Elise on Oct 20 2007 | Filed under: 1993, 1994, Brooks, City Zen Cane, Grove, Julie: Artisans Gallery, Voulkos
In 1994, Julie: Artisans’ Gallery was just about the only places you could see work by accomplished polymer jewelry artists. When Julie Shafler Dale opened her gallery in 1973, it was the very first boutique dedicated to wearable art in America. Ten years later, she wrote the first book on Art-to-Wear. And by 1994 her [...]
Elise on Oct 20 2007 | Filed under: 1993, 1994, Julie: Artisans Gallery, Voulkos, Winters
Some people pick up comic books to discover a superhero. I simply stepped into Julie Artisans’ Gallery on Madison Avenue in New York City. There, in 1994, I discovered Pier Voulkos, who has been a creative idol for me ever since. Having just discovered polymer clay, I made a mecca to Julie’s where I was [...]
Elise on Oct 13 2007 | Filed under: Critical Commentary
Listen to what two notable art critics have said about our dependence on historical roots:
The only road to authenticity lies through what has already been done. There is no deep art without deep historical awareness. Robert Hughes
All (craft) disciplines need a complex, multilayer sense of their own history to function properly. Paul Greenhalgh
As soon as [...]