2021 Student Craft Catalog by susan_buckmaster

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CREATIVE DIRECTOR Justin Skeens

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Aaron Beale, Director of Student Craft Chris Robbins, Head of Broomcraft Rob Spiece, Head of Woodcraft Jedidiah Radosevich, Woodcraft Assistant Philip Wiggs, Head of Ceramics Erin Miller, Head of Weaving Steve Davis-Rosenbaum, Head of Craft Education and Outreach Program Hunter Elliott, Head of Apprenticeships

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CRA F TIN G CHANG E Drawing inspiration from Berea College founder Rev. John G. Fee, Student Craft strives to move the world toward equity, dignity, and concern for the welfare of all peoples of the earth through the design and creation of every product we make. 3

TA B L E of CONTENTS Acknowledgments....................................................6 About the Berea College Student Craft Program.........................................................8 Aaron Beale, Director of Student Craft................10 Broomcraft...............................................................12 Chris Robbins, Head of Broomcraft......................18 Woodcraft................................................................20 Robert Spiece, Head of Woodcraft.......................26 Jedidiah Radosevich, Woodcraft Assistant..........28 Ceramics..................................................................30 Philip Wiggs, Head of Ceramics...........................32 Weaving...................................................................38 Erin R. Miller, Head of Weaving.............................44 Why Craft? by Emerson Croft................................46 MillerKnoll and Berea College Partnership.........48 Hunter Elliott, Head of Apprenticeships..............54 Berea College’s Craft Education and Outreach Program...............................................56 Steve Davis-Rosenbaum, Head of Craft Education and Outreach Program....................58

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS by Aaron Beale | Director of Berea College Student Craft

t feels important to open this year’s catalog with a

that close to 100 Craft students are back with us, masked

heartfelt expression of thanks to all of you for the

and distanced in the workshops and classrooms, making and

amazing support you have shown Berea College and

designing new items for you and your families to enjoy for

Student Craft over the past year. In the past 12 months, we

years to come. That said, after a year of record sales with only

have seen record sales of our catalog products and we feel

30% of our normal student participation in Craft since March

blessed by the kind comments and notes so many of you

2020 and no on-campus classes during the summer of 2021,

have shared as a small handful of students worked to create

we find ourselves extremely low on inventory, a situation

these items for you amidst the challenges of the COVID-19

we feel will be with us for the next 12 months as we work

pandemic.

diligently to rebuild stock to meet increasing demand.

We are grateful that we have returned to nearly our full

Many of the items we deliver this year will be in “back

student population here on campus this fall, which means

order” status at the time of purchase and will be built to order,

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meaning that delays will occur between the time of order and

colorful workspaces as well as a dedicated Student Design

delivery. We are committed to providing accurate and up-

Laboratory for our students to use. On page 48, you will also

to-date delivery times on our e-commerce site and ask for

read about an exciting new partnership with MillerKnoll,

your continued support and patience as our newly-returned

which builds on our relationship with designer Stephen

students work to build and design the best products possible.

Burks and links the creative power of Berea College students

While we face continued challenges in the coming year,

with the country’s oldest and most significant design-driven

we have so much to be proud of and excited about here

brand. Yes, challenges remain, but as Berea has since its

at Student Craft. Along with the return of our student

founding, we know with your support that our staff, faculty

colleagues, our Facilities team at Berea College and Student

and students will overcome them.

Craft staff worked tirelessly over the past year to complete a refresh of our Wood and Fibers studios, creating bright,

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S O, W H Y D O E S B E R E A C O L L E G E HAVE A CRAFT PROGRAM? by Chad Berry | Vice President for Alumni, Communications and Philanthropy

t its most basic, the reason Berea College continues to be one of the few liberal arts institutions— perhaps the only one—with a Craft Program is to offer even deeper, richer and life-changing learning experiences for its students and, in this case, those talented artisans engaged in teaching their craft. Berea has long aspired to provide its students a holistic educational experience that involves the head, the heart and the hands. Let me explain more about why Berea has supported craft for 128 years and counting. THE HEAD Certainly, all facets of classroom and laboratory learning provide our students with the highest quality of head learning. Berea College has not charged a single student tuition since 1892, because the students it serves are of high academic promise but very limited financial means. Berea students come from families who could never afford the cost of a high-quality education. The College, therefore, relies on the generosity of others to pay for educating students today, 8

