30TH BIENNIAL EXHIBITION June 6 – July 26, 2015
About us Participating Guilds Washington Ceramic Guild Washington Guild of Goldsmiths Fiber Art Study Group Capital Area Woodturners Potomac Fiber Arts Guild National Capital Art Glass Guild Capital Area Woodturners Montgomery County Woodturners National Capital Art Glass Guild The Kiln Club Montgomery Potters National Enamelist Guild
Creative Crafts Council The Creative Crafts Council celebrates our 30th exhibition supporting the finest crafts from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The first exhibition had bold beginnings as the “Exhibition of Creative Arts� at the National Collection of Fine Arts, (now the National Museum of American Art) and we continue this tradition today at Strathmore Mansion. In this juried exhibition you will see traditional mediums such as fiber, enamel, wood, glass, ceramic and metal impeccably crafted in new ways. Representatives from the top craft guilds across the region make up our board to ensure this task year after year. Let this catalogue serve as an archive of the artistic craftsmanship and the utter dedication so many of us have to fine craft.
Jaimianne Amicucci Executive Officer
CL04 Donut and Stick Linda K Bernard Browns, stoneware, wheel and hand built
CL07 Blueberry Bird Tea Dana Lehrer Danze Lidded clay vessel
CL10 Due North Linda Epstein Carved soda fired stoneware in soft oribe
CL14 Core Series: Untitled No.16 Greg Holmes White shino, stoneware (reduction) hand built form with copper inlay CL19 Drawn to Imperfection Rick Malmgren Raku fired ceramic art work
CL06 Firedance 3 Missy Cochrane Yellow matt glaze, woodfired
CL20 Smoke & Ice Rick Malmgren Raku fired vase
Ceramics
CL31 Defying Gravity Michael Poness Soda fired stoneware with flashing slips
CL03 Tower Gate Linda K Bernard Stoneware
CL02 Two Stone Pot Elka Adamowicz Wood fired white stoneware
CL01 One Stone Pot Elka Adamowicz Soda fired white stoneware
CL05 Firedance 2 Missy Cochrane Turquoise ceramic vase, gas reduction fire
CL25 The Forest Thien Nguyen Wheel thrown stoneware with textured lithium cooper raku glaze
CL09 Hosta Capitata Linda Epstein Soda fired stoneware with carved herringbone pattern in oribe
CL11 Edwin Gould Coil Pot Spiral coils, light blue glaze
CL10 Hosta Yungeri Linda Epstein Chevron patterned soda fired stoneware
CL21 Bowl With Light Play Carol Tripp Martens Thrown and habuilt with black and red glaze
CL23 Indigo Thien Nguyen Wheel thrown stoneware with textured lithium cobalt raku glaze
CL15 Core Series: Untitled No.21 Greg Holmes Speckled umber, stoneware (reduction) hand built form with copper inlay
CL24 The Meaning of the Color Thien Nguyen Wheel thrown stoneware with textured lithium copper raku glaze
CL26 The Still Thien Nguyen Wheel thrown stoneware with copper raku glaze
CL27 Three Golden Eggshells Gino Parisi Three white eggshells, gold inside, with stoneware ash glazed tray
CL12 Koi Bamboo Wine Chiller Tracie Griffith Tso Stoneware wine chiller brushpainted with koi, bamboo, happiness seal
CL38 Poetry Box 3 Kanika Sircar Thrown altered handbuilt stoneware, incised, slipped, glazed, printed
CL29 Found Object 1 Roni Polisar Textured, stretched slabs, shino glaze, wood fired
CL32 Nine Hundred Miles Michael Poness Wood fired stoneware with glaze and flashing slips
CL33 Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect Michael Poness Wood fired stoneware with glaze and flashing slips
VL40 Eccentric Concentric Jar Marsha Slater Incised porcelain layered with slips and glazes, soda fired
CL13 Kanji Lidded Vessel: Happiness Greg Holmes White shino, stoneware (reduction) hand built lidded form with kanji
