2014 SNAG/ crafthaus Scholarship Recipient - Parker Brown

Parker is in the fortunate position that his private interests (Civil War Reenactments) perfectly align with his day-job as a modern-day armor maker. Not only is he in the habit of meticulously researching the historical costumes, swords, and helmets he is about to recreate, he also documents all his processes and shares them generously via video documentation and a book project he is about to start.

Please welcome our newest crafthaus members:

Caroline Rousset-Johnson, San Diego, CA

Grace Sheese, Bloomington, IL

Michael de Forest, Portland, OR

Sarah Osterheld, Savannah, GA

Stacey Booth, Denver, CO

Susan Furneaux, CONCEPTION HARBOUR Newfoundland Canada

Help Rebuild our American Knitwear Industry with Ohio Knitting Mills - indiegogo campaign

This is a tale of heartland manufacturing craftsmanship in America coming back to life. And you can be part of this success!

The storied Ohio Knitting Mills of Cleveland made knitwear for the American middle class for almost seven decades. Their iconic and colorful sweaters were sold from Saks to Sears, bringing modern fashion to the masses.

Want to attend the NCECA conference in Milwaukee?

3rd Annual NCECA conference scholarship awarded exclusively to a crafthaus member! 

Deadline to apply: Feb. 7, 2014 @ 6 PM Pacific via email. NO SUBMISSION FEE for crafthaus members.
Jurors: Cindy Bracker, NCECA Communications Director and Sam Chung, NCECA Director-at-Large

ENTRY INFORMATION .....

We are the Tiger Dragon People - Pop-Up Book Art by Colette Fu

After receiving her MFA in Fine Art Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2003, Philadelphia-based visual artist Colette Fu delved into the world of pop-up art and taught herself how to create pop-up pieces after initially deconstructing a few works that she bought off of eBay.

In 2008, Fu received a Fulbright Fellowship to travel to China's Yunnan Province and photograph the 25 ethnic minorities of her mother's hometown.

Call For Entry: Interactive Red Carpet Exhibition

Interactive Red Carpet Exhibition as part of SNAG’s Annual Fundraiser at the 2014 “From Grains to Gold” Conference, Minneapolis

Deadline: Applications must be submitted by March 15, 2014 11:59 pm (Central Time)

More calls on crafthaus .... (member sign-in)

Time to think about a 2014 VALENTINE!

- blog post by Alice Simpson

In Springtime A Young Man's Fancy...

- blog post by Dauvit Alexander, UK

I've spent the last few weeks working on a charity piece which kind of got out of hand.

David Lachapelle - Unnatural Consequences

In his Refineries Series, Lachapelle presents us with glowing landscapes of imagined industrial worlds. The dramatic shots are bathed in a celestial light, aglow with an otherworldly quality, yet Lachapelle seeks to convey the decidedly unnatural consequences of what actually occurs in these immense facilities.

From prehistoric cave paintings to current digital art, animals have provided creative inspiration across the centuries. “Animal Instincts,” the 2014 Juried Exhibition in Print by SNAG and produced by Metalsmith, will showcase a diverse range of animal-related work from the metalsmithing field. We are seeking works that are about animals, of animals, and even for animals. Let your animal instincts run wild!

Deadline: January 31, 2014

Read the full Call for Entries on the SNAG website here

New Video:

"QI" RUUDT PETERS Exhibition during SCHMUCK 2014

PRESENTED BY Gallery Spectrum

guest at GALERIE KLAUS LEA, TURKENSTRASSE 96, MUNCHEN, Germany

Showing Publicly: Special Edition Art Palm Beach 17

- blog by Rebecca Rose

Art Palm Beach entered it's 17th year this January, promising to showcase the biggest blending of fine and applied disciplines of art yet. I just stepped out of the vast expanse that is the Palm Beach Convention Center, and am compelled to happily share the very large fine craft presence on view this weekend!

The Last Word....

Absurd Inventions - Dominic Wilcox

The window of London department store Selfridges has been dressed with a selection of new inventions by British designer Dominic Wilcox, including a reverse listening device, a flying taxi and binoculars for viewing the future.