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Brigitte Martin
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Humor in Craft - Book Signing
May 19, 2012 from 1pm to 3pm – Barnes & Noble Bookstore
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A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. Mark Twain
Brigitte Martin
Crafthaus Editor
Professional Affiliation:
SNAG (since I don't know when)
Proud team member of SNAG's PDS (Professional Development Seminar Committee) since 2010 (with Andy Cooperman and Harriete Estel Berman)
Member American Craft Council
Author:
To be published April 28, 2012
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (Release date: April 28, 2012)
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 scheduled exhibitions. You can also purchase copies of the book directly from the author and request a signature and dedication. :-) Enjoy.
Organizer:
Craft Think Tank, June 2012, Pittsburgh PA
Bringing together the leaders of the American craft organizations, makers from all fields, business and marketing executives and other creative minds for in-depth discussions about the future of craft.
CURATOR:
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
(co-created with Sarah Abramson)
An exhibition of collaboratively created tableware items 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)
JUROR:
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
SPEAKER:
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
2011
"Forging Communities"
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",
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA
Strive for excellence, be tenacious and patient, work hard, collaborate, be interdisciplinary, research, step away from the computer, and believe in yourself!
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- 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.
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CoMA Conference ~ Stop. Reflect. Illuminate
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 8:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Colorado Metalsmithing Association presents:
::: CoMA Conference ~ Stop. Reflect. Illuminate. :::
When: July 20 - 22, 2012
Where: The Steamplant. Salida, CO
We think you will agree that we have some inspirational and extremely talented presenters lined up for this years conference:
* Bernd Munsteiner
* Boris Bally
* Petra Class
* Cynthia Eid
* George Sawyer
* Bill Dawe, who will be doing blacksmith forging…
Buying Custom Jewelry SCHOLARSHIP
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:17pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Buying Custom Jewelry Scholarship
CustomMade is a marketplace for creating custom items in cooperation with North American-based production shops. Consumers come to CustomMade in search of fine custom jewelry including custom rings, custom bracelets, and many other types of custom creations.
At CustomMade.com, we believe in the production and purchase of locally-made products. An increasing challenge faced by local jewelers is that of overcoming the competitive prices offered…
Continue Call for Artists: CraftArt 2012 Florida Craftsmen’s CraftArt 2012, St. Petersburg, FL
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 3:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Contact:Diane Shelly, Executive Director
diane.shelly@floridacraftsmen.net
727-821-7391
CraftArt 2012…
crafthaus will be featured on NPR !
Posted on May 9, 2012 at 3:14pm 3 Comments 1 Like
Guys,
I just got off the phone with a producer from NPR WHYY's Radio Times. They invited me to come on their live radio show
this Friday at 11 am EST
http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/
I will be a guest together with Elisabeth Agro, Curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art! The theme of the show will be to introduce Craft as an integral part of the world of…
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View an excerpt of the recently published Humor in Craft Book:
Featuring 12 +1 images of humorous craft artwork from around the world and the artists' commentary about the role humor plays in their work.
Fun for all!
Humor in Craft Online Exhibition.
You can purchase a mug like the one on the cover image. Nice gift!
The book has a website where you can look up exhibitions and other events around the book:
Listen to a fun 30 minute radio interview with the author on the Eclectic Author's Showcase!
Brigitte talks about what it was like working with the artists and reads some fun excerpts.
Call for artists....
"Behind the Brooch"
I have always thought that the back of a jewelry piece is as important as the front. If you feel the same way, consider sending images of the front and backside of your brooches to Lorena Angulo asap. Lorena is looking for images to place in a future crafthaus online exhibition!
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Crafthaus Project Grant Information
Australian Furniture Maker
Ross Annels receives 2012 crafthaus scholarship award.
Ross started blogging about his experiences on crafthaus!
NCECA Board member Sam Chung selected longstanding crafthaus member Kala Stein to receive the first NCECA/crafthaus Scholarship.
Kala has started her crafthaus blog: 2012 NCECA/crafthaus Emerging Artist Report!
Bifei Cao is 2012 SNAG/crafthaus Scholarship Recipient
A native of China, Bifei graduated from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, and received his MA degree at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, before receiving an MFA in jewelry and metals program at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania under Lynda LaRoche.
Follow Bifei on his crafthaus blog :"Self-doubt: Crossing the boundary of culture with personal issues".
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CoMA Conference ~ Stop. Reflect. Illuminate
Posted by Brigitte Martin on May 17, 2012 at 8:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Colorado Metalsmithing Association presents:
::: CoMA Conference ~ Stop. Reflect. Illuminate. :::
When: July 20 - 22, 2012
Where: The Steamplant. Salida, CO
We think you will agree that we have some inspirational and…
Buying Custom Jewelry SCHOLARSHIP
Posted by Brigitte Martin on May 16, 2012 at 2:17pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Buying Custom Jewelry Scholarship
CustomMade is a marketplace for creating custom items in cooperation with North American-based production shops. Consumers come to CustomMade in search of fine custom jewelry including custom rings,…
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MANIPULATED SOUND
Posted by R. Weis on May 15, 2012 at 10:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Here's "Spinning Steel" from R. Weis' CD "Excitable Audible" with an exploration of a sculpture by Atticus Adams. Two artists working with commonplace materials: Weis samples and composes with the sound of steel kitchen bowls and Adams sculpts…
Continue Call for Artists: CraftArt 2012 Florida Craftsmen’s CraftArt 2012, St. Petersburg, FL
Posted by Brigitte Martin on May 11, 2012 at 3:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Great job on the radio today. I really enjoyed it.
Wow that is fantastic, we listen to NPR & will definitely be glued to the radio on Friday!!!
Thank you Brigitte! I'm glad that I can finally join Bifei Cao and Heather Thompson (both IUP) on Crafthaus! I told Lynda about my joining, and perhaps she will join as well.
Hello Brigitte
Thank you, I'm very happy to be part of this network and looking forward for all the exchanges!
Hasta luego, Edna
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