Open Studios
photos (4): Mark LaFavor / Ron Layport
G oat's H ead T ea
photo: Mark May
S p a c e t o C r e a t e
O p e n S tu d io s
w it h L o tta ja n s d o tte r :
T w e n ty - F o u r A r t is t s ’ Spaces
B y L o t t a j a n s d o t t e r
P h o t o g r a p h y b y J e n n y H a lle n g r e n
C h r o n ic le B o o k s ,
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c h r o n ic le b o o k s . c o m
t h e r e ’ s a l o t t o l o v e a b o u t
v is it in g c r e a t iv e p e o p le ’ s s p a c e s :
A t it s b e s t , a s t u d io t o u r is a
c h a n c e t o m e e t a r t is t s , p r e v ie w
w o r k s in p r o g r e s s , e v e n g a t h e r
in s p ir a t io n o n d é c o r a n d o r g a n i-
z a t io n . I n h e r n e w b o o k
Open
Studios
, B r o o k ly n - b a s e d d e s ig n -
e r L o t t a j a n s d o t t e r g r a n t s u s
a d m is s io n in t o s o m e s p a c e s w e
m ig h t n e v e r o t h e r w is e v is it .
A d e p a r t u r e f r o m th e
a u t h o r ’ s u s u a l h o w - t o v o lu m e s ,
Open Studios
e x p lo r e s
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a r t is t
a n d d e s ig n e r a t e lie r s in B r o o k -
ly n , T o k y o , a n d j a n s d o t t e r ’ s
n a t iv e S t o c k h o lm . S h e g iv e s u s
a c u r a t e d s e le c t io n o f a r t is t s
( s o m e o f t h e m f r ie n d s ) w h o
w o r k in c e r a m ic s , j e w e lr y , t e x -
t ile s , p h o t o g r a p h y , g r a p h ic
d e s ig n , a n d o t h e r c r e a t iv e fie ld s .
I t ’ s t h e h u n d r e d s o f p h o t o s
a r r a n g e d o n a s m a r t v is u a l g r id
t h a t m a k e t h is b o o k w h a t it is
- a j o y f u l im m e r s io n f o r th e
a r t s - m in d e d r e a d e r . I f o u n d
m y s e lf s c a n n in g e v e r y im a g e ,
e n j o y in g th e g r a p h ic a l m ix o f
w o r k s - in - p r o g r e s s , h a n d m a d e
g o o d s , p e r s o n a l k n ic k k n a c k s ,
a n d t r a y s a n d r a c k s o f s u p p lie s .
M y o n e s m a ll w is h w o u ld b e
f o r th e b o o k t o b e p r in t e d o n
g lo s s y p a p e r in s t e a d o f m a t t e ,
i f o n ly t o m a k e th e p h o t o s t h a t
m u c h m o r e v ib r a n t a n d c r is p .
B r i e f p r o f ile s , Q & A s w it h
th e a r t is t s , a n d c o n c is e y e t t h o r -
o u g h c a p t io n s e n r ic h th e o v e r a ll
t a b le a u x . T h e in t e r v ie w s a re
e s p e c ia lly f r u it f u l: f ille d w it h
t ip s a n d a d v ic e o n liv in g th e
B o o k s
T X / H o u s t o n
H o u s t o n C e n t e r f o r
C o n t e m p o r a r y C r a f t
Joan Son
-
Part Geometry,
Part Zen: A Personal Exploration
Through Paper
t o J u n .
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c r a f t h o u s t o n . o r g
P a p e r a n d o r ig a m i a r t is t S o n
e x p lo r e s n a t u r e t h r o u g h a n e w
p a p e r b u t t e r f ly in s t a lla t io n ,
a lo n g s id e w o r k f r o m t h r o u g h -
o u t h e r c a r e e r .
W Y / B u f f a l o
M a r g o ’ s P o t t e r y a n d F in e C r a f t s
Porcelain Pottery by Sarah Jaeger
t o A u g .
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m a r g o s p o t t e r y . c o m
J a e g e r ’ s c o lo r f u l a n d f u n c t io n a l
p o t t e r y is o n e x h ib it .
s t y le s f o r e a c h lo c a le : b r ig h t
c o lo r s a n d b o ld s h a p e s in B r o o k -
ly n , w h im s y a n d p a t t e r n s in
S t o c k h o lm , a n d o r d e r a n d a r t -
is t r y in T o k y o . I t ’ s a r e m in d e r
o f h o w m u c h c u lt u r e a n d c o m -
m u n it y c a n p la y in t o t h e c r e -
a t iv e p r o c e s s . W h i c h m a k e s
Open Studios
- a p la c e t o f in d
in s p ir a t io n in s u b lim e s e t t in g s ,
f a r f r o m o u r o w n b a c k y a r d s -
a ll th e m o r e a p p e a lin g .
-N A T A L IE ZE E DRIEU
Natalie Zee Drieu is the former
editor in chief of Craftzine. com.
She lives in San Francisco and
blogs at coquette.blogs.com.
O K / T u l s a
L iv i n g A r t s o f T u ls a
FiberlVorks
2011
J u n .
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f ib e r a r t is t s p k . o r g
O k la h o m a a r t is t s d is p la y f ib e r
w o r k s t h a t r u n t h e g a m u t f r o m
t r a d it io n a l t o c o n t e m p o r a r y .
O R / P o r t l a n d
B u lls e y e G a lle r y
Variations: Dante Marioni
t o J u n .
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b u lls e v e g a lle r y . c o m
M a r i o n i ’ s le g e n d a r y g la s s is o n
d is p la y , in c lu d in g c a s t, fu s e d ,
a n d b lo w n w o r k s .
P A / P it t s b u r g h
M o r g a n C o n t e m p o r a r y
G la s s G a lle r y
Teapots!
5
th Invitational
t o J u n .
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m o r g a n g la s s g a lle r y .c o m
T h is s h o w a s k s a r t is t s t o e x p lo r e
th e t e a p o t in a w a y t h a t s p e a k s
t o t h e ir a e s t h e t ic s ( b e lo w ) .
c r e a t iv e lif e , p e p p e r e d w it h
p e r s o n a l a n e c d o t e s . A m o n g th e
t h r e e d is t in c t lo c a t io n s , I a ls o
c o u ld n ’ t h e lp b u t n o t ic e s o m e
c o m m o n t h r e a d s in t h e d e s ig n
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