C O N T E N T S
F e a tu r e s
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A i l e e n O s b o r n
W e b b A w a r d s
Reaching for continuity in
a year of transition, the Ameri-
can Craft Council bestows 11
awards for leadership, artistry
and service to the craft field.
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W e a v in g th e S e a
Pursuing a different direction
in a distinguished career, the
renowned fiber artist Kay Seki-
machi creates jewelry from her
lifelong collection of shells
and bones found on Hawaiian
beaches. Deborah Bishop
invites us into Sekimachi’s en-
chanting California home.
Photography by Leslie Williamson
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J o h n G r a d e :
E n g in e e r in g E n t r o p y
A t the core of this Seattle art-
“A t ib is sta g e in m y lif e F m ju s t d o in g w h a t
I enjoy. ” — K a y S e k im a c h i
ist’s environmentally engaged
sculpture is a tension between
masterful execution and
planned ruination. Suzanne
Ramljak explores how Grade’s
outdoor works become a vari-
ant of performance art.
A bove and left:
W oven from split-ply
Danish cord, K ay
Sckimachi’s T winclincs
are partially filled in
with sheer Japanese
kozo paper that’s been
rolled and pasted
around the edges.
Photo Leslie Williamson.
