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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: Seth Rolland
Seth Rolland interprets the natural world as masterful studio furniture. In The Queue, the Port Townsend, Washington–based woodworker shares about his favorite tools, a family furniture project that became an anchor in his living room, and the cherished local craft school where he has taught.
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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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ACC NewsFree To ReadA Constant Companion
In the high desert, American Craft magazine keeps two weavers connected to the wider world of craft.
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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.
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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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