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April 23–26, 2015 National Building Museum Washington, DC Pottery MARVIN BLACKMORE HAND ETCHED POTTERY 970.759.5814 blackmorepottery.org BOOTH 113 Marvin Blackmore Congratulations on a magnificent show, our 33rd honoring fine American “craft! Proceeds from the Smithsonian Celebrating the 33rd Women’s Committee’s two annual shows — this one in April and Craft2Wear in October — are awarded as grants to the Smithsonian in support of education, outreach, conservation and research. The Committee has April 23–26, 2015 provided nearly $11 million over the National Building Museum past 49 years. Washington, DC ”— Bunny Huebner, President Smithsonian Women’s Committee CONTENTS Visionary Reception Craft Show Information .................. 1 April 22 / 5–6 pm Champagne / Featured Cocktail / Hors d’Oeuvres The Great Collectors Lectures Series ......... 3 Commissioner’s Suite (2nd floor) Letter from Virginia B. Clark, Smithsonian Institution .................. 5 Preview Night Benefit Craft Show Committee ................... 6 April 22 / 6–6:30 pm Awards Ceremony Welcome from the Craft Show Co-Chairs ...... 7 6:30–9:30 pm Cocktail Buffet / Great Jazz / Pre-Show Shopping / Meet the Artists Honorary Chair/Visionary Award Recipient ..... 9 Craft show hours Grants Awarded in 2015 ................ 11 Thursday April 23 10:30 am–7:30 pm Smithsonian Craft Show Auction .......... 14 Friday April 24 10:30 am–7:30 pm Arts Invitational Auction Craft Show Raffle ..................... 15 Saturday April 25 10:30 am–5:30 pm Sunday April 26 11:00 am–5:00 pm Craft Show Awards Exhibitors’ Choice Awards ............... 17 Craft Show Sponsors Preview Night Sponsors ................. 19 The Smithsonian Craft Show is produced by the Special Thanks ....................... 21 Smithsonian Women’s Committee. Proceeds support education, outreach, conservation and Craft Show Jurors ..................... 23 research programs within the Smithsonian. Exhibit Hall Map ...................... 24 Exhibitors ........................... 26 Online information: Award Winners 2014 ................... 36 SmithsonianCraftShow.org SmithsonianAuctions.org 2016 Call for Entry ..................... 37 Paddle8.com/auction/smithsonian Smithsonian Women’s Committee .......... 39 Program Partners ..................... 41 facebook.com/SmithsonianCraftShow Index of Advertisers .................... 48 Join the conversation on twitter at #SCApr23 COVER ART Elizabeth Rand PROGRAM DESIGN Hudson Studio Celebrating the 33rd smithsonian craft show • 1 scad.edu/jewelry | scad.edu/fi bers scad.edu/jewelry | scad.edu/fi Shiying Gao, M.A., jewelry and objects, 2013, Shanghai, China and objects, 2013, M.A., jewelry Shiying Gao, where design reigns. Want to see more? Discover SCAD’s multifaceted fi bers and jewelry programs — the most comprehensive programs of their kind in the world. 73246_Winter2015_Smithsonian_Craft_Show Program_Ad_v5.indd 1 2/23/15 6:13 PM THE GREAT COLLECTORS LECTURE SERIES National Building Museum Auditorium Lectures are complementary with paid attendance Thursday, April 23, 11:00 am Saturday, April 25, 11:30 am R E GOOD, BETTER, BEST CRAFT AND DESIGN M M E A K Oscar Fitzgerald, Furniture Historian and Mary Douglas Drysdale, ED FR Decorative Arts Consultant Architectural Interior Designer Experience Oscar Fitzgerald’s keen eye for studio A nationally and internationally known architectural furniture, including his take on current trends and his interior designer, Mary Drysdale is known for her use historical outlook on what to collect. of crafts in her projects and will share and discuss images with the audience. Thursday, April 23, 2:00 pm A TASTE FOR SPLENDOR AND DESIGN Saturday, April 25, 2:00 pm Kate Markert, Executive Director, Hillwood Museum EVOLUTION OF IDEAS Hear about Marjorie Merriweather Post’s fascinating Toots Zynsky, 2015 Visionary Artist Awardee and Honorary Chair of the Craft Show life and how she amassed one of the finest collections of Russian artifacts in the world. Artist Toots Zynsky is known internationally for the intensely colorful glass sculptural vessels she creates Friday, April 24, 11:00 am using the filet de verre technique she developed. MATERIAL/NATURE She will discuss and show images of the unexpected influences, challenges and experiences which have Margaret Boozer, Conceptual Artist and Director of Red Dirt Studios with Ani Kasten, Ceramic Artist brought her work to where it is today. These two distinct voices in the contemporary ceramic Sunday, April 26, 1:00 pm dialogue discuss the nature of clay as a material from JEWELRY-NOW! the earth, and the conceptual resonance it brings to their respective