It is difficult to view a sumptuously decorated medieval manuscript without being amazed by the high level of craftsmanship. The creation of an illuminated prayer book, such as the celebrated, Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, would have …
Rebecca Mazur (aka Zimmerman), Untitled Teapot, 2001, 9″h x 7″w x 7″d I asked Rebecca how she came by the powerful graphics in her work. When she told me that she had taught elementary school art for ten years, that …
Rebecca Mazur (aka Zimmerman), Sandbag Teapot, 1998, 9″h x 8″w x 5″d Has there lived a child in the last fifty years who hasn’t found pleasure singing and acting out the lyrics to “I’m a little teapot, short and stout/ …
Jody Bishel, Dios 1999, 8″ high In the late 1990’s Jody Bishel created a series of vessels based on botanical imagery. Jody recently sent me this image of her favorite vessel. She called this piece DIOS after watching the Japanese …
Ford/Forlano, Pebble Galaxy, 2002 wall piece with removable pin, diameter 13″ bronze, sterling, silver, glass, coral, shell, magnets The cover of Metalsmith’s Winter 2003 Issue shows a detail of Ford/Forlano’s piece, Pebble Gallery. That work, which was a precursor to …