Craft Speaks

 

Basketry | Ceramics | Decorative Fiber | Furniture | Glass | Jewelry | Metal | Mixed Media | Paper | Wearable Art | Wood

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Basketry

Mary Jackson, Basket (2016). Sweetgrass. ©Mary Jackson 2016. Courtesy of the artist.

Mary Jackson

Ceramics

Paula Shalan, Seed Pods (2020). Ceramic. Dimensions: Specimen trays: 3” h x 18” w x 7.5” d and 3” h x 17.5” w x 10.5” d. ©Paula Shalan 2020. Courtesy of the artist.

Paula Shalan

Decorative Fiber

Leah Evans, Hydroglyphs 2 (2021). Repurposed fabric. Dimensions: 40.5” x 40.” ©2021 Leah Evans. Courtesy of the artist.

Leah Evans

Glass

Toots Zynsky, Sun Conures (2018).

Toots Zynsky

Jewelry

Kevin Pourier, Monarch Earrings (2020). Carved buffalo horn inlaid with orange sandstone and mother of pearl. Dimensions: 1.75” x 1.75”. ©Kevin Pourier 2020. Courtesy of the artist.

Kevin Pourier

Mixed Media

Nicario Jimenez - impact of climate change on indigenous people

Nicario Jimenez

Wearable Art

Jeanne Akita, Ice Lava Breath Jacket. Superfine merino wool, Tussah silk. ©2021 Illusions Lab. Courtesy of the artist.

Jean Akita

Wood

Holly Tornheim. Ode to Oak. ©Holly Tornheim 2021. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Jim Beckett.

Holly Tornheim

Basketry

Sheila Ransom, Basket given to Pope Benedict XVI upon the canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha (2012). Black ash and sweetgrass. Dimensions: 9.75” w x 4” h. ©Sheila Ransom 2012. Courtesy of the artist.

Sheila Ransom

Ceramics

Paula Winokur, Ice Cores (2010). Porcelain. Dimensions: 34” x 5” (each core), total width 42”. ©Paula Winokur 2010. Courtesy of the artist.

Paula Winokur

Decorative Fiber

Wence & Sandra Martinez, Tapestry. Natural and undyed fibers, sustainable production process. ©Wence & Sandra Martinez 2017. Courtesy of the artists.

Wence & Sandra Martinez

Jewelry

Amy Faust, Green Peekaboo Pin (2017). Repurposed glass and porcelain, recycled sterling silver. Dimensions: 2.5” x 2.5”. ©Amy Faust 2017. Courtesy of the artist.

Amy Faust

Metal

Graham Schodda, Mac and Jack (2021). Salvaged metal. Dimensions: Mac (left) approximately 6’ h x 32” w x 16” d; Jack (the dog): 24” h x 24” w x 10” d. ©Graham Schodda 2021. Courtesy of the artist.

Graham Schodda

Mixed Media

Wendy Maruyama, The WildLIFE Project: Sonje (left) (2013) and Lekuta (right) (2014)(Installation view). Wood, string, paint. Dimensions: Sonje 100” l x 50” w x 24”d; Lekuta 100” l x 50” w x 30” d. © Wendy Maruyama. Courtesy of the artist.

Wendy Maruyama

Wearable Art

Alison Kelly, Botanically painted kimono. ©2019 Flora Obscura. nyc. Courtesy of the artist.

Alison Kelly

Ceramics

Courtney Mattison, Malum Geminos (“Evil Twins” in Latin) (detail)(2019). Glazed stoneware and porcelain. Dimensions: 7’ h x 21’ w x 2’ d. Photograph by Paul Mutino for the Florence Griswold Museum. ©2019 Courtney Mattison. Courtesy of the artist.

Courtney Mattison

Ceramics

Paula Winokur, <i>Calving Gracier</i> (2010). 33 Porcelain sections. Dimensions: 6’ w X 8’ d (base), variable heights to 36”. Collection: Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin. ©Paula Winokur 2010. Courtesy of the artist.

Paula Winokur

Furniture

Robert and Tor Erickson. Wapiti Chair (2020). Maple version. Dimensions: 28.5” h x 22.5” w x 22” d. ©Erickson Woodworking 2020. Courtesy of the artists.

Robert & Tor Erickson

Jewelry

Holly Anne Mitchell, Crossword Puzzle Neckpiece, Recycled newspaper jewelry made with non-toxic adhesive sealant, organically sourced cotton cord, and beeswax. ©Holly Anne Mitchell 2021. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Holly Anne Mitchell

Mixed Media

Amy Flynn, After Us: The Conservators (2021). Soldered and bolted recycled found vintage objects. Dimensions: 22” h x 18” w x 6” d. ©Amy Flynn 2021. Courtesy of the artist.

Amy Flynn

Paper

Lucrezia Bieler, Kindred Spirits (2016). Single sheet of black paper cut with scissors. Dimensions: 21” h x 21” w x 0.2” d. ©2016 Lucrezia Bieler. Courtesy of the artist.

Lucrezia Bieler

Wearable Art

Amy Nguyen, Artisan Coat. Hand-dyed itajime shibori linen, overdyed, folded, stitched, pieced. ©2021 Amy Nguyen Textiles. Courtesy of the artist.

Amy Nguyen

Ceramics

Eric Serritella, Whisper & Wander (2016). Ceramic. Dimensions: 32 h x 56 w x 32 d inches. ©2016 Eric Serritella. Photographer: Jason Dowdle. Courtesy of the artist.

Eric Serritella

Decorative Fiber

Janet Echelman, 1.8 Renwick (2015). Mixed media installation. Smithsonian American Art Museum, purchase made possible by the American Art Forum. ©2015, Janet Echelman. Photo by Ron Blunt.

Janet Echelman

Furniture

Colin Selig, Outdoor Metal Seating (2021). Repurposed scrap propane tank. ©Colin Selig 2021. Courtesy of the artist.

Colin Selig

Jewelry

Carlos Montanaro, Honeycomb Watch (2021). Refabricated vintage timepiece. Dimensions: 48 mm w x 14 mm d. ©2021 Rewind Jewelry. Courtesy of the artist.

Carlos Montanaro

Mixed Media

Jennifer Ivory, Green Birdwing (2020). Paper, illustration ink, acrylic paint. Dimensions: 11” h x 14” w. ©2020, insectworks. Courtesy of the artist.

Jennifer Ivory

Paper

Jiyoung Chung, One-of-a-kind joomchi with paper yarn. ©2021 Jiyoung Chung. Courtesy of the artist.

Jiyoung Chung

Wood

Peter Handler, Drunken Forest from the Canaries in the Coal Mine series (2016). Walnut, birch, anodized aluminum. Dimensions: 24” d x 50” l x 44” h. ©Handler Studio 2016. Courtesy of the artist. As temperatures rise, the frozen ground or “permafrost” underlying 85% of Alaska is thawing, destabilizing soils and causing trees to lean or fall. “Drunken” forests are not new to Alaska, but the current speed and scale of dislocation is new – and ominous. Handler’s imbalanced trees stand atop a woefully frail-legged platform. The discord invites us to ponder: Alaska’s forests, part of the planet’s “lungs,” absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen as they photosynthesize. What will happen if large forest tracts disappear?

Peter Handler

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