Ema Ishi
Emily Nachison
Mary Smull
Derya Hanife Altan
Casey Droege
Ashley Allen Short
Souk Jin Park
Monday, September 29, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Glenn Adamson
The first week of school started with studio selection, individual meetings with me, and ended with a lecture and seminar discussion with Glenn Adamson, curator, writer, and Director of Research from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He presented a lecture entitled "Modern Craft: What Next?" on Sunday the 14th. Following the lecture the Ceramics, Fiber, and Metals Departments hosted a potluck dinner in Glenn's honor.
On Monday the 15th Glenn met with each of the Departments for question and answer sessions about his lecture as well as his book Thinking Through Craft, and his research. The discussion in fiber was lively and thoughtful. Glenn certainly raised many questions for the students and was a lively and challenging person to start the semester with.
The rest of the week was full of Academy events including our introduction to all of the staff, faculty and department philosophies, called Academy Day. This event is part welcome, part pull back the curtain and see who we all are, and is followed by a lunch outside the museum by the reflecting pools.
The other events that followed that are the Artist-in-Residence lectures. Last year these were 45 minute lectures by each of the 10 AIRs. This year they have become 3 or 4 shorter lectures followed by a discussion session moderated by Reed. Thus far these have been very engaging and provocative sessions that have us all talking for days after.
Coming up this week, in process critiques.
On Monday the 15th Glenn met with each of the Departments for question and answer sessions about his lecture as well as his book Thinking Through Craft, and his research. The discussion in fiber was lively and thoughtful. Glenn certainly raised many questions for the students and was a lively and challenging person to start the semester with.
The rest of the week was full of Academy events including our introduction to all of the staff, faculty and department philosophies, called Academy Day. This event is part welcome, part pull back the curtain and see who we all are, and is followed by a lunch outside the museum by the reflecting pools.
The other events that followed that are the Artist-in-Residence lectures. Last year these were 45 minute lectures by each of the 10 AIRs. This year they have become 3 or 4 shorter lectures followed by a discussion session moderated by Reed. Thus far these have been very engaging and provocative sessions that have us all talking for days after.
Coming up this week, in process critiques.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Welcome Back
Today is the first day of school here at Cranbrook, and the studio that looked like the above image for the last few months is now filling up as the second year students return and move in. Tomorrow the department will meet and start the work of the semester with introductions, discussion of studio activities and policies, our first department potluck, and selection of first year studio spaces.This also means the Cranbrook Fiber blog will awaken and follow the activities of the students. In addition to my posts, students will also make posts, and we will include some of the work being done here in the studio and academically. So keep watching the site.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Graduation and other celebrations
Last week was the final week of school, culminating with Academy Awards Night on Thursday evening and Commencement on Friday afternoon.
Academy Awards Night is a new tradition that is starting this year. It takes something that was called scholarship night and expands upon it. The evening included speeches by Reed Kroloff, the Director of the Academy and several graduating students including Fiber's very own Rachel Hunt. Several prominent scholarships were awarded to members of the graduating class including the Daimler Financial Emerging Artist Award. This award is given to one graduating student based on his or her piece in the Degree Exhibition, interview with a committee of prominent art professionals, and a review of the students' portfolios. This year the award was given to Annica Cuppetelli, a Fiber student. It was the first time a Fiber student had received the award. Annica will accompany her work to Germany in the fall where it will be included in an exhibition of emerging artists from Cranbrook, Japan, South Africa, and Germany.
Friday's commencement activities started with a brunch for the graduates and their families. The actual ceremony started at 2 PM on a beautiful sunny day, which was important because it was held outside in Cranbrook's Greek Theater. Ceremonies started as most do with words from the Director. But he was interrupted by the noise of a small airplane flying overhead. Reed and all of the graduates and guests looked to the sky to find a banner congratulating one of the grads from photo flying behind the small plane. Reed then continued to speak about transitions and firsts. He was followed by a terrific speech by ID magazine editor Julie Lasky, and Aaron Peterman a graduate who welcomed his colleagues to their status as "Masters" of Fine Art and Architecture. One of the recent graduation traditions is closing the ceremony with a musical tribute to the students, faculty, and staff by musician Robert Jones. He penned the "Cranbrook Blues" a country blues tune including many references to the students work in the degree show. It was hysterical and fitting. While this would usually be the closing of the ceremony, we still had one last activity. Two of the graduates from Architecture shared their marriage vows with the assembled group, providing us with one more first and another significant moment to celebrate. It was a very special day.
Academy Awards Night is a new tradition that is starting this year. It takes something that was called scholarship night and expands upon it. The evening included speeches by Reed Kroloff, the Director of the Academy and several graduating students including Fiber's very own Rachel Hunt. Several prominent scholarships were awarded to members of the graduating class including the Daimler Financial Emerging Artist Award. This award is given to one graduating student based on his or her piece in the Degree Exhibition, interview with a committee of prominent art professionals, and a review of the students' portfolios. This year the award was given to Annica Cuppetelli, a Fiber student. It was the first time a Fiber student had received the award. Annica will accompany her work to Germany in the fall where it will be included in an exhibition of emerging artists from Cranbrook, Japan, South Africa, and Germany.
Friday's commencement activities started with a brunch for the graduates and their families. The actual ceremony started at 2 PM on a beautiful sunny day, which was important because it was held outside in Cranbrook's Greek Theater. Ceremonies started as most do with words from the Director. But he was interrupted by the noise of a small airplane flying overhead. Reed and all of the graduates and guests looked to the sky to find a banner congratulating one of the grads from photo flying behind the small plane. Reed then continued to speak about transitions and firsts. He was followed by a terrific speech by ID magazine editor Julie Lasky, and Aaron Peterman a graduate who welcomed his colleagues to their status as "Masters" of Fine Art and Architecture. One of the recent graduation traditions is closing the ceremony with a musical tribute to the students, faculty, and staff by musician Robert Jones. He penned the "Cranbrook Blues" a country blues tune including many references to the students work in the degree show. It was hysterical and fitting. While this would usually be the closing of the ceremony, we still had one last activity. Two of the graduates from Architecture shared their marriage vows with the assembled group, providing us with one more first and another significant moment to celebrate. It was a very special day.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Amy's work
Here are images of work by Amy DiPlacido.
Above are four set of her paint chip series:(L-R) Only the Lonely, Snug as a Rug, Monday Monday, and The Primacy.
Below is Eternity. All are dye and silkscreen on cotton.
Above are four set of her paint chip series:(L-R) Only the Lonely, Snug as a Rug, Monday Monday, and The Primacy.Below is Eternity. All are dye and silkscreen on cotton.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Photographs from critiques with Jane Lackey
Jane Lackey (on left) shares her insights about Rachel Hunt's work in the thesis exhibition. Ja Young Yoon looks on at right.
Jane talks to the group about Wei-Hui Hsu's work.
Jane talks to the group about Wei-Hui Hsu's work.
Jane discusses Haewon Yoo's video in the thesis show.
Pictures from the opening of the thesis show
Annica Cuppetelli's work is on the right side of the image.
Rod Klingelhofer's work towers over guests at the opening.
Guests examine Carrie Dickason's piece.
Wei-Hui Hsu's photographs are in the background.
Wei-Hui Hsu's photographs are in the background.
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