Category: Artists

  • “Sharing Traditions” exhibit at Yosemite National Park

    “Sharing Traditions” tells the story of 80 years of basket making in Yosemite National Park. I was fortunate enough to see this exhibit in the summer of 2012, and took pictures to share. Yosemite National Park has an 80-year tradition of basket-weaving demonstrations, and this exhibit celebrates that legacy and the three primary basket-makers –…

  • It’s a good time to see work by Joyce Scott

    Joyce Scott is enjoying a lot of well-deserved shows and publicity right now. Here’s what I know – and there could be more! The cover article of the Fall 2014 issue of UrbanGlass Glass (Quarterly) is of Joyce Scott. It’s a substantial article, unfortunately not freely available online. The description on the website is, “Joyce…

  • Linda Fifield

    Linda Fifield is a Kentucky bead artist who is perhaps best know for beading over wooden vessels that she or her husband turns on a lathe. Her work is beautiful and precise, often with expert color gradations, and sometimes the addition of ruffles or flames tipped with orange. The Kentucky Craft History and Education Association (KCHEA)…

  • The Wegmans at the American Craft Council Show

    In my continuing and intermittent effort to catch up, here are some pictures of work done by Tom and Kathy Wegman. These were for sale in their booth at the American Craft Council Show in St. Paul, MN this past April. I have enjoyed their work many times before, as they live in Iowa. Enjoy!…

  • Works on Paper at the Burnet Gallery

    Sharon Louden pointed me to “Works on Paper/7 Artists” the current show at the Burnet Gallery in Minneapolis. I had blogged about Sharon’s Merge installation at the University of Minnesota’s Weisman museum, which led to exchanges of emails, and meeting in person when she was recently in town! (Sharon has a new permanent Merge installation…