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Forty-one craftspeople answer the questions of who, what, when,
where, and how he or she started and maintains a career in the
arts. Accompanied by more than 260 photos showing the artists,
their work spaces, and their creations, each interview gives
experience-based answers to anyone interested in the lives of
artists. For students and career changers to makers at all levels,
this resource captures insight into the entrepreneurial nature of
living a life in the arts-and the choices, bits of luck, joys, and
tenacity one needs to overcome hurdles in useful and surprising
ways. The 41 artists from across the United States work in many
types of media; they include, for example, woodturner Dixie Biggs,
fiber artist Carol Eckert, metalsmith Pat Flynn, glass artist
Judith Schaecter, and ceramist Mara Superior. As their answers
unfold, what develops is a collection of independent voices that
follow unique, creative journeys in the arts, despite the twists
and turns life takes. This distillation of expertise is a valuable
resource to all who are considering a creative career.
Starting with Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Nature," Visualizing
Nature brings together contemporary visionaries to share deeply
personal essays on nature, ecology, sustainability, climate change,
philosophy, and more. Compiled by editor and poet Stuart
Kestenbaum, the contributors represent a wide range of backgrounds
and experiences, each honoring nature's power to heal, inspire,
guide, amaze, and strengthen. Activist Maulian Dana of the
Penobscot Nation writes on the intertwining relationship of
motherhood and Mother Earth. Biology professor David Haskell tells
the story of the resilient Bristlecone pine trees, living to be as
old as 2,100 years. Iranian scholar Alireza Taghdarreh speaks to
her experience of translating Emerson's "Nature" into Farsi. A
previously unpublished 1962 speech by Rachel Carson complements the
collection of more than twenty essays, each inviting the reader
into a quiet space of reflection with the opportunity to think
deeply about how they relate to the natural world.
Since its invention in c.100 BC, paper has been a cornerstone of
civilization and a key component of the human experience. Artist
Matthew Shlian has always recognized paper's significance as a
material for experimentation and understanding. In his hands,
engineering, science and geometry can all be expressed within the
medium of paper. Folded, tessellated, compressed, extrapolated -
two-dimensional paper becomes three-dimensional sculpture in
beautiful and unexpected ways. Unfolding is a complete overview of
Shlian's oeuvre over the past ten years, including small- and
large-scale works, unseen development sketchbooks, collaborations
with scientific researchers and scientists, three-dimension reliefs
and sculpture - all in paper. Printed in full colour on two paper
stocks, the book features an introduction by Diana Gaston, an
interview between Stuart Kestenbaum and the artist, and essays by
acclaimed writer Lawrence Weschler and Islamic design scholar Eric
Broug. In keeping with the geometric underpinning of Shlian's work,
the dimensions of the book are '16 cubed': 16cm squared by 16cm
squared by 16 signatures of 16 pages. Unfolding is a journey into
the new possibilities of folding technology, the intricate
complexities of Islamic patterns, and the sheer potential offered
by a simple sheet of paper. With 200 illustrations, 150 in colour
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