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Julie R ic h e y (righ t), je w e lr y
d esign er M e r r y R o sen field ,
and m ixed -m ed ia artist Jane
W a g g o n e r D e sch n e r h ave in
com m on ? T h e y ’v e all p lum bed
th eir souls to exp lo re w h y th e y
do w h a t th e y do - and shared
th eir stories in W h y I M a k e ,
a b lo g series on the hum an
im pulse to create. I f yo u ’re a
m aker w h o also w rite s, send
yo u r id ea fo r a p o st to in ter-
active ed ito r E liza b e th R ya n
at eryan @ craftcou n cil.org.
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L IF E L O N G F R IE N D S B U T
rarely to ge th e r in th e h o t shop,
D a n te M ario n i and P resto n
S in gleta ry h ave created their
first join t bo d y o f w o rk , unveiled
at S O F A C h icago in N ovem ber
at the Blue R ain G allery booth.
W e sat d o w n w ith the S eattle-
area glass artists to talk about
th eir collab oration (page 30),
and to o k our tru sty vid e o
cam era alon g to capture the
co n versation . W a tc h at b it.ly
/ A C C v id e o s .
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T H E M U S E U M O F A R T S A N D
D e sig n ’s “ C ra ftin g M o d ern ism ”
exh ib itio n has sparked a lo t o f
e xcite m en t. W e g a v e y o u a
sn eak p e e k o f th e s h o w last fall,
b u t w e ’v e sin ce circled ba ck
w ith B e v e r ly San d ers, a lo n g -
tim e ed ito r at
A m e r ic a n C r a f t
in its N e w Y o r k yea rs, w h o se
re v ie w o f th e sh o w appears
on page 34. F o r the w e b site ,
Sanders w a lk e d us th rou gh the
s h o w ’s h igh ligh ts, com p lete
w ith lin ks to ton s o f am azin g
im ages. W e ’v e also g o t an
online e x clu siv e Q & A w ith
the curators, and, o f course,
our m ap o f m id cen tury art and
design in M an h attan .
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T H E ACC L IB R A R Y S T A F F
w an ts to help y o u ge t to k n o w
the library and its patrons.
F iv e Q u estio n s is a b i-w e e k ly
Q & A w ith p e o p le w h o lo ve
and use th e C o u n c il’s top -
n o tch resource library. F in d
ou t w h a t p e o p le , in clud in g
A C C staffers, are readin g and
w h a t craft b o o k s e veryo n e
dream s o f sn eakin g from the
stacks. E v e n m ore revealin g:
S taffe rs share their secret
craft am bitions.
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e v i s i t e d
IN N O V E M B E R , W E T R A V E L E D
to C hicago’s N a v y Pier for S O F A ,
th e alw a ys d a zzlin g Sculpture
O b je c ts & F u n ctio n al A r t e x h i-
b itio n and sale. W h ile w e w e r e
th ere, w e caught up w ith som e
o f the to p fine cra ft galleries;
head to b it .ly / A C C v id e o s for
vid e o s w ith Jane Sauer G alle ry,
L itv a k G a lle ry , lly n stron g,
and H eller G alle ry. Y o u ’ll also
find Q & A s w ith the o w n ers o f
O rn am en tu m and Sn yd erm an -
W o r k s G alleries, and an e x c lu -
sive v id e o tour w ith curator
M ich a e l M o n ro e o f our S O F A
e xh ib itio n “ G o ld ,” w h ich fe a -
tu red the w o r k o f 27 A m erica n
C r a ft C o u n c il G o ld M ed alists
from 1994 to 2010 (page 25).
Left:
Left:
Pete Goldlust’s carved
crayons (from left):
T ree, B u b , C a n e Toad,
T en n is Crayon, L o u d
Century, R in d , H oney,
R a y , C rushed
B eeh iv e,
and
Tram p.
Julie Richey
L a C orrente,
2010
24k gold leaf and
other smalti, sea
spines, shells, chalce-
dony, natural stone,
mixed media base
2.4 x 1.8 ft. dia.
Right:
Shawn Smith
S k u lk ,
2010
balsa wood, ink,
acrylic paint
3.1 x 1.6 x 1.1 ft.
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e c k T e s C r a f t
y o u ’l l N E V E R B E L IE V E
w h a t P e te G o ld lu st (b o tto m
le ft) can do w ith a cra yo n , an
X -A c t o k n ife , and 20 hours.
B lo w in g yo u r m ind: I t ’s one
o f the things w e aim to do w ith
our F rid a y b lo g series. C o m e
see th e elab orate, p ix e late d
w o o d sculptures S h a w n Sm ith
m akes (righ t) and the silver-
p lated servin g trays Susan
M y e r s g iv e s a secon d life.
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L a C orrente
photo: Bratton Photography, Southlake, Texas /
S k u lk
photo: Courtesy of the artist / Crayons photo: Amy MacWilliamson
