All Blog Posts Tagged 'wood' (31)

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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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Added by 2Roses on February 13, 2018 at 1:42pm — No Comments

Monday’s Child - A Weekly Creative Shot in the Arm

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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Added by 2Roses on October 30, 2017 at 2:09pm — No Comments

2Roses Monday’s Child - A Weekly Creative Shot in the Arm

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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Added by 2Roses on August 21, 2017 at 10:41pm — No Comments

2Roses Monday’s Child - A Weekly Creative Shot in the Arm

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Kristin LeVier hand carves and bends wood into wonderfully engaging functional and decorative forms. LeVier’s talent with carving gives a…
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Added by 2Roses on July 24, 2017 at 4:23pm — 1 Comment

My Newest Article In Print with American Craft Magazine



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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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Added by Brigitte Martin on July 23, 2017 at 8:03am — No Comments

Thomas Anton Geurts, NL - Wood Turner

Web shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TAGwoodworking?ref=hdr_shop_menu

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Added by Brigitte Martin on July 23, 2017 at 7:44am — No Comments

Call for Entry: On The Rocks

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on July 13, 2017 at 9:00am — No Comments

Artists-in-Residence Show at Lillstreet Chicago (Summer 2017)

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on July 10, 2017 at 10:00am — No Comments

Call for Artists: Craft Boston 2018

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on July 5, 2017 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Call for Artists: LOEWE Craft Prize

About the Craft Prize

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on June 23, 2017 at 9:00am — No Comments

2Roses Monday’s Child - A Weekly Creative Shot in the Arm

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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Added by 2Roses on May 1, 2017 at 6:16pm — No Comments

Interviewed Gustav Reyes for American Craft Magazine Feb/Mar 2017

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 31, 2017 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Exhibition portrays the development of Chinese woodblock prints

Pictured is He Kun's 贺昆 Disappearing Light 远去的亮光

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Added by Brigitte Martin on December 9, 2016 at 8:57am — No Comments

Altered Wooden Books WORKSHOP with Daniel Essig May 13-15, 2016

The Society for Contemporary Craft Pittsburgh, is happy to welcome visiting artist Daniel Essig, May 13-15, 2016.  

 

Explore the techniques of creating a handmade book while utilizing a binding…
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Added by Brigitte Martin on April 28, 2016 at 10:35am — No Comments

Craft Residencies Available

Tennessee Tech: 4 craft residencies available: wood, fibers, glass and metals.

Great opportunity for recent grads!

More information: …

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Added by Kimberly Winkle on March 16, 2016 at 9:00am — No Comments

Call for Furniture Makers and Lighting Designers

The Furniture Society will partner with…
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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 15, 2016 at 6:00am — No Comments

Metropolitan Museum of Art Online Collection: Crib of the Infant Jesus

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 14, 2016 at 8:30am — No Comments

Crafthaus Member Laura Jaklitsch receives SCC's 2016 LEAP Award

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 8, 2016 at 10:00am — No Comments

Stepping Away From The Workdesk - Roderick Vos Design, The Netherlands

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 5, 2016 at 1:30pm — No Comments

East Meets West - West Meets Further West

East Meets West Exhibition - 2



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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Added by The Justified Sinner on October 24, 2015 at 5:00pm — No Comments

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