Design & Décoration

Nile G. & Michelle Fahmy, Salt Lake City, UT;  Metal. Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. 'We are metalsmiths. We apply traditional smithing techniques to base & precious metals to create seamless vessels. The techniques we use include raising, chasing, & repousse. These techniques are all aspects of the forging process & forging is the most basic way to define our method of creation. We use our hands to direct hammers onto the surface of metal & thereby alter the metal into something entirely new... [Lire la suite]

Laura Kramer, Barrington,RI; Glass. Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. 'My work is inspired by the cabinets of curiosities. I am interested in the hybridity of materials and creating objects that are suspended between the natural and the handmade.' Laura Kramer Laura Kramer, Barrington,RI; Glass. Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show.   Laura Kramer, Barrington,RI; Glass. Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Laura Kramer, Barrington,RI; Glass. Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show.   Laura Kramer,... [Lire la suite]

Simon Van der Ven, Lincolnville, ME; ceramics. Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. So often, people tell me,”I just want to touch your work.” I love hearing that. I form, carve, polish, and glaze to invite physical interaction. I am intrigued by pattern and look for those that I can understand phenomenologically rather than specifically. I know I have it right, when one person says, “That reminds me of coral,” another says, “lacy stinkhorn”, and another says, “blood vessels.” I make art as a way to understand the world I live... [Lire la suite]

Teresa Chang, Philadelphia, PA; ceramics. Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. 'Functional craft has the potential to bring great beauty everyday life. As a practical ceramist who loves food, my passion for everyday tableware is natural. All work is made of porcelain thrown on the potter's wheel'. Teresa Chang Teresa Chang, Philadelphia, PA; ceramics. Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Teresa Chang, Philadelphia, PA; ceramics. Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Teresa... [Lire la suite]

Lulu Fichter, Peterborough, NH; ceramic. Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. 'I have found that living and working in the space between clay’s opposites to be a challenge that continues to motivate me. Clay is cool and moist yet requires the fiery heat of the kiln. It's soft and malleable yet rigid and brittle. Clay is inert and inorganic, a mixture of silicas and aluminas, yet it is also in some ways alive and unpredictable. Whether throwing, pinching, slicing, piercing or embossing, the sensual feel of the porcelain enhances... [Lire la suite]

Desiree Delong, Brooklyn, NY; semi-precious jewelry PHILADELPHIA, PA.- More than 195 contemporary fine craft artists from across the U.S. will exhibit and sell their work at the 38th annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, held Nov. 6 to 9 with an opening night gala on Nov. 5. Presented annually by the Museum Women’s Committee and Craft Show Committee, the event showcases the country’s finest craft artists and attracts some 18,000 visitors to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia over four days.  The highly... [Lire la suite]

Yellow Seto Kawakujira-ash glaze pumped, Kei Mori  10.0 × diameter 6.2 height. Price: 3,000 yen (tax-included 3,240 yen) Photos courtesy http://item.rakuten.co.jp/

Taro Sugimoto, bean plates. Quince-yellow-green beans, Taro Sugimoto. Beans quince, yellow, Taro Sugimoto. Quince, green beans, Taro Sugimoto. Taro Sugimoto, bean plates. Photos courtesy http://item.rakuten.co.jp/

Emanuel Toffolo, Rainbow Scarabs 1. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass. Emanuel Toffolo, Rainbow Scarabs 2. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass Emanuel Toffolo, Rainbow Scarabs 3. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass Emanuel Toffolo, Black & White Scarabs, 2014. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass. Emanuel Toffolo, Scarab Turquoise (Offered to an Artist from Turkey) - Scarab Lime Green -  Scarab Emerald. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass Emanuel Toffolo, Scarabs, a grouping. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass Emanuel Toffolo,... [Lire la suite]

Lucie Rie, Footed bowl, circa 1974. Photo courtesy Phillips Porcelain, "American" yellow glaze. 3 1/2 in. (8.8 cm) high, 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) diameter. Impressed with artist's seal. Estimate $16,000 - 24,000 - SOLD FOR $22,500PROVENANCE; Christie's East, New York, "20th Century Design," June 10, 1996, lot 679  Lucie Rie, Conical bowl, circa 1980. Photo courtesy Phillips Porcelain, inlaid pink lines, turquoise and manganese bands. 4 5/8 in. (11.6 cm) high, 8 1/2 in. (21.7 cm) diameter.Impressed with artist’s seal. Estimate... [Lire la suite]