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C
RAFT
S
CENE
· Editor's Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
· Craft News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10
C
RAFT
S
HOWCASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
I
NSIGHT
: G
LASS
· Artists share their insights about making a living in
the medium of glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
R
EGIONAL
P
ROFILE
:
D
AKOTAS
, I
OWA
, M
INNESOTA
, M
ISSOURI
, N
EBRASKA
· Focus on Kansas City, Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
· Regional Vignette: Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
· Regional Shows
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
· Regional Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 53
C
LASSIFIED
A
DS
· Shows and Fairs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
· Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
G
ALLERY AND
M
USEUM
L
ISTINGS
· Calls for Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
· Exhibitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
M
ARKET
C
ENTRAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
A
DVERTISING
I
NDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
L
ORETTA
'
S
L
AST
L
INE
The Anti-Theft Curtain and Other Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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ON THE COVER
Blue & Green M&M vase by Mark
Rosenbaum of Rosetree Glass
Studio and Gallery. Find out more
about Mark by visiting his website
www.rosetreeglass.com, or see our
Insight section in this issue, page
34, where he is a featured artist.
Photography by Steve Meltzer.