Winter 2011–2012

 

Table of Contents

Breaking Away: Studio Glass at 50 – Part I

Experts said you couldn’t blow glass outside a factory setting. But starting in 1962, artist Harvey Littleton and an experimental band of “black sheep” proved the experts wrong. Lee Lawrence reports.

All Creatures Great & Small

Welcome to the phantasmagorical world of mixed-media artist Geoffrey Gorman. Rosemary Carstens tells the story.

Portfolio: The Beauty of Opposites

Jeweler Sana Doumet creates unexpected harmonies in silver and gold.

Palette: Art Soars on Nature’s Wings

Pacific Northwest artist Judith Gebhard Smith takes inspiration from her natural surroundings.

Editor’s Note

A closer look at Gorman’s world.

Style Spotlight

Colossal public art goes on display, a master silversmith gets a “Genius Grant,” and Babar celebrates a birthday.

• Cities Roll Out Some Very Big Outdoor Art/
• ‘Genius Grant’ Goes to Master Silversmith/
• Even at 80, Babar Still Gets Around/
• Finds
• Artists’ Life
• One Tall Order for Pottery’s Ailing Chimney
• In Memoriam
• News From the Gallery Front
• Sold!
• Museums Update
• Web Spot
• Quilts Tell Life Stories in TV Series

Arts Travel

Holiday decorating to the max at three historic sites, letting in light at the Freer, and celebrating with blocks at Legoland Florida.

• Historic Sites Decked Out for the Holidays
• Freer Lets the Light Shine In
• Lots and Lots of Little Bricks at Legoland
• Inside Art Moves Out for All to See
• Last Call
• B&B Artfully
• Artful Dining
• Travel Q&A: Delray Beach, Fla.

Parting Shot

For artist Will Ryman, everything’s coming up roses—bugs and all.