What's New? Nov 19 Newsletter

Art can be a way to heal. Many artists privately face invisible medical and mental illness challenges that others are unaware of because they look, and act, absolutely normal. Some artists creatively tap into these challenges and give voice to them through a variety of mediums and styles. Invisible:VisAble, curated by artist Leisa Rich, is an art exhibition that features several artists whose art works are informed by their challenges.

Welcome to the 2014 Crafthaus Project Grant recipient's BLOG. Feel free to join this new group on crafthaus and stay informed about this wonderful project. 

Leisa Rich looks forward to share with you her project's story and to answer your questions!

- UPDATE - What's a silversmith to do with a broken hand?

This story was posted on crafthaus on Friday Nov 14 and over the last weekend people stepped up and helped with many small and large donations. Parker and Robin reached their very modest fundraising goal by early Monday morning and are now able to pay for their unforeseen healthcare bills and other associated costs that were thrown on them through no fault of their own.

It is never easy to ask for help or money, but it is good to know that if you do, assistance may come in unforeseen ways. In a world full of cynicism, crisis and complications, apparently we are still able to find the good parts, see a need when it is in front of us - act and pay it forward.

On behalf of crafthaus, THANK YOU to everyone who stepped up and donated. As you can well imagine, Parker and Robin are most sincerely grateful and relieved - and will definitely pay it forward once the opportunity comes for them.

Thank you all - you did good. Big pat on the back. Enjoy your day!!

http://www.gofundme.com/h86gp8

This very recent news sent some ripples through the craft world these past few days:

American Art Dealer Helen Drutt English Donates $2 Million Collection to Hermitage

- Editor's Commentary:

While it is a bit disappointing that this wonderful collection does not stay in the US, there is something to be said about spreading the good stuff to other countries as well.

To know that American contemporary craft can now be seen at the Hermitage is a truly wonderful prospect. We should be publicly celebrating this effort and hope that it is the beginning of a fruitful cultural exchange between two very different countries. I, for one, hope that additional exhibition opportunities and other new cultural alliances can be forged that are mutually beneficial in the long run. Who wouldn't love to see contemporary Russian craft over here in the US at some point?

Thank you, Helen. Nice Mirjam Hiller brooch in the image, by the way.

Crafthausers: Feel free to voice your opinions.

A warm welcome to our new crafthaus members:

  Billie M. Vigne, Hampshire, UK

Cheryl Stone, Sacramento, CA

Erica Ann Meier, Sussex, WI

Lucy Louise Derickson, Richmond, VA

Rebecca Reagan, Denton, TX

Sophia Park, Carterville, IL

Margaret Keelan - The Sweetness of Childhood

For the past few years my sculptures have been glazed, stained, fired, then glazed, stained and fired again to give the surfaces the look of disintegrating paint over weathered wood.

Featured Workshop:

Hand Bookbinders of California Presents a Workshop: Sprinkled Half Calf Binding

A sprinkled half calf binding is the perfect introduction to the most iconic form of bookbinding — books with raised cords and leather along the spine. In this one week class, students will make the Scandinavian version of a sprinkled half binding from the 1700s. The half calf binding (as opposed to the full calf) was originally used as a means of reducing the cost of bindings, by substituting paper for leather on the front and back covers. This historical style binding covering the spine and corners can serve as a great introduction to leather, or advanced students can choose to do a full calf binding instead. It is a great way to learn how to use the spokeshave to pare leather.

INSTRUCTOR: Mark Andersson
CLASS DATES: March 23 - 27, 2015
Monday thru Friday from 9:30 - 5:30 each day
LOCATION: San Francisco Center for the Book,
375 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco

Eternity Stew - Paper Plants and Nubbins

Adam Frezza & Terri Chiao are a Brooklyn based collaborative duo whose work explores play and craft across a range of media.

Call for entry: "Emergence: New Questions in Craft and Object Making"

The Winthrop University Guild of Emerging Metal Designers is excited to announce the call for entry for Emergence: New Questions in Craft and Object Making. Curated by Arthur Hash, Emergence is looking for three-dimensional works created by students that are exploring new frontiers in craft through material, concept, and technique.  We would appreciate if you could share this information with your students and colleagues.

Rosie Godbout - Creating Happiness

"For nearly thirty years, I have based my approach on the conviction that clothing is a creation unto itself, one that melds the pictorial and plastic arts with the form and movement of the human body."

On the Power of Collaboration - an interview with Rachel Timmins and Brigitte Martin

In the open call for Co-operation Garnish you describe a troublesome gap between artists from different backgrounds. Do you see this division as a global phenomenon or an American phenomenon? ...

Taiwan International Metal Crafts Competition 2015

Masters of Modern Jewellery

Posted by The Justified Sinner

A busy week! I spent all day in London on Thursday, first of all visiting a private breakfast view of the superb "Masters of Modern Jewellery" exhibition at Beetles + Huxley, curated by Joanna Hardy. Joanna is something of a powerhouse in the jewellery world more than you might, perhaps, imagine if your only knowledge of her is as the antiques expert on "The Antiques Roadshow". (I've previously reviewed her luxuriously-produced "Emeralds" book here.)

Now in its 5th year:

The SNAG/crafthaus Conference scholarship is awarded every January to a crafthaus member and is intended to enable his/her attendance at the annual SNAG conference!

Application deadline: January 10, 2015

Info and Entry Form.

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