Materials Hard + Soft 2023

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ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Recognized as one of the premier craft exhibitions in the country, Materials: Hard + Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition, began in 1987 and was originally initiated by area artist Georgia Leach Gough. Now in its 36th year, the exhibition shows the top national and international artists as we celebrate the evolving field of contemporary craft and the remarkable creativity and innovation of artists who push the boundaries of their chosen media. This year’s call for artists drew over 800 submissions from 16 countries worldwide and 45 states. Our jurors selected 80 works for exhibition at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, including works from 18 states and 4 countries including Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Works with varying media, including metal, glass, wood, plastic, paper, ceramic, fiber, and mixed media.

JUDGES

Shannon Driscoll - Paper

owns Oil and Cotton along with partner Kayli House. She teaches book and paper arts with a focus on material science and the history of handcraft. She received her Bachelor of Art in Art History with a focus on American folk art from the University of North Texas and her Masters Degree from the Kilgarlin Center for the Preservation of the Cultural Record at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied book and paper conservation in 2006. She received additional conservation training through various AIC courses and through internships and professional experience while at the North East Document Conservation Center, Andover; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Widner Library, Harvard College Libraries, Cambridge, the Pinos Y Serriera Archives, Vilassar de Dalt, Spain before opening a private conservation practice in Dallas.

James Thurman - Mixed Media & Other

is an Associate Professor at the University of North Texas’ College of Visual Arts & Design, where he is faculty in Metalsmithing/Jewelry. He received his MFA in Metalsmithing from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. In 2012 and 2016, he was a Fulbright Specialist Scholar in Istanbul, Turkey. A highly active studio artist for over twenty years, he is well known for Thurmanite®, a recycled paper and bio-resin composite material that he developed and trademarked. His recent workisfocusedoncombiningThurmanite® withmetalspinning,pewter, and miniature painting techniques.

Harlan W. Butt - Metals

is an artist with over 40 years of experience working in metal and enamel. Harlan is Professor Emeritus at the University of North Texas, past President of the Enamelist Society, past President of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, a Fellow of the American Crafts Council and a member of the Society of American Silversmiths. His work can be found in numerous public collections including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the National Gallery of Australia, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Brooks Oliver - Clay

is an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at the University of North Texas and a studio artist based out of Denton, TX. He recently completed a long-term residency and now serves on the Board of Directors at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana and in 2017 was named an Emerging Artist by the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts. His work has recently been included in exhibitions at the San Angelo Museum of Art, Ceramics Park Mino Museum, the Dallas Museum of Art, UIrich Museum of Art, Western Carolina

University Fine Art Museum, Ro2 Gallery, the Lacoste Keane Gallery, Northern Clay Center, The Archie Bray Foundation, the Artstream Nomadic Gallery, the Dallas Pottery Invitational, and the Penland Gallery.

Kathy J. Brown, Ph.D. - Fibers

is an Assistant Professor of Art Education at the University of North Texas and a practicing artist. Her academic interests are arts-based research, critical pedagogy, anti-racist art pedagogies, Afrofuturism, art teacher narratives and Black Visuality. Her current artmaking practice centers hand-sewn fabric assemblage pieces with West African printed fabrics.

Sam Slovak - Wood

a woodturner from Argyle, Texas, has focused on turning for fifteen years. His work includes functional utility bowls, vessels and platters as well as sculptural art and jewelry items. Each species of wood has its own qualities. "My joy is mounting the raw wood blank on the lathe and turning my intended shape to reveal the inner natural beauty of grain pattern, colors and texture."

Talor Roderick - Glass

a Texas native and graduate of Texas Woman’s University’s Studio Arts Program, began working in the medium of stained glass in 2017. She remains passionately connected with the craftsmanship and the design process. Carrying forward the legacy of Art Glass Ensembles, Talor is focusing her talents, skills, and abilities to render stunning glass work and masterfully repair church artwork for future generations.

