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Craft is art, art is craft
One is nothing without the other. They’re different spokes in the same wheel; different hues in a spectrum; different shades of gray. They’re different but connected through process. Does anyone still draw a line between the two? Is there a reason why we should? tiles by Lisa Muller
Art in Unexpected Places – The Art Gallery at City Hall
In what unexpected places do you find art? I just stumbled upon the inaugural exhibition for The Art Gallery at City Hall in Philadelphia. Fantastic. It got me thinking about the everyday places we discover a treasured piece of art. I can only imagine the courage and commitment it takes to organize art in unusual [...]
Where to find craft shows
One of the most common questions from artists I’ve heard in the six months writing for Handmade in PA are how do I find local craft shows? where can I find a good craft show? and how can I know about a good craft show before it’s happening? There’s a bunch of listings out there [...]
A.T. Williams Art
Tony Williams, of Harleysville, is a wonderful guy to meet in person. He’s also a skilled furniture-maker. Here’s a little about how he got started: As a young man, my love of woodworking intensified as I learned to carve and began to realize that there was more to woodworking than just four-leg Oak or Maple [...]
Kim Hambric Art
Easy Kim Habric, of State College, has been a fiber artist for 13 years. She makes large quilts and smaller fiber works, like the one above (wow, only $40 – get it now!). I create fiber art to experience color and share this experience with others. I enjoy creating energy from placing colors side by [...]
WearableJULES
Hard metallic silver and soft vibrant felt. It’s an uncommon combination but they look as if they were destined to be together. WearableJULES is from Juleann Benkoski, a recent graduate of Millersville University. She sums up her inspiration like this: When I first decided to become a full time creator, I knew I had to [...]
New column: what IF???
This week’s challenge: slither (read on for details) What if I made a New Year’s resolution to challenge myself consistently? What if this challenge involved a weekly prompt to jumpstart my creativity? What if this creativity led to experimentation with different artistic mediums and styles? What if this became addictive? “Contagious” by Paula Mills Illustration [...]
The Haunted Hollow Tree
These amazing pyrographic works are from The Haunted Hollow Tree. Thanks to Jenny at Painted Lily for tipping me off on the HiP fanpage. What is pyrography? The art of burning images onto wood using a heated tool or a fine flame. Basically wood-burning. These works aren’t just wood-burnings but also mix in mixed media [...]
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