Brigitte Martin's Blog – March 2017 Archive (16)

CCCD announces Inaugural Materials-Based Research Grant Recipients

CCCD announces Inaugural Materials-Based Research Grant…
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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 29, 2017 at 8:18am — No Comments

NBC Orders ‘The Handmade Project’ Crafts Competition Reality Series Hosted By Amy Poehler & Nick Offerman

"Each week eight all-around makers, from all walks of life, will take on a series of projects with the hopes of impressing Poehler, Offerman and our expert judges. Over the course of each episode, the contestants must tackle a different theme, hand-making items in different disciplines…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 29, 2017 at 7:30am — 7 Comments

Colorado Center for Metal Arts to open in Pueblo, CO

VIA Michael BOYD on fb:

OK, here we go! We will soon be opening the Colorado Center for Metal Arts. A couple years ago I sold my house and bought a building in the historic district of Pueblo, Colorado.The building has 3,000 sq feet of studio space…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 27, 2017 at 10:53am — 1 Comment

Donate your no longer used hand tools - SNAG conference

We metalsmiths love our hand tools with a passion that can border on obsession. A quality hand tool is familiar to us like a good friend, reliable and there when we need it. However, occasionally our work may change direction and some of our tools outgrow their usefulness. They are left collecting dust and are taking up space. We would like to pass them on to someone…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 27, 2017 at 10:30am — No Comments

My Luci Jockel article just got published in American Craft Magazine April/May 2017

Some of you, dear readers, know that I like certain aspects of taxidermy. Not the traditional deer-on-the-wall-kind, but the slightly off-kilter, contemporary art variety. (OK, the extremely off-kilter, contemporary art variety.)…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 15, 2017 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Sara Rahbar - Belonging

ARTIST STATEMENT (from artist's website)

I work in mixed media, and i work with various types of textiles, wood, bronze and collected objects. The first textile that I began working with was the American flag. I was drawn to it because i…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 15, 2017 at 4:13pm — No Comments

Two Great Silent Auctions at the SNAG conference - Interested in Donating?

Here's a link, if you can let us know what you'll be bringing and the approximate value of it we can get you paperwork for your taxes. Thanks!…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 15, 2017 at 12:25pm — No Comments

Call for Entries - 2017 Society of Arts and Crafts Artist Awards

Ends on March 31, 2017

The Society of Arts and Crafts welcomes applications for the 2017 Artist Awards.



Every other year, the Society awards $3,000 each to three craft artists living in New England. As a mission-driven non-profit, the Society continues…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 14, 2017 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Register for the SNAG conference

Nicknamed the “Big Easy,” New Orleans is known for its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene, and exceptional cuisine. A melting pot of French, African, and American cultures, it is one of the country’s most culturally and historically-rich cities. Its beauty, mystery and continuous regeneration is the perfect backdrop and inspiration for SNAG’s 46th…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 14, 2017 at 11:18am — No Comments

Open Jobs at Textile Museum of Canada

Lyn Carter, Drawing #11 (Bunker) (2015) Watercolour on paper

Textile Museum of Canada is seeking

Curatorial Assistant

Summer 2017


General Description

The Textile Museum of Canada (TMC) is seeking a student for the dynamic and…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 14, 2017 at 10:52am — No Comments

Nechamkin chasing hammer up for grabs at SNAG's New Orleans conference

Be still my beating heart - do some tools send your heart racing? Have you ever met a hammer you didn’t like? This year at the SNAG Conference in New Orleans one of the featured tools up for grabs at the TITH fundraiser is a NECHAMKIN chasing hammer. (Oh, yes!) This is a beautiful, well-balanced hammer that fits right into the palm of your…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 13, 2017 at 11:21am — No Comments

20/20 Creative Collaborations Multiplied

What do you do when a friend approaches you with one of her bucket list items? You say YES! It's what I did and for the past year, my friend, metalsmith professor Sue Amendolara (…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 9, 2017 at 7:30am — No Comments

Call for Entries - There is No "Away"

The inaugural exhibit There is No "Away" will be held during Earth Day TX 2017 at Dallas Fair Park April 21, 22, and 23. 

Entry to the exhibit is free and open to the public during the weekend's event. We will post our position within the park once it is determined by the event planners.…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 7, 2017 at 11:11am — 9 Comments

One Dress - Two Photos

Photos shape our perceptions. They intrigue and manipulate viewers on an emotional level. We are usually not…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 6, 2017 at 9:30am — No Comments

New Works By CHRIS SHEA on exhibit in “INTERIORS”

The Strathmore Arts Center has opened the craft + design-focused exhibition “Interiors” on March 2. In addition to five recent furniture pieces by metalsmith Chris Shea, the show also includes work by prominent craft artists Michael Janis, Elizabeth Brim, Kenny Pieper, and Peter Handler. Among the works by Shea on display are a new…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on March 3, 2017 at 12:35pm — No Comments

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