Brigitte Martin's Blog – January 2016 Archive (36)

The Polaroids of the Cowboy Poet - Washington Post

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 14, 2016 at 9:00am — 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

Perry Price named Executive Director of Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

HOUSTON, TX.- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft announced that Perry Price will be the art center’s new executive director, beginning February 29th. In late February, Price will leave his position as…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 14, 2016 at 6:00am — No Comments

Open Call – Twenty-Three Days at Sea: A Travelling Artist Residency

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Twenty-Three Days at Sea: A Travelling Artist Residency

Year Two 2016-17

DEADLINE: Monday, February 15, 2016

Access Gallery, in partnership with Burrard Arts Foundation, invites submissions for the second…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 11, 2016 at 9:00am — No Comments

New: Crafthaus SHOP

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 9, 2016 at 12:30pm — 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

Crafthaus goes to...Equinox Gallery in San Antonio, TX

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 7, 2016 at 11:00am — No Comments

Call for Artists: MAKER MOXIE

"Maker Moxie"

The Impact of the Craft School Experience

Craft schools provide experiences that…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 7, 2016 at 9:00am — No Comments

Planning ahead: April 2016 Hammerworkshop with Glen Gardner in Pittsburgh

Archaeological evidence reveals that hammer like tools have been in use for well over 2 million years! With a reverence for the past and eyes towards the future, come and experience what it really means to be a metalsmith as we explore the techniques of forging, forming and raising.…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 7, 2016 at 8:00am — No Comments

A 100-Year-Old Church in Spain Transformed into a Skate Park Covered in Murals by Okuda San Miguel

Photo by Lucho Vidales

(via…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 6, 2016 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Mesmerizing Dance Performance Incorporating Interactive Digital Projection

Pixel - extraits from Adrien M / Claire B on Vimeo.

"Pixel"

Dance show

created in 2014

Pixel…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 6, 2016 at 3:30pm — 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

Beaded Hightops - Teri Greeves

Source: http://handeyemagazine.com/

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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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 5, 2016 at 9:44am — No Comments

The White Road: Journey into an Obsession (BOOK)

An intimate narrative history of porcelain, structured around five journeys through landscapes where porcelain was dreamed about, fired, refined, collected, and coveted.

Extraordinary new nonfiction, a gripping blend of history and memoir, by the author of the…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 4, 2016 at 3:03pm — No Comments

Send in Your Studio Sweeps & Unwanted Jewelry



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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 4, 2016 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The Jewelry of Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey is one of the most popular shows on television, and its authentic costumes and jewelry are part of its charm.



Source: GIA and…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on January 4, 2016 at 8:40am — No Comments

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