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M a s t e r s o f M i d -

C e n t u r y C a li f o r n i a

M o d e r n is m

B elieving in the Bauhaus

philosophy o f combining fine

art, craft and industry to

produce quality goods, Jerome

and Evelyn Ackerm an made

“ things w e could be proud o f

that people could afford and

get pleasure from putting on

their w alls or tables.” Joyce

Lovelace illum inates the

charmed life, m arriage and

w ork o f this endearing couple.

Photography by Anne Cusack

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M a k i n g t h e M o s t

o f th e M a r g i n s

A n d y Brayman’s approach

to functionality as exercised

through his M atter Factory

is a marriage o f common sense

and prankster plotting. Lily

Kane finds out what makes this

intriguing artist tick.

Photography by Brady Fontenot

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L e t T h e r e B e

L i g h t i n g

T he British ceramic artist M ar-

garet O ’Rorke has forged a new

path in pursuit o f developing

freestanding light sculptures

that capitalize on the translu-

cency o f porcelain, w ith impres-

sive results that combine the

traditional and the modern with

lyricism , boldness, ingenuity

and a beauty that reveals her

ow n form o f magic. Robert

Silberman interviews O ’Rorke

and highlights her remarkable

international career.

“I d o n ’t w a n t to s a y F m d e v o t e d to f u n c t i o n a l p o t t e r y b e c a u s e

F m n o t a f r a i d to d o o th e r w o r k , b u t i t i s im p o r ta n t. A n d I f i n d

th e c o n s tr a in ts to le r a b le , e v e n in s p ir in g . ’’— A n d y B r a y m a n

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