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The Week in Craft: August 16, 2017

Your weekly dose of links about craft, art, design, and whatever else we’re excited about sharing

The Week in Craft: August 16, 2017

Your weekly dose of links about craft, art, design, and whatever else we’re excited about sharing
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Rish Studio Terrarium Lamp

Vibrant terrarium lamps by Rish Studio

Courtesy of the artist

Thinking about jazzing up your home? Look no further than these cool terrarium lamps by Rish Studio.

A self-taught Japanese architect used lavender plants to make the setting for a Buddha statue more serene.

This woodcarver based in northern England and Wales makes exuberant, organic spoons and other pieces.

Here's an Art Jewelry Forum interview with Kristin Beeler, finalist for the 2017 Susan Beech Mid-Career Artist Grant.

Lauren Purje's latest comic gives artists something to smile about.

A new fabric developed by MIT folds into origami-like shapes when inflated.

The Jealous Curator does it again: This time she’s highlighted the wonderfully weird embroidery or “thread paintings” of American artist Heidi Leitzke.

Craft in America’s two newest episodes, “Borders” and “Neighbors,” will premiere on PBS on September 29. These episodes celebrating National Hispanic/Latino Heritage month will focus on our relationship and shared history with Mexico.

Cabins and lace dominate two unusual shows on Cape Cod now.

MacArthur Fellow Tom Joyce unveils new iron sculptures in his solo exhibition "Tom Joyce: Everything at Hand" at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe.

Warren Wilson College in Ashville, North Carolina, recently announced a new low-residency master’s program in craft studies. The program will be under the direction of Namita Gupta Wiggers, Critical Craft Forum co-founder and former ACC trustee.

September 1 is just around the corner, and that's the deadline to enter work for the inaugural Jewelry and Metals Survey. The new publication, by the Society of North American Goldsmiths, will highlight 200 recent works of contemporary art, architecture, craft, and design by emerging and established artists.

 

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