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MakersFree To ReadThe Queue: Felicia Greenlee
Felicia Greenlee carves and chisels images of social change in her layered narrative wood collages. In The Queue, the Seneca, South Carolina–based artist shares about the craft community in South Carolina, the skills she gained as a textile designer, and a traveling exhibition featuring her work.
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ACC NewsFree To ReadRemembering Sandra Blain
ACC Honorary Fellow Sandra Blain passed away on December 19, 2024. A multi-faceted leader in the craft community as an educator, administrator, and ceramic studio artist, she had a long-time relationship with ACC.
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MakersFree To ReadThe Queue: Nosheen Iqbal
Nosheen Iqbal foregrounds Pakistani and Islamic art in her entrancing embroidery-on-wood compositions. In The Queue, the Dallas-based artist and designer chats about CraftTexas 2025, developing clients in the corporate and hospitality worlds, and two contemporary events pushing Islamic and South Asian art forward.
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MakersFree To ReadI Love Pots
A studio potter and the founder of @nonclaypots and @potterytattoos writes about how and why she began sharing her passions on social media.
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MakersFree To ReadThe Queue: Samantha Briegel
Samantha Briegel’s fashion-inspired porcelain vessels dazzle with patterns and textures. In The Queue, the Maryland-based ceramist talks about how she creates her work, her favorite slow fashion designers, and what she’s looking forward to at this year’s American Pottery Festival in Minneapolis.
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Free To ReadCouture Craft
A new nonprofit, Closely Crafted, advocates for skilled makers in the fashion industry.
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ACC NewsFree To ReadMN State Fair 2025
The Minnesota State Fair is here! Each year, the American Craft Council is proud to give an award to an entry in the Fine Arts category that exemplifies craft. This year, ACC is pleased to give the special recognition to Iah Q’s The Past Holds Me, a stunning work of beadwork on leather.
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MakersFree To ReadRunway Ready
Metalsmith Thomas Bliven crafts handmade accessories for top-tier clothing labels and the celebrities who make their fashions memorable.
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MakersFree To ReadThe Queue: Dawn Williams Boyd
Dawn Williams Boyd fashions recycled textiles into powerful paintings in cloth. In The Queue, the Atlanta-based textile artist talks about her family’s dedication to the handmade, the extensive list of tools that make her work possible, and the importance of senior art programs.
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