Last issue, we introduced you to our Unofficial TOC – those quirky, unexpected data points we editors spot in every issue. June/July had us wondering about hair, hats, artspeak, and the ABCs.
Here’s your UTOC for the June/July issue:
• We all have one, so why does a skull seem so creepy? On the other hand, our Crafted Lives couple doesn’t see it that way, nor does Robert Ebendorf. (Check out his King of the Road piece - sixth in the image gallery).
• The Rustbelt’s industrial landscape has proven to be fertile ground for two artists: Cleveland’s Wendy Stevens, who makes exquisite purses from perforated metal, and Detroit’s Nicholas Stawinski, a furniture maker who got a push from his upholstering family.
• Use this brainy art word at your next cocktail party: interstitial. It’s the name of one of Meghan Patrice Riley’s award-winning necklaces and of Julia Barello’s next show (“Interstitial Spaces,” with Beverly Penn).
• Sure, the alphabet is a big draw among the preschool set; our Crafted Lives kid learned it by pounding metal type into reclaimed leather. But it also motivates Christian Faur, whose meticulously crafted crayon works often include color-coded secret messages.
• Finally, we’ve got three guys demonstrating the power of the porkpie (Voices, Shop Talk, Crafted Lives) and four testaments to shaggy hair (Joel Philip Myers, Scottish cow, 4-year-old Søren in Crafted Lives, and the quartet in One Piece).
What coincidences do you see? We’d love to see your observations.
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Monica Moses
Editor in chief
