R ings
photo: Grant Hancock /
Bob
photo: Pippy M ount
Jan e B o w d e n
Woven Rings
, 2008
18k pink and y e llo w gold
T an d an ya N ational A b o rig -
inal Cultural Institute is just
o ff East T errace. K eep it on
you r list, but return first to the
m useum ro w on N orth T errace.
B etw een the A rt G allery o f
South Australia and the adja-
cent South Australian M useum ,
y o u ’ll have an unm atched intro-
duction to traditional and con-
tem porary A boriginal and
T orres Strait Islander art and
artifacts. In the m useum store,
look for pillow covers sold by
B etter W o rld A rts. T h e organi-
zation has encouraged A b o rig -
inal artists to be designers; their
abstract paintings are repro-
duced in thread b y Kashm iri
em broiderers on the border o f
India and Pakistan. Y o u m ay
not be o ff the grid, but y o u ’ll
be in another w orld.
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adelaidearcade.com .au
artgallery.sa.gov.au
betterw orldarts.com .au
jam factory.com .au
sam useum .sa.gov.au
tandanya.com .au
zudesign.com .au
V ic k i H a lp e r is a S e a ttle cu r a to r
,
a r t h is to r ia n
,
a n d c o -e d ito r w ith
D ia n e D o u g la s
0/Choosing
Craft: T h e A rtist’s V iew poin t.
S h e is c o -e d itin g a b o o k o f le tte r s
o f th e p a in te r M o r r is G r a v e s a n d
p la n n in g a n A u s tr a lia n g la s s e x h i-
b itio n f o r th e M u se u m o f G la ss
in T a co m a
,
W a sh in g to n .
W I D E W O R L D O F C R A F T
N ic k M o u n t
W a ll Bob #SBo40pio,
2010; b lo w n glass,
m ixed m edia
33 x 4 x7m .
aug/scp
america craft
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