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The Week in Craft: February 14, 2018

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

The Week in Craft: February 14, 2018

Your weekly dose of links about craft, art, design, and whatever else we’re excited about sharing
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Rowan Mersh, Asabikeshiinh Praegressus, 2017

Rowan Mersh, Asabikeshiinh Praegressus, 2017, sliced Turritella shells, fluorocarbon, 15.75 x 24 x 18 in.

Frankie Pike, courtesy of Gallery Fumi

We're into these intricate sculptures made with seashells by London-based artist Rowan Mersh.

Anonymous students from schools all over the country are taking it upon themselves to make sure that all of their fellow classmates feel appreciated this Valentine’s Day.

Korean artist Kang Dong Hyun creates haunting, hollow animals from metal branches.

My Modern Met compiled a list of a few of the most popular DIY kits they’ve found online.

If you love vintage and making your own clothing, check out the Vintage Patterns Wikia. You can find sources for vintage patterns, see reviews by people who have used patterns, or buy and swap patterns.  

As a female artist, Judy Chicago has fought extra hard for recognition in an art world that favors men. Read about her journey as an artist and a feminist in the New York Times

Even Olympic snowboarding coaches are taking advantage of the soothing nature of knitting.

Austin, a 2,715-square-foot building constructed next to the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas, opens February 18, Artsy reports. The work, designed artist Ellsworth Kelly, has been years in the making.

The North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Minnesota, agreed to buy the neighboring Dockside Fish Market. The property can be used for future expansion, but in the meantime, the school hopes to keep the fish market operating.

For almost a century, the University of Georgia has offered classes in the craft arts. Now the Georgia Museum of Art has teamed up with the institution to exhibit the work of its professors, both past and present in "Crafting History: Textiles, Metals and Ceramics at the University of Georgia," on view through April 29.

We know that it’s not technically craft, but it’s still monumental: The official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama were recently unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery. Not only are these portraits of the first African American President and First Lady, but they are the first official presidential portraits made by African American artists.

The ceramics and craft community recently lost one of the greats: ACC Fellow Paula Winokur. The ceramist and craft advocate died at age 82.

 

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