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Treasures from Taiwan - a crafthaus online exhibition...

Treasures from Taiwan - a crafthaus online exhibition shows contemporary metal art and jewelry from 11 Taiwanese contemporary emerging artists. Treasures from Taiwan will be highlighted on Crafthaus as an online exhibition from May 8 to June 7, 2013.

Curator: Heng Lee

Featured Crafthaus Members [All the Colors of the Rainbow]!

Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, the Jackson brothers (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon & Michael) were born into a family in which their father, Joseph Jackson, a former musician, earned an income by working as a steel mill crane operator while their mother, Katherine Jackson, stayed home to raise the kids. Tito recalled playing around with his father's guitar one night while Joseph was away working in the steel mills and he broke one of the strings by mistake. Initially upset with his son playing the instrument behind his back, Joseph quickly recognized his boys' musical potential and started to encourage them to perform together. Showing extraordinary talent at a very young age, Michael began demonstrating his dance moves and singing ability at the age of five. His rendition of "Climb Every Mountain" sang at his kindergarten talent show earned him a place in his brothers' group. Before his eighth birthday, Michael was allowed to perform his song-and-dance routine at a talent contest held at Jackie's High School, helping his brothers win a competition. Tito's junior high school orchestra teacher Shirley Cartman began mentoring the budding group from that point on and - as they say - the rest is colorful history.

Leisa Rich, Atlanta, GA

Heidemarie Herb, Italy & Germany

Jill Foote-Hutton, Red Lodge, MT

Ford/Forlano Art Jewelry, Santa Fe & Philadelphia

Joy Ude, Lewisville, TX

Molly Gabbard, Columbus, IN

Maggie Maggio, Portland, OR

For the musical greeting this week I chose a song about true color.
Enjoy and have a great week!

Blog Posts

Down to the Waterline – “Stain-Less” in Sheffield

Posted by Poppy Porter on May 22, 2013 at 6:21am 2 Comments

They like their fountains in Sheffield.  The first thing that greets you on leaving the railway station is a wonderful cascade of water.  I walked across the city centre to my hotel and the peace gardens had fabulous fountains and children leaping around them, it seemed every courtyard was running water for the newly warming Springtime.…

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New book on enameling in the making! CALL for Artists !

Posted by Brigitte Martin on May 21, 2013 at 3:32pm 0 Comments

My name is Magdalena Urbanova, I currently work on a book about enameling in Czech language. The…

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Yeonmi Kang - Jewelry

Posted by Brigitte Martin on May 21, 2013 at 12:17pm 0 Comments

Artist Statement:

I like to transform personal experience, dreams related to human condition in to three- dimensional object jewelry. I question the inevitable fate of human being by exploiting symbolism. Through the everyday journey of transforming questions into…

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Heather Nichols - In the Trenches (Sound Installation)

Posted by Brigitte Martin on May 21, 2013 at 9:36am 0 Comments

In The Trenches

audio installation



This site-specific installation was created for an unusual, narrow, dark and dead-ended space in the basement of a decommissioned school. It imagined an intense, archaic lesson, in which the willing and innocent voice of a girl learning to…

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Down to the Waterline – “Stain-Less” in Sheffield

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Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately

- by Rebecca Rose. 2013, SNAG/crafthaus Scholarship Recipient

For the next 13 months we'll discuss the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of exhibiting  in art shows as emerging artists and established artists. Exhibition coverage will be balanced with tips on how to strategically build a legacy over a length of time, in a way that makes sense to your individual goals as an artist and maker. 

Join us each month! There will be surprises around every corner, with photos, videos, SNAG conference coverage, and occasional interviews by rising artists!

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2nd Book Award for Humor in Craft !

Happy to report that "Humor in Craft" has just won a 2nd book award:  GOLD MEDAL at the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards!

 

The book was a FINALIST last year at the 2012 USA Best Book Awards! Many crafthaus makers are featured!

Cover images: Jason Kishell with "Smug Mug. Top l-r: Alice Simpson, Magda Gluszek, Aram Moon, Judith Schaechter, Jim Kransberger, Rachel Rader.


Book website with all the trimmings: http://www.humorincraft.com/


Get the book via Amazon or at your local book seller and please leave a comment about the book as well! Thank you.

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