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· Editor's Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
· Craft News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-16
C
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HOWCASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
I
NSIGHT
: M
ETALWORK
· Artists share their insights about making a living in
the medium of metalwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
· Insight Gained: Kendra Roberts, A Determined Take on Tradition . . . . . . . 50
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EGIONAL
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EXAS
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OUISIANA
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KLAHOMA
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RKANSAS
· Focus on Hot Springs, Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
· Regional Vignette: A Man's Dream for Recycled Art in Austin . . . . . . . . 70
· Regional Shows
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
· Regional Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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LASSIFIED
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· Shows and Fairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
· Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
G
ALLERY AND
M
USEUM
L
ISTINGS
· Calls for Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
· Exhibitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-99
M
ARKET
C
ENTRAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
A
DVERTISING
I
NDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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ORETTA
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Books for Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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ON THE COVER
Artist-blacksmiths like Dimitri
Gerakaris of Canaan, N.H.
realize the magic of ironwork
is unlocked when it is
hammered hot.
Photo by Mary Gerakaris;
©Dimitri Gerakaris, 2007.
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