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Attai Chen - Uncommon Materials, Uncommon Applications
Attai Chen utilizes wood, paper, silver, graphite, paint and stainless steel in his jewelry and sculptural reliefs. He describes his work as “a body consisting of independent, self-contained, multidimensional entities in a process of bonding.” You don’t see the…
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Gyongy Laky - art, craft, design, engineering, architecture, activism, environmentalism
Gyongy Laky is attracted to humble materials. Wood, wire, screws, nails and some unexpected items work their way into her vessels and sculpture. Her work speaks with a loud voice for the environment and social issues. Her…
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Julia Toledo - Wood as a Moving, Precious Material
Artist Julia Toledo creates fluid, graceful wearable art from individually shaped pieces of wood. Their movement represents the dancing body and as a dancer, Toledo captures grace and style perfectly. We’ve also shown a close-up of a necklace with its…
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The newest issue of @craftcouncil magazine just arrived with my latest article on work by Yufei Song! Yufei makes jewelry and small objects from staples and wood chips and the results are simply beautiful.
I had the great…
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CALL FOR ENTRY:
The Lillstreet Gallery is seeking entries for On the Rocks -- a juried show to run September 29 – November 12, 2017. This exhibition will be juried by the fabulous Christy Klug and is scheduled in conjunction with SOFA Chicago. Entries must include creative use of stones and…
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Attended last night's opening reception for the artists-in-residence at Lillstreet Art Center. As always, this was a well-attended event with interesting and innovative work on display.…
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Presented by the nonprofit Society of Arts and Crafts, CraftBoston is among the premier juried exhibitions and sales of contemporary craft in the U.S. The twice-annual show features the most outstanding artists of our time, showcasing one-of-a-kind and limited edition baskets, ceramics, decorative fiber wearables, furniture, glass jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper…
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The LOEWE Craft Prize seeks to acknowledge and support international artisans of any age (over 18) or gender who demonstrate an exceptional ability to create objects of superior aesthetic value. By identifying work that reinterprets existing knowledge to make it relevant today while…
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Asagi Maeda - A Passionate Narrative of City Life
Asagi Maeda sculpts minute details of a big city life. Bracelets erupt with skylines of tall buildings, alongside docks, and parks. Many of Maeda’s pieces are populated with golden figures performing daily tasks, playing music, commuting or simply “people watching.” The work…
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I am happy to report that my newest article has just appeared in American Craft Magazine! Look for pages 28-31 in the Feb/March 2017 issue.
I interviewed Chicago-based jewelry artist…
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Tennessee Tech: 4 craft residencies available: wood, fibers, glass and metals.
Great opportunity for recent grads!
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I came across this image from the Met this morning and was intrigued by the craft skills that had to be employed here. I suspect that this is the work of at least two or three people (wood, metal and fiber artists) but of course, I could be wrong. I don't know much about devotional objects, let alone much of anything about the period this…
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Congratulations to jewelry artist Laura Jaklitsch of Somerville, MA for being selected as Contemporary Craft's 2016 Lydon Emerging Artist Program (LEAP) winner! Established in honor of our Director of Exhibitions, Kate Lydon,…
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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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First of all, I have to make it clear that the Justified Sinner is still alive and kicking. My website has gone offline whilst I change hosting companies due to a ludicrous hike in pricing at Small Business Host who previously…
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