The Crafts Report: May 2006

Features

Profile in Success: Steven Hill
His Work Is a Dance of Form and Function
by Richelle Tremaine

Profile in Success:
Walker-Kornbluth Gallery
Crafts Mean Business for This New Jersey Gallery
by Eileen Watkins

Artisan Centers: If You Build It, Will They Come?
And Will Anyone Mind if They Do?
by Andy McDonald

Columns

Crafts Retailer
Expand … Or Should You?
by Patricia M. Johnson and Richard F. Outcalt

Crafts Trends
Creating a Niche in the $21 Billion Funeral Industry
by James Weaver

Crafts Technology
“I’m Feeling Lucky” — Using Google to Break a Creative Slump
by Gloria Hansen

Business Wise
Turning Rejection into a New Opportunity
by Zen Parry

Crafts Photography
From Slides to Digital and Back Again
by Steve Meltzer

Crafts Finance
Estimated Taxes Made Simple
by June Walker

Online Exclusive: Jay Rogers
		Cambridge, Mass., woodworker Jay Rogers says he began making boxes when he was a teenager after reading about Japanese puzzle boxes. Yet he says his first attempt was “intriguing though not very attractive.” Throughout the next 20 years he developed his skills designing and building puzzle boxes and portrait boxes — personalized works meant to honor an occasion or person. Read more about Jay Rogers and his work in our online exclusive.

On the Cover: “The Glory of Autumn No. 3,” by Ohio-based artist Andi Wolfe (from the collection of Dave Long). This carved maple bowl measures 4.25 X 4.25 inches, and features maple leaves in their autumn colors. This view is from the bottom of the bowl looking up through the interior toward the opening. Wolfe is a botanist at The Ohio State University who has a passion for wood. Her work features botanical inspirations from visible to microscopic levels and is available through del Mano Gallery, Douglas-Baker Gallery, The American Art Company, and Real Mother Goose Gallery. For more information about her work, visit her website, www.AndiWolfe.com, or her blog, AndiWolfe.blogspot.com.
For more work by other wood artists, see the Insight section, starting on page 16.

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

Departments

Craft Scene
•	Editor’s Journal
•	Craft News
•	Craft Art Is Hot in Paradise

Craft Showcase

Insight: Wood
•	Artists Share Their Insights About Making a Living Selling Wood … Plus Resources
•	Insight Gained: From Coal Mining to Woodworking — Stan and Sue Jennings

Regional Profile: Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
•	“Post-industrial Chic” Finds a Home in Pittsburgh
•	Regional Resources
•	Breaking New Ground: Jacqueline Chesley
•	Regional Galleries
•	Regional Shows

Loretta’s Last Line
•	Help Me, Momma! I Had to Work Harder Than I Ever Did

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