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Islands? Archipelagos?

This week kicked off with a flying visit by two wonderful jewellers from Chile, Nano Pulgar and Claudia Betencourt of WALKA Studios in Santiago.



I was introduced to them by Anastasia Young and as…

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Added by The Justified Sinner on February 17, 2016 at 2:26am — No Comments

Artist in Residence Position at the Appalachian Center for Craft

Part-Time Artist in Residence-Metals, Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Tech University.

Complete position summary, including qualifications, essential functions, and application procedures available at …

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Added by Daniel Randall on February 16, 2016 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Romanian Folklore Minus Dracula - Madalina Andronic

Madalina Andronic is a Romanian illustrator based in Bucharest with an MA in Illustration from Camberwell College of Arts, London. Madalina draws inspiration from traditional Romanian…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 16, 2016 at 9:30am — No Comments

London Craft Week: May 3-7, 2016

London Craft Week 2015 from London Craft Week on Vimeo.…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 16, 2016 at 7:10am — No Comments

Symposium: Beyond Jewellery - Performing the Body

The Beyond Jewellery symposium coincides with flockOmania2, an exhibition and live performance event which crosses boundaries between jewellery and dance. Located within the field of contemporary art jewellery, this symposium explores the relationships between sculptural objects, the body and performance. In doing so,…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 15, 2016 at 7:50am — No Comments

Call for Artists: Why Wood (A SOFA Exhibition)

CWA-sponsored Exhibition at SOFA CHICAGO 2016



Collectors of Wood Art is pleased to announce: "WHY WOOD? Contemporary Practice in a Timeless Material", a curated exhibition of contemporary art in wood, to be on display at SOFA Chicago November 3 - 6, 2016.



The…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 10, 2016 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Techshop just added the A to STEM

We asked for this for years. Looks like it's here now. Will the rest of the STEM programs rally behind this? Let's hope so. - Crafthaus…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 10, 2016 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

RECONSTRUCTION - Jim Cotter teaches at Arrowmont

In this class students learn about using industrial and household materials for the construction of jewelry and art objects. This includes using various materials including cement to wood flooring. Some jewelry experience is helpful as well as expertise in basic saw, file and soldering.

Jun. 12, 2016 -…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 8, 2016 at 8:21pm — No Comments

CON•STRUCT Erin Turner MFA Exhibition

Opening date Wednesday, February 17th

Closing date Saturday, February…

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Added by Erin Cora Turner on February 8, 2016 at 12:00am — No Comments

A Quick But Packed Post!

I've genuinely been run off my feet for the last couple of weeks, what with the change in modules for the students, my usual commitments as well as getting the new house ready to move into, so this is just going to be a super-fast resume of what happened this week...



First up was the last of the four "speed projects" for the BA Jewellery and Related Products at work. This week they were looking at 'Speculative Futures' and imagining the type of technology they would like to see in…

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Added by The Justified Sinner on February 7, 2016 at 3:15pm — No Comments

About the closing of the Portland Craft Museum

Crafthausers:

Below are two viewpoints. Beyond lamenting the loss of the museum, what are your thoughts about fiscal responsibility? Who is "supposed to" make up for losses like these? What considerations other than…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 7, 2016 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Custom 3D Printer Turns Songs into Ceramics

Detail of a sound altered, 3D printed clay pot. Image via Studio van Broekhoven

SOURCE:…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 5, 2016 at 11:30am — No Comments

Dobraş Anamaria - Jewelry x Video Art

Jewelry: DDjewelry by Dobraş Anamaria

Photo / Video : Emil Costrut, Model: Alina Ceusan, Hair: Raul Tisa, Makeup: Loredana Lupea, Assistant: Patricia Luiza.…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 5, 2016 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

Britain’s “worst public art” announced - see if you agree

The Spectator has announced the winner of its annual …

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 4, 2016 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

Israeli team combines traditional smocking with computer technology



Crafted Technology is a research design project integrating the work of Tamara Efrat of the Bezalel Industrial Design Department, and Moran Mizrahi and Dr. Amit Zoran of the School of Computer Science of the Hebrew University.



The project looks at cooperation possibilities between traditional…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 4, 2016 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Thorsten Brinkmann - Still Life

For years, German artist Thorsten Brinkmann collected ordinary objects, the rubbish of civilization and everything a city could offer in items that become useless over time and are subsequently and typically thrown away. Thorsten uses these materials for his diverse body of work that rests somewhere between…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 4, 2016 at 10:00am — No Comments

Job Opening: Education Director at the American Craft Council

The American Craft Council is looking for a Director of Education. This is a great organization and a super exciting job for the right person!

Position: Director of Education

Reports to: Executive Director of the American Craft…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 1, 2016 at 3:20pm — No Comments

Making a Living in the Field - SNAG Conference in Asheville

SNAG's new conference format is 100% focused on addressing the issue of MAKING A LIVING IN THE FIELD. SNAGNeXt will be offered every two years in smaller but culturally rich cities, thereby reducing the cost of attending. The four main topics of the 2016 Asheville conference are:…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on February 1, 2016 at 10:52am — No Comments

Memento Mori and Bedlam

The Big Issue - 1 - Lois Wiseman

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Added by The Justified Sinner on January 31, 2016 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

Designer Surplus as a Resource: Fashion by Katie Jones

KICKBACK, SCOOTCHIE AND THE SUNDANCE KID

Stylist: Emma Slade Edmondson

Photographer: Rachel Manns

MUA & hair: Nat Van Zee

Set Designers: Spenser Walton…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 31, 2016 at 10:00am — No Comments

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