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Handcrafted LivingFree To ReadEnchanted Planters
The ceramic vessels here, created by four makers from the Los Angeles area, would bring a California vibe to most any setting.
Spring 2025
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MakersFree To ReadConnective Roots
Drawing on folklore and patterns from her cultural heritage, Madison Holler creates intricate beaded jewelry and sumptuous collaborative designs.
Spring 2025
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MakersFree To ReadOut of the Box
Fyrn’s sustainable, handcrafted furniture is also easy to assemble.
Spring 2025
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MakersFree To ReadDeep in the Wood
Raul De Lara coaxes sculptures from wood that appear to move, shine, and squish—both embracing and defying the rules of nature.
Spring 2025
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MakersFinds: Spring 2025
Staff from the American Craft Council share three craft objects that they found surprising and delightful.
Spring 2025
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Points of ViewFree To ReadPreview: Two Suchitra Mattai Exhibitions
The artist traces her family’s migration history in richly colored textiles in museum exhibitions this spring.
Spring 2025
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MakersFree To ReadVivacious
Three contemporary artists use imaginative techniques and materials to create furniture, tapestries, and sculpture exploding with life.
Spring 2025
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MakersFree To ReadHands-On History
Master Catawba potter Bill Harris is preserving—and evolving—a 4,000-year-old cultural practice.
Spring 2025
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MakersFree To ReadShapeshifter
Woodworker Ashley Joseph Martin’s creature-like nightstands, coffee tables, lamps, and decorative vessels invite imaginative interpretation.
Spring 2025
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