Craft in America – Family

Craft in America – Family

Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications CoordinatorA glimpse of one of the videos in the Craft in America Series. For those of you who do not subscribe to cable PBS channels, or if you are like me, you don’t even have rabbit ears on your TV,...
Art as Therapy – Book Review

Art as Therapy – Book Review

Submitted by: Vivian Orr, SCC Communications & Publications CoordinatorArt as Therapy by Alain de Botton and John ArmstrongPhaidon Press Limited  Copyright 2013This book opens with the question “What is Art For?” The authors suggest that “art for...
The Craft Factor – Plundering Art

The Craft Factor – Plundering Art

Volume 18, number 1, Winter 1993/Spring 1994 Cultural appropriation is a term that has become more common in recent times. A growing awareness of what it means to “borrow” aspects of another culture, and the negative implications of this has led to an...
Lampwork Glass: Spotlight on Jolene Dusyk

Lampwork Glass: Spotlight on Jolene Dusyk

Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery Assistant“Lampworking” is a glasswork technique widely practiced in the production of beads, figurines, marbles, ornaments, scientific instruments, and more (wikipedia). As a method, lampwork requires using a flame to melt and form...
Enamel Jewellery: Spotlight on Deborah Potter

Enamel Jewellery: Spotlight on Deborah Potter

Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantEnamel application is a method of decoration which has been practiced since ancient times, across various cultures and geographies. Although the exact origins of this process are unknown, excavations on Cyprus in the 1950s...