MH+S METALS

/ˈmedl/ a solid material that is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity

Detail of Artwork: Twist-Top Box by Nash Quinn, See Page 15

METALS

MH+S Accepted Works

COURTNEY DIMARE

Denton, TX

Ribbon Bodice, 2022, electroformed copper, Prisma color pencil

26 x 14 x 10

Houston, TX

Entropy/emerging teapot, 2022

enamel, copper, sterling

silver, nails, fine silver foil

10 x 10 x 10

JAN ARTHUR HARRELL

MINDY HERRIN-LEWIS

Johnson City, TN

Owl Basket, 2021

porcelain, underglaze, glaze, silver, copper, patina

8 x 5 x 3

ZACH LIHATSH

Tucson, AZ

Bound Valley, 2022

forged and fabricated

steel, willow

26 x 16 x 48

MH+S Accepted Works

ANA M. LOPEZ

Fort Worth, TX

Louver with Mask, 2022

enameling iron, stainless steel mesh, vitreous enamel

5 x 14 x 0.25

JESSICA MOHL

Crawfordsville, IN

Asclepias syriaca (a single flower), 2022

Sterling silver, brass, bronze, copper, freshwater pearls, moonstones, glass lenses, grain of sand, mother of pearl, and milkweed silk.

10 x 12 x 8

ALISON PACK BOVA

Anaconda, MT

Heartfelt, 2021

copper, sterling, vitreous

enamel, cubic zirconia

2.5 x 2.5 x 20

NASH QUINN

Houston, TX

Twist-Top Box, 2021

enameled copper, sterling silver, walnut

4 x 2.75 x 2.75

MH+S Accepted Works

JAMES THURMAN

Denton, TX

Creativity Bridge, 2022

Thurmanite®, pewter, stainless steel pins, acrylic, painted miniatures

(Reaper 2150 and 2674 sculpted by Sandra Garrity)

10 x 9 x 9

San Antonio, TX

Passerby 5 No.8, 2020 fabric, plastic, rubber cord, rubber band, cotton, sterling silver, stainless steel, sewing thread

3.6 x 5.8 x 1.0

DONGYI WU

FIBERS

/ˈfībər/ a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed.

FIBERS

Detail of Artwork: Kain Tayo/Let’s Eat by Cher Musico, See Page 24

FIBERS

MH+S Accepted Works

FIBERS

LYNNE RIGBY

Redmond, WA

January 2021, 2022

toilet paper, embroidery floss

6 x 75 x 75

GHISLAINE BAZIR

Aubusson, France

Alice et Anita 5, 2021

cotton warp on wool weft

54 x 44

CHANJUAN CHEN

Denton, TX

United In Love, 2020

laser cut suede and digitally printed cotton

65 x 15 x 2

City, State

Name of work

list of medium(s)

dimensions

DELANEY CONNER

New York, NY

Try Me, 2022

fiber punch needle

30 x 24 x 1

FIBERS

MH+S Accepted Works

Boone, NC

Urn, 2022 mix tapes and shredded journal pages

12 x 8 x 8

FIBERS

KATHLEEN MURPHEY

Bryn Mawr, PA

Our Broken System, 2022 cotton flannel, acrylic yard, polyester thread

68 x 66 x 0.5

JEANA KLEIN

JAYNE BENTLEY GASKINS

Reston, VA

The Commuter, 2022

digital and fiber art

44 x 24

SUMMER BENTON

Chicago, IL

Boys at Night, 2020

felt, cotton, thread, yarn, beads, chain, wood, upholstery nails, wire

4.5 x 7.5 x 1

FIBERS

MH+S Accepted Works

FIBERS

CHER MUSICO

Denton, TX

Kain Tayo/Let’s Eat, 2022 felt, beads, embroidery thread, yarn, acrylic paint, table, wooden bench, chairs

29 x 72 x 30

PAT KROTH

Verona, WI

Warning Signs, 2022 plastic caution, danger and construction flagging tape, bird fencing, plastic vegetable bags, hand-dyed fabric, black matte tulle, decorative tulle.

