June/July 2012
June/July 2012
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Feature Articles
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![Joel Philip Myers Dialogue #22 Joel Philip Myers Dialogue #22](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/MC_jj12_04.jpg?itok=kiuGUFvD)
A Design Path to Mastery
Glassblower Joel Philip Myers is a man of contrasts.
![Cameron Taylor-Brown Angels and Men/Quartet Cameron Taylor-Brown Angels and Men/Quartet](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/ONE__JJ12_01.jpg?itok=gR5iHfkH)
Bearing Witness
Weaver and mixed-media artist Cameron Taylor-Brown’s Angels and Men/Quartet.
![June Corley Award of Excellence Winner June Corley Award of Excellence Winner](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Zoom_JJ12_35.jpg?itok=WGV62QY_)
Best of the Best
Congratulations to the Awards of Excellence winners at the 2012 Baltimore, Atlanta, and St. Paul ACC shows.
![Monograph Bookwerks Monograph Bookwerks](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Zoom_JJ12_30.jpg?itok=BZqHuBbC)
Books as a Beginning
Talking with the owners of Portland, Oregon's Monograph Bookwerks.
![Meghan Patrice Riley Parabola Earrings Meghan Patrice Riley Parabola Earrings](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/EXH_JJ12_02.jpg?itok=JHGbBq-I)
Change Makers
Meghan Patrice Riley wins the Society for Contemporary Craft’s prestigious Raphael Founder’s Prize.
![Jennifer Komar Olivarez and Monica Moses Jennifer Komar Olivarez and Monica Moses](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Zoom_JJ12_36.jpg?itok=WDFLqclu)
Conversation Flowing
This spring, the revamped American Craft Council Library Salon Series brought its first round of finely crafted conversation to Minneapolis.
![Vered Tandler Dayan A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose Vered Tandler Dayan A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Zoom_JJ12_25.jpg?itok=Gktmyic_)
Cross-Cultivation in Israel
A program to foster Israel's craft artists.
![Julia Barello Flush Julia Barello Flush](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/MM_JJ12_01.jpg?itok=ywNf3BfV)
E Pluribus X-ray
Julia Barello transforms MRI and X-ray film.
![Margaux and Walter Kent Portrait Margaux and Walter Kent Portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/ACL_JJ12_03.jpg?itok=QCE_SiCm)
Grand and Mysterious
Margaux Kent talks about the purposeful lifestyle of the hands behind Peg and Awl reclaimed goods.
![Wendy Stevens La Camisa Wendy Stevens La Camisa](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Zoom_JJ12_08.jpg?itok=dF5YyZUb)
In the Bag
Wendy Stevens’ exquisitely crafted metal purses.
![Nicholas Stawinski Sectional Nicholas Stawinski Sectional](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Zoom_JJ12_01.jpg?itok=C009pZT1)
Industrial Strength
Upholsterer Nicholas Stawinski's art reflects his experience living among the hulking relics of the auto industry.
![Austin Kleon Newspaper Blackout Austin Kleon Newspaper Blackout](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/ID_JJ12_03.jpg?itok=zdYJ44h2)
Nothing Comes from Nowhere
The author of Steal Like an Artist on unleashing your creativity.
![Bryan Batt and Joyce Scott Bryan Batt and Joyce Scott](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/WEB_JJ12_01.jpg?itok=9lYmmY0r)
Now Online: June/July 2012
Can't get enough of our new June/July issue? Check out these additional online features.
![Scotland's Isle of Mull Scotland's Isle of Mull](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/WWC_JJ12_02.jpg?itok=uJo0A7LL)
Scotland: The High Road to Craft
Makers abound in a lush setting where history meets innovation.
![Ethel Stein Butah Ethel Stein Butah](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Zoom_JJ12_07.jpg?itok=x6uDyRO9)
Shows to See: June/July 2012
Here are our picks for exhibitions throughout June and July.
![Margaux and Walter Kent Margaux and Walter Kent](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/EL_JJ12_01.jpg?itok=ZlMmgnLd)
The Choices We Make
Artful living means different things to different people.
![Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Zoom_JJ12_14.jpg?itok=nNDhwj1j)
The Short List: June/July 2012
Three books to check out - from contemporary ceramics to traditional quilts.
![Wendy Maruyama's Tag Project Installation Wendy Maruyama's Tag Project Installation](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Zoom_JJ12_32.jpg?itok=K6RytsRy)
When Artists Write About Their Work
Glenn Adamson on the artist’s statement.
![Betty Bright Vera White Driftwood Sculpture Betty Bright Vera White Driftwood Sculpture](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Zoom_JJ12_18.jpg?itok=jWfFwuci)
Where Do You Go to Take a Break From Your Work?
We asked Matthew Hufft, Peter Held, Jo Lauria, Betty Bright, and Josie Jurczenia to tell us where they relax.