Gésine Hackenberg
K itchen N ecklace an d Plate
photo: Gésine Hackenberg
Above:
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Egg Chair vessel,
Above-
2010
; porcelain
Mug,
2010
3.75X4.5X4 in.
porcelain
5
x
5
x
3.25
in.
Right:
Crocus vase,
2008
porcelain
8
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li k e o p e n in g . A l l h e r p ie c e s
a r e h a n d t h r o w n f o r m s , s o m e
a lt e r e d o r r e c o n s t r u c t e d ; m a n y
a r e s t a c k a b le , s o m e w it h s c u lp -
t u r a l e le m e n t s a r t f u lly in c o r p o -
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p e r c e n t o f h e r s a le s .
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w o r ld , ” s h e s a y s . “ I t ’ s m a d e m y
w e b p r e s e n c e s o m u c h m o r e
v is ib le . ” ( G o t o b i t . l y / h l L f X a
f o r a v id e o o f W e s t a d a t w o r k . )
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p la n t e r s , f o r e x a m p le , in t r o -
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t o u c h w it h c u s t o m e r s a n d th e
c r a f t c o m m u n it y .
O n h e r o w n w e b s it e , s h e
j o y f u ll y b lo g s a b o u t h e r lif e
a n d s t u d io w o r k . I n o n e e u p h o r -
ic p o s t , u n d e r a p ic t u r e o f lu s -
c io u s r o s e - c o lo r e d v a s e s f r o m
a r e c e n t f ir in g , s h e r e p o r t s :
“ I a c t u a lly d id a h a p p y d a n c e
w h e n I s a w t h a t t h e y a ll c a m e
o u t O K ! ”
-A N D R E A DINOTO
k im w e s t a d . c o m
Andrea DiNoto is a New Tork-
based writer on arts and design.
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The Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories
t o j u l
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O r g a n iz e d b y th e F u l le r C r a f t
M u s e u m , a n e x p lo r a t io n o f th e
c u lt u r a l s ig n if ic a n c e o f f o o t -
w e a r , w it h s h o e - in s p ir e d
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a r t is t s .
K Y / L o u i s v i l l e
K e n t u c k y M u s e u m o f
A r t a n d C r a f t
Craft Meets Technology
t o J u l.
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k e n t u c k y a r t s . o r g
S h o w c a s in g a r t is t s w h o u s e
t e c h n o lo g y t o p r o d u c e w o r k s
in g la s s , c la y , f ib e r , a n d m o r e .
N M / S a n t a F e
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J u n .
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s a n t a f e c la y . c o m
A g r o u p e x h ib it io n f e a t u r in g
t h e w o r k o f N ic h o la s B iv in s ,
T a r a D a w le y , a n d
M i k e j a b b u r .
N Y / N e w Y o r k
M u s e u m o f A r t s a n d D e s ig n
A B it of Clay on the Skin:
New Ceramic jewelry
t o S e p t .
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p o r c e la in , in j e w e lr y ( a b o v e ) .
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Z a n e s v ille M u s e u m o f A r t
Superlatives: Contemporary
Ohio Quilts
t o J u l.
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Q u ilt s a n d f ib e r a r t b y D e b o r a h
M e lt o n A n d e r s o n , S u e C a v a -
n a u g h , S a n d r a P a lm e r C io lin o ,
R e b e c c a C r o s s , N a n c y C r o w ,
L in d a F r e n c h , a n d J u n e O ’ N e il.
