April/May 2019
April/May 2019
The Animal Issue
![April/May 2019 cover April/May 2019 cover](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_two_three_large/public/2019-04/American-Craft-magazine-cover-April-May-2019_0.png?itok=Y2kxQH2Y)
This issue is all about animals. You'll find needle-felted animal portraits, bovine-themed ceramics, and a plethora of work made from porcupine quills, pine cones, petals, plant parts, and more. Plus, we visit the beautiful and art-friendly city of Tucson, Arizona.
Find it on newsstands now or in your mailbox as an American Craft Council membership benefit.
Feature Articles
More from This Issue
![The Burden of Motion and Ambition The Burden of Motion and Ambition](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Ellen-Jewett-The-Burden-of-Motion-and-Ambition.jpg?itok=vyc1wpjQ)
Animal as Metaphor
With animals as their muse, artists respond in felt, clay, wood, and animal matter itself.
![Napping Jojo, Moccasin pet bed Napping Jojo, Moccasin pet bed](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Napping-JoJo-Moccasin-pet-bed.jpg?itok=tY3_bz0e)
Best in Show
Handy goods for pets from Habifab, Napping JoJo, Cask & Hide, Katris, and Billy Wolf.
![Dani Ives, Jet Dani Ives, Jet](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Dani-Ives-Jet.jpg?itok=GDd1KaDL)
Dani Ives
Dani Ives uses her biology background to realistically render animal likenesses in needle-felted artwork, including commissioned pet portraits.
![Elliott Kayser, Altered Landscape Elliott Kayser, Altered Landscape](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Elliott-Kayser-Altered-Landscape.jpg?itok=pGo16nRb)
Elliott Kayser
For Elliott Kayser, the cow is a deep well of exploration into culture, place, and the disconnection of modern life from nature.
![Fran Reed vessel Fran Reed vessel](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Fran-Reed-vessel.jpg?itok=wjhAcpsj)
From Nature
A Racine Art Museum show explores artists’ use of natural materials.
![Blue Mountain Farm and Fiber Mill yarn Blue Mountain Farm and Fiber Mill yarn](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Blue-Mountain-Farm-and-Fiber-Mill-yarn.jpg?itok=Mj9RL81p)
Good Shepherds
A small-batch fiber mill treats your wool as if it were its own.
![Brooke Weston, Dolores Brooke Weston, Dolores](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Brooke-Weston-Dolores.jpg?itok=uOOdxcgX)
Hide Away
Brooke Weston often doesn’t plan her pieces beforehand. Instead, the Los Angeles artist improvises her way through them.
![Rogan Brown, Magic Circle Colour Rogan Brown, Magic Circle Colour](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Rogan-Brown-Magic-Circle-Colour.jpg?itok=ZScarf_5)
Micro Magic
Paper artist Rogan Brown examines the smallest slices of life.
![Johnny Swing at Shelburne Museum Johnny Swing at Shelburne Museum](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Johnny-Swing.jpg?itok=D4Vb5W3_)
Shows to See: April/May 2019
These shows share a sense of place.
![Dana Warrington, men’s powwow-style headband Dana Warrington, men’s powwow-style headband](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Dana-Warrington-Mens-powwow-style-headband.jpg?itok=VIdmZpDA)
Slow Art
Dana Warrington transforms porcupine quills into works of art, one meticulous step at a time.
![Elizabeth Goluch’s Carpenter Ants (Work Is Play) Elizabeth Goluch’s Carpenter Ants (Work Is Play)](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Elizabeth-Goluch-Carpenter-Ants-Work-Is-Play.jpg?itok=3JKy5ija)
Sorry to Bug You
Elizabeth Goluch celebrates some of the animal kingdom’s least-loved members.
![The Sculpture of Robyn Horn The Sculpture of Robyn Horn](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/AM19-books.jpg?itok=S2KJxPLL)
Strength Training
Book reviews of The Sculpture of Robyn Horn, Intersection: Art & Life, and How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist.
![Tucson, Arizona Tucson, Arizona](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Tucson-Arizona.jpg?itok=KduWmExm)
Sunshine Daydream: Tucson, Arizona
Natural beauty and an art-friendly climate draw makers to this easygoing Southwest town.
![Collaboration with a Bird V #2 Collaboration with a Bird V #2](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2019-04/Teresa-Faris-Collaboration-with-a-Bird-V-2.jpg?itok=2jbI1vA3)
The Avian Influence
Metalsmith Teresa Faris' creative partner, who she calls her “greatest teacher,” is an umbrella cockatoo.