74 x 29

FIBERS

GLASS /glas/ a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda, lime, and sometimes other ingredients and cooling rapidly.

Detail of Artwork: Slip of Thumb by Silver Kim, See Page 30

MH+S Accepted Works

MARCY CHEVALI

Jackson Heights, NY

Untitled, 2021

flameworked borosilicate glass

20 x 9 x 7

San Marcos, CA

Sugar Thumb, 2020

glass

16 x 9 x 5

RACHEL KALISKY

Austin, TX

Joyful Match, 2021 kiln-formed glass on metal stand

23 x 11 x 3.5

MICHAEL HERNANDEZ

MH+S Accepted Works

SILVER KIM

Rochester, NY

Slip of thumb, 2022 glass, found object

1.5 x 7 x 7

SILVER KIM GLASS

Rochester, NY excessive packaging sandwich, 2022 glass

6.5 x 6.5 x 2

JUDE SCHLOTZHAUER

Mechanicsville, VA

SKULL TREE/ JADE GARDEN, 2020

cast glass, natural branch

21 x 10 x 4.5

JUDE SCHLOTZHAUER

Mechanicsville, VA

GROWING PAINS, 2020

cast glass

16 x 8 x 4

MH+S Accepted Works

PAUL VAN DEN BIJGAART

Richmond, VA

Chaotic Balance, 2022

blown glass

24 x 6 x 0.5

PAUL VAN DEN BIJGAART

Richmond, VA

Galactic Uprising, 2022

blown glass

22 x 9 x 0.5

/klā/ a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, often forming an impermeable layer in the soil

Detail of Artwork: Blue and Yellow Bowls by Grant Akiyama, See Page 36

MH+S Accepted Works

GRANT AKIYAMA

Tulsa, OK

Blue and Yellow Bowls, 2022

stoneware

7 x 10 x 7 and 6.5 x 11 x 7

HANNAH PIERCE

San Marcos, CA

Juice, 2022

earthenware, acrylic, and neon

(neon component by Michael Hernandez)

32 x 31 x 16

EILEEN MORELY

North Chesterfield, VA

Swatched Ceramics, 2022

stoneware, yarn

24 x 24 x 2

JESSICA SMITH

Livingston, AL

Hamper, 2022

stoneware ceramics, fimo clay, spray paint, cone 6 oxidation glaze

10 x 14 x 6

MH+S Accepted Works

NAOMI PETERSON

Houston, TX

Flower Pot, 2022 red stoneware, underglaze and glaze

13.5 x 6.25 x 6.25

ISYS HENNIGAR

Columbus, NC

Things Alive and Swimming, 2020

glazed stoneware, ceramic

decals, china paint

7 x 12 x 6

SALLY BROGDEN

Knoxville, TN

No Title, 2022

hand built porcelain (WK+KC)

19 x 4 x 4

BROOKE ARMSTRONG

Missoula, MT

Wallow, Your Shoulders are Like Wings, 2022

porcelain, wire, steel, silk

32 x 44 x 12

MH+S Accepted Works

RON GEIBEL

Austin, TX

Semipublic, 2022

handmade porcelain tile, grout, wood

15.5 x 15.5 x 2.5

TERESA LARRABEE

Red Lodge, MT

Blue Blob Head, 2022

stoneware, glaze

12 x 16.5 x 17.5

PAPER

Detail of Artwork: Invasive/Native by Rosie Connelly, See Page 47

r/ material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances

MH+S Accepted Works

ANELA OH

Gatlinburg, TN

Inflorescence (for Granny Ken Ken), 2022

overbeaten abaca, linen

pulp paint, short cotton

blowouts, sewing thread

31 x 31.5 x 0.5

Houston, TX

Concurrence, 2022

paper

14 x 22 x 10

ANTHONY PABILLANO

KELLY WALLER

Denton, TX

Untitled, 2022 found book paper and cover

10.25 x 15 x 3.5

DUWENAVUE SANTE JOHNSON

Philadelphia, PA

Abound, 2020

watercolor paper, thread, acrylic, gouache, watercolor, hand-cut paper stencils 108 x 144