CL34 Green Crystalline Bottle Yoshiko Ratliff Green, porcelain, crystalline glaze, wheel thrown
CL36 Green Crystalline Teapot Yoshiko Ratliff Green, porcelain, crystalline glaze, wheel thrown
CL37 Fissure Loren Scherbak Unglazed woodfired stoneware
CL28 Sea Urchin 2 Cathie Polak Porcelain clay, porcelain sliptrailing, flashing slip, glass
CL16 Hers and His Tumbler Set Carol Hurwitch Soda fired porcelain with flashing slip, titanium yellow and honey glazes
CL39 All Lined Up Marsha Slater Incised porcelain layered with slips and glazes, soda fired
CL17 Naked Raku Vessel 1 Klaudia Levin Round raku vessel, crackle glaze
CL22 Waters Edge Carol Tripp Martens 16� Blue glazed platter
CL30 Samurai Jar Michael Poness Wood fired stoneware with glaze and flashing slips
CL18 Naked Raku Vessel 4 Klaudia Levin Raku vessel, crackle glaze
CL35 Aqua/Pewter Crystalline Bottle Yoshiko Ratliff Wheel thrown porcelain, aqua crystalline glaze
EN01 Pod Necklace Number 1 Ann Citron Electroformed enamel, seedpods, wire and beads
Enamel
EN05 Seed Pod Eileen Lorenz White cloisonnĂŠ plate with seed pod image
EN02 Pod Necklace Number 2 Ann Citron Electroformed enamel, seedpods, wire and beads
EN08 White #11 Norma J. Wangel Enamel and aluminum on copper
EN03 The Thief Of Time Susana M. Garten Greys, black, gold, silver foil, enamels high/low fired, stenciled, copper
EN07 Untitled Pendant Shelly Shen Enamel, copper, silver, leather cord
EN04 Birth Badge R.E.S. 7/10/86 Vera E. Kaminski Pulsating blue and purple enamel waves surround fertile cloisonnĂŠ ovum
EN06 Spring Awakens Sara Paulson CloisonnĂŠ enamel pendant, set in sterling silver, citrine cabochons
FB12 Interior: Filtered Light Floris Flam Orange, brown, blue hand dyed cotton; fabric collage, machine quilted
Fiber
FB05 Construction III Marina Baudoin Machine sewn and quilted cotton fabrics, all colors
FB21 “Reach” Bracelet Jill Newman Needle and wet felted abstract multi color wool bracelet
FB10 Rusty Branches In A Night Sky Barbara Eisenstein Fused appliqué rusty orange branches on blue fabric
FB26 Forest Preserve Ruan Robertson Mostly green hand dyed cotton, machine pieced and quilted
FB29 The Unexpected Beauty Of Green Karen Schulz Green, purple, grey, gold, machine pieced and quilted, couching
FB27 Garden Layers Ruan Robertson Various cottons machine pieced in color layers, machine quilted
FB23 Tropical Turquoise Diptych 2 Joan Raciti Turquoise tone textile wall hanging
FB14 Into the Woods Betty C Ford Yellow, blue, green and browns. Fused raw edge collage
FB01 Window Box B J Adams Fiber, embroidered
FB02 Winter Cabbage Joanne Bast Red cabbage stitched in sewing machine threads on cotton fabric FB03 Vintage Hanover Joanne Bast Vintage architecture stitched in sewing threads on cotton fabric
FB08 Hand Dyed and Woven Silk Wrap Carol Bodin Silk warp: turquoise to rust. Silk weft: Black. Woven: 8 harness
FB06 Contempo Streets Marina Baudoin Machine sewn and quilted cotton fabrics, all colors
FB07 Bold and Intense Marina Baudoin Machine sewn and quilted cotton fabrics, purples and yellows
FB11 What Lies Within 1 Floris Flam Brown, orange, gray hand dyed cotton, machine pieced, machine quilted
FB35 Squares Dancing Dianne Miller Wolman Beige and brown pieced squares with multicolored needlelace
FB04 I Love York City Joanne Bast Market St York PA building stitched in sewing threads on cotton fabric
FB13 Spacescape 16 Floris Flam Artist dyed and printed cotton fabric, fabric collage, machine
FB15 Rain Betty C Ford Fabric Collage
FB20 Big Leaf 34 Dominie Nash Black gelatin prints on white cotton and silk. Machine appliqué and quilting
