Summer 2024
American Craft‘s Summer 2024 issue is focused on the theme savor.
Savor. Craft can help us slow down and create a life filled with more gratitude and connectedness. Simply spending time appreciating the materials, labor, and creative vision that go into making handcrafted objects can usher in a sense of wonder. We hope this issue, and the work featured within, will inspire you to find new ways to savor the world around you, the season of summer, and the elements of your daily life.
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9 articles
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A Good Place to Sit
A well-designed bench offers us a moment of rest and reflection—and a beauty all its own.
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Handcrafted Happy Hour
Sit back and enjoy the pleasures of summer with cool drinks in artist-made glasses.
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On Board
The ancient game of backgammon is thriving, thanks to legions of die-hard players and a handful of craftspeople who create elegant, intricate sets.
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Power In Simplicity
Ceramic artist Kristina Batiste creates tableware and sculptures imbued with a subtle yet formidable force.
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Savor the Flavor
The Crafty Librarian on The Craftsman's Cookbook, published by the American Craft Council in 1972.
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The Scene: Craft in the Twin Cities
Six local artists share the people and spaces that define Minneapolis and Saint Paul, cities built on the handmade.
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The Simple Pleasures of Problem Solving
Eric Meyer's modest, nonmechanical workshop is maximized to design ingenious, handcrafted tools for his fellow woodworkers.
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Forging a Path
A young Northern California knife maker creates stunning blades—and an integrated artistic life—finding inspiration in the work of his heroes.
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Botanicals with Bite
Sagarika Sundaram builds her hand-dyed felted wool sculptures backward. Her goal is to explore the psychological tension between inside and outside.
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Fiber & Textiles
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Photo by Gabriela HasbunKnife artist, Everett Noelle, photographed at his home and workshop in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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Photo by Benjamin GilbertsonSaint Paul, Minnesota–based Fred Kaemmer's Moon Vessel, 2019, glass and silver leaf, 13 x 6 inches.
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