Why I Create!
The instinct to adorn is primitive. When I was a child, I would gaze into the paintings at the museum and look at the jewelry, the metalwork and the architecture. To me, jewelry is the most intimate work of art. Jewelry is worn closest to the body and takes on a completely new and different [...]
5 Handmade in PA Discoveries: Craft Imagination in the Keystone State
1. American Hands: An Interview with Photographer Sally Wiener Grotta Sally Wiener Grotta photographs the hands of craftspeople as they create, and began with Pennsylvania. Her expressive portraits in the studio and workshop captures craft traditions from previous centuries into the present. 2. Samuel Yellin and the Wrought Iron Imagination Samuel Yellin sketched in iron [...]
Pennsylvania Wilds Artisan Trail: Craft in Northcentral PA
Pennsylvania Wilds Artisans are artist residents of 12.5 counties in Northcentral PA, roughly between Route 6 and Route 80, which has a rural, scenic quality. The website for this talented group provides information on individual artisans, galleries and how to commission artwork for PA Wilds Artisans to bid on. In the ‘Gallery’ section, you’ll find [...]
Catching the Light: Collecting Contemporary Pennsylvania Art Glass and The Lerner Contemporary Glass Collection
My first introduction to Pennsylvania art glass was Christopher Ries‘s glass sculptures, almost 20 years ago. Other PA glass artists include Taylor Backes, a studio in Boyertown, founded by Will Dexter and Karla Trinkley. Both Ries and Taylor Backes have work in many collections including the Corning Museum of Glass. Glasslight Studio in St. Peters, [...]
Crafted! The Fine Art of Craft Exhibit at Studio B: Reception September 21st, 2012
Crafted! The Fine Art of Craft at “Studio B” in Boyertown, PA. OPENING RECEPTION: September 21, 2012, 5-8pm, Show ends October 13, 2012 An opportunity for those in the Berks County area to see an exhibit of fine craft and add to their collection. Among the artists featured, are rag rug maker Cathy Hetznecker and furniture [...]
Creative Hand, Discerning Heart: Artists Speak at the Michener Art Museum
Source: swarthmore.edu via Margaret on Pinterest The Michener Art Museum will be highlighting living artists, such as Syd Carpenter pictured above, of the Philadelphia Region with Creative Hand, Discerning Heart, from September 8, 2012 to December 30th, 2012. Source: swarthmore.edu via Margaret on Pinterest The Michener Art Museum will be highlighting living artists, [...]
Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh: Out of Hand Craft
Source: societyforcontemporarycraft.blogspot.com via Margaret on Pinterest Source: contemporarycraft.org via Margaret on Pinterest An orienting force for collectors of PA Craft from the Western part of the state is The Society for Contemporary Craft (SCC) in Pittsburgh was established in 1971 by Elizabeth Rockwell Raphael to broaden opportunities for craft artists to exhibit and sell their work. [...]
