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Milan, Senegal/Dakar, Italy
Photos courtesy Moroso SpA Moroso takes Milan on a trip with M’AfriqueAt the beginning of the 21st-century, the functionality and affordability promised by 20th-century Modernism have probably been...
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Strange Harvest
Keith Recker Always hungry for Greg Kuharic's squashI bought one of these the first time Greg Kuharic had a show (called Strange Harvest) out of his apartment in Manhattan. I didn't go to see the...
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Bible Story
Medieval stained glass traditionally illustrated stories of the bible. Most of the population could not read so the images told the story. I incorporate this storytelling aspect into my work by using...
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Polycephaly Birds
My multi-headed birds.Combining my initial idea of an object under glass with “The Horse Seeking Revenge on the Stag” fable I developed this sketch (above). As you can see I have notes to myself around...
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The Color of Glass
A kid in a candy store.“The Horse Seeking Revenge on the Stag” sketch is now scanned and redrawn on computer resulting in the sketch above. It is faster to design on screen with Photoshop and InDesign...
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On Staining Glass
Glass, paint, knives & heatThe technical process of making a stained glass panel is cutting, painting and firing the glass, copper foiling, soldering and layering the glass. It sound fast and easy...
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Joining Glass
The last two steps in making a stained glass panels......are to copper foil each piece of glass, then solder all the pieces together. To create more depth I overlap the stained glass panels. There are...
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A Process
Working to make a finished piece As you can see the techniques in making a stained glass panel are very labor intensive. It is very important to keep focused on the original concept, but at the same...
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Cuppa Candles?
Vera Vandenbosch Got light?I am a huge fan of Martha Stewart. Not necessarily of the rather uptight persona she projects or the sense of perfection she stresses, but the fact that she has elevated the...
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Deskside forest
Miry Park My BonsaiBonsai are the ultimate expression of man’s attempt to emulate nature, coaxing along his own vision of it in perfect miniature. Bonsai is an old art form that exemplifies and...
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The Richness of Rags
Courtesy Laura Aviva I love boucherwitsMy love for Moroccan textiles - and especially rugs - seems to know no bounds: wedding blankets (handira) from the atlas mountains, beni ouarain from the berber...
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Eco Felt
Amaridian The wonderful work of Ronel JordaanI have always been a fan of Ronel Jordaan. Her pioneering work has had a tremendous impact on the felt industry, a growing craft that has the potential to...
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Rose Craft Wins Award for Honoring Traditional Swazi Culture
Lisa King I am very proud of their award for best booth at Sarcda!Inspired by traditional Swazi beehive huts known as Gucqasithandaze, which means kneel and pray, Rose Craft (www.swazirosecraft.com)...
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Wheels of enchantment
CS Bayar Silk, cotton and whimsy combine in this landscape of finely stitched art About 100 years ago, near Bukhara in Uzbekistan, a daughter was born to a family. We don’t know her name, or any...
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Candles with Anatolian Civilization Motifs
Taymum Candles with Anatolian Civilization MotifsThe motifs and the aesthetics of the Anatolian Civilizations such as Hittite, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman inspired Gülsen Bükülmez from...
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Quilling
Megan Wilson 18th-c craft in 21st-c form "Quilling or paper filigre is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs....
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