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M ic h a e l S h e r r ill’ s l o v e o f
m a t e r ia ls , in c lu d in g c e r a m ic s ,
m e t a l a n d g la s s , h a s b e e n b o u n d
u p w i t h h is lo v e o f t o o ls . J o a n
F a l c o n e r B y r d c h r o n ic le s
S h e r r ill’s l i f e l o n g e n g a g e m e n t
w i t h m a t e r ia ls a n d t o o ls a n d
t h e r o le o f n a t u r e in h is a r t is t ic
d e v e lo p m e n t .
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H enry Petro§ki on
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S u z a n n e R a m jla k d r a w s o u t
t h e e m in e n t e n g in e e r a n d w r i t e r
o n , a m o n g o t h e r s u b je c t s , t h e
im p o r t a n c e o f e n g in e e r s a n d
t o o ls in s o lv in g g lo b a l p r o b le m s .
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t r a d it io n a l c r a f t e d u c a t io n ?
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a r t s c h o o ls t o o b s e r v e t h e n e w
“ t o o ls o f c r e a t i v i t y ” f o r t h o s e
c o m m it t e d t o t h e d e s ig n a n d
m a k in g o f o b je c t s ; s h e d i s c o v -
e r s t h a t t h e d ig it a l is n o t n e c e s -
s a r ily t h e e n e m y o f t h e h a n d .
a m e r ic a n c r a f t m a g .o r g
M o r e p h o t o s , m o r e r e v i e w s ,
m o r e l is t in g s , m o r e in t e r v i e w s
a n d m o r e o f e v e r y t h in g c r a ft -
r e la t e d a n d b e y o n d .
“How do I draw with small pieces
o f porcelain ? M etal becomes
the backbone fo ra line or an idea
that I want to express. ”
— Michael Sherrill
On the cover (detail)
and below:
Michael Sherrill
Sea Flower,
Julesvemium,
2008,
silica bronze,
Moretti glass,
mokume porcelain,
43 x 20 x 11
Vi
in.
This page and cover photos Tim Barnwell.
