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MakersFree To ReadKapa Making with Page Chang
VIDEO: Page Chang of Pūko‘a Studios shares the process of making kapa, traditional Hawaiian barkcloth.
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MakersFree To ReadThe Queue: Kelsie Rudolph
Kelsie Rudolph’s ceramic furniture balances the hard and the soft. In The Queue, the Helena, Montana–based sculptor and ceramist shares about Montana’s booming craft community, the ergonomic principles behind her clay furniture, and the Korean tool she uses for working with slabs of clay.
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MakersFree To ReadHigh Desert Workshop
A silversmith takes us inside the outbuilding where she makes bits, spurs, and jewelry in southwestern Wyoming.
Summer 2025
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MakersFree To ReadThe Hard and the Soft
Kelsie Rudolph makes ceramic chairs, benches, lamps, and side tables prized by a Los Angeles designer and a Paris gallery.
Summer 2025
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MakersFree To ReadWhere Kids Make
The founders of Craftsman & Apprentice designed a safe workshop space for kids to create, collaborate, and build confidence.
Summer 2025
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![Green rug made from wool, linen, and alpaca merino yarns.]()
MakersFree To ReadA Slow, Sustainable Yarn
The creative team at Merida abandoned manufacturing to create small-batch, handmade rugs that embody artistic ambition.
Summer 2025
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MakersFree To ReadA Place of Refuge
Washington sculptor and furniture maker Kevin Reiswig finds inspiration growing in his backyard.
Summer 2025
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MakersFree To ReadBeauty in the Bark
Until Western fabrics arrived in the late 1800s, kapa was one of the most refined art forms in Hawai‘i. Modern makers are expanding on the tradition.
Summer 2025
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![Bill Oyster of Oyster Bamboo Fly Rods in his workshop in Blue Ridge, Georgia.]()
MakersFree To ReadFishing for Perfection
The makers at Oyster Bamboo construct custom-made fly rods that are as beautiful as they are expertly engineered.
Summer 2025
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