Inside the Nov/Dec 2004 Issue

Vol. 31  No. 3

ABOVE LEFT: Kyoko Kumai, A Beginning C/3, 2002; stainless steel and gold filaments; 7.75" x 7.75" x 7.75". Photo: Tom Grotta. Courtesy of browngrotta arts. See page 42. ABOVE RIGHT: David Chatt, Men in White Suits, 2004; glass seed beads, pennies, and dollar bill–covered ladder; bag, 11" x 1.75" x 6"; ladder, 20" tall. Photo: Harriet Burger. BUY THIS ISSUE.

Features

CELEBRATING NATURE:
CRAFT TRADITIONS/CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSIONS
by Kevin V. Wallace
The materials and inspiration of the natural world were reflected in a fall exhibition at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles.

EXPRESSIONS IN BEADS
by Andi Blaustein, Tony Girardin, Patricia Harris and David Lyon, and Mimi Holmes
Color, light, and commentary shape the work of artists David Chatt, Amy Clarke Moore, Natasha St. Michael, and Ruth McCorrison.

ABOVE: Nancy Koenigsberg, Double Pleat, 2003; annealed steel and polynylon-coated copper wire; 12.5" x 16" x 11.5". Photo courtesy of del Mano Gallery. BUY THIS ISSUE.

THE LURE OF METAL
by Rhonda Sonnenberg
Six artists’ experiences with materials that shine

SUZANNE TICK: GIVING MATERIALS THEIR OWN VOICE
by David McFadden
How do craft traditions and craftsmanship figure in the work of this up-and-coming textile designer?

Departments
Notable Events
Convergence Roundup and Trend Watch
Joan Mondale Gallery Dedicated
MacArthur Fellows Announced
SOFA Chicago Promises Fiber Feast

Profiles
Soonran Youn
Dominie Nash
Larissa Brown

Creative Process
All-Fibers Music Video on MTV
Scrounging in San Francisco
An Installation for My Mother

Reviews
Skin Tight: The Sensibility of the Flesh
Fiber with Attitude
Lodz Tapestry Triennial
Man Made
High Fiber

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