FB19 Big Leaf 33 Dominie Nash Discharge printing on black cotton and silk. Machine appliqué and quilting
FB30 Ellipse Karen Schulz Grey, burgundy, turqoise, machine pieced and quilted, couching
FB22 Tropical Turquoise Diptych 1 Joan Raciti Turquoise tone textile wall hanging
FB31 Open Ended Karen Schulz Blue, black, grey, gold, machine pieced and quilted,couching
FB32 Possibilities Karen Schulz Blue, white, machine pieced and quilted, couching, matted and framed
FB31 Open Ended Karen Schulz Blue, black, grey, gold, machine pieced and quilted,couching
FB18 Stills From A Life 48 Dominie Nash Tan linen, gray screenprint cotton. Machine appliqué and quilting, embroidery
FB34 Checkerboard Obscured Dianne Miller Wolman Beige and brown patchwork squares with cream colored couched threads
FB17 A Star In The Crossing Ruth Gowell Woven wall hanging - stuffed, beaded and quilted
FB16 Relativity Jan B Gavin Abstract study of circles, printed, dyed, machine and hand stitched
FB24 Canyon Arch Donna Radner Dark browns, olive greens, rust, orange, gold, tan, pleated collage
FB25 Opal and Cinnabar Ruan Robertson Red and gray snow dyes with other cottons, machine pieced and quilted
FB28 Heather And Tweed Ruan Robertson Mostly hand dyed cottons, “mosaic” machine pieced, machine quilted
FB09 A Lovely Riot Of Colors Susanne Clawson Pink, orange, red cotton & batik fabrics, raw-edge appliqué
GL02 Untitled No. 492 Rhoda Baer Color laminated, carved, clear optical glass
GL04 Volcanic Action Michaela Borghese Potmelt and crackle technique with orange outside, and grey inside GL05 Nest 1 Elizabeth L. Braun Brown/white cast glass with bird’s nest to right of sculpture GL06 Aquarius Rising Jane Callen Hand blown glass Scavo (bubbled) decanter, red lip wrap pulled to beak GL07 Mysteries of the Sea (Collaboration with Veta Carney) Daniel Carney Borosilicate orb (Daniel); Cast uranium glass urchin
GL13 Arrows Series: Vanilla Scoop Hegland Glass Vanilla deep vessel
GL08 Summertime Mary Beth Goosman Red/white with transparent aquamarine insert, deep slumped vessel
Glass
GL17 Splash Virginia Hughes Circular transparent glass with blue pattern and stand
GL24 Layering The Kanagawa Wave Sarah Pick Transparent fused design in blues
GL25 媽祖 Matsu II (Goddess Of The Sea) Ann E. Piesen Kiln formed bowl created using hand patterned and pieced imagery
GL09 Manini Mary Beth Goosman Black/white dog painting with 6 layer depth and peach/white ball GL10 Waterfall Mary Beth Goosman Blue with wire inclusion. Glass drips through screen. Top white/dichro GL43 Offshore Divide Nancy Weisser Kiln formed glass, two panels
GL01 White City Varda Avnisan Two piece kiln formed glass sculpture in white and cream, slumped
GL14 Feathers Series: Aqua 15 Hegland Glass Vanilla platter with aqua center grid
GL18 Cocoons Allan Jaworski Three cocoon shaped blown glass pieces with reduced spun glass GL20 Too Fast, Galaxy Series Andrew S. Lang Blown & worked glass
GL19 Amber Riverbed Viki Keating Fused glass platter with reactive glasses
GL45 Winter Tableau Janet Wittenberg Variety of white glass full fused, drop slumped, on wood base
GL21 Bird:Flock Two Ursula Marcum Kiln formed and cold worked glass panel on wood mount
GL36 Acanthus 2/5 Paul Swartwood Black and red canework, blown glass
GL16 Color Cubed Virginia Hughes Cubes of glass fused on base glass, placed over a mirror, and framed
GL29 Studio Series # 5: Springtime Doris Ross Purple, red, greens leaping up vertically from white background
GL11 Optical Curve #11 Ruth Gowell Kiln formed glass, curved
GL12 Amoeba Jane Hartman Mosaic of salvaged stained glass, wine bottle bottom, glass rods, glass nuggets
