail of vinyl storage cabinet from Symbol Audio.

Craft That Holds

Three small companies handcraft storage crates, shelves, and credenzas to help music collectors organize all that vinyl.

Anni Albers weaving at Black Mountain College, 1937. Photo by Helen M. Post Modley.

Weaving by Design

An upcoming show at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center explores the legacies of Anni Albers and Trude Guermonprez, and the importance of weaving at the legendary college.

Jiha Moon in her painting studio. For her new still life series, Moon mounted Korean mulberry paper, or hanji, on canvas, then used ink and acrylic to paint symbolic icons including the peach, peony flowers, and haetae, a Korean mythical creature that protects family and loved ones.

The Queue: Jiha Moon

Jiha Moon mixes cultures and materials in her playful, vibrant ceramics. In The Queue, the Tallahassee, Florida–based painter, sculptor, printmaker, and professor shares about her busy upcoming exhibition schedule, how teaching can conquer generational divides, and the traditional textile art that deserves more attention.

Virtuoso violinist and Street Symphony artistic director Vijay Gupta with a prized violin made by luthier Eric Benning. Photo by Kat Bawden.

In Tune

Virtuoso violinist Vijay Gupta and third-generation luthier Eric Benning work together to create beautiful music—and both share it with marginalized communities.

Michelle Williams, in Kelly Reichardt’s new film Showing Up.

New Releases

Kelly Reichardt's new film Showing Up; books about your brain on art, artist and designer Rogan Gregory, and British studio pottery; and glass podcast Cracked with Chevonne Ariss.

Amy Denet Deal stands at the entrance to 4KINSHIP, which she opened in Santa Fe in 2022. Photo by Wade Adakai.

For the Future

An Indigenous-owned retail space on Santa Fe’s famous Canyon Road, 4KINSHIP supports Native makers—and communities.

Jeff Neil in his Tennessee workshop. Photo courtesy of the artist.

The Queue: Jeff Neil

Jeff Neil melds two traditional craft forms—Shaker boxes and quilts—into delightful wooden boxes and trays meant to be used. In The Queue, the Tennessee-based woodworker shares about the box that first captivated him, his workhorse plane, and a fellow Tennessean who is a masterful chair maker.

Claire Oliver (left) with artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders, whose Unearthing Unicorns exhibition was held recently at Claire Oliver Gallery.

Come On In

In Harlem, Claire Oliver Gallery seeks a more inclusive and equitable approach to cultivating collectors.

The Night Owl Downstairs

A Korean painter, printmaker, and ceramic artist has created and collected in her Atlanta basement studios for seven years while family life proceeded upstairs.