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Monday, August 31, 2015
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Trivia Question: What Do 12 American Craftsmen Show Artists Have in Common?
Early American Life Magazine's Directory of Traditional American
Crafts is the showcase of artisans working in traditional techniques,
materials, and style who have been selected as the best in America by a jury
of museum curators, scholars, and other experts. The Directory of Traditional
American Crafts is an honor bestowed on a handful of artisans who work in
traditional media, styles, and crafts. In addition the Directory is also a
buying guide. It presents a selection of the best historically informed
handwork in America today. The Directory helps collectors select the best
furniture, pottery, ironwork, decorative objects, and more for period-correct
decorating, collecting, or movie-making.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Ridgefield: A Center for the Arts in Connecticut
The American Craftsmen Show is right at home in Ridgefield, one of Connecticut’s centers for culture and the arts. If you are making a weekend trip to Ridgefield for the American Craftsmen Show, you may want to visit the following arts and cultural venues:
Keeler Tavern Museum
If are coming to the American Craftsmen Show because you love traditional American arts, you may want to drop by the Keeler Tavern Museum which is furnished with period pieces reflecting its residents’ lifestyles from the early 18th to early 20th
Monday, August 24, 2015
American Craftsmen Show is Social Media Savvy!
The American Craftsmen Show is happy to announce its new
social media campaign to get out the word about the 2015 show. There will now be many ways for folk art lovers
of the finest handmade arts and crafts to find out more about the American
Craftsmen Show and connect and develop relationships with its artists.
The americancraftsmenshow.com blog has all of the latest
information about the American Craftsmen Show and allows you to meet the
artists through regular posts.
The American Craftsmen Show in Ridgefield Facebook Fan Page
allows you to post messages about the Show, see Show updates and posts made by
the artists. Please remember to “Like” the American Craftsmen Show in
Ridgefield Facebook Fan page, as well as invite your followers to “like” it so
that you and your followers can receive an invitation to attend the American
Craftsmen Show.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Sandy Malamed Featured at the American Folk Art Museum to Celebrate its New Infinite Variety Catalog
American Craftsmen Show artist Sandy Malamed
applique quilts will be featured in the American Folk Art Museum’s store to help
celebrate the release of its catalog Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red
and White Quilts. The book offers an opulent presentation of more than 650 red
and white quilts with inspiring craftsmanship and composition, a history of red
and white quilts, rare perspectives on the exhibition, and a pattern index. In
2011, the American Folk Art Museum dramatically
Monday, August 17, 2015
Greg Shooner Covers Early American Life Magazine to Explain Redware
American Craftsmen Show artist Greg Shooner was featured for
the cover story for the April 2015 issue of Early American Life Magazine. Both
Greg and Mary Spellmire-Shooner were listed by Early American Life Magazine in
2014 for their American Redware. In
“Slab-Formed Redware” Greg stated in this article “Many 19th-Century
potters supplemented the work turned on their wheels with earthenware made by
molds. We have all seen redware dishes
and their familiar “wavy line” decoration. Learning how these were – and are
still – being made will help you understand both antique and modern molded
redware pottery. Greg explains both the
history, techniques and process used to create redware, as well as the use of
slip to decorate redware and the techniques to create sgraffito.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Traditional Painter Dan Coble in the News!
The
following press release appeared in KPC Media Group Inc. publications on August
11, 2015 regarding noted traditional painter and American Craftsmen Show artist
Dan Coble.
Steuben artisan listed in nationwide directory
ANGOLA
— Local artisan Dan Coble won the highest award in this year’s Directory of
Traditional American Crafts, and the work is showcased in the August issue of
Monday, August 10, 2015
Meet the Historic Lounsbury House
The American Craftsmen Show is returning to the stunning
Lounsbury House in historic Ridgefield, CT for a second year. When I attended
last year’s show I could not help but notice how the house’s beauty was such a
complimentary setting for the beautiful artwork on display instead of the
institutional settings of many other art shows.
There may be a few things about the history of Lounsbury
House that might surprise you. Built in 1896 by Phineas C. Lounsbury, a former
governor of Connecticut, The Lounsbury House
6 Interesting Things About Historic Ridgefield You Might Not Know
While visiting this year’s
American Craftsmen Show you may want to explore historic Ridgefield. While you are
visiting the finest art show for traditional and handmade arts and crafts, you
will also be visiting part of American history. Here are 6 interesting things
about Ridgefield’s history you may not be aware of:
Ridgefield was first settled by English colonists from Norwalk and Milford in 1708, when a group of settlers purchased land from Chief Catoonah (also known as Chief Katonah) of the Ramapo tribe.
Ridgefield was first settled by English colonists from Norwalk and Milford in 1708, when a group of settlers purchased land from Chief Catoonah (also known as Chief Katonah) of the Ramapo tribe.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Who Is Your Favorite 2015 American Craftsmen Show Artisan?
I wish I could tell you mine, but there are too many
wonderful artists to choose from. If you
love fine traditional and handmade arts and crafts, it will be tough to decide who you will want to talk to first. The American Craftsmen Show is the perfect place to meet and develop
relationships with the finest traditional and handmade artists and craftsmen
today.
The 2015 American Craftsmen Show is pleased to announce that
the following fine artisans will be returning to this year’s show: Carole
Bognar
American Craftsmen Show Returns to Lounsbury House on November 7th and 8th
The American Craftsmen Show has announced its return to the
Lounsbury House in historic Ridgefield, Conncticut for its second year of
presenting the very best of traditional handmade American Arts and Crafts.
Many of last year’s artists will be returning for the 2015
show. This includes Greg Schooner- recently profiled on the cover of Early
American Life Magazine, Dan and Marlene Coble - noted for their painted
furniture and Sandy Malamed whose applique quilts were recently on display at the
American Folks Art Museum’s Fab Folk
Labels:
American Redware,
CT,
Dan Coble,
folk art,
fraktur,
Greg Shooner,
Lounsbury House,
painted furniture,
quilts,
Ridgefield,
Sandy Malamed,
scherenschnitte,
shaker boxes,
Show Dates,
Traditional Arts,
willow furniture
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