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The Week in Craft: September 28, 2016

The Week in Craft: September 28, 2016

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Toronto-based sculptor, James Maxwell creates immense line drawings out of welded metal rods. Photo: Courtesy of the artist

Just a bit more than two weeks until the ACC's "Present Tense" conference kicks off in Omaha, Nebraska. Register now and join the conversation.

Toronto-based sculptor James Maxwell creates meticulous line drawings from perfectly welded iron rods. How cool is that?

Check out NPR's story on the scientific glass program at Salem Community College, where ACC Fellow Paul J. Stankard still teaches.

A 6-year-old girl, helped by her cat, makes gorgeous, nature-inspired paintings.

What's the most practical educational path to prepare your children for the future? It might be art school.

A delightful read on craft's influence at London Fashion Week.

We're in awe of how a group of women in Tennessee used their love of crochet to help those in need.

ACC show artist Lisa Klakulak shares insights on her process and recent collaborations with the Surface Design Association.

Video: Bernie Mitchell is a drywall contractor, and he makes striking sculptural art.

NCECA recently launched The Marks Project, an online dictionary of American studio ceramists' marks, signatures, stamps, and chops used to identify the maker.

We're enamored with the fiber underwater worlds of Iowa City-based artist, Sayuri Sasaki Hemann.

Season two of Raw Craft with Anthony Bourdain finds the crew in Penland, North Carolina, talking with master blacksmith Elizabeth Brim.

Attention artists! If you are working in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Iowa, where the recent flooding damage has occurred, please be aware of the assistance that CERF+ can offer for emergency relief.  

Sad news: Australian glass master Klaus Moje died last week at age 79.

American Craft Week kicks off this weekend and runs through October 16.

The Week in Craft is your weekly dose of links about craft, art, design, and whatever else we're excited about sharing.

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