February/March 2012
February/March 2012
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Feature Articles
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![Nebula bracelet Nebula bracelet](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Laura-Knutson-3_0.jpg?itok=HdHARS2h)
A Light Touch
At first glance, Lara Knutson's sculptural objects and jewelry might appear muted. Then the light hits them.
![ACC's Gold Exhibition ACC's Gold Exhibition](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Gold-Exhibition.jpg?itok=41BJAuBC)
Back in Chicago To Stay
ACC's "Gold" showcase dazzles at SOFA Chicago.
![Craft Inc. Craft Inc.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Craft-Inc_0.jpg?itok=9p8vwn0h)
Business for The Artist
Craft Inc. offers a path to a craft-centric life based on that most prosaic of ambitions: making a living.
![Kathie Sever dress Kathie Sever dress](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Sever7.jpg?itok=AGSPloUk)
Clothes Make The Cowboy
Kathie Sever's embroidered Western wear.
![Diana Mathews, Katie Ukrop, and Maggie Smith Diana Mathews, Katie Ukrop, and Maggie Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Quirk1.jpg?itok=8EvsIk_N)
Constant Influx
Quirk Gallery's populist appeal.
![Dante Marioni and Preston Singletary Dante Marioni and Preston Singletary](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/PP2_0.jpg?itok=5jQbXnHg)
Good Chemistry
Longtime pals Dante Marioni and Preston Singletary blend their divergent styles in a new body of work.
![Cynthia Schira's Jazz Cynthia Schira's Jazz](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/MC_FM12_02.jpg?itok=nZj9xaIm)
High Tech, High Art
Esteemed weaver Cynthia Schira on the art of never missing a beat.
![Large pendant Andrea Haffner large pendant](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Haffner2.jpg?itok=JZ6-nt6d)
Nature Squared
ACC show artist Andrea Haffner is known for her evocative compositions of natural materials.
![Sarah Jaeger Sarah Jaeger](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/USA-artists-3.jpg?itok=CARbWWLw)
Patronage, Big and Small
In 2010, Ehren Tool got an unsolicited email, inviting him to apply for a large, no-strings cash prize.
![The Pot Book The Pot Book](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/The-Pot-Book.jpg?itok=iaVKfgil)
Pot Luck
Why did Edmund de Waal take on this book?
![Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/REV_Mod_FM12_10.jpg?itok=8BrtZHPb)
Present at The Creation
Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and Design
![Plumb Bob Plumb Bob by Harriet Bart](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/REV_BK_FM12_01.jpg?itok=MLz6V9ln)
Raised Ink
“Today the fine press book is thriving.” These words greeted visitors to “Fine & Dirty: Contemporary Letterpress Art.”
![Dowel Bowl Mark Lindquist Dowel Bowl](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/IDE_FM12_01.jpg?itok=L--i4zYX)
Restrained, Cut Loose
A curator in Milwaukee commissioned 16 works and limited the artists to one tool each.
![Silversmith Ubaldo Vitali Silversmith Ubaldo Vitali](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Ubaldo-Vitali.jpg?itok=mppDhtOM)
Silver Takes The Prize
Silversmith Ubaldo Vitali gets a surprise phone call while buying supplies.
![Porcelain Fish Imogen Margrie Porcelain Fish](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/WWC_FM12_01.jpg?itok=Jr9UAUI7)
The Caribbean
On the islands of the West Indies, functional tradition and artistic innovation mingle.
![Bubble Wrap Bubble Wrap](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Chris-Taylor-Bubble-Wrap_0.jpg?itok=c3hGlqnS)
The Downside of Success
Glenn Adamson on glass and the challenge of beauty.
![Prism Prism](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Prism.jpg?itok=WOGycczD)
When Beauty Is Suspect
The more you know about an art form, the more skeptical you tend to become of its seductive qualities.
![Who is your Craft Crush? Who is your Craft Crush?](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Voices-Valentine-Illo.jpg?itok=q-UPtshQ)
Who's Your Platonic Craft Crush?
For this issue, we posed a special Valentine's Day-themed question.