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tomorrow and forever. A Berea education is not just tuition free, and therefore of dubious quality; it is recognized as one of the finest nationwide, on a par with national elite institutions that charge dearly for such an experience. At Berea, we like to remark that we offer the best education that money can’t buy. Students who work in our Student Craft program actively participate in designing new products that may eventually wind up in this Catalog and perhaps your own home. THE HEART Berea’s historic mission of inclusivity serves to educate its students—and indeed all those who support it—with heart learning. Our founder, the Rev. John G. Fee, and his wife, Matilda Hamilton Fee, envisioned an institution that would educate female and male, Black and white students together, living and learning across their differences to create a Beloved Community. That vision is so relevant today, but can you imagine that vision in 1855, nurtured in a state in which it was legal for one human being to own another, six years before the start of the Civil War? That was audacious

and radical for its time, and it made Berea the South’s first

making a life. The 100 students who work in Student Craft

interracial and coeducational college. John and Matilda

each year are significant examples of hand learning as well as

Fee’s vision, hence, is a powerful learning opportunity for all

head and heart learning, all three aligned with Berea’s Great

Bereans today. That history becomes kinesis for us all as we

Commitments. While some bring significant experiences of

endeavor to make the world a more just and equitable place.

working with their hands, others do not. But both categories of

You’ll see the manifestation of this mission, we hope, in the

students deepen their abilities thanks to the learning from our

pieces so lovingly produced. Students and staff in Student

highly talented artists and educators in Craft. Think, then, of

Craft put mission and values in action as they explore

the accountant who learned ceramics while a college student,

identity, sustainability, the kinship of all people, and gender

or the small farmer who learned about broomcorn in Student

equality—all facets of Berea’s Great Commitments.

Craft and now grows it and indigo for natural materials. Or that philosophy major who learned about the examined life

THE HANDS

while working at a loom making beautiful textiles.

Berea’s rich educational experience is also augmented by

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its status as one of nine federally recognized Work Colleges.

Every student at Berea College comes with a story—

All students at Berea work 10-15 hours each week and are paid

sometimes these tug strongly at your heart, but most always

for their labor, which helps them pay for personal expenses

these stories involve grit, determination and persistence

and other things—even housing and meals on campus. This

in moving out of poverty and into the realm of a college

allows Berea students to graduate with the lowest student loan

graduate. Such a move changes not only a graduate’s life but

debt in the country. On average, almost half of our graduates

also changes the lives of family members present and future.

never have to borrow money to pay for their undergraduate

Every item in this Catalog also involves a story—one of

education.

learning, of creativity and design, and perhaps most of all,

The Labor Program also offers students tremendous

pride: pride that grit, determination and persistence in a

workplace experience opportunities and often significant

studio or workshop can lead to an heirloom that is purchased

avocational opportunities. For example, a student majoring

and gifted through generations. These stories make each item

in accounting might work in the Accounts Payable office

here even more precious.

on campus. A student majoring in agricultural and natural

By supporting Berea’s Student Craft Program, you

resources might choose to work on the College Farm, one of the

champion all facets of learning at Berea—head, heart and

oldest college farms in the country. A philosophy major might

hand. Your support helps ensure that Berea College continues

well choose to work as a teaching assistant, working closely

to offer educational opportunity to students of high academic

with a faculty member to deepen one’s own philosophical

promise who could never afford the high cost of college. Your

knowledge by supporting other students’ learning. All three

Student Craft purchase is an investment in lives of great

of these students, though, might choose to work in Student

promise.

Craft, paving the way not just to making a living but also

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AARON BEALE Director of Student Craft No longer a practicing craftsperson, Aaron’s work focuses on the amplification of the work of our staff and student craftspeople here at Berea College. Trained as a chairmaker by Appalachian chairmaker Brian Boggs, Aaron earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Wayne State University with a focus on labor history and the lives of working people. This lifelong commitment to celebrating the historically excluded forms the foundation of his vision for Berea’s Student Craft program.

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BROOMCRAFT Dignity | Utility | Pride

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B R O O MCRAF T HEARTHSWEEP BROOM

$85

WHISK BROOM

$45 Natural

WHISK BROOM

$45 Multicolor

CAKE TESTER

$25

APPALACHIAN BROOM

$75

HANDY BROOM

$40 A smaller version of our Streamliner. 34" overall length

DUSTPAN AND BRUSH

$90

BEREA ROCKET BROOM

$85 Available in Red.

