Manufractured at CCA

The third iteration of the 2008 Manufractured exhibition is on view at California College of the Arts, in conjunction with the Craft Forward Symposium.

— Posted on 03/30 at 11:25 AM

Herrick in Oregonian

The Oregonian featured a review of Laurie Herrick: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow wherein Bob Hicks writes that “what Herrick created, and what this exhibition emphasizes, is art to live with.”

— Posted on 03/28 at 02:06 PM

Trompe l’Oeil

Combining weaving with a trompe l’oeil painting technique from the WPA era, local weaver Pam Patrie will work collaboratively with Portland Handweavers Guild members to create a piece based on Laurie Herrick’s shawl designs from the 1970s. In conjunction with Laurie Herrick: Weaving Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Patrie’s project offers a contemporary connection to historic weaving and art forms, while bringing to light Herrick’s deep connections to local and national weaving guilds.

Patrie studied weaving with Laurie Herrick at Oregon College of Art and Craft in the late 1960s and attended the Museum Art School (now Pacific Northwest College of Art). She is an internationally recognized tapestry artist, particularly known for her use of the Gobelin and Aubusson techniques. Patrie has completed numerous public and private commissions, her work has been included in numerous publications on tapestry and fiber arts, and exhibited throughout the USA as well as in Australia, China and Mexico. Her tapestry Steel Bridge from the Broadway Bridge (1983) is in the Collection of Museum of Contemporary Craft, and was featured in Unpacking the Collection: Selections from the Museum of Contemporary Craft (2008).

Pam Patrie holds a Craft Conversation about her studio practice on April 9.

— Posted on 03/23 at 05:24 PM

OPB Arts & Life

Amidst the hustle and bustle of finishing the installation, Oregon Art Beat visited Museum of Contemporary Craft for a media preview of Laurie Herrick: Weaving Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. After shooting for two hours and interviewing Museum curator Namita Gupta Wiggers, the finished sneak peek video can be viewed on the OPB Arts & Life column.

— Posted on 03/22 at 01:24 PM

Process and Presence

Process and Presence: Selections from the Museum of Contemporary Craft features 40 of these handmade objects worked in clay, metal, wood and fiber.

Among the artists featured are woodworker Sam Maloof, ceramicist Peter Voulkos, jewelry artist Ramona Solberg, glass and ceramic artist Ray Grimm, and textile artist Judith Poxson Fawkes.

— Posted on 03/21 at 01:52 PM

Luster and Haze

Portland-based Lynn Everett Read‘s graceful, hand-blown glass vessels have made a name for themselves. See new work from his studio line, Vitreluxe, featured in The Gallery.

— Posted on 03/17 at 04:51 PM

Flexagon Books

Join fellow creatives at Craftacular, a drop-in community craft night. Make flexagon structures with Rory Sparks of Em Space Books Arts Studio on Tuesday, March 22 in The Lab.

— Posted on 03/17 at 04:46 PM

The Miller Challenge

Museum of Contemporary Craft 75th Anniversary Challenge

Be part of the Museum’s 75th anniversary celebration and help make history now! Celebrate craft and design in our community by helping us to meet an exciting fundraising challenge. The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation will match your new or increased membership or gift to the Museum. Our goal is to raise $30,000 by June 30, 2011.

It’s easy to participate: if you aren’t a member yet or would like to renew your membership at a higher level, join now. If you’re already a supporter, any increase over your total gifts to the Museum during the past year (July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010) counts, too. Donate now.

Questions? Call us at 503 821 8887 for details on how you can be part of the challenge. Thank you.

— Posted on 03/17 at 04:46 PM

Small Steps

Local small business owner Rachel Dominguez-Benner leads an I Heart Art: Portland professional development workshop on March 19 for the new or creatively blocked “crafty-preneur” that finds themselves paralyzed by the vastness of running their own business. Since the first step is often the hardest, this hands-on workshop will break down five common stumbling blocks and turn them into a “yellow brick road” toward success.

— Posted on 03/16 at 01:30 PM

Herrick Members’ Preview

Museum members are invited to a special preview reception on March 16 for Laurie Herrick. Join today to take advantage of this and many other special opportunities.

— Posted on 03/15 at 01:35 PM