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Brigitte Martin
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- United States
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I will be posting telepatically today. So if you think of something funny, that was me.
Brigitte Martin
Crafthaus Editor
Professional Affiliation:
SNAG Board of Directors, 2012-2016
--SNAG Community Liaison--
Proud team member of SNAG's PDS (Professional Development Seminar Committee) since 2010 (with Andy Cooperman and Harriete Estel Berman)
Member American Craft Council
Named one of the 5 "Best Art Curators In Pittsburgh" by CBS !
September 2012
Named one of "9 People to watch in 2013" by The Crafts Report!
March 2013
Author:
Published April 28, 2012
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Foreword by Andrew Wagner.
Essays:
Gail M. Brown: "You must be kidding...",
Garth Johnson: "Funk's Not Dead",
Kathryn A. Lichti-Harriman: "Taking the Piss: Mistakes and Irony in Scottish Craft Groups",
Marjorie Simon: "Wandering Thoughts: What's so funny?"
The Humor book has its own website listing author engagements (book signings, public appearances etc.) as well as reviews, interviews and exhibitions.
Creator & Organizer: Craft Think Tank
- June 2012, Pittsburgh PA
- October 2013, Asheville, NC
Bringing together leaders of American craft organizations, makers from all fields, business and marketing executives and other creative minds for in-depth discussions about the future of craft.
SPEAKER
2013
Craft Forward-ing: Conversations on Innovation and Entrepreneurship,
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA.
Symposium Speaker and Panelist.
In collaboration with the American Craft Council, March 2, 2013
2012
"What do we laugh at?" - Artist Talk and Book Signing
With special guest Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post Gazette Editorial Cartoonist.
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, Sep. 22, 2012
"Forging Entrepreneurs: Tools and Skills For Business Success"
SNAG's inaugural business symposium for independent jewelers and metalsmiths running small businesses. Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA. August 26, 2012
Artist Talk and Book Signing "Humor in Craft"
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, July 14, 2012
2011
"Forging Communities", Symposium
What does Success Look Like in the Jewelry World? (Panelist.)
Symposium sponsored by the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco, CA
November 12, 2011
2010
"Communities: Hybrid and Hyphenated", Symposium , Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA
JUROR:
2012
“FERROUS” - A cooperative exhibition between Velvet da Vinci Gallery and crafthaus
SNAG/crafthaus scholarship
crafthaus project grant
crafthaus scholarship
2011
SNAG/crafthaus scholarship
crafthaus project grant
crafthaus scholarship
2010
"Co:Operation Tableware" (Group Show, Fancy Gallery Seattle, 2011)
Craft Boston 2011 (Spring and Winter Shows)
AltCraft San Francisco (American Craft Council Show)
2009
"No Boundaries" SNAG Student Exhibition, Houston Conference
EXHIBITIONS
2013
Ferrous A Cooperative Exhibition between Velvet da Vinci Gallery and crafthaus
Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, March/April
18 Karat, Toronto, Canada, April/May
2012
Humor in Metal, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, AZ
Humor in Craft, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2011
"Cooperation Tableware", Fancy Gallery, Seattle WA (collaboration with Sarah Abramson) An exhibition of collaboratively created tableware by craft artists who typically work in different media.
2010
"Vessels and the Art of Containment" (Group Show)
"Hybrids" (Solo Show: Ana Lopez)
"Two of a Kind" (Enamels: Tricia Harding and Michael Romanik)
"Ceramic Expressions", Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh (Diem Chau, Laura Jean McLaughlin, Joseph Gower)
"Pittsburgh Metal" (Group Show)
"Repel-Allure-Adapt" (Solo Show: Christine Bossler)
2009
"Wearable Nostalgia: Deconstructing Barbie and Ken" (Solo Show: Margaux Lange)
"Paper or Plastic?" (Group Show)
"New American Furniture and Tableware" (Solo Show: Brian Ferrell)
"Metal Bloom" (Solo Show: Chihiro Makio)
"Evolution" (Solo Show: Michelle Pajak-Reynolds)
"Fibers Expanded" (Group Show)
"Double Vision" (Group Show)
"Theater of the Mind" (Solo Show: Benedict Oddi)
2008
"Laughingstock: Humor in Art & Craft" (Group Show)
"Lost Spaces" (Solo Show: Artemis Herber)
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- Pittsburgh, PA
- Place of Work ? Example: Studio, College, Gallery, Museum, ...)