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B RO O M CR A F T SHAKER BRAID BROOM

$65 Natural, Orange, Fuschia, Purple, Blue, Green

Available Handles: Turned (left) or Natural (below)

STREAMLINER BROOMS

$50 Spring, Summer, Natural, Holiday, Harvest

The Berea College Streamliner is one of the oldest broom designs made in our shop. Its form is all about function, but with the traditional “Berea run-down” winding and availability of our seasonal series, the skilled eyes and hands of our student broommakers are showcased.

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BEREA COLLEGE FOREST BROOM With Berea’s Seventh Great Commitment to supportive and sustainable living in mind, this broom takes another step in the direction of thoughtful, elevated making. Crafted entirely by hand, the handles for this broom were harvested from the Berea College Forest by staff and students, and include maple, sassafras and beech. The handles are left to dry before winding brooms with broomcorn naturally dyed with black walnuts from campus and heartwood shavings from an Osage Orange tree within the College Forest. The stalks used to braid the base of the handle are also naturally dyed. The broom is then hand stitched using natural, sustainable hemp chord. Handmade and natural materials yield a wide range of results, so expect there to be some variation in handle shape and broomcorn color. bcshoppe.com / 800-347-3892

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CHRIS ROBBINS Head of Broomcraft Chris’ work has continually striven to elevate the artistic appreciation of everyday objects. Chris developed a love of broom making at age 14 and began working in a broom shop in Renfro Valley, Ky. As a high school senior, he developed a work-study class where he could spend half his day at home making brooms for sale. Chris has made brooms for Disney World, been featured in several TV shows, and his work has been featured at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

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WOODCRAFT Mindful | Sustainable | Service

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WO O D CRAF T FOREST STOOL

$500 Hickory Bark

COMMUNITY BASKET

$390 Available in Pickled, Ebonized and Natural finish

FRENCH ROLLING PIN & COOLING RACK

Rolling Pin: $33 Cooling Rack: $33

DUSTPAN AND BRUSH

$90

COMMUNITY TRAY

$135 Available in Natural (shown), Pickled or Ebonized

TABLE TOP BOWLS

$250 each

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INTERSECTIONS CHARCUTERIE BOARD With lessons learned in Berea College’s Women’s and Gender Studies program in mind, Sharon ’21 led us on an exploration of intersectional feminism and the works of Berea’s own bell hooks as she strove to represent Berea’s Fifth and Sixth Great Commitments to the kinship of all people and gender equality in the work of our woodshop. Based loosely on diagrams Sharon had seen in class depicting intersecting circles of color as a means of representing both the differences inside all of us as individuals and the need for that difference inside any healthy society, these charcuterie boards are each as wonderfully unique as the individual student who made them.

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ROBERT SPIECE Head of Woodcraft Robert’s work has seen him splitting his time as both a studio furniture maker and a teacher of woodworking. His work seeks to add to the studio furniture movement and tradition of the past 100 years. Robert has published articles in Woodcraft Magazine, Fine Woodworking, and Furniture & Cabinetmaking. In 2020, he, along with collaborator Larissa Huff, was awarded the Wharton Esherick Prize for Excellence in Wood at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. He seeks to challenge himself and his students to find empowerment and joy in the act of making.

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JEDIDIAH RADOSEVICH Woodcraft Assistant Having made an Appalachian dulcimer while at Berea College and an acoustic guitar at the Hindman School of Luthiery, stringed instruments have become a focus of Jedidiah’s woodworking. Jedidiah is a 2019 Berea College graduate with a degree in Technology and Applied Design.

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CERAMICS Community | Opportunity | Understanding

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C E R AMICS PEOPLE COLLECTION

Available in Purple, Green, Blue and Yellow

MUG

$27

BOWL

$27

PLACE COLLECTION

Available in Iron Red and Copper Green

PITCHER

$49

MUG

$27

BOWL

$27

BERRY BOWL

$41

Example of full Place Collection shown on far right. Available in both colors.

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MUG

$35

BOWL

$35

PITCHER

$58

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PURPOSE COLLECTION

…Wherever you are, no matter how Lonely, The world offers itself to your Imagination,

The collection draws inspiration from our Seventh Great Commitment and its focus on mindfulness and a concern for the welfare of others. Based on barns, silos and granaries, this eclectic and often eccentric vernacular architecture speaks to our

Calls to you like the wild geese, Harsh and exciting---

agrarian roots and offers poetic rumination on decay and regrowth. Although the black or red barn presents a different aesthetic approach when newly constructed and painted, as time goes by the surfaces become weathered, kudzu may inevitably

Over and over announcing your Place

work its way around the siding, beautifully painted barn quilts may be installed. So often these buildings are very quiet and like people in the way their quietness can

In the family of things.

cause them to be forgotten. However, their deep connection to the practice of tilling the soil for food and economic viability is cause for remembrance and celebration.

