Esoteric Survey

Alice Kagawa Parrot, Earthgender and Dora De Larios Alice Kagawa, Pre-Parrott  Some pots from when she was at Cranbrook studying under Maija Grotell  Dora and her birds Metal 1930s Deco

  James Lovera is underrated. This pot is perfectly thrown. Alice Kagawa Parrott A must have craft geek reference. Additions to my vintage photo / furniture collection.

The Good Making of Good Things: Craft Horizons Magazine 1941–1979 During its nearly 40 years in print, Craft Horizons documented the craft movement as it happened. This exhibition pairs works from ASU Art Museum’s collection that were made by artists featured in the magazine with articles, reviews and letters from readers to illustrate the essential role Craft Horizons played in the development of craft in the United States from 1941–1979. This exhibition is curated by the 2017 Center for Craft Curatorial Fellows Elizabeth Essner, Lily Kane and Meaghan Roddy and was originally organized by the Center for Craft. It is supported by the Windgate Charitable Foundation as part of the Windgate Contemporary Craft Initiative at ASU Art Museum.  That was the official description above. The real scoop is that  Meaghan,  one of the curators, is a good friend and I've been very excited to see this exhibition. So much so, that I jumped the gun a little and saw it befo...

Rickey and palms in front of the former Honolulu Academy of Art Report from Honolulu: A random sample of great Mid-Pacific Modernism  Photos and text by Dave Hampton Best State Capitol Building, Period Designed by John Carl Warnecke and Architects Hawaii Ltd., 1969 Tadashi Sato's Aquarius mural in the central court Light Reflections by Tadashi Sato is in the Senate President's office (the capitol serves as one of the showcases for  Hawaii's Art in Public Places Program) At the Hawaii State Art Museum: Satoru Abe's sculpture East and West (left) and Harry Tsuchidana's triptych ( right ) Palaka , Alice Kagawa Parrott (left to right) East and West , Satoru Abe; Far the Stillness , Tetsuo Ochikubo; Garden Piece ,  Toshiko Takaezu; Composition , Tadashi Sato Cloaked Figure  by Claude Horan Hawaii Landscape , Shige Yamada Mauna Kea , Toshiko Takaezu Wheel (carved red granite), Satoru Abe ...