October/November 2012
October/November 2012
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Feature Articles
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![Angi Curreri and Rick Yasko Kitchen Angi Curreri and Rick Yasko Kitchen](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/CL_ON12_10.jpg?itok=8lnd2sLr)
Casa Currasko
A well-traveled couple’s eclectic Florida nest...
![Ian Henderson Ian Henderson](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/UNC_ON12_09.jpg?itok=ltmatVGw)
Dark Arts
Haunting handmade pieces for the witching season...
![Cut paper Cut paper](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Cut-paper.jpg?itok=1WNEkwAo)
Is the Future of Craft in Design?
If fewer people work with their hands to produce craft, won’t that represent a kind of cultural loss?
![Deborah Rogers The Yellow in Your World Will Consume My Blue Deborah Rogers The Yellow in Your World Will Consume My Blue](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/MM_ON12_11.jpg?itok=DFsMp6no)
Layer Upon Layer
Deborah G. Rogers crafts her narrative sculptures from air-dry clay.
![San Francisco Show Awards of Excellence](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/SF-AOW.jpg?itok=LPWXa1jk)
Member News: October/November 2012
A craft think tank, the AAM conference, ACC's San Francisco show, and more!
![Watertower Watertower](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Tom-Fruin-Watertower.jpg?itok=0fd3k1_f)
No Water, Just Light
Tom Fruin's 20-foot-high-kaleidoscopic Watertower.
![Keith Lewis Mica Bangle Keith Lewis Mica Bangle](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Keith-Lewis-mica-bangle.jpg?itok=4wA19i6w)
Now Online: October/November 2012
Discover online-only bonus content from our Mastery issue.
![Earthborn Pottery Platters in black, red, and vanilla bean Earthborn Pottery Platters in black, red, and vanilla bean](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/PRD_ON12_02.jpg?itok=lNJCwava)
Plate and Palate
Earthborn Pottery's craft de cuisine...
![13th-century Iranian bowl 13th-century Iranian bowl at the Indianapolis Museum of Art](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/S2S_ON12_02_0.jpg?itok=Vx3d1H-I)
Shows to See: October/November 2012
Our short list of fall exhibitions that we suggest you try to see.
![Humor in Craft Book Humor in Craft Book](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/LIST_ON12_01.jpg?itok=3G3tKK5d)
Sure to Tickle
Humor in Craft, Handmade Houses, and For Kith and Kin...
![Pismo Chihuly Exhibition Pismo Chihuly Exhibition](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/ST_ON12_05_0.jpg?itok=HiQMVCJx)
The Benefits of Loyalty
Talking shop with Pismo Fine Art Glass...
![Erin Wilson Square Quartet Erin Wilson Square Quartet](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/PP_ON12_02.jpg?itok=3_cNxJXL)
The Family Way
Brooklyn artist Erin Wilson’s quilts radiate color.
![Umbrian Countryside Umbrian Countryside](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/WWC_ON12_01_A.jpg?itok=hZcvAY1q)
The Green Heart of Italy
In the Umbria region of central Italy, centuries-old craft traditions continue to shine.
![Jennifer Merchant Bangle, cuff, and rings from the Couture Layered Acrylic Collection Jennifer Merchant Bangle, cuff, and rings from the Couture Layered Acrylic Colle](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/RAD_ON12_03Rev.jpg?itok=WDGUo0jr)
The Next Big Thing
Jennifer Merchant's mega-fun acrylic jewelry...
![Illustration by Malcolm Tarlofsky Illustration by Malcolm Tarlofsky](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/BQ_ON12_01.jpg?itok=BHcQH1Kc)
Things that Go Bump
Glenn Adamson on why it's assumed that craft is three-dimensional.
![Lynda Ladwig cream and sugar set Lynda Ladwig cream and sugar set](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Goods_ON12_05.jpg?itok=XGvCs5Tl)
Useful & Beautiful
Must-have goods for your life...
![Craig Johnson Cabinet Craig Johnson Cabinet](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/VOC-MN_ON12_06.jpg?itok=NX2oekgY)
What Has Been Your Most Interesting Failure?
Mary Anne Davis, Cynthia Tinapple, Craig Johnson, Gwynne Rukenbrod, and Susan Taber Avila share.