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Mary Oliver — Wild Geese

BOWL

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PHILIP WIGGS Head of Ceramics Philip’s personal work is focused on the intersection between life and the objects that we own. In addition to his role within Student Craft, Philip is also a member of the faculty at Berea College, teaching classes in Studio Ceramics and Appalachian Ceramics. In both roles, his goal is helping students understand the contemporary and historical context of being an artist and craftsperson as they find where they fit into this brilliant spectrum. Philip is a graduate of Berea College and earned an MFA in Ceramics from the University of Massachusetts and an MAED from Eastern Kentucky University.

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WEAVING Kinship | Equality | Democracy

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W E AV IN G RISE COUCH THROWS

$265

Inspired by blankets found in Berea’s Appalachian Center Artifact Collection, these hemp and wool throws will last for generations.

RAINBOW BABY BLANKET

$95

HONEYCOMB PLACEMAT

$27 each

BELL PATCH PLACEMATS

$35 each

BELL PATCH BASAL

$110 27” x 18”

LAURA POULETTE SEASONAL PILLOWS

$175 each | Discover, Gather, Restore or Wander

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ELEMENTS BABY BLANKET Designed by Weaving Student Manager Emerson ’21, the Elements series of blankets was designed to support the College’s Fifth and Sixth Great Commitments to the kinship of all people and gender equality. This intentionally designed, non-gendered line of four baby blankets inspired by the four elements represent Emerson’s dedication to ensuring the creation of a world inclusive of all peoples of the earth. You can read more about Emerson and their work at Student Craft in their essay on page 46.

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ERIN R. MILLER Head of Weaving Erin’s work explores the intimacy and fragility of the human relationship with cloth through a variety of textile and printmaking techniques. Her work is informed by social inequity, consumer culture, and her queer identity. She earned her MFA in Fibers from Eastern Michigan University and her BFA in Textiles from Kent State University. While pursuing her education, she operated a small garment design business focused on reclaimed and sustainable material. Her work has been exhibited internationally and her designs are in private collections throughout North America and the UK. Her most recent work focuses on comfort and coping through the cultivation of natural dye-producing plants and quilting.

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WHY CRAFT? A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE

by Emerson Croft ‘21

hen I came to Berea College as a first-year

length in my classes and in my field. Craft has played an

student in 2017, I was assigned to work in the

important role in our evolutionary history, but it isn’t often

weaving studio in Student Craft. I had never

seen or taught that way in academia. I have been told countless

woven before, but I had been doing various fiber arts since

times that humans have survived to this point because we

I was very young and I was excited about the opportunity

are adaptable, and while that’s true, it’s not the whole picture.

to learn something I likely wouldn’t have had the chance to

Physiologically, humans are rather weak and fragile. We are

learn anywhere else. I didn’t realize how much weaving, and

also pretty much the same across the entire globe. So how is

Student Craft in general, would change me and the way I view

it that members of the same species can inhabit the whole

the world.

range of climates our planet has to offer? The answer—and

I was a biology major, which confused many of the people

our true adaptability—lies in our ability to create and modify

who visited Student Craft to learn about what we do here.

our environments to suit our needs, rather than modifying

What is a biology student doing at Student Craft? Most people

ourselves to suit our environments. We didn’t learn to cope

assumed that it gave me a break from all the difficult science

with harsh winters by growing extra thick coats of fat or fur,

work that I was doing in the classroom. There are several

we learned to make clothes and shelter and central heating.

implications in that assumption that I disagree with. One: that

The earliest species in our genus, Homo, is called Homo

science is difficult and craft is not. Two: that craft and science

habilis—meaning “handy man”—named for the incredible

are entirely distinct disciplines. I don’t see it that way at all. I

tools found near the fossils we have discovered. Creating is

am constantly finding connections between what I’ve learned

how we have survived to become the species we are today.

in my studies and what I’m doing in Student Craft. One that I

Craft is, quite literally, in our genes.

believe to be most important is the connection between craft and human evolution. As a biologist, human evolution has been discussed at 46

