→ September 18, 2009
The apt definition of designer-maker given on the hidden art website is worth repeating here: “Designer-Makers design and make their own unique work, on a small or large scale. Hidden Art promotes and supports designer-makers who design and make functional items in three main categories: Designer-Makers who produce hand-made items. For example, a potter whose work does [...]
→ May 11, 2009
This was sent to me by my Friend Melissa Sterry of Societas. Submit! Creative Graduate Prize 2009 Launches. Founded in 2005 by web platform Medium Magazine and innovation agency and think tank Societás – the Creative Graduate Prize kick-starts the careers of talented visual arts graduates, bringing their work to the attention of leaders [...]
→ May 4, 2009
New York Times 1/3/09 article, Design Loves a Depression and Moss Owner’s Angry Response
Women used to shrink from creating art. Now they’re taking over. And I think I know why.” As long as the art object was conceived as a monument to itself, women shrank before attempting it. Women who modify their environment every hour of every day, whether they are shaping their child’s damp hair, or twitching a [...]
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