F e a t u r e s
“ I t r y t h e s e t h i n g s ,
a n d t h e n I s e e
t h e r e s u l t a n d t h i n k
w h e r e d i d t h a t
c o m e f r o m ? ”
C R I S T I N A C O R D O V A ,
c e r a m ic 's c u lp t o r
,
F ift y years ago, H a r v e y K .
L ittle to n and D o m in ic k L a b in o
ca ta ly ze d a m o ve m en t, fusin g
cu ltu re, te c h n o lo g y , and the p io -
n eerin g A m erica n spirit in to a
n e w art form . C o u ld th e y h ave
fo reseen its m eteoric rise?
S e b b y W ilso n Jacobson traces
the surprisin g begin n in gs o f
stud io glass in A m erica .
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T h e B o d y E
l o q u e n t
N o w o rd s w ill ever pass th e lips
o f C ristin a C o r d o v a ’s e v o c a tiv e
cla y figures, y e t so m eh o w th e y
speak. T o C o r d o v a , raised in
P u e rto R ic o and settled n o w
near P en lan d , N o rth C arolin a,
there is no lim it to w h a t the
hum an form can express.
J o y c e L o v e la c e talks to the
in sigh tfu l sculptor.
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P i e c e w
o r k
W h e r e can in spiration take us?
Jim R o se k n o w s ; from the b e g in -
n in g o f his career, the artist has
rem ain ed op en to it. T h e result
is strikin g steel furn iture, in ter-
pretatio n s o f Sh aker form s and
traditional quilts, all m eticu lously
crafted from reclaim ed m etal.
Julie K . H an us reports.
In 1990, bask etm a k er D e b o ra
M u h l to o k a co ilin g w o rk sh o p ,
and her passion fo r the te c h -
nique w as unleashed. T o d a y ,
M u h l is k n o w n fo r her d eco n -
stru cted vessels, con tem p orary
sculptu res th at p la y w ith space
and form . D ian e D a n iel pays a
v is it to th e in n o va tive artist.
Three sculptures
used in ongoing glaze
experiments by
Cristina Cordova,
photographed in her.
studio in November,
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)to: Michael Mauney