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Having studied human evolution in this way, working in Student Craft is so much more meaningful. Craft feels sacred to me. The act of creating connects me to a history millions

of years old. While I will never truly know what it was like to exist as Homo habilis in Africa two million years ago, I like to imagine they felt the same sense of pride after finishing a tool as I feel when I finish a blanket. When I weave, I am continuing a story millennia in the making, adding my own thread to the threads of every weaver, every craftsperson who has ever existed in the beautiful tapestry of human existence. This story is what draws me to craft. When we look at the vastness and richness of all that has been created and all that will be created, we find countless stories of every single object that was, is, and is yet to be. When a craftsperson makes something, they put a piece of themselves and their story into that object. However, issues arise when only one type of person is allowed to share their story and their craft. When we only tell the stories of cisgender, heterosexual, middle class, able-bodied, white men, we lose part of that richness that makes craft so compelling. As a queer and nonbinary person, I especially appreciate that Student Craft is committed to telling the stories of people who, historically, have not had the opportunity to tell their stories authentically with as much support from an organization like this. My hope is that Student Craft’s new direction and goals will set a precedent for Berea College and in the craft community. In a time where marginalized voices are not actually listened to and uplifted, Student Craft is taking concrete steps to ensure that students get to tell their stories in ways that feel authentic and accurate and good. I’ve had the opportunity to do this through the Elements series of baby blankets, an explicitly non-gendered line of four baby blankets inspired by the four elements. My goal in designing these blankets was to make something that was inclusive of nonbinary people like me. I want other marginalized craftspeople to look at the work we’ve done and be inspired to create something that represents themselves and tells their own story. I want other craft programs and organizations to look at the work Student Craft is doing and be inspired to give a platform to marginalized voices in similar ways. Student Craft is working hard to honor the history of craft by paving the way for a future that is intentional and equitable. There is always progress to be made, and I am proud to work with an organization dedicated to making that progress happen. bcshoppe.com / 800-347-3892

W H Y A PA R T N E R S H I P B E T W E E N MILLERKNOLL AND BEREA COLLEGE? by Noah Schwarz | Creative Director, Design Within Reach

e aren’t the first to recognize that the field of design is seriously inequitable, a longrunning problem that requires urgent action to address. From the lack of support for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) students interested in a design education, to the need for greater diversity within design corporations, change is critical. And as a leading voice for design globally, MillerKnoll has a responsibility to act. In seeking change, we at MillerKnoll are fortunate to have the counsel of Stephen Burks, a longtime friend of

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Herman Miller, who first introduced us to Berea and the work of the Student Craft Program. Upon learning more about the rich history of the college—its early advocacy for interracial and coeducational learning, coupled with a democratic approach to tuition—it was impossible not to be inspired to take immediate action in finding opportunities to support Berea’s mission. While the partnership with Berea is not the sole vehicle by which MillerKnoll supports increased diversity in the field of design, the relationship is a unique and

important one. Institutions devoted to craft and making are increasingly rare. This emphasis on the value of craft aligns with the beliefs and history of Herman Miller, which has supported the work and vision of designers like Ray and Charles Eames, Alexander Girard, and Isamu Noguchi. These figures, among many others in the orbit of Herman Miller, Knoll, and other companies now under the banner of MillerKnoll, have been instrumental in shaping the culture of design—both internally and in the world at large. Given Berea’s combination of equitable access to higher learning and dedication to continuing craft traditions, it is abundantly clear that MillerKnoll has found a very special partner in Berea College. With our values clearly aligned, it was next important to understand how MillerKnoll could best support our shared objectives. At present, we provide a platform to distribute the designs made by Berea students while channeling the proceeds

back to the school. We tell the important story of the Student Craft program and its mission to an audience likely not yet familiar with Berea. We’ve committed to offering sourcing and production know-how, as well as funding for new equipment, to build the capabilities of the Student Craft workshop. And we are planning a more robust design education for Berea students through guest industry speakers and access to MillerKnoll internships. We hope these initiatives will help ensure the long-term success of Berea’s Student Craft program; however, we’d be remiss not to acknowledge the tremendous benefits MillerKnoll receives from the partnership. Berea students bring perspectives not found in the current monoculture of the design world, and it embodies today a future in which diversity is our greatest creative advantage. We are honored to collaborate with Berea College—an institution providing critical, equitable access to higher education in the fields of craft and design.

