April/May 2013
April/May 2013
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Feature Articles
More from This Issue
![Jack Mauch, Coffee Table Jack Mauch, Coffee Table](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/RAD-BENCH.jpg?itok=_vE-fpsl)
Animated by Design
Jack Mauch imbues his work, ranging from furniture to tableware, with character.
![Chile: Hat Chile: Hat](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/WWC-HAT.jpg?itok=NSjPMhYq)
Chile: Deeply Rooted Craft
The Mapuche people have left their mark on Chilean traditions and crafts.
![Lily Wykoff in Dream Catcher Earrings Lily Wykoff in Dream Catcher Earrings](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/PROD-PROFILE.jpg?itok=0yWt7rFP)
Creative Industry
Lily Wikoff makes what she calls "jewelry for tomboys" – people who don't ordinarily wear jewelry.
![Marc Petrovic, Not the Brightest Bulb Marc Petrovic, Not the Brightest Bulb](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/BIGQ-BIRD.jpg?itok=R6einK05)
Does Craft Bring Us Closer To Nature?
What is craft's role, now that technology is so pervasive?
![Ben Ospital Portrait Ben Ospital Portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/CL-MAIN.jpg?itok=tzcb-lbs)
Dream Catcher
Ben Ospital fills his apartment with objects that speak to his inner magpie.
![Russ Vogt, Ceramic Fence Russ Vogt, Ceramic Fence](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/PP-PROCESSION.jpg?itok=EVELOkEW)
Free Range
Sculptor Russ Vogt and his wife, Suzanne Rooney, are stewards of an "art farm."
![The Art of Mankind - 1 The Art of Mankind - 1](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/SHORT-BOOKCOVER.jpg?itok=QMvMCcY0)
Global Appeal
Reviews of new books on textiles, sign painters, and design-driven craft.
![Aaron Schey and Corey Hampson Aaron Schey and Corey Hampson](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/SHOP-GUYS.jpg?itok=EVOtx8Zd)
Global Vision
Habatat Galleries has grown along with the global interest in glass.
![Jim Schatz, Birdhouse Jim Schatz, Birdhouse](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/GOODS-BIRD.jpg?itok=DDy_0_1Q)
Handmade Outside
Crafted goods that belong to the outdoors.
![Merve Kahraman, Hybrid Chair Merve Kahraman, Hybrid Chair](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/UNC-ANTLERCHAIR.jpg?itok=kIjnPFdJ)
More Than Human
Hybrid creatures continue to inspire thinkers and artists.
![Susanna Bauer, Trans-Plant No. 4 Susanna Bauer, Trans-Plant No. 4](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/ONE-LEAF.jpg?itok=iCU7tG6U)
Nature, Crocheted
Susanna Bauer embellishes objects from nature.
![Gail Tremblay, Blue Ribbon Red Production Gail Tremblay, Blue Ribbon Red Production](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/MM-BLUE.jpg?itok=Zop7DJWS)
Reweaving History
Gail Tremblay challenges stereotypes in old cinematic narratives through her basket works.
![Waterfall at Manitoga Waterfall at Manitoga](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/ID-waterfall.jpg?itok=kLJTi2fW)
Russel Wright: At Home with Nature
The industrial designer's most personal project: his weekend home.
![William Morris Vases William Morris Vases](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/STS-MYERS.jpg?itok=bOPmMJzc)
Shows to See: April/May 2013
A collection of great places to see crafts.
![From the Editor - Illustration From the Editor - Illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/EDLETTER_0.jpg?itok=Q-BE9zxr)
The Force of Nature
If there’s a press conference in the afterlife, I’ve got questions for the Powers That Be.
![Cylinder Lauren E. Mabry's Cylinder](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Mabry.jpg?itok=cEuUaN-R)
Web Extras: April/May 2013
As seen in the April/May 2013 issue of American Craft magazine...
![Victoria Altepeter, Nebulae Victoria Altepeter, Nebulae](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/VO-CIRCLES.jpg?itok=lLb-nBC9)
What Can We Learn from Nature?
Artists reflect on what they have learned from the natural world.