Photo: Steve Mann
Departments
Vol. 71, No. 1
February/March 2011
Published by the
American Craft Council
www.craftcouncil.org
On the cover:
Dale Chiliuly’s
S ilv e r e d
J eru sa lem C y lin d er w ith
B a ltic A m b er C ry sta ls
, 2010,
is evidence of the artist’s
evolution from lush, intri-
cately curved forms to more
streamlined, craggy pieces.
Photo: David Emery, cour-
tesy of Marlborough Gallery
page 036
Relow:
Anne Lemanski
C oyote,
2010
Mexican serape cloth,
copper rod, artificial sinew
25 x 49 x 11 in.
page 028
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From the Editor
Everyone gets 24 hours a day.
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Letters
Readers chime in.
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Zoom
Erica Gordon’s chic belt
buckles and Cuong Ta’s retro-
cool ceramics, plus reviews of
the book
Made in Newark
and
two films about the potter’s life,
insights on craft in the class-
room, along with news,
voices, and shows to see.
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Spirit o f Craft
Disaster in New Orleans jeop-
ardized the future of the Mardi
Gras Indians and their spectacu-
lar suits. Katy Reckdahl reports
on the artists’ resilience.
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R eview
Meticulously wrought produc-
tions are on display in “DIY:
A Revolution in Handicrafts”
at Pittsburgh’s Society for
Contemporary Craft. Savannah
Schroll Guz visits the exhibition.
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M aterial M atters
Anne Lemanski fashions
fantastical animals out of an
amazing array of materials,
including the seductively
shimmery Rowlux. Monica
Moses talks to the artist about
her most ambitious creature yet.
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Craft in Action
The “Hyperbolic Crochet Coral
Reef’ is flourishing at the Smith-
sonian. Tara Leigh Tappert
checks in with sisters Margaret
and Christine Wertheim and
their mammoth community
craft project.
americancraftmag.org
More photos, reviews, listings,
interviews and everything craft-
related and beyond.
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Considering
...
Akiko Busch wonders: W e’re
accustomed to the idea of craft
as expression, but could we also
consider it a form of listening?
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W ide W o rld o f Craft
Rich traditional crafts abound
in Myanmar, among the least-
visited places in Southeast Asia,
Shelley Seale illuminates the
country’s artistic marvels.
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Checking In
Landscape has always inspired
metals artist Eleanor Moty.
Jessica Shaykett finds out how
a different locale is providing
a fresh source for her abiding
aesthetic.
