Nature as Inspiration
The April/May 2013 issue of American Craft is the Nature Issue, demonstrating the powerful force of nature in the works of the profiled artists. The artists in the issue speak of how nature, in its...
View ArticleNew ACC Library Books: May 2013
The American Craft Council Library has recently received some wonderful donations of new books on sculpture, Korean craft, Stoney Lamar, and sign painting.The International Sculpture Center, publisher...
View ArticleEntrances and Exits
Our July/August 2013 issue of American Craft contains “Capital Improvements,” an article about the Washington Glass School’s work creating new doors for the Library of Congress' John Adams Building....
View ArticleIn the Stacks with Sarah Fox: The Beginning
Ed. note: Minneapolis-based writer and poet Sarah Fox is the second resident in Coffee House Press'Writers and Readers Library Residency Program. For the next several weeks we'll post dispatches here...
View ArticleCurios from the Craft Students League Archives
While processing the archives of the Craft Students League (1932-2005), I’ve discovered numerous treasures mixed in with the usual meeting minutes, photographs, and other expected documents. Among...
View Article"The Bathing Suit Show" at the Elsa Mott Ives Gallery
Summer is not over yet, so let’s celebrate with a look back at an exhibition that explored a summer necessity, the bathing suit, with a unique approach to fashion and art.“The Bathing Suit Show” (June...
View ArticleIn the Stacks with Sarah Fox: Ideas Wanted
Ed. note: Minneapolis-based writer and poet Sarah Fox is the second resident in Coffee House Press'Writers and Readers Library Residency Program. For the next several weeks we'll post dispatches here...
View ArticleIn the Stacks with Sarah Fox: Etymologies and Source Materials
Ed. note: Minneapolis-based writer and poet Sarah Fox is the second resident in Coffee House Press'Writers and Readers Library Residency Program. For the next several weeks we'll post dispatches here...
View ArticleIn the Stacks with Sarah Fox: Excerpts
Ed. note: Minneapolis-based writer and poet Sarah Fox is the second resident in Coffee House Press'Writers and Readers Library Residency Program. For the past several weeks we've posted dispatches here...
View ArticlePaper Art Books in the Library
The cover article of the Oct./Nov. issue of American Craft features mixed media artist Elsa Mora. Mora’s primary medium is paper, which she paints, cuts, and folds to create astonishingly detailed...
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