April/May 2016
April/May 2016
![April/May 2016 American Craft magazine cover April/May 2016 American Craft magazine cover](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_two_three_large/public/April-May-2016-American-Craft-magazine-cover.jpg?itok=L-iwmuwt)
Feature Articles
More from This Issue
![Aric Verrastro Here to There Aric Verrastro Here to There](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Aric-Verrastro-Here-to-There.jpg?itok=8eKfaQuL)
Aric Verrastro
Metalsmith Aric Verrastro's hometown pride...
![Bill Gudenrath Untitled Bill Gudenrath Untitled](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Bill-Gudenrath-Untitled.jpg?itok=S8fiNpdh)
Glass from the Past
Bill Gudenrath has spent his career uncovering how glass – ancient and historical – was crafted.
![Haptic Lab Constellation Quilt Haptic Lab Constellation Quilt](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Haptic-Lab-Constellation-Quilt.jpg?itok=ifGA4cdT)
Haptic Lab
Haptic Lab's stitched cities...
![Courtney Mattison, Coral Triangle II Courtney Mattison, Coral Triangle II](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Courtney-Madison-Coral-Triangle-II.jpg?itok=pBt2_y0m)
Hope Spot
Courtney Mattison's Coral Triangle II.
![Sue Amendolara Ephemera Brooches Sue Amendolara Ephemera Brooches](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Sue-Amendolara-Ephemera-Brooches.jpg?itok=CZ8eWXpn)
Nature, Extracted
Metalsmith Sue Amendolara has found travel to be her creative catalyst.
![HAiK W Design HAiK W Design](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/HAiK-W-Design.jpg?itok=Wcr5UoJa)
North Star: Oslo
The Norwegian capital is gathering steam as an international hub of craft.
![Shannon Rankin Map Sculpture Shannon Rankin Map Sculpture](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Shannon-Rankin-Map-Sculpture.jpg?itok=ieqNX5hb)
Origin Stories
What creates a sense of place is as wide-ranging as human perception...
![Ramona Otto In Studio Ramona Otto In Studio](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Ramona-Otto-In-Studio.jpg?itok=b-L_Hxhm)
Otto in Wonderland
A mixed-media artist's cheery assemblages fill her Los Angeles home.
![Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka at Corning Museum of Glass Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka at Corning Museum of Glass](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Leopold-and-Rudolf-Blaschka-at-Corning-Museum-of-Glass.jpg?itok=dXy2L5Nc)
Shows to See: April/May 2016
Springtime exhibitions call attention to tiny details...
![Quilt Local: Finding Inspiration in the Everyday Quilt Local: Finding Inspiration in the Everyday](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Heather-Jones-Quilt-Local-Finding-Inspiration-in-the-Everyday.jpg?itok=l5B335Co)
Site-Specific
Reviews of Quilt Local, New Nordic Design, and Rooted...
![Gwynne Rukenbrod Smith Gwynne Rukenbrod Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Gwynne-Rukenbrod-Smith.jpg?itok=Q3Wu0YNT)
SNAG 2.0
SNAG's new conference model...
![Ruth and Rick Snyderman Ruth and Rick Snyderman](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Ruth-and-Rick-Snyderman_0.jpg?itok=lEDUTacj)
Snyderman-Works Galleries
Talking shop with Ruth and Rick Snyderman...
![And Still We Rise Race Culture And Visual Conversations And Still We Rise Race Culture And Visual Conversations](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/And-Still-We-Rise-Race-Culture-And-Visual-Conversations.jpg?itok=EhJF05TH)
Stories in the Cloth
An exhibition and a book of quilts honor 400 years of African American history.
![Wolfum, Hand Printed Push Toys Wolfum, Hand Printed Push Toys](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Annabel-Inganni-Hand-Printed-Push-Toys.jpg?itok=bhL-0Ouq)
Surface Survey
An assortment of handmade goods...
![Joyce J Scott and Kids Joyce J Scott and Kids](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Joyce-J-Scott-And-Kids.jpg?itok=e3qXuUnY)
The Artist On the Block
In changing times, Joyce J. Scott’s beloved Baltimore remains her haven.
![Morgan Madison Farewell Morgan Madison Farewell](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Morgan-Madison-Farewell.jpg?itok=Dl4vgEpY)
Travelogue
With glass, cardboard, and a keen eye, Morgan Madison creates a diary of the built and natural worlds.
![Roberto Lugo and Gregory Nangle works Roberto Lugo and Gregory Nangle works](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Roberto-Lugo-Gregory-Nangle.jpg?itok=1RlAZcme)
Web Extras: April/May 2016
As seen in the April/May 2016 issue of American Craft magazine...
![Sarah Briland Problematica Series Sarah Briland Problematica Series](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Sarah-Briland-Problematica-Series.jpg?itok=jg3Cbuke)
What Places Have Inspired Your Work?
Six readers weigh in...