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Features
Profile in Success
Karen and Geoffrey Caldwell: A Miniature Skyline Rising Up from the Garden State
by Eileen Watkins
5 Gadgets Your Business Can’t Live Without
by Geoff Williams
Columns
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Right Stuff + Right Time + Right Amount = Cash Flow
by Don Gorenberg
Crafts Buying
Home Sweet Home
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Business Wise
Live-Work Spaces Can Provide an Affordable Option
for Working Artists
by Daniel Grant
Crafts Photography
The Slides Cannot Tell a Lie: Annual Slide Review
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Crafts Marketing
Lights, Camera Action: Market Your Business
by Katherine Abbott
Business Basics
Essential Items to Bring to Every Show
This Month Online:
Wesley Fleming |
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Long-legged spiders and shiny beetles, creeping lizards and undulating octopi are just some of the creatures Wesley Fleming lampworks to life in his Brookline, Massachusetts studio. Fleming says he's inspired by other artists, but it's clear that living creatures are also a form of muse. Fleming started working with glass in 2001, first taking classes at the Center for Adult Education in Cambridge, Mass., then monitoring glass artists at MIT. Eventually, he had the opportunity to work with such artists as Steve Fellerman of Fellerman and Raabe Glassworks, and with Josh Simpson, as part of his studio team. While these studios primarily work in blown glass, it was at this point when Fleming learned about lampworking, a technique he has pursued ever since. Fleming now works at Diablo Glass and Metal in Boston. He teaches classes in exchange for studio time, and sells his work at shows around the New England area. For more information on Fleming and his business, Elemental Glass, visit our online exclusive. |
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On the Cover: Woodworker Victor Di Novi creates functional art such as the dining chair featured on this month’s cover. Di Novi, of Santa Barbara, Calif., works with a wide variety of woods, and uses tools such as a handheld grinder and a power planer to help shape his work. His furniture has been featured in various shows, galleries and exhibits. Describing the act of creating furniture, Di Novi says, “Each one gives me the confidence and wherewithal to do the next one, and the next one is always the best one.” For more on his work, visit www.victordinovi.com.
Photo by George Post, www.gpostphoto.com.
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