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Brigitte Martin
- Chicago, IL
- United States
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Brigitte Martin's Groups
Don't be close to the fire if you can't stand the heat.
Brigitte Martin
Crafthaus Founder & Editor
Professional Affiliation:
SNAG Board of Directors, 2012-2016
--SNAG Community Liaison--
--Professional Development Seminar--
--Steering Committee Mentoring Project--
--Volunteer Coordinator Liaison--
NCECA, Communications Committee
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?"
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:
2013 LEAP Award, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
SNAG/crafthaus scholarship (Spring)
crafthaus scholarship (Spring)
crafthaus project grant (Fall)
2012
“FERROUS” - A cooperative exhibition between Velvet da Vinci Gallery and crafthaus
SNAG/crafthaus scholarship (Spring)
crafthaus scholarship (Spring)
crafthaus project grant (Fall)
2011
SNAG/crafthaus scholarship (Spring)
crafthaus scholarship (Spring)
crafthaus project grant (Fall)
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
2014
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, MI
Humor in Craft
March 4-April 19, 2014.
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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- Where do you live ? City, State and Country
- Chicagoland, IL
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- 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
Call from Australia: Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
Posted on June 18, 2013 at 2:18pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize has opened the call for entries for the 13th annual Prize.…
Call for Entries The Demitasse, a cup and saucer
Posted on June 18, 2013 at 1:40pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
CALL: The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design: Craft Research Fund
Posted on June 18, 2013 at 1:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Call: The Ceramics Annual of America
Posted on June 17, 2013 at 4:17pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Ceramics Annual of America is now taking artist entries for October 18-20! www.ceramicsannual.org…
Continue 
Deadline to apply: August 15, 2013
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Kalika Bowlby's discussion was featuredInterviewing NCECA 2013 Emerging Artist Linda Swanson
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Mark Fenn - Studiofenn's discussion was featuredCall for Artists : The British are Coming!
alice simpson's discussion was featuredHUNGER
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!
New: Indiegogo Campaign to bring US jewelry to Europe!
Please support this effort:
A group of 10 young US jewelry artists will attend Sierrad this Fall showing their work to the European market - and bringing back exciting info for all of us!
Share. Support. Contribute. Thanks!!
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I have started in on a new idea that I'm pretty excited about. However, I've been preoccupied with job application deadlines and a kids summer camp I'm helping with. I hope to have several new pieces incorporating steel by the end of the summer!
Thank you Brigitte. A lot to take in? yes, just a bit. Thanks for all your hard work. looking forward to the book.
Bonjour, Brigitte :) Thank you for your warm welcome!
Thanks Brigitte, very hard days for us..but We believe that everything will be wonderful at the end..this is a big change of Turkey."
"Thanks Brigitte for your warm welcome ... It's good to find people saying same words..."
Thank you Brigitte! I enjoy being part of this group.
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.
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