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Kate Talbot: "I made ‘counterknit’ after a conversation with a friend about how difficult it was to make money from art. It is a tongue in cheek response to how I make my money by physically having to make it. I chose the £10 note purely because I…
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Starting out as a maker and looking for advice? Do you find yourself mid-career and needing a nudge? Get answers from Brigitte Martin, founder and editor of Crafthaus, award-winning author and craft community advocate. Discuss your work, your goals, and your future path. What is important to you? Let's discuss how to…
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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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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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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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Damsel Moonstone Vase
Silver, silver gilt and enamel with 22 carat gold cloisonné, and moonstones set in 22 carat gold. Height 150mm (5.9 inches)…
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In the first major American exhibition tour, Theo Jansen’s wholly distinctive kinetic creations blur the lines of art, engineering, science and performance. Celebrating the thrill of the Strandbeest’s locomotion as well as the processes that have driven their evolutionary development, the sculptures are…
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New York, NY (January 22, 2016)
The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) today announced that Glenn Adamson, the Nanette L. Laitman Director of the museum, will be stepping down from his position as of March 31, 2016. During his tenure, Dr. Adamson has led the institution through…
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Richard Peterson, Home of the Free
Earthenware, wheelthrown with pressmold top, sgraffito, underglaze, fired to cone 4, 4.5 x 2.25 x 2 inches. --- Image credit: Charlie Cummings, Charlie Cummings…
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I could not be happier today: My first article written for and published by American Craft Magazine just came out today!
"Undercurrents of Intimacy". Feb/March 2016 issue. Pg. 38/39.
Artist profiled:…
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I donated to SNAG's annual appeal last year, and my choice of perk was a brooch by the fabulously talented and hilariously funny…
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1/9 | New York, September 1976. “Don Fincke. He was a bona fide Bowery alcoholic. He said he used to be a high-ranking guy at Eastman Kodak but he left his wife and family because he couldn’t stop drinking.” (Chris Earnshaw and Joseph Mills)…
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Crafthaus will soon open an online shop featuring juried-in craft artwork and related items!
We are in the process of selecting our first round of artists to be featured in Spring 2016 and encourage…
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For the past few years, I have been fortunate to be able to spend a few weeks in Texas every December. I am glad to escape the Snomageddon that typically befalls us in the northern regions of the US that time of year, but also because Texas is just plain FUN. I love the area around Austin particularly, good food and great music, horse-back riding,…
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"Maker Moxie" Craft schools provide experiences that… |
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Aesthetics
According to Plato every soul desires the good, the true and the beautiful especially artists and artisans! These are absolute and eternal qualities that arise from a single source. So anything that is beautiful is naturally good and true, too.…
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Raised on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming among the Shoshone and Northern Arapaho, Teri Greeves was taught to bead by friends and…
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