Features

Craft Promoters Embrace Technology: Streamlining the Jury and Application Process
by Geoff Williams

Emerging Artist:
Arlene Zaloznik — Artist, Doctor, Former Military Chief
by Bernadette Finnerty

This Month Online: Sharon A. Williams

For jewelry artist Sharon A. Williams, each piece of handcrafted jewelry is a labor of love, and a reflection of the soul. She says her designs are meant to evoke a woman’s sense of self; her personality, character, strength, femininity and mood. She uses an eclectic mix of metals, stones, and pearls — gathered from her extensive world travels — to create jewelry that enhances the beauty of the entire body. Williams has found success using a multi-pronged approach to marketing, including placements in fashion, wedding and trade publications, as well as direct marketing to galleries, one-to-one presentations, private parties and public craft shows. To find out more about Sharon A. Williams and her business ,click HERE.

Columns

Business Wise
Bring Customers to Your Web Site With Polls
by Joe Dysart

Crafts Technology
What Am I Trying to Do with My Web Site?
by Zino Vogiatzis

Crafts Law
Licensing vs. Assigning Rights
by Richard Stim

Crafts Retailer
Selling Your Business Starts on the Day You Open
by Arnie D. Popinsky

Crafts Buying
Airports Offer Varied Retailing Opportunities
for Handcrafts

by Monique Holloway

Business Basics
Make Your Business "Official"

 

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On the Cover:Patricia Tyser, of Mesa, Ariz., creates bracelets, as well as other jewelry, using her own handmade lampworked beads, along with Swarovski crystals, silver and freshwater pearls. For more information, visit www.Illusionglassworks.com.

Photo by David Egan Photography, www.davidegan.com.


Departments

Craft Scene
• Editor’s Journal
• Feedback
• Can You Succeed as an Artist and Licensed Designer at the Same Time?
• ACC Eliminates Summer Wholesale Show in Baltimore
• Oregon Recommends New Safety Regulations for Arts Appliances
• 22nd Smithsonian Craft Show Coming in April
• Kentucky Museum of Arts + Design Announces Scholarships
• NEA Goes Online with Grant Forms
• Crafts People

Insight: Jewelry
• Artists Share Their Insights About Finding Markets to Sell Their Work — Plus Resources
• 2004 Insight Survey
• Insight Gained: Ten Years Later with
Jewelry Artist Devta Doolan

Regional Profile: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon & Washington
• Crafts Looking Up in the Pacific Northwest
• Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Links Artists, Galleries and the Public
• Regional Galleries
• Regional Shows
• Craft Showcase Artist Listings

Craft Showcase

Public Opinion
Were Your 2003 Holiday Sales Better or Worse than Anticipated?

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