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Eight McKnight Artists
Exhibition Catalog Essays, Northern Clay Center
Summer 2026
Essays profiling each of the eight 2025 recipients of the McKnight Fellowship for Ceramic Artists and McKnight Residency for Ceramic Artists
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Fragmentation, Paradox, and Interconnectedness
Exhibition Catalog Essay, Northern Clay Center
Spring 2026
Essay accompanying the exhibition A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats featuring ceramic artists Katayoun Amjadi, Misty Gamble, and Claudia Poser
Valentine’s Day Iron Pour Welcomes Metalsmiths and the Metal-Curious
Craft Around the Country, American Craft Council
February 9, 2026
Collaboration, mentorship, and experimentation are at the heart of Pour’n Yer Heart Out, an annual community event in Wisconsin’s capital city.
Mood Lighting
American Craft, Winter 2026
Evolved from wall-mounted torch holders, sconces are a timeless, functional, and atmospheric way to light a room. They can complement other lighting or, on their own, illuminate a reading corner, bedroom, or dining nook. Each of these four handmade sconces—crafted with unique materials, textures, and shapes—radiates a distinct mood.
It’s A Cinch
American Craft, Fall 2025
A bolo tie is neither a necklace nor a necktie, but something in between. Consisting of a string or cord draped around the neck and fastened with a decorative clasp, this simple form invites experimentation, drawing on the bolo’s close ties to the American West and Indigenous silversmithing practices, as well as its recent resurgence as a playful, gender-neutral accessory.