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Phillips Manor Metro North
train station in Sleepy Hollow,
NY, by Manhattan artist Jo-
seph Cavalieri, whose own
local roots run deep. The work
contains a haiku that can be read
by commuters inside the over-
pass: “A gentle Hudson /whis-
tle begins my journey / north
and south and home”.
.. The
Dublin-based stained-glass art-
ist Peadar Lamb has created
his largest work to date,
Am-
harchlann Nua Eabhrach
©,
detail, ioo square feet of win-
dows gracing the facade of the
Irish Repertory Theatre in
New York City. It explores the
“primal influences” on Irish
and Irish-American theater,
with imagery inspired by the
plays of Eugene O’Neill, Sean
O’Casey, Brian Friel and
other masters.
Applause
The James Renwick Alliance
will present Distinguished Edu-
cator awards to ceramist Randy
Johnston, wood turner Mark
Sfirri© and fiber artist Yoshiko
Wada during its Spring Craft
Weekend in Washington,
DC,
Apr. 23-25.
.. The Glass Art
Society will confer lifetime hon-
ors on two artists at the June 10
opening ceremony for its 40th
annual conference in Louisville,
K Y—
Mark Peiser, maker of
Por-
tal
©, for exceptional achieve-
ment in the field, and Tom Phila-
baumG, who made
Circling
©,
for outstanding service to
GAS.
..
English Embroideries: ’TwixtArt
and Nature 1500-1700
by Andrew
Morrall and Melinda Watt won
the Textile Society of Ameri-
ca’s
R. L.
Shep Ethnic Textiles
Book Award for 2009.
Passage
The weaver Shirley Edidin, a
familiar face on the craft scene
for decades, died December 15,
age 85, in Jacksonville,
f l ,
where she had lived since the
1950s. She was a longtime ex-
hibitor at
ACC
Craft Shows (to
the end, driving herself to the
shows and setting up her own
booth), and her work was fea-
tured at venues such as the Jack-
sonville Art Museum. The Flor-
ida Craftsmen honored her with
a lifetime achievement award
in 2003.—-j .l .
© M T / Missoula
Missoula Art Museum
Marilyn Lysohir:
Good Girls 1968
to May 30
missoulaartmuseum.org
For her 40th high school re-
union, Lysohir reconnected
with her youth by creating
ceramic portraits of females
in her graduating class,
including
Marie Virostick.
N Y /N ew York
Joan B. Mirviss Ltd.
Liquid Porcelain: The Sculptural
Art ofNagae Shigekazu
to Apr. 20
mirviss.com
Shigekazu’s technical brilliance
leads to whimsical shapes and
curves mirroring each other.
N C / Asheville
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Charles Counts: A Retrospective
Exhibition
to May 2
southernhighlandguild.org
A revealing look at a prolific
artist through nearly 150 works-
ceramics, quilts, drawings and
paintings.
O R /Portland
Bullseye Gallery
e-merge 2010
to June 19
bullseyegalleiy.com
Rising talents in kiln-glass are
recognized in this biennial
sponsored by Bullseye Glass
Company.
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