Practical Potter Would Fire any Pieces not Making Themselves Useful
by“It’s very organic,” Julie Covington says of her business’ growth. Years spent at Phil Mechanic Studios in the busy River Arts District meant she…
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If You Don’t Change Up the Scenery, it’s Hard to Fly
byDavid Sheldon has loved birds ever since he was a kid. He calls them “nature’s magical faeries,” and still owns his original copy of…
It’s Tough Work Making Simple Look Simple
byFatie Atkinson has turned his hand to many skills over the years, from house painter to electrician, but it was in wood that he…
The World’s “Last Master Mapmaker” Doesn’t Need Standard Coordinates
byOver the past 30 years, Mike Reagan has illustrated more than 2,000 maps, published by magazines including Smithsonian, National Geographic, Harper’s, The New Yorker,…
Not Being an Architect is One Way to Make Famous Buildings
byFor an art show early in his career, Holden McCurry made a two-foot-tall clay structure, topped it with clasped hands, and titled it “Prayer…
She Grabbed the Tiger by the Tail and Ended Up in a Cow Field
byPatricia Cotterill, born in the small town of Forfar near Scotland’s east coast, experienced a global childhood, thanks to a father who served in…
Critters on Wheels Can Better Outrun the Human Threat
by“One of my squirrel sculptures was sitting in the window,” recalls artist Libba Tracy. “A hawk saw it, thought it was real, and flew…
You Don’t Need Go-Motion to Rule the RAD
by“Although my heart was always into painting, I never thought I could be a painter,” admits Mark Bettis — one of the most well-known…
Fast-Thinking Woodturner Wasn’t Cut Out for the Stone Age
bySixteen years ago, Darrell Copeland witnessed a woodturning demonstration. Prior to that, he had studied drawing at New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, apprenticed…
It’s Not Sew Easy to Make Porcelain Perform Like this
byHer painted vessels are functional, but so expressively detailed they look like they’ve been cozied up in a protective layer of felt or wool….