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Object Focus: The Bowl: Big Red Bowl
Written by Debbie Dunham
A one-word description of me could be RED. I love red. I’ve always believed I should have been born with red hair. The major accent color in my wardrobe is red and years ago my kitchen was red.
When I furnished my red kitchen almost thirty years ago, my favorite…
The red bowl as marker of base and identity. Debbie Dunham on her bowl. @craftmuseum #objectfocusbowl
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Object Focus: The Bowl: Circulate: Lilly Zuckerman
A bowl by potter Lilly Zuckerman that was borrowed by Geoff Dorn as part of Circulate, a lending library project organized by Ayumi Horie.

From Geoff Dorn: “Museum of Contemporary Craft, ‘Circulation Desk,’ aka check out an artist-made bowl as you would a library book circa 1975 with…
Circulate Library is in use all around Portland!!! Loving the feedback loop of this project. @craftmuseum #objectfocusbowl
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The controversial 1972 “women’s liberation” issue of Wonder Woman, written by the great Samuel R. Delany. It was published months after the launch of legendary feminist magazine Ms., which forever changed the discourse on gender politics.
Posted on May 18, 2013 via Explore with 79 notes
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Learning from the Portland craft scene & Alma Chocolate | studioriley
Sarah Hart, participant in Portland Selects, is all about the craft of chocolatey confections. Read about her business, Alma Chocolate, and visit MoCC to visit her bowl, on view in Object Focus: The Bowl, Engage + Use.
Sara Hart’s bowl and craft in PDX. Studio Riley blog repost.
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9:30am, Wednesday May 15

We begin our press preview of Object Focus: The Bowl, Engage and Use, and Soundforge.

Don’t be too jealous— the exhibitions open to the public tomorrow morning at 11am, and don’t forget about the curatorial walkthrough, Friday May 17, 11am.
Object Focus: The Bowl, Engage + Use now open!
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I believe in art’s social presence—as breaker of official silences, as voice for those whose voices are disregarded, and as a human birthright. … I don’t think we can separate art from overall human dignity and hope.
Poet Adrienne Rich, born on May 16, 1948, adds to history’s finest definitions of art in the historic letter that made her the only person in history to decline the prestigious National Medal of Arts. (via explore-blog)(via explore-blog)
Posted on May 16, 2013 via Explore with 178 notes
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Soundforge performance last night at Museum of Contemporary Craft. Gabriel Craig and Michael Remson
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Object Focus: The Bowl: Written by Romy Northover I set up my studio ‘No.’ at the Japanese run...
Written by Romy NorthoverI set up my studio ‘No.’ at the Japanese run Togei Kyoshitsu in Manhattan. I feel connected to the earth at the basest level in the busiest city I’ve ever lived in. I recently joined with my good friend from Togei, Shino Takeda, to form KATAKANA NY - A side…(via movingthings)
Posted on May 16, 2013 via Object Focus: The Bowl with 2 notes
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