Fall 2022: Gather

Create community. Collect. Celebrate.

In this issue, you’ll meet artists who use folding and gathering techniques to create expressive works in clay, glass, metal, and textiles. Get a behind-the-scenes look at subcultures formed around craft—from community kiln firings to the competitive world of Rolley Hole, a Southern game played with handcrafted marbles. Discover emerging trends in accessible, inclusive craft collecting, and celebrate the recipients of the 2022 American Craft Council Awards.

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The 2022 American Craft Council Awards

Meet the craft artists and advocates whose contributions are recognized and honored by their colleagues in the field.

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Materials + Processes

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Fine Folds

The simple act of folding—turning material back upon itself—can become powerfully expressive in skilled hands. Four artists discuss how the art of the fold operates in one of their significant works.

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Makers

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Kilns That Build Community

It takes a lot of work to fire up a kiln and keep it stoked. So artists often invite others to join in—helping both craft and community to flourish.

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Craft Communities
Makers

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Rocks That Roll

The marbles that players use in Rolley Hole, a hyper-local Southern game, are works of art and ingenuity.

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Craft Communities
Makers

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Craft Without Boundaries

The startlingly beautiful works of a path-breaking designer and an iconic Iranian artist are highlighted in two retrospective exhibitions in Atlanta.

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Features + Profiles
Handcrafted Living

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Gathering at the Table

End Note: Lisa and Adam Mauer Elliott share their collection of handmade tableware.

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At Home
Points of View

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The Future of Craft Collecting

Four trends in collecting that are leading toward a more accessible and inclusive tomorrow.

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Essays
Media Hub

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New Additions: Fall 2022

The Crafty Librarian shares about new additions to the library.

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From the Archives
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New Releases: Fall 2022

New craft books highlighted in the Fall 2022 issue of American Craft.

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American Craft, Fall 2022

Editorial

Karen Olson
Editor in Chief

Jon Spayde
Interim Senior Editor

Loma Huh
Copyeditor

Cigale Ahlquist
Proofreader

Outside the Box Designs
Lisa + Adam Mauer Elliot
Art Directors

Rachel Messerich
Programs Manager,
Legacy and Editorial

Special thanks to:

Camille LeFevre
Contributing Writer

Kristi Anderson
Two Spruce Design
Contributing Designer

Publishing

Jeremy Wieland
Publisher, American Craft and Director of Membership

Joanne Smith
Advertising Sales Manager

Carolyn Huber
American Craft Council Membership Coordinator

Photo by Jeannine Marchand

Jeannine Marchand, Untitled, 2007, clay and plywood, 33 x 24 x 6 in.

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Fall 2022: Gather

Inside this issue.

The 2022 American Craft Council Awards

Fine Folds

Kilns That Build Community

Rocks That Roll

Craft Without Boundaries

Gathering at the Table

The Future of Craft Collecting

New Additions: Fall 2022

New Releases: Fall 2022