- crafthaus
- I am a .... Example: Student, Maker, Educator, etc.
- Crafthaus Creator & Editor
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- http://www.crafthaus.ning.com
- Describe your media/materials you work with
- ceramics, fiber, jewelry, metals, mixed media, paper, plastic, wood, other
- If "other" - what media do you work with?
- I enjoy working with people and value collaborative efforts. In my spare time (ha ha ha), I work with everything that's not securely nailed to the floor.
My inspiration: Architectural Photography. Bridges. Urban Environments. Debris.
Brigitte Martin's Videos
Brigitte Martin's Blog
Laquer Symposium in Buffalo - watch the demonstrations!
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 2:06pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Stephen Saracino just sent us some exciting video from the Buffalo NY Laquer Symposium. It features On-demand viewing of the Asian Lacquering events. Below are the links where you will be able to watch the events live or… Pompeii: What objects did people take as they fled?
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:12am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Buried in volcanic ash alongside the people of ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum were the possessions they took with them as Mount Vesuvius erupted, but what do these items they clung to tell us about them and us?
The city of Herculaneum at the foot…
Continue Project 100 - Drew Markou
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 9:20am 0 Comments 0 Likes
PROJECT 100… is simple;
1 Artist/Designer
+
1 Day
+
1 Set of materials
= 100 individual items of art…
Continue New book on enameling in the making! CALL for Artists !
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 3:32pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
My name is Magdalena Urbanova, I currently work on a book about enameling in Czech language. The…
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Brigitte Martin posted a status"If you missed the SNAG conference, it was a blast. Do consider Minneapolis next year. You won't regret it!"
John Lunn left a comment for Jennifer Dewey"I'm back from Toronto now, Jenn and haven't heard from Rio about a badge. I'll only be able to in on Saturday anyway so it would be nice to just have a browse around the show for a couple of hours.
I'll let you know what I…"
Poppy Porter posted a status"It's nice that Ted the dog has taken to flopping out on the workshop floor but 8 stone German Shepherd doesn't half take up a lot of floor!"
Poppy Porter commented on Poppy Porter's blog post Down to the Waterline – “Stain-Less” in Sheffield"They are pretty massive :-) and include a frankly insanity inducing number of tube rivets! There is a good photo of his rings in the catalogue which I think you get a copy of as an exhibitor. Unfortunately I didn't take my big camera only…"
The Justified Sinner commented on Poppy Porter's blog post Down to the Waterline – “Stain-Less” in Sheffield"Thanks for sharing that, Poppy! I hadn't quite appreciated the scale of your pieces! Did you get any photographs of Chris Boland's pieces, which I also love."
Poppy Porter commented on Vicky Saragouda's blog post Contemporary Jewellery @ COLLECT 2013"Was very disappointed not to make it this year! Fabulous pieces, particularly that headpiece."
New blog ...
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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Thanks Brigitte! Glad to be here (it's been one of those things I've been meaning to do for a while - sorry for the delay!) Looking forward to exploring the site :)
Likewise, great to meet you at the conference! I'm looking forward to next time. Until then, best regards!
Thanks Brigitte...and thank you for the great advice, you are right I am wanting to wake up at 6am to get to work (which is now fun)...you are a wise women...
Congratulations, Brigitte on the book award.
Congratulations on the gold medal for "Humour in Craft"!
I just got back from N. Carolina and saw this wonderful surprise. THANK YOU so much for showing my necklace!!
Looking forward to seeing you again at SNAG.
Andrew
I will :)
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Hello Brigitte,
Thank you to showing my work, I am very happy to be a part of Crafthaus community.
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Manolya
Thank you for featuring my work and for the request :D x
Hello Brigitte! I hope this email finds you doing splendidly!
I'm wondering if you would entertain a call regarding the content of my fourth book (second with Lark Jewelry & Beading), (working title) Wired Together. WT is a compilation of wearable jewelry works between myself and over 30 artist collaborators. Lark (Sterling) has just notified me of their intention to cancel the book.
The good news is that much of the content is complete; the better news is that I have some really, really wonderful pieces by the likes of Charles Lewton-Brain, Lorena Angelo, and Ken Bova, to name a few.
I'd love to investigate a possible partnership between myself and my collaborators with Crafthaus. Would you care to dance?
I look forward to hearing from you! Thank you!
oxox!
-b.
(Brenda Schweder)
414.313.0234
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