October/November 2016
October/November 2016
Welcome to the mastery issue, which features the 2016 American Craft Council Awards, a look back at 75 years of American Craft, and more. Articles will become available online throughout the next few months.
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Feature Articles
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Alicia Scardetta
Alicia Scardetta's candy-colored textiles...
Black and Gold
Sumptuous goods for your house and wardrobe.
Citywide: Omaha, Nebraska
From established arts districts to fledgling venues, the craft scene in this Midwestern city is booming.
Devotion
Reviews of Moving Sam Maloof, People Knitting, and Subversive Ceramics.
Edgewood Made
Edgewood Made is on a mission to fill every room in your home with deliberate, simple housewares.
Enamel Re-emergent
“Little Dreams in Glass and Metal: Enameling in America, 1920 to the Present” features 121 pieces by 94 makers.
High-Touch, High-Tech
As math and science scholars, Martin and Erik Demaine operate at the leading edge of technological innovation.
Jewelry to Think By
Collector Lois Boardman on her donation of provocative jewelry to LACMA.
Looking Ahead
In Michigan, an expansion of the Flint Institute of Arts is under way.
Resistance Is Fruitful
How masters not only endure, but thrive.
Sacred Harvest
Pat Kruse collaborates with son Gage to carry on traditional Ojibwe birch-bark techniques.
Shows to See: October / November 2016
The fall’s top shows.
Special Edition
Donna Ruff's 2.23.13.
The Invisible Hands
Jenni Sorkin offers a compelling look at three iconic figures of the modern ceramics movement.
Treadway Toomey
Treadway Toomey on the auction business.
Tribute
Artists honor the good, the bad, and the questionable.
What's the Best Lesson a Mentor Ever Taught You?
Readers share their best lessons learned from mentors.