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The Week in Craft: September 27, 2017

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

The Week in Craft: September 27, 2017

Your weekly dose of links about craft, art, design, and whatever else we’re excited about sharing
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Natalija Brancevičienė Mittens (Peledos)

Knitter Natalija Brancevičienė makes wonderfully unique fingerless mittens to keep you warm in the winter.

Courtesy of the artist

As we prepare for another Minnesota winter, we find comfort and inspiration in cold-weather wear like the adorable mittens made by crafter Natalija Brancevičienė.

Actress Chelsea Miller makes use of her blacksmithing heritage and background to make one-of-a-kind knives.

The Witness Tree Project, a collaboration between the Rhode Island School of Design and the National Park Service, takes old fallen trees and turns them into design objects.

Metalsmith Sue Amendolara asked 20 colleagues with a wide range of aesthetics to finish a hunk of sterling silver. The results are interesting.

He's full of surprises, as always. Theaster Gates will use part of his $100,000 2018 Nasher Prize to develop literature.

With all the recent news about First Amendment rights, it’s only appropriate that this is Banned Books Week, celebrating the freedom and right to read in the United States.

Who was Emil Milan? The ACC's own history is woven through the life and success of this influential American artist who helped shape the studio craft movement in America after World War II. A new website and forthcoming publication aim to revive interest in this nearly forgotten artist.

A new exhibition highlights Ruth Asawa's amazing persistence as a Japanese-American sculptor working after World War II.

If you’re an artist interested in upping your juried craft show game than you’ll definitely want to check out Springboard for the Arts’ upcoming Work of Art: Juried Craft Fairs Panel on October 3. The panel includes the ACC's own Lindsay Noble, who manages our Hip Pop Emerging Artists Program. 

 

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