Winter 2026: Dream

imagine. envision. discover.

In this, our final issue of American Craft, the handmade serves as a tangible expression of stories, visions, and dreams. You’ll discover intricate craft processes resulting in emotive, expressive works, like Kristin Colombano’s dreamy felted textiles and Paul S. Briggs’s detailed, contemplative ceramics. Reading about the work of Dan Friday, whose Sxwo’le Anchor with Rope is featured on the cover, you’ll learn how the permanency of glass interacts with the oral traditions of the Lummi people, and in The Scene: Craft In Santa Fe, you’ll meet the people and visit the places that define the city from the perspectives of local artists. And, in a reminiscence on American Craft’s 85-year history by Bruce W. Pepich, Founding Director Emeritus of the Racine Art Museum in Racine, Wisconsin, you’ll be invited to reflect on the myriad ways this national award-winning publication has influenced the craft field.

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17 articles

Makers

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Another Dimension

Ceramist Jolie Ngo is creating intricate, ebullient work that brings together craft and emerging technology.

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Features + Profiles
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Stitched from the Soil

In a medium often focused on uniformity and speed, quiltmaker Cait Nolan relishes process, repetition, and giving back.

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Out of the Elements

New York–based designer Shaina Tabak’s fecund imagination pushes materials to the brink.

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Head and Hand

The American College of the Building Arts blends liberal arts courses and building-trades training in a four-year degree.

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Craft Communities
Handcrafted Living

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Celebrating Studio Craft

How Moderne Gallery came to represent the greats.

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Handcrafted Living

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Felting with Feeling

Based in San Francisco, maker Kristin Colombano’s bespoke, painterly textiles are as dreamy as they are functional.

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Goods
Handcrafted Living

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Mood Lighting

Each of these four handmade sconces—crafted with unique materials, textures, and shapes—radiates a distinct mood.

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Goods
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Musings in Clay

Paul S. Briggs’s process-driven, spiritual ceramics practice probes his inner life.

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Permanent Marker

Washington glass artist Dan Friday finds enduring forms for his ancestral Coast Salish history.

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American Craft, Winter 2026 Issue Masthead

Editorial

Karen Olson
Editor in Chief

David Schimke
Senior Editor / Head of Digital Content

Shivaun Watchorn
Associate Editor

Kasey Payette
Assistant Editor

Jon Spayde
Contributing Editor

Jennifer Vogel
Contributing Editor

Loma Huh
Copy Editor

Outside the Box Designs
Lisa + Adam Mauer Elliott
Art Directors

Beth Goodrich
Archivist, American Craft Council

Publishing

Eric Wilson
Director of Audience Engagement, American Craft Council

Dan McKinney
Advertising + Sponsorships Manager

Carolyn Huber
Member and Artist Relations Specialist

Photo by Gabriella Marks

Two hand-built, wood-fired ceramic vessels from 2025, 8 x 5.5 x 5.5 in. (left) and 12 x 7.5 x 7.5 in. (right).

Winter 2026: Dream

imagine. envision. discover.

Inside this issue.

Another Dimension

Stitched from the Soil

Out of the Elements

Head and Hand

Celebrating Studio Craft

Felting with Feeling

Mood Lighting

Musings in Clay

Permanent Marker

Subscribe now.

American Craft, Winter 2026 Issue Masthead

Editorial

Publishing