work. Jim Rosenheim, Chairman of The Tiny Jewel Box As a venerable institution, The Tiny Jewel Box has Friday, April 24, 2:00 pm bejeweled prominent and everyday Washingtonians THE ART OF COLLECTING GREAT DESIGN for generations. Jim Rosenheim will moderate a Carolyn Nagy, Assistant Vice President, Sotheby’s panel of jewelry artists from the Craft Show in a lively discussion of inspiration, innovation and artistry. A look at studio craftsmen from the 20th century, their place in the history of decorative arts and in the current art market. Learn about the building and dissolution of a collection in both the primary and secondary marketplace. Celebrating the 33rd smithsonian craft show • 3 Experience the Smithsonian from the Inside Out Because of your support, the Smithsonian is able to celebrate the best of America and preserve its rich legacy of invention and achievement. As a member of the James Smithson Society, you get special access to our latest exhibitions and first-hand knowledge of our discoveries. And with 19 museums and 9 research centers, there is always something to celebrate! Throughout the year, Smithson members receive invitations to many events on and off the Mall, including the Annual Smithsonian Weekend when, as a guest of the Secretary, Smithson members experience “behind-the-scenes” tours with curators and scientists who share little known facts about our most famous objects. JAMES SMITHSON SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE Join Now. 877.JSS.1775 | WWW.SMITHSONSOCIETY.ORG R3_JSS Ad.indd 1 3/12/15 9:51 AM Letter from the Director Virginia B. Clark, Director of Advancement and Philanthropic Giving, Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution Office of Advancement Virginia B. Clark Dear Friends, Welcome to the 33rd annual Smithsonian Craft Show. This year’s dazzling exhibition of creativity, innovation and technical mastery represents the work of 121 artisans who are among the best in their fields. Each was selected by a distinguished panel of jurors at the forefront of American craft today. We are so grateful to the all-volunteer Smithsonian Women’s Committee, which produces this outstanding craft show and returns proceeds to the Smithsonian through competitive grants and endowments. This dedicated group has long played a vital role in the life of the institution. Over the last half-century, it has raised nearly $11 million, fueling discovery in science, history, culture, and art in every corner of the Smithsonian. At the National Zoo, grants have funded satellite-tracking studies of the Black Crowned Night Heron’s migration and exhibitions about the American bison. They have paid for the conservation of paintings at the National Portrait Gallery, software to digitize collections at the Archives of American Art and Braille and tactile panels for blind and visually impaired visitors at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. And that’s just in the last year. The committee funds endowments that support Smithsonian education and museum studies, fellowships and research training, lecture series and even the acquisition of craft art for the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. We extend our deep gratitude to the Smithsonian Women’s Committee for its continuing commitment and invite you to enjoy the show. Thank you to the jurors and the businesses and foundations for their generous contributions. Congratulations to the committee’s president Emily Huebner, show co-chairs Susan Labovich and Sharon Fawcett, honorary chair and visionary artist awardee Toots Zynsky and all of the artists participating in this extraordinary display of American craft and ingenuity. Sincerely, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION SIB 124 MRC 027 PO BOX 37012 Washington DC 20013-7012 202.633.5021 Telephone 202.633.0813 Fax [email protected] E-mail Celebrating the 33rd smithsonian craft show • 5 2015 Craft Show Committee SWC President Photographers Bunny Huebner Anne Keiser Amy Lamb Craft Show Co-Chairs Kay Springwater Sharon Fawcett Susan Labovich Preview Night Benefit Jinny Saylor and Trudi Small, Co-Chairs Craft Show Vice-Chairs Sue Beddow Preview Night Invitation Amy Meadows Jane Battle Connie Rhind Robey Heidi Austreng Advance and Group Sales Anne Marie Shuyler Program Coordinator Susan Bradshaw, Chair Smithsonian Women’s Committee Cindy Conner Program Penelope Pollard, Chair Arrangements Amy Krupsky In 1998, the Smithsonian Women’s Anne Metcalf, Chair Committee (SWC) had the prescience Program Ads Debbie Goldberg to hire Heidi Austreng as Program Diane Zutant, Chair Awards/Donors Carolyn Peirce Coordinator. 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