GL38 Argyle 4/5 Paul Swartwood Yellow and brown canework, blown glass
GL22 Book Study #15 Eileen Martin Cast and slumped glass, painted text, metal
GL23 Waves Eileen Martin Laminated float glass
GL27 Iter Apis Ann E. Piesen Hand patterned and iridescent kiln-formed glass
GL26 Telos Ann E. Piesen Kiln formed reactive glass
GL28 Inspired By Rothko Doris Ross Purple tone Rothko inspiration
GL30 Torso With Red Sash Michele Rubin Black and red hand formed glass sculpture on canvas background GL44 Sunset Vortex Janet Wittenberg Variety of coral glass full fused, cold worked, and drop slumped
GL03 Untitled No. 486 Rhoda Baer Blue and yellow laminated optical glass, carved and cold worked
GL31 A Ripple In Time Sherry G Selevan Imagery screened on a white base with dry glass powder then slumped
GL33 Lady On A Mast Sherry G Selevan CMYK separations of an image, dry screened in layers, fused together GL34 Dandelion Wine Sherry G Selevan Glass vessel, dropped out, sand carved of layers of transparent glass GL15 Arrows Series: Honey 15 Hegland Glass Vanilla and amber platter
GL39 Black Diamond Katherine G Thomas Fused strip pieced glass diamond in black stand
GL35 Pluma 1/5 Paul Swartwood Blown glass with yellow and red canework
GL37 Ikebana 2/5 Paul Swartwood Sphere vase with canework
GL40 Cherry Blossoms Katherine G Thomas Fused strip pieced glass platter white with red
GL41 The Village Katherine G Thomas Cream/clear/rust fused glass on black marble base
GL32 Golden Nest Sherry G Selevan Strip piece bowl dropout and cold worked. “Flying carpet� fused and slumped
GL42 Primary Flow Nancy Weisser Kiln formed glass triptych
ME01 My Heart’s Desire Natalie Barat 18k gold heart with 20 carat Champagne diamond beads, 18k “S” clasp ME04 Every Piece Has It’s Moment Nick Grant Barnes 18k, 925, white sapphire, fossilized wood, Acrylite jet, steel cable ME12 Square & Disc Brooch # 3 Jan Maddox Sterling, 18k gold and lapis lazuli cabochons
ME13 Woven Pendant 1 - Bark Marla S. Rudnick Woven, roll printed sterling silver, patina
ME15 Woven Pin - Tab Marla S. Rudnick Woven sterling silver, roll printed
ME06 In-Line Nick Grant Barnes 18k, boulder opal, Acrylite jet, hand carved and fabricated fabricated
ME21 Pea Spoon Marie Susinno Sterling silver, forged, dapped, and constructed
Metal
ME23 Kimono Redux Sherry Terao Pendant is textured silver, kumboo, stick pearl, sapphire, amethyst
ME16 Silver Bracelet Shelly Shen Sterling silver, reticulation silver with three aquamarines
ME03 Fire & SatinIce Nick Grant Barnes 22k and 18k yellow gold, 14k, Acrylite Satinice, brass, boulder opal, carved and fabricated
ME18 Spiral Jewelry Set Shelly Shen Sterling silver
ME20 Hors-d’Oeuvres Servers Judy Sugar Small fork and knife to serve hors d’oeuvres
ME29 Run Around Sandra Zacharia / artjewelsz Necklace, sterling silver, snake chain, fold formed, corrugated
ME11 Square & Disc Brooch # 1 Jan Maddox Sterling, 18k gold, black star diopside cabochons
ME14 Woven Pendant 2 - Flow Marla S. Rudnick Woven sterling silver, roll printed, patina
ME22 Ametrine Rising Sherry Terao Purple/White ametrine in sterling with amethyst sun in sterling ME24 Yellowstone Series: Oxidized Pendant With Keum Boo Estelle Vernon Oxidized silver, 24k, roll printed, dieformed, fabricated, patinated ME07 Silver Wake Nella K. Fischer Sterling silver bracelet with reticulated pieces and tube set amethyst
ME10 Pink Sensation Tyler Kulenguski Silver, hammered, sawed, patinated, rough flush set hot pink sapphires
ME26 Yellowstone Series: Oxidized Broken Leaf Pendant Estelle Vernon Keum Boo- Oxidized silver, 24k, roll printed, dieformed, fabricated, patinated ME28 Autumn Leaf Sandra Zacharia / artjewelsz Leaf earrings, sterling silver, fold formed, corrugated
