WELLFLEET — I am an artist who “paints” with fiber. Inspired by my grandmother’s skilled needlework and embroidery and a lifelong desire to paint, I developed my own technique by […]
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DESIGN
Set It Like You Mean It
A colorful table says ‘thank you’ to the company you keep
Thanksgiving is a time to tend your table in such a way that it will bring on a smile. Kevin O’Shea, who knows from hosting — he and his partner, […]
A TRURO THING
Kurtzman Nominated For ‘Artists Under the Dome’
Susan Kurtzman, who owns Jobi Pottery in Truro, with state Sen. Julian Cyr, who nominated Jobi for inclusion in Artists Under the Dome, an annual State House event. “It was […]
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The Tiny Pricks Project Is a Stitch
Textile artists use the president’s own words to needle him
The Tiny Pricks Project began in 2018 when Diana Weymar, a Canadian-born, Princeton-educated textile artist, heard the current president say, “I am a very stable genius,” and found herself stitching […]
LOST & FOUND
Combing the Beaches for Art
Found objects become design when they bring back memories of favorite walks
I found it along the shoreline: a wooden board with blue paint flaking off to reveal layers of underlying paint colors. With a long and triangular shape, it couldn’t be […]
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Chair Caning for the Generations to Come
A seat weaver matches the material and weave to the chair designer’s vision
My great-grandmother Bernice Newcomb did chair caning out of her home in Wellfleet in the 1920s and ’30s. I grew up in that house, where my mother did chair caning, […]
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Bowled Over
Segmented turning produces one-of-a-kind wood designs
I learned the basics of turned wood bowls in junior high school wood shop, and the challenge of it has fascinated me ever since. But college, then family, and my […]
PLANTCRAFT
Journaling With Flowers: Creating an Herbarium
Preserve some wonder from your garden or favorite walk
By the time Emily Dickinson was 14 years old, she had compiled a collection of over 400 pressed flowers and leaves. “Have you made an herbarium yet?” she wrote to […]
LOST & FOUND
Remnants and Rock Collections Come to the Table
Reclaiming your patio
As you prepare outdoor living spaces for the summer, it’s a good time to be on the lookout for materials that might be repurposed into tabletops. Marble and granite slabs, […]
MAKER SPACE
An Artist’s Weaving Retreat
With room for looms, yarn, warp, and weft
My studio was a gift from my parents. It was built in 2017 with an inheritance I received after my mom and dad both died within four months of each […]
LOST & FOUND
Books Give an Old Lamp New Light
Drill, design, and stack with style
I discovered one of my favorite floor lamps in a barn, coated in dust and dirt. I took it home and cleaned it up. All it needed was a coat […]
DIY
Happy Globes for Fun and Focus
Add a little glitter to your world
There’s something magical about watching the slow-motion world inside a snow globe. Ready to put winter behind us, we decided on glitter as a good ingredient for a springtime version. […]
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Crochet Toys Are Amigurumi
Crafters connect with a hook, a ball of yarn, and a playful idea
When I was eight years old, my mother taught me my first basic crochet stitches, thereby connecting me to a long line of crochet blanket makers in my family. When […]
D.I.Y.
Homemade Face Masks: Sewing a Statement
Last-resort wear, better than nothing, makes a point about a broken system
WELLFLEET — Deirdre Oringer hadn’t sewn in ages. But when her daughter, Alita Pedley, who is an emergency room nurse in Bellingham, Wash., posted a pattern for face masks created […]
LOST AND FOUND
Bringing Home a ‘Box Eternal’
A trunk from Kentucky becomes a table on Cape Cod
I am going to miss the chaos of a good estate sale during this time of distancing. My strategy at such gatherings is to stand in one place, ignoring the […]
