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a n d N o r m S c h u l m a n O , b o t h
lo n g tim e t e a c h e r s a t th e P e n la n d
S c h o o l o f C r a f t s , w e r e h a ile d
a s “ N o r t h C a r o lin a L i v in g T r e a -
s u r e s ” b y t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f
N o r t h C a r o lin a W i lm i n g t o n in
a c e r e m o n y h e ld a t its M u s e u m
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is o n e o f s ix r e c ip ie n t s o f P e n n -
s y lv a n ia C o u n c i l o n t h e A r t s
2 0 0 9 F e llo w s h ip G r a n t s in t h e
c r a f t s c a t e g o r y , a lo n g w i t h c e r a -
m is t S u m i M a e s h i m a , m e ta l-
s m it h S u s a n M y e r s , a n d g la s s
a r t is t s , R o n D e s m e t t , J o n C l a r k
a n d D a n ie l C u t r o n e .
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t h e w S z ö s z o f O a k la n d , C a lif o r -
n ia , is th e w in n e r o f th e J u t t a
C u n y - F r a n z M e m o r i a l A w a r d ,
g iv e n e v e r y t w o y e a r s t o a g la s s
a r t is t a g e d 4 0 o r y o u n g e r in h o n -
o r o f th e G e r m a n g la s s s c u lp to r .
A d m i n i s t e r e d b y t h e G la s s M u -
s e u m H e n t r ic h in D ü s s e l d o r f ,
th e c o m p e t it io n d r e w 191 e n tr ie s
f r o m 3 3 c o u n t r ie s . N e w w o r k
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g la s s b y C a it lin J o h n s t o n , w i l l b e
a t t h e T u r t l e G a l l e r y in D e e r
I s le , M a in e ( A u g u s t 2 -2 2 ).
Passings
T h e s ilv e r s m it h
Michel Roys-
ton,
k n o w n fo r h e r e le g a n t j e w -
e lr y a n d f la t w a r e , d ie d D e c e m -
b e r 4 in R e d d i n g , C a l i f o r n i a ,
a f t e r a t w o - y e a r b a ttle w it h c a n -
c e r . S h e w a s 6 1. “ I lo v e m e t a l,”
s h e w r o t e o n h e r w e b s i t e . “ I
l o v e t h e w a y t h e li g h t h it s i t ,
r e v e a lin g w h a t h a s h a p p e n e d to
it . E a c h t im e I p ic k u p a h a m -
m e r , h it t h e m e ta l a n d w a t c h it
m o v in g t o m y b lo w , I a m i n -
t r ig u e d a g a in . I t is d i r e c t c a u s e
a n d e f f e c t . I c a ll it g r a c e th r o u g h
v io le n c e .” .
. . P a u l G . M a t h e w s ,
9 0 , a m a s t e r s h o e m a k e r a n d
p r o p r ie t o r o f t h e C o r d w a i n e r
G a l l e r y o f F in e C r a f t s in B e d -
f o r d , N e w H a m p s h ir e , d ie d >
N C / A s h e v i l l e
© Bender Gallery:
Carole Perry: Tapestries in Glass
t o J u n e 3 0
t h e b e n d e r g a lle r y .c o m
C o lo r - s a t u r a t e d m d e l ic a t e ly
f r i n g e d “ t a p e s t r i e s ,” s u c h a s
Carman’s Opening Number,
in -
v i t e t h e v i e w e r ’ s t o u c h .
O K / O k la h o m a C i t y
Individual Artists of
Oklahoma:
Fiberworks 20 op
J u n e 1 3 - J u ly 3
f ib e r a r t is t s o k .o r g
G i v e a n o d to O k i e s , n o t n e c e s -
s a r ily f r o m W i s c o k i e , a s t h e y
p r e s e n t e c le c t ic n e w t h r e a d s in
th is a n n u a l ju r ie d e x h ib it io n .
O R / P o r tla n d
Bullseye Gallery
Jessica Loughlin
J u n e 3 0 - A u g . 8
b u lls e y e g a lle r y .c o m
E n jo y a m o m e n t o f s e r e n it y g a z -
in g u p o n t h e la y e r e d a b s t r a c -
t io n s o f L o u g h li n ’ s g la s s w o r k s .
P A / P h ila d e lp h ia
Wexler Gallery:
Myra Mimlitsch-Gray: A nti/
icono/clastic
t o J u n e 2 7
w e x l e r g a lle r y .c o m
E x p e r im e n t a l m e t a ls m it h a n d
s c u lp t o r M im lit s c h - G r a y e x -
p lo r e s t h e e v o lu t io n o f a r t if a c t s
fr o m u t ilita r ia n o b je c t t o s o c ia l
im a g e in t h is r e t r o s p e c t iv e .
T X / H o u s t o n
Houston Center for Contempo-
rary Craft:
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A p r . 4 - J u ly 3
c r a f t h o u s t o n .o r g
A r t i s t s p r e s e n t in d iv id u a l e x -
p r e s s io n s o f a u n iv e r s a l fo r m —
t h e h u m a n fig u r e .
