The Crafts Report: July 2006

Features

Profile in Success: Carly Wright
An Expressive Voice
by Loretta Fontaine

Profile in Success: Maui Hands
The Hawaiian Touch
by Richelle Tremaine

Made in America:
Protecting American Crafts
by Andy McDonald

Columns

Crafts Retailer
The Quantum Theory of Shopping
by Grace Butland

Business Basics
Give Sales a Boost with a Point of Purchase Display
by Patti Dowse

Crafts Photography
Digital Camera Update 6.0
by Steve Meltzer

Business Wise
Moving Across the Table …
by Zen Parry

Crafts Marketing
Marketing Planning: Looking Outside and Inside of Your Business
by Zino Vogiatzis

Crafts Finance
Business Travel Expenses
by June Walker

Online Exclusive: Linda Keleigh
		In the winter of 2000 Linda Keleigh signed up for a ceramics course at a local community college in New Jersey and experienced an epiphany. “I knew that clay had to be a part of my life,” Keleigh says. She employs a primitive smoke firing technique to clayware that is burnished by hand to a surface that is void of texture and completely smooth to the touch. “This surface provides an unvarying canvas on which the fire can paint its designs. Truly tactile pieces,” she says. Read about her craft in our online exclusive.

On the Cover: Ceramic artist Pat Koszis, of Koszis Studios in Chico, Calif., created the fun and functional canister shown on this month’s cover. Koszis produces a variety of whimsical dinner accessories and decorative items. Her work combines the bright colors of low fired ceramics with the strength and durability of stoneware. For more information, contact her at pkoszis@sbcglobal.net.

For more work by other ceramic artists, see this month’s Insight section, starting on page 18.

Photo by Jerry Anthony Photography, www.jerryanthonyphoto.com.

Departments

Craft Scene
•	Editor’s Journal
•	Chihuly Lawsuit: How Closely Can an Assistant’s Work Resemble the Master’s Work?

Craft Showcase

Insight: Ceramics
•	Artists Share Their Insights About Making a Living Selling Ceramics … Plus Resources
•	Insight Gained: Our Name Is Mud — Lorrie Veasey

Regional Profile: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin
•	The 6 Districts of Craft: Focus on Indianapolis, Ind.
•	Beautiful Bayfield’s Bustling Arts Community Attracts Visitors to Northern Wisconsin
•	Regional Galleries
•	Regional Shows

Loretta’s Last Line
•	Lessons from Calder

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