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I n V i v i a n B e e r ’ s h a n d s , r ig id
m e t a l b e c o m e s im p o s s ib ly s e n -
s u o u s f u r n it u r e . J u lie K . H a n u s
t a lk s t o t h e y o u n g d e s ig n e r /
m a k e r a b o u t h e r la t e s t b o d ie s
o f a d v e n t u r o u s w o r k a n d t h e
m a n y o p p o r t u n it ie s t h is y e a r
h a s p r e s e n t e d .
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S ix t y y e a r s o n , t h e A r c h i e B r a y
F o u n d a t io n is s t ill p r o v id in g a
c u t t in g - e d g e e x p e r ie n c e f o r a
d a z z lin g v a r ie t y o f c e r a m ic a r t -
is ts . J o y c e L o v e la c e d ig s d e e p
t o le a r n h o w a r u g g e d M o n t a n a
e n c la v e m a in t a in s a t r a d it io n
o f in n o v a t io n .
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S l o w G e s t a t i o n
,
S u d d e n B l o s s o m i n g
T h o u g h lo n g in v o lv e d in th e
a r ts a s a w r it e r , c u r a t o r , a n d g a l-
le r is t , M y u n g U r s o b e g a n m a k in g
j e w e lr y o n ly r e c e n t ly . N o w h e r
o n e - o f - a - k in d c o m p o s it io n s a re
c a t c h in g e v e r y o n e ’ s a t t e n t io n .
S e b b y W i ls o n J a c o b s o n fin d s
o u t w h a t th e b u z z is a b o u t .
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S h e i l a H i c k s :
I t i n e r a n t A
r t i s t
F ib e r - a r t le g e n d S h e ila H ic k s
s e e m s d r a w n t o e x t r e m e s , b o t h
in h e r w e ll- t r a v e le d lif e a n d
w id e - r a n g in g w o r k s . I n s p ir e d
b y a
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- y e a r r e t r o s p e c t iv e
e x h ib it io n , S h o n q u is M o r e n o
p r o f ile s t h e c o n s u m m a t e a n d
e v e r - e v o lv in g a r t is t .
“I try to make this hybrid creature that
reflects what’s going on for all of us right now:
our desire to have something familiar,
but the need to be driving into the future.”
Photo: Ryan Kelley
