Living Traditions: The Handwork of Plymouth CRAFT

March 18 – June 25, 2017
Press Release for Living Traditions: The Handwork of Plymouth CRAFT
An opening reception for Living Traditions: The Handwork of Plymouth CRAFT will be held on Sunday April 9 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm.
Reception and Panel Discussion: Sunday, April 9, 2017, 2:00 – 5:00 pm, 3:00 pm panel discussion entitled “Looking Forward, Looking Back: Traditional Crafts and Contemporary Makers.”

The 3:00 pm panel discussion will be moderated by Maggie Holtzberg, Manager of the Folk Arts and Heritage Program for the Massachusetts Cultural Council and author of Keepers of Tradition, Art and Folk Heritage in Massachusetts. The panelists include Beth McLaughlin, Chief Curator, Fuller Craft Museum; Peter Follansbee, 17th Century joiner, author; Amelia Poole, textile artisan and owner of Ecouture Textile Studio; Stephen Earp, redware potter; and Jason Marks, Pathway Leader 3D Design Crafts, Plymouth College of Art, UK. Find more information at fullercraft.org or plymouthcraft.org

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Peter Folansbee, Chest with Drawers, 2016. Oak, pine, cedar, walnut. 40″ x 47.5″ x 22″

Barnaby Carder (Barn the Spoon), Spon, 2014-
2016. Sycamore, beech, elm, birch. 2″, 7″, 4″, 10″

Peter Galbert, Crested Rocker, 2015. Butternut and White Oak. 45″ H x 26″ W x 32″ D

Amelia Poole, Expand, 2016-2017. Cotton cloth, natural indigo dye, and silk thread.