Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Jewelers Anne Havel and Deb Karash
Jewelry artists Anne Havel and Deb Karash taught side-by-side workshops at Arrowmont in 2021. The two joined Arrowmont Craft Conversations for a discussion of their work – the ways their different techniques can compliment the other’s workshop, their shared pursuit of color, and their experiences teaching and encouraging students in the studio and in the…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Susan Webster and Stuart Kestenbaum
Artist and writer Susan Webster and Stuart Kestenbaum share insights into their collaborative approach in the studio, and the joy of improvisation and comradery possible during a weeklong-workshop. Susan Webster is a visual artist who works with a variety of materials and processes. She has taught at Haystack, Penland, Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Connecticut,…
Arrowmont Craft Conversation: Sam Lopez
“I like to think about why we make things, or do things. [These questions come up for me in the classroom and the studio.] Either side of the studio practice and the teaching really do have a strong influence on each other. They go hand in hand.” Sam Lopez is a potter and educator living…
Arrowmont Craft Conversation: Sanaz Haghani
“All of these steps [to make each piece] … these quiet moments, are when I think most deeply about my work. I enjoy, I want those moments, I need those long processes.” Arrowmont Craft Conversations continue with Sanaz Haghani, a talented mixed-media paper and printmaking artist and dedicated instructor. She discusses the inspiration of her…
Arrowmont Craft Conversation: Phoebe Kuo
Phoebe Kuo pays attention to quiet or overlooked spaces and activates them with site-specific, coopered wood sculptures. She led a woodworking workshop at Arrowmont in the summer of 2021, when she sat down for a Craft Conversation interview. In this new Arrowmont Craft Conversation video, Phoebe shares insights into her work and asks tough and…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Emmy Lingscheit
“An overarching interest of my prints, drawings, and sculptural works is to explore intersections of social justice and environmental justice. My work critically investigates the interdependencies and exchanges between the biological and the man-made, using visual seduction, irony, and productive ambiguity to attune the viewer to our postnatural world.” – Emmy Lingscheit Emmy is a…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: David Ellsworth
ARROWMONT CRAFT CONVERSATIONS is a video series that highlights artists in the Arrowmont community. Our partnership with Arrowmont faculty and community members has contributed to Arrowmont’s longevity, growth as a school of arts and crafts, and our reputation as an institution that welcomes everyone. The artists who appear in this series exemplify the characteristics that…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Malcolm Mobutu Smith
ARROWMONT CRAFT CONVERSATIONS is a video series that highlights artists in the Arrowmont community. Our partnership with Arrowmont faculty and community members has contributed to Arrowmont’s longevity, growth as a school of arts and crafts, and our reputation as an institution that welcomes everyone. The artists who appear in this series exemplify the characteristics that…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Jeana Eve Klein
ARROWMONT CRAFT CONVERSATIONS is a video series that highlights artists in the Arrowmont community. Our partnership with Arrowmont faculty and community members has contributed to Arrowmont’s longevity, growth as a school of arts and crafts, and our reputation as an institution that welcomes everyone. The artists who appear in this series exemplify the characteristics that…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Mark Errol
ARROWMONT CRAFT CONVERSATIONS is a video series that highlights artists in the Arrowmont community. Our partnership with Arrowmont faculty and community members has contributed to Arrowmont’s longevity, growth as a school of arts and crafts, and our reputation as an institution that welcomes everyone. The artists who appear in this series exemplify the characteristics that…
