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s e n t t h e m o d e r n h e i r lo o m .”
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s u g g e s t io n o f it) a n d th e b e a u t y
o f th e g la s s a r e s im p ly p a r t
o f t h e ir a llu r e . T h e i r re a l m a g ic
c o m e s f r o m b e in g h a n d m a d e .
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t a n t , a s it m a k e s u s f e e l c o n -
n e c t e d t o th e m a k i n g ,” K o v e l
s a y s . “ I t fe e ls a u t h e n t ic .”
L i k e t h e ir w o r k , K o v e l a n d
P a r k e r a re c r e a t iv e a m a lg a m s .
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fis t o f in n o v a t o r s a n d t a s t e m a k -
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c o m m it m e n t to g r e e n p r a c t ic e s
( t h e ir e le c t r i c fu r n a c e s a re
w in d - p o w e r e d a n d t h e y r e c y c le
t h e ir e x c e s s g la s s in t o a fin e
o f e c o - f r ie n d ly p r o d u c t s .)
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o f f e r s a l i v e l y v a r i e t y o f o u tr é
o b je c t s , fr o m K o v e l ’ s d e s c r ip -
t i v e l y t it le d F e m u r la m p ,
t o t h e T e r m in a t o r - lik e G o ld
F r o n t S k u ll b y P a r k e r . T h e r e ’ s
a ls o t h e ( B a r ) b a r ia n C o l l e c -
t io n , a s e r ie s o f m ix e d -m e d ia
c o lla b o r a tio n s w i t h t h e d e s ig n
s tu d io N o . i S o n , o f “ p r e c io u s
o b je c ts th a t d is to r t n o t io n s o f
v i r i l i t y a n d d e c a d e n c e t h r o u g h
u n e x p e c t e d c h o ic e o f m a te r ia l
a n d r e f e r e n c e .” - j . l .
e s q u e -s tu d io .c o m
H o t S p o ts
L o o k e r s
G a lle r y s h o w s , fis te d A - Z b y
s ta te . V i e w c o m p le te c a le n d a r :
a m e r ic a n c r a ftm a g .o r g
A Z / P h o e n ix
Heard Museum
Н о р і K a t s i n a D o l l s :
1 0 0 T e a r s o f C a r v i n g
t o S e p t . 5
h e a r d .o r g
W h i l e th e d e e p e r m e a n in g o f a
k a ts in a d o ll r e m a in s u n c h a n g e d ,
s e le c t io n s fr o m t h e m u s e u m ’ s
c o lle c t io n o f f e r in s ig h t in to
g r a d u a l s t y lis t ic c h a n g e s a n d
in d iv id u a l a r tis ts ’ te c h n iq u e s .
A R / L i t t le R o c k
Arkansas Arts Center
T h e M i n i a t u r e I V o r l d s
o f B r u c e M e t c a l f
t o A u g . 22
a r k a r ts .c o m
S k illfu lly c r a ft e d fig u r a tiv e j e w -
e lr y in fu s e d w it h c a u s tic h u m o r
e n g a g e s th e v i e w e r w i t h s to r ie s
h ig h lig h t in g s o c ia l, m o r a l a n d
p o lit ic a l is su e s .
C A / S a n D i e g o
Visions Art Quilt Gallery
T r a n s f o r m a t i o n s : R e f l e c t i o n s
A u g . 6 - O c t . 3
q u ilt v is io n s .o r g
T h i s c r o s s s e c t io n o f w o r k
b y w o r l d w id e m e m b e r s o f th e
S t u d io A r t Q u ilt A s s o c i a t e s
r e p r e s e n ts a s a m p lin g b y th o s e
a t t h e t o p o f t h e ir fie ld .
C A / S a n M a r in o
The Huntington Library,
A rt Collections,
and Botanical Gardens
T h e A r t i s t i c F u r n i t u r e
o f C h a r l e s R o h l f s
t o S e p t . 6
h u n tin g to n .o r g
R o h lf s fu r n itu r e a n d d e c o r a t iv e
o b je c ts c o m b in e a b r o a d r a n g e
o f in flu e n c e s a n d a n a lm o s t in fi-
n it e le x is o f p ie r c e d a n d c a r v e d
o r n a m e n ta tio n .
C T / N e w H a v e n
Yale Center for British A rt
S t r u c t u r e d E l e g a n c e :
B o o k b i n d i n g s a n d J e w e l r y
b y R o m i l l y S a u m a r e z S m i t h
t o S e p t . 19
y a le .e d u / y c b a
T h e fir s t e x h ib it io n t o e x p lo r e
b o t h fa c e t s o f th e a r t is t ’ s d is -
t in c t i v e w o r k .
F L / T a lla h a s s e e
0 Florida State University
Museum of Fine Arts
T h e 2 5 t h T a l l a h a s s e e
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
A u g . 2 3 - S e p t . 2
6
m o fa .fs u .e d u
A r t i s t s in t r o d u c e e x p r e s s io n s
o f fo r m la c e d w i t h v ir t u o s it y ,
s u c h as K e v i n H a r a n ’ s
T a n k .
H I / H o n o l u l u
The Contemporary Museum
B i e n n i a l o f H a w a i i A r t i s t s I X
S e p t . i o - N o v . 14
tc m h i.o r g
t c m
’ s s ig n a tu re s h o w o ffe r s
a b r o a d o v e r v ie w o f c o n te m p o -
r a r y a rt in th e sta te .
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