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  • Glass artist holding a rod with molten glowing glass on the end

    The Queue: Pearl Dick

    Glass artist, educator, and activist Pearl Dick is the co-founder of Project FIRE (Fearless Initiative for Recovery and Empowerment), a glassblowing and trauma recovery program for youth injured by gun violence in Chicago. An avid reader and social justice advocate, she has a handful of great book recommendations and current projects by like-minded artists she fills us in on.
  • Artist Yi Hsuan Sung with lampshades made from agar

    Agar Illuminated

    Textile florist Yi Hsuan Sung describes how she uses agar, derived from red seaweed, to create luminous material for garments, accessories, and lamps.
  • Group of Project FIRE participants posing for a photo

    Community of Makers: Project FIRE

    Glassblowing is a means for healing at Project FIRE, where Chicago teenagers who have been victims of gun violence learn to transform molten glass into delicate sculptural works.
  • masked person in red orange and black smock with tall black and white stockings and high heels posed on the floor

    The Queue: matt lambert

    matt lambert is a trans, nonbinary craft scholar, metalsmith, and multidisciplinary collaborator currently living in Stockholm, Sweden. They reflect on the challenges this year has brought, what it means to “flourish” in their work and practice, and what barriers they’ve broken through in their career. Get to know lambert’s inspirations in The Queue as they introduce you to new podcasts and exhibitions they’re currently keeping up with.
  • State of Craft Unearthing the Craftscape

    Unearthing the Craftscape

    A new generation of scholars and curators are exploring how craft objects are shaped by the forces of history, culture, and society. Call it the “craftscape.”
  • Person hanging colorful crocheted mandala art on a blue wall

    Funk and the Spirit

    Acclaimed fiber artist Xenobia Bailey’s practice is rooted in African American design aesthetics.
  • Three people working together at a table on a quilting project the middle person standing and pointing at a design

    The Queue: Sara Trail

    Sara Trail is a quilter and educator and the founder of Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA). This grassroots organization facilitates workshops and projects that create community while addressing the consequences of systematic oppression. Read what Sara is currently reading and listening to and how her work with SJSA nourishes herself and her community.
  • Two artists working on large ceramic vessels at respective tables in studio space with shelves

    In Our Studio: Studio Alluvium

    Mitch Iburg and Zoë Powell welcome you into their workspace and showroom dedicated to the use of Minnesota clays and minerals.
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