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STEPHEN BURKS PRODUCTS THE COMMUNITY BASKET

$390 Available in a pickled, ebonized, and natural finish. COMMUNITY TRAY

$135

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BROOM THING A sculptural celebration, Broom Thing communicates the power, energy and positivity that makes the Berea student so special. Available as custom orders, in a wide range of colors and patterns this 4’ diameter ambient object is made from the equivalent of 26 brooms and extends the traditional vocabulary of Appalachian craft into the future. It can be suspended from the ceiling or ordered with a floor stand. — $4,000

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STEPHEN BURKS PRODUCTS THE PIXEL COLLECTION PILLOWS

Pillows — $215 Available in Red and Black

Designed to reflect the digital lives of our students, these pieces are woven from sustainably sourced bamboo yarn. The kinship of all people is represented in the interwoven palette of distinct yet collective colors working in unison.

TABLE RUNNERS AND PLACEMATS

Standard Table Runner — $110 Long Table Runner — $215

Extra Long Table Runner — $265 Placemats — $35 each

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ABOUT STEPHEN BURKS Founder of Stephen Burks Man Made Stephen Burks is the founder and principal of Stephen Burks Man Made – an internationally recognized product development consultancy based in New York. Over the past 20 years, the studio has engaged the transformative power of craft techniques as a strategy for innovation for some of the world’s leading design-driven brands. As the first and only African American designer to receive the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in Product Design, Stephen has been an outspoken advocate for diversity in the field of design. He is a Harvard Loeb Fellow ‘19 and is currently Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. His forthcoming exhibition entitled “Stephen Burks Man Made Shelter In Place” will open at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta in Fall 2022. | www.stephenburksmanmade.com

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HUNTER ELLIOTT Head of Apprenticeships Hunter’s work focuses on questioning the role of common materials, objects, techniques and standardized systems to expose unexpected and unusual results. Hunter joined us as a Craft Apprentice in August 2020 and has since earned the role of Head of our Apprenticeships program, in addition to providing support for our students in the broom studio. Under Hunter’s leadership, the Craft Apprenticeship program is committed to creating opportunities to develop skills and education to foster careers in the fields of craft and design for historically underrepresented populations. The Craft Apprenticeship program aims to extend the reach of Berea College Student Craft to encourage the continuation of craft traditions as well as innovation. Hunter earned a BFA at Kent State University with a focus on sculpture and printmaking.

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C R A F T E D U C AT I O N OUTREACH PROGRAM

tarted in 2012, Berea College's Craft Education and Outreach Program (CEOP) brings alive the making experience of Berea College Student Craft to schools

and communities throughout the Appalachian region at no cost. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CEOP continued its mission by successfully pivoting from in-person to live virtual craft workshops. Developing innovative virtual teaching techniques, last year CEOP student staff worked with 3rd through 8th graders, teaching 37 sessions and providing 1,022 Craft Kits (ceramics, broom, weaving, and craft-STEM workshops) assisting teachers integrating Craft into their curriculum. One of the most valuable outcomes of offering virtual craft workshops was the opportunity to reach communities that are too geographically removed from Berea for in-person activities, increasing our ability to expand craft workshops throughout Appalachia.

The CEOP's mission—"To inspire a generation to be creative through exposure to traditional craft-media and explore their connection to the Appalachian tradition of making"— highlights the importance of "making" in support of the College's Eighth Great Commitment of serving Appalachia by fostering an appreciation for and understanding of Craft in our culture. We hope to resume in-person craft workshops in addition to live virtual workshops in Fall 2022.

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STEVE DAVIS-ROSENBAUM Head of Craft Education and Outreach Program Steve's experience as an arts educator and studio potter guides the Craft Education and Outreach Program (CEOP) in being a valuable resource for teachers and community centers in integrating craft into class curriculums throughout Appalachia. Assisted by his team of students, CEOP produces 20 programs a year. After graduating from the University of Georgia with an MFA in Ceramics in 1986, Steve joined Berea College as the Resident Potter. He returned to Berea College in 2012 to direct the CEOP. Steve's pottery dishes originate in the basic human joys of eating and cooking with all their overtones: fireside, nourishment, and celebration of food and people. Steve's work has been exhibited nationally and is published in ceramic periodicals and books.

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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A GIFT, PLEASE CONTACT: The Division of Alumni, Communications and Philanthropy CPO 2216 Berea, KY 40404 www.berea.edu/give 1-800-457-9846

Your contribution through the purchase of Berea College Student Craft or through a tax deductible gift facilitates the complex work we do consciously including the historically excluded, and providing a creative home where they can express their unique history and help bring the College’s Great Commitments to life. www.berea.edu/the-great-commitments

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