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Posted by Kathy Maves, 2014 NCECA/crafthaus blogger scholarship recipient
The best part about NCECA, for me as a first-time attender, was not all the ceramic work, people, and presentations that I knew I would see. It was the surprises. Most of those surprises came to me while looking through the many exhibitions. Maybe too many. I often found myself thinking, “This is a great. I can’t believe that I find this piece to be so strong.” The question that follows, always, is “Why is this exceptional?" Continue reading and leave a comment ...
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My favorite childhood memories center on spending time with my great-grandmother, Mary Stieler. She taught me to sew, quilt and embroider, all while sharing amazing stories about her life. What she passed to me had been passed to her along a long line of women, inspiring in me a lifelong passion for creating. Continue reading ....
Bombing the Moon for fun and profit
- blog by John Lunn
Continuing my cross referencing science and art, here’s another planckscaleblog entry that I think applies to art and connects a bit to last week’s entry as well: how we observe the universe. There is so much more to see in the world than what is right before our eyes that much of it requires some imagination. Continue reading...
The Kunst Schott von Hellingen Part 8
- blog by Parker Erich Brown
This is the critical stage of the project where all temptation to play Minecraft must be resisted so that I can practice some ACTUAL craft skills. Yes, it’s neat that you can reconstruct Notre Dame cathedral in a virtual world, but it can’t be submitted to the SNAG Exhibition in Print, can it? Continue reading ...
Zoe Arnold’s evocative jewels are as much individual works of art as they are wearable sculpture, exploring the poetic and the macabre in the form of both illustrative and sometimes obscure treasures. Continue reading ...
- blog by The Justified Sinner
I have finally finished my Alexander McQueen tribute piece, "Fashion:Victim" which comprises of the two spherical 'handbags' made from steel spheres which I found in a burnt-out factory in Kent some years ago. Continue reading ...
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