ME30 MetaRing Sandra Zacharia / artjewelsz Leaf ring, sterling silver, cubic zirconia, fold formed, corrugated ME09 Armor of Gold Cuff Tyler Kulenguski Hammered, roll printed, drilled, soldered, patinated, silver and 14k gold
ME08 Cauldron Nella K. Fischer Sterling silver pendant with reticulated surface and tube-set amethyst
ME31 MetaChoker Sandra Zacharia / artjewelsz Feather choker, copper, waxed linen cord, fold formed, corrugated
ME17 Triangle Ring Shelly Shen Brass with coral
ME25 Yellowstone Series: Oxidized Triangular Pendant With Keum Boo Estelle Vernon
ME19 Twin Salt Cellars Judy Sugar Two salt cellars with moss agate bowls, hand made silver pedestals and spoons
ME02 Eclipse Luna Natalie Barat Domed silver moon, diamond stars over 18k sun; hidden bail on chain
ME05 Horizon Nick Grant Barnes 18k, 925, Acrylite jet, hand carved and fabricated
ME27 Small SilverJewelry Box Roy Ysla Fabricated and patinated sterling and fused silver jewelry box
MM08 Bowls Eileen Martin Bowls in various media: concrete, paper pulp, wool felt, wood, ceramic, cotton thread, wire
Mixed Media
MM10 Lichen Carol Talkov Granite, tourmaline, peridot, pyrite, matrix of quartz, tetrahedrite
MM01 Three Flowers B J Adams Three 8’’ by 8’’ embroidered flowers on painted backgrounds MM02 Series I, #12, 2014 Ruth Gowell Framed weaving with glass elements - yellow/purple/black/white
MM05 Sketch Pendant Alice Kresse Cast epoxy resin, powdered pigments, prismacolor sketch, black spinel
MM03 Coral Island Zoya Gutina Free form necklace features sea and coral reefs in glass and coral beads MM04 Strobilus Pendant Alice Kresse Die cut spring green ultrasuede, hand made sterling silver tube cab;e
MM07 Polyprop Earrings Alice Kresse Inkjet printed polypropylene, argentium silver
MM09 Oh To Float Through Time With An Open Mind Among The Mist Of Dreams Carol Talkov Marble, limestone, sodalite, lapis lazuli, moonstone, gold smalti MM06 Sumi Earrings Alice Kresse Reticulated silver, laser cut rubber based on original drawings
PL01 Sporting Life Rachel Carren Aqua and green polymer vest with trim and bow, inherent pattern in cloth
WD08 Gen2 Maple Slab Coffee Table Chris Mann Spalted curly maple slab coffee table with walnut base
Wood
WD01 Shark Bite Tim Aley Manzanita root burl, turned to give it a natural edged “mouth”
WD09 Natural Edge Winged Cherry Patrick O’Brien Turned cherry natural edge with crotch figure revealed inside
WD04 Natural Edge Redwood Burl Michael J. Colella Natural edge redwood bowl
WD05 A La Naturale Mark Heatwole Cherry bowl with natural bark left on the top edge
WD06 Mica Liquor Cabinet Chris Mann Bleached curly maple casework, sliding mahogany parquetry doors
WD02 Paulownia Vortex Vessel PHIL BROWN Lathe turned paulownia wood, 3/16 thick, lacquer finish, weight 1lb
WD07 Reclaimed Fir Lamp Chris Mann Table lamp with base from reclaimed fir and curly maple WD10 Ambrosia Maple Natural Edge Patrick O’Brien Winged piece reveals ambrosia patterns inside
WD11 Curly Maple Hollow Form Patrick O’Brien Hollowed to thin wall thickness thru 3/4 hole with wild exterior
WD03 Maple Vortex Vessel PHIL BROWN Lathe turned spalted maple, lacquer finish
WD12 Acacia Vessel William Peirce Made with a band saw from a single board of acacia maple
The Creative Crafts Council is an umbrella organization of fine craft guilds in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The Creative Crafts Council (CCC) sponsors a juried biennial exhibition of regional fine craft artists at the Strathmore Mansion in North Bethesda, Maryland.
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