June/July 2013
June/July 2013
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Feature Articles
More from This Issue
![Orhan Pamuk Portrait Orhan Pamuk Portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/pamuk.jpg?itok=pHKIsPjS)
A Modest Manifesto for Museums
A Nobel laureate turns his thoughts to museums: what they do, and what they could do better.
![Past & Present: 24 Favorite Moments in Decorative Arts History and 24 Modern DIY Projects Inspired by Them Past & Present: 24 Favorite Moments in Decorative Arts History and 24 Modern DIY](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/pastpresentcover.jpg?itok=IWNy90LU)
Around the World
Books for fans of dec arts, design, and textile history.
![Teacup Illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/teacupillo.jpg?itok=mGQmnMKT)
By Any Other Name
Concepts of craft are rooted in language.
![Washington Glass School, Library of Congress Doors Washington Glass School, Library of Congress Doors](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/threedoors.jpg?itok=tt1WKWt2)
Capital Improvements
The Washington Glass School got the opportunity to reinterpret the historic Library of Congress doors in glass.
![Craft Road Trips Craft Road Trips](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/wwc-cover.jpg?itok=02eGihJ5)
Craft Road Trips
Craft destinations all over the nation...
![Lisa Klakulak in Morocco Lisa Klakulak in Morocco](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/KLAKULAK-EL.jpg?itok=iseS75vJ)
Expand Your World
A change of scenery can do an artist a world of good.
![Leah Evans, Set River: Lost Boat Leah Evans, Set River: Lost Boat](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/setriver.jpg?itok=t84_Zv2z)
Flow
A Wisconsin artist's quilt traces the changing land.
![Peabody Essex Museum Shoppers Peabody Essex Museum Shoppers](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/shoppers.jpg?itok=48gioElV)
From Shows to Shop
The Peabody Essex Museum Shop is a standout.
![Jack Lenor Larsen in India Jack Lenor Larsen in India](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/lenorinindia.jpg?itok=j4CM8Etm)
Globe-Trotter
Jack Lenor Larsen has translated travel into textile innovation.
![Ignatius Creegan and Rod Givens, Antique Hat Blocks Ignatius Creegan and Rod Givens, Antique Hat Blocks](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/AntiqueHatBlocks.jpg?itok=iZqkh8JE)
Lincoln, Grant, and Two Other Guys
Ignatius Creegan and Rod Givens remake an antebellum mansion and fill it with objects they love.
![Ariele Alasko, Large Table Ariele Alasko, Large Table](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/alasko-main.jpg?itok=1tugS9lQ)
Past Perfect
Ariele Alasko uses waste wood from old Brooklyn buildings in her geometric works.
![David K. Chatt, 108 Meditations in Saffron David K. Chatt, 108 Meditations in Saffron](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/108MEDITATIONS.jpg?itok=3bUAQXsi)
Shows to See: June/July 2013
Where to see handmade works this summer.
![Beca Lewis Skeels and Doug Switalski, Wooden Shades Beca Lewis Skeels and Doug Switalski, Wooden Shades](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/tumbleweeds.jpg?itok=41HrQPMw)
Summer Love
Sunny-season finds.
![Tova Lund, Accumulated Time Tova Lund, Accumulated Time](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/ACCUMULATED.jpg?itok=DI85wvaz)
The Natural
Tova Lund's jewelry is both monumental and intricately detailed.
![George Nelson, Star-Shaped Clock George Nelson, Star-Shaped Clock](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/nelson.jpg?itok=Y8ICZsrs)
The Outer Limits
Works inspired by, and inspiring, cosmic ponderings.
![Kerry Larkin, Hibernation Wakes Kerry Larkin, Hibernation Wakes](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/HIBERNATION.jpg?itok=DO-04vx5)
The Sleep of Poets
Kerry Larkin's Comma Workshop stitches her prose poems onto quilts.
![May 2013 Design SIP May 2013 Design SIP](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/SIP-hz2.jpg?itok=jHzduG-m)
Web Extras: June/July 2013
As seen in the June/July 2013 issue of American Craft magazine...
![Jennifer A. Zwilling Jennifer A. Zwilling](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/zwilling.jpg?itok=WOXROpiu)
What Is Your Dream Museum?
From contents to funding, what would make a museum just right.