Fullerton Craft Museum Hosts 'The Handwork of Plymouth CRAFT'

From Fullerton Craft Museum: Reception and Panel Discussion: Sunday, April 9, 2017, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, 3:00 pm panel discussion entitled “Looking Forward, Looking Back: Traditional Crafts and Contemporary Makers.”

The 3:00 pm panel discussion will be moderated by Maggie Holtzberg, Manager of the Folk Arts and Heritage Program for the Massachusetts Cultural Council and author of Keepers of Tradition, Art and Folk Heritage in Massachusetts. The panelists include Beth McLaughlin, Chief Curator, Fuller Craft Museum; Peter Follansbee, 17th Century joiner, author; Amelia Poole, textile artisan and owner of Ecouture Textile Studio; Stephen Earp, redware potter; and Jason Marks, Pathway Leader 3D Design Crafts, Plymouth College of Art, UK. Find more information atfullercraft.org or plymouthcraft.org

High Resolution images are found at:
http://fullercraft.org/press/living-traditions-the-handwork-of-plymouth-craft/

Artists included in the exhibition: David Berman, Barnaby Carder, Elisabeth Creeden, David Fisher, Peter Follansbee, Peter Galbert, Justin Keegan, Tim Manney, Paula Marcoux, Jane Mickelborough, Beth Moen, George Pare, Amelia Poole, Charlotte Russell, Darrick Sanderson, April Stone, Martha Sulya, Jögge Sundqvist, and Laurie Sybertz.

Based in southeastern Massachusetts, Plymouth CRAFT (Center for Restoration Arts and Forgotten Trades) is committed to the promotion of traditional craft philosophy and the manner in which it affects our lives. The greatest result of traditional craft is not just the physical object but also the meaningful connection it creates with the past.Through classes, workshops, and presentations, students of all education levels are instructed in time-honored hand skills and the significance of historic preservation. The core group of instructors specializes in green woodworking (“green” meaning wood that has not been dried out), textile and fiber arts, traditional blacksmithing, and culinary arts—including food history and wood-fired cooking and baking.

In Living Traditions, extraordinary artisans and craftspeople from the 2-year history of Plymouth CRAFT showcase work ranging in a diversity of techniques and media. The multiplicity of craft on display includes furniture, wallpaper, carved spoons, basketry, and other wonders of the handmade. Furthermore, this exhibition overlaps with the 2017 Greenwood Fest in Plymouth, Massachusetts—an international gathering of approximately 200 people for six days, to celebrate (and receive instruction in) traditional, green woodworking practices. Numerous artists on display in Living Traditions will be demonstrating their techniques at the newly-founded (and popular) festival. greenwoodfest.org

• Living Traditions: The Handwork of Plymouth CRAFT

• Ellen Schiffman: The 52 Box Project

• Playa Made: The Jewelry of Burning Man

• John Bisbee: Material Obsession

• Playa Made: The Jewelry of Burning Man

• Uncommon Exposures: Photography in Craft Based Media

• Object Lessons: Selections from Fuller Craft Museum's Permanent Collection,

• Cary Wolinsky: Fiber of Life

• What Remains: Wooden Quilt Sculptures of Laura Petrovich-Cheney

• Future Retrieval: Permanent Spectacle

• Circular Abstractions: Bull's-Eye Quilts

• Amber Cowan: Re/Collection

June 24 – October 8, 2017

Photos courtesy of Fullerton Craft Museum