Ford/Forlano, Big Bead Necklace, 1998 Throughout time, artists have found countless sources of inspiration. Sometimes it comes from the world around them; the song of a bird, the curve of a face, or the color of a flower have all …
Debra DeWolff, Bracelet, 2007 “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” * Expressions of love are numerous and vary from culture to culture. In many cultures, not only is holding hands a tangible connection between two …
“The Ambassador of Handmade,” an article about the Do It Yourself (DIY) movement and one of its chief proponents, Faythe Levine, recently appeared in the New York Times. By the time I had finished reading the piece, it struck me …
In Jed Perl’s article, “The Artisanal Urge” American Craft (June/July 2008), he defends the “human desire to make something with one’s own hands” against the current stylistic trend of a more detached approach to creating art. Perl, an author of …
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The first time I encountered Leslie Blackford’s inventive creations was the summer of 2007. It was decidedly different from the figurative polymer work I had seen before. From the early days of polymer clay, many artists have found the material …