June/July 2015
June/July 2015
![June/July 2015 American Craft magazine June/July 2015 American Craft magazine](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_two_three_large/public/June-July-American-Craft-Magazine.jpg?itok=IP0QA8Wp)
Feature Articles
More from This Issue
![Rae Dunn Ceramics Rae Dunn Ceramics](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Rae-Dunn-Ceramics.jpg?itok=dGH6txUY)
A Certain Fluency
Rae Dunn's quirky ceramics reflect a lifelong love of language and the tactile.
![Chris Fong Florastero Ceramic Vases Chris Fong Florastero Ceramic Vases](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Chris-Fong-Florastero-Ceramic-Vases.jpg?itok=DhFZQXBL)
Beachcomber
Breezy goods for the season...
![Wax Surf Co Founders Rockaway Beach Wax Surf Co Founders Rockaway Beach](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Wax-Surf-Co-Founders-Rockaway-Beach.jpg?itok=aN-R8PwK)
Board-Certified
Wax/Surf Co.'s artful boards...
![Street Craft Street Craft](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Street-Craft.jpg?itok=kbm6la2m)
Collected & Curated
New books, including Riikka Kuittinen's Street Craft and Molly Hatch's A Teacup Collection....
![Garth Johnson Illustration Garth Johnson Illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Garth-Johnson-Illustration.jpg?itok=Cq2IN2IQ)
Feels Like Home
Garth Johnson dishes on his new role at ceramics hot spot Arizona State University.
![Ruth Asawa Untitled Sculpture Ruth Asawa Untitled Sculpture](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Ruth-Asawa-Untitled-Sculpture.jpg?itok=KkKd8DFb)
Fragile Wonder
What's in the box?
![Lauren McIntosh Alice Erb Lauren McIntosh Alice Erb](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Lauren-McIntosh-Alice-Erb.jpg?itok=KCyQnrko)
International Intrigue
A retail wonderland at Berkeley's Tail of the Yak...
![Patty Roberts Breezy Bowl Patty Roberts Breezy Bowl](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Patty-Roberts-Breezy-Bowl.jpg?itok=beBgRvfc)
Jump-Start
Pâte de verre has propelled Patty Roberts to new heights.
![Hot Couture at the Crucible Hot Couture at the Crucible](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Hot-Couture-Fire.jpg?itok=UXdOjjFx)
Made in Oakland
In the East Bay, artists are working to make art visible, accessible, and economically viable.
![Barry Rosenthal Found In Nature Series Barry Rosenthal Found In Nature Series](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Barry-Rosenthal-Found-In-Nature-Series.jpg?itok=jtmqkpRj)
More of a Kind
Some artwork is precisely the sum of its parts.
![Avant Brunch Chefs Avant Brunch Chefs](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Avant-Brunch-Chefs.jpg?itok=PxR4v8Ym)
Museums Reimagined
We asked eight thinkers to tell us how the smartest museums are making the most of it.
![Museum Of Contemporary Crafts, Craftsmanship in a Changing World Museum Of Contemporary Crafts, Craftsmanship in a Changing World](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/MCC-Interior.jpg?itok=VB96V4z1)
Opening Night
In 1956, the American Craft Council went all-in, opening one of this country's first museums devoted to craft.
![Bennett Bean Sculpture Bennett Bean Sculpture](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Bennett-Bean-Sculpture.jpg?itok=mN29rd0R)
Shows to See: June/July 2015
Summer shows worth checking out...
![Katie Poterala Patina Stud Earrings Katie Poterala Patina Stud Earrings](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Katie-Poterala-Patina-Stud-Earrings.jpg?itok=39RyZ2HI)
Surfacing
Jeweler Katie Poterala's sublimated surfaces.
![Lino Tagliapietra Glass Blowing Lino Tagliapietra Glass Blowing](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Lino-Tagliapietra-Glass-Blowing.jpg?itok=HA8uUTec)
The Art of Reinvention
The art of reinvention.
![Jaydan Moore, Inverse Formation Jaydan Moore, Inverse Formation](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Jaydan-Moore-Inverse-Formation.jpg?itok=R5gQVFwZ)
Web Extras: June/July 2015
As seen in the current issue of American Craft magazine...
![University Of British Columbia Museum Of Anthropology University Of British Columbia Museum Of Anthropology](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/University-Of-British-Columbia-Museum-Of-Anthropology.jpg?itok=6wihCAqu)
What Was the First Museum That Had an Impact on You?
Ryan Barr, Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels, Amber Jensen, Bryan Ethier, and Nicole Nathan respond.