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MakersFree To ReadIn My Studio with Leticia Maldonado
VIDEO: See artist Leticia Maldonado's workspace and watch as she makes a neon rose from start to finish.
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MakersFree To ReadThe Queue: Dani Kaes
Dani Kaes fuses gas and glass into attention-grabbing neon. In The Queue, the Seattle-based artist shares about her favorite commercial neon sign, how to break down barriers and build community, and why she loves the temporary nature of her chosen medium.
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TravelFree To ReadGet Ready for the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour
Resources and articles, including interviews originally published in Issue 10 of The Crafty Librarian newsletter.
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MakersFree To ReadIn My Studio with Shikha Joshi
VIDEO: Get a behind-the-scenes look into studio potter Shikha Joshi's workspace and process.
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MakersFree To ReadThe Queue: Raul De Lara
New York City–based woodworker Raul De Lara coaxes wood into expressive sculptures, often depicting outsized plants and unusable tools.
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ACC NewsFree To ReadInterview With Geetika Agrawal
ACC sits down with Vacation with an Artist founder, Geetika Agrawal, for a Q&A.
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ACC NewsFree To ReadRemembering Ginny Ruffner
Ginny Ruffner (1952-2025) created sculptures in a variety of media but was known primarily for her use of lampworked glass.
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ACC NewsFree To ReadChanges Underway at the ACC Library and Archives
Ensuring that our library and archives materials become more accessible to craft researchers, writers, and advocates for years to come.
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MakersFree To ReadThe Queue: Paula Wilson
For Paula Wilson, artmaking is world-building. In The Queue, the Carrizozo, New Mexico–based multidisciplinary artist shares about how she creates the world she wants to live in, the physicality and tools that drive her printmaking practice, and the community around her rural artist-in-residence program.
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