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Progress & Possibilities 2008 – Finalists Announced

The eagerly anticipated results are in…judges have completed finalist selections for Progress Possibilities 2008. Ten entries [...]

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Creating Handmade Items Provides Personal Satisfaction and a Form of Therapy

I’ve recently noticed that more and more of my overworked, stressed-out friends are pursuing their own forms of personal expression – cooking imaginative recipes, making furniture in their basements, or knitting glorious sweaters and scarves. As for myself, I am baking every cake recipe in sight, presenting these prizes to family and friends with the [...]

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ACREs of Opportunity: Artists Selected

The applications are in, the jurying is done, and the final three artists for the NPCG booth at the [...]

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Ready, Set…VOTE!

Well, it’s not quite time to vote…but the polls open in just a few days on November 1st. [...]

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A Sneak Peek From the Jury for the 2009 Palm Beach Fine Craft Show

Recently I juried the 2009 Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, to be held in West Palm Beach next March 20-22. This small, beautiful show consistently features a number of leading artists working in fine craft, including a good representation of Artful Home artists.
This is a great assignment, as it gives me an overview of new [...]

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Slow Food, Slow Design

Molly Stone in the Cohn-Stone pumpkin patch

A guest post from Artful Home CEO Lisa Bayne
It has been interesting and exciting to watch the “Slow Food” movement growing within the United States. The desire for consumers to know the source of their food – where it was grown, and who produced it – is gaining [...]

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In Turbulent Times Look to Artists for Lessons in Creativity and Common Sense

Sinuous Shelf
Richard Judd

In these turbulent times when the traditional rules no longer apply, perhaps the most important tools we need to survive are common sense and creativity. Common sense and good judgment help us as we are faced with situations that we have never faced before. (I was born after the Great Depression, therefore have [...]

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The Best Investments for Turbulent Times

These days, it seems as if I, along with everyone else I know, am in a prolonged state of insomnia. I toss and turn each night, worried about the financial prospects for myself and my country. In the morning I get up and face the new day with a strong cup of coffee before tackling [...]

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NPCG Election – Nominee Questionnaires Posted

The election process continues on with the posting of the nominee questionnaires. While several candidates are running unopposed, excerpts [...]

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On Selling Art From the Artists’ Point of View–Guest Blogger and Quilt Artist Lisa Call

Structures #34
Lisa Call

This blog has always been about incorporating the beautiful into the everyday and finding the work of talented artists and making it part of our lives and homes. This week I thought it would be interesting to turn the tables and hear from one of those talented artists about the other side of [...]

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October National Polymer Clay News

The October 2008 edition of the National Polymer Clay News e-newsletter is
available for download in PDF format. To download [...]

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Happening on the West Coast

This week, I am delighted to turn the blog over to Artful Home CEO, Lisa Bayne, the first of whom I hope to be many guest bloggers on The Artful Life.
~Toni
This coming weekend marks the end of the Dale Chihuly show at the de Young Museum. If you have not seen this spectacular extravaganza of [...]

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Call for Artists – New Logo Design

As previously publicized, the NPCG Board has voted to change the name of our organization to more accurately reflect [...]

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JoAnne Russo’s “Collar” Basket Transcends the Ordinary

Collar
JoAnne Russo
Photo by Jeff Baird

Baskets speak a universal language. For the historian, they are a signature of time and place. I grew up coveting the Native American baskets of the Blue Ridge mountains. Basket weaving is the oldest known Native American craft – there are some ancient baskets from the Southwest that have been identified [...]

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Should Passion for Collecting Ceramics be Suppressed? Probably Not…

Green & Honey Teapot
Ryan Greenheck

Those of us who are afflicted with the collecting bug know that it’s hard to kick. So hard, in fact, that we see no reason to kick it at all! Gradually, we fill our shelves, rooms, and houses with the stuff of our dreams and passions.
Recently, I read an article by [...]

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Using Chairs to Express Personality and Mood

Middlebury Chair Lavender/Green
Mary Lynn O’Shea
Photo by Glenn Moody

Shorter days and cooler nights have a visceral effect on my behavior. I find myself searching my bookshelves for long, thoughtful books that absolutely require a good reading light and a cozy chair. One of Mary Lynn O’Shea’s chairs, for instance.
We project our moods and personalities by the [...]

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September National Polymer Clay News

The September 2008 edition of the National Polymer Clay News e-newsletter is
available for download in PDF format. To download [...]

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Election Update – Nominee List

The deadline for nominee submission has passed, and it is time to post the names of the NPCG members [...]

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