MH+S Accepted Works

HANNAH O’HARE BENNETT

Madison, WI

Wrinkled Landscapes, Some Mended, 2022 abaca paper, cotton paper, natural pigments, cloth, thread

144 x 144

HANNAH O’HARE BENNETT

Madison, WI

Many Bridges, 2022 handmade paper, string, fabric scraps, paint

94 x 48

ROSIE CONNELLY

Honolulu, HI

Invasive/Native, 2021

poly-plate lithograph, screenprint on paper

9 x 36

ROSIE CONNELLY

Honolulu, HI

BREATH/LESS: May 2020, 2021

poly-plate lithograph, screenprint, mask, thread on paper

10 x 10

MH+S Accepted Works

MAX RAIGN

Denton, TX

We Still Have All Our Teeth, 2022 edition of three artist books created from handmade and recycled papers

4 x 3 x 1 per book

KENNETH TAN

Irving, TX

Peranakan, 2022

mixed media: Cardboard, paper, bead, thread (Book Art)

4 x 6 x 1.5

WOOD

WOOD

/wood/ the hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber.

Detail of Artwork: All Ears by Bruce Trojan, See Page 55

MH+S Accepted Works

BILL ABENDROTH

Highland, IL

Over the Moon, 2021

poplar, ink, acrylic paint, steel

15.5 x 11.5 x 3.5

KERN MCDANIEL

Colleyville, TX

SNACKS, 2022 wood

3 x 9 chips vary in size and shape

KERSTIN DALE

Corpus Christi, TX

Sapphire, 2022

Baltic birch plywood, walnut

55 x 38 x 15

Emma Senft

Madison, WI

Peel, 2022

basswood, wood bleach, soap

15 x 16 x 2

MH+S Accepted Works

WEBSON JI

New York, NY

Interpreter, 2020

wood

12 x 9 x 2

BRUCE TROJAN

Victor, NY

Still Life: The Old Barn Window, 2021 pine, basswood, polycarbonate, maple, acrylic paints and reactive paints

23 x 18 x 9

BRUCE TROJAN

Victor, NY

All Ears, 2020

bubinga, wenge, ebony,holly, maple burl, brass, 24k gold leaf, fret wire

34 x 13 x 3

Alexandra Mavrikis

San Diego, CA

Voids, 2022 wood

31 x 25 x 18

MH+S Accepted Works

Jeff Robinson

Dallas, TX

Sculpture XI, 2020 wood

60 x 24 x 36

Laura Konecne

Corpus Christi, TX

Cloud Sack Necklace with Parasites, 2020

African mahogany, maple, American holly

24 x 10.5 x 4

MH+S MIXED MEDIA

/mikst ˈ mēdēə/ the use of a variety of media in an entertainment or work of art.

Detail of Artwork: Where Does it End? by Alicia Quijano See Page 64

MIXED MEDIA

& OTHER

MH+S Accepted Works

CHRISTINE ADAME

Justin, TX

Barbara Lou Martin, 1946, 2021 coiled pine needle mat, augmented reality image

7 x 8

KATHY BROWN

Denton, TX

Repatriation: For the Record, I Swallowed a Bird, 2022 hand-sewn fabric, wooden buttons dipped in acrylic paint, zippers and pins 22 x 105

Mesquite, TX

Mini World II, 2022

faux fur, straws, Easter eggs, toys, zip ties, rocks, matches, foam stickers, beads, googly eyes, model people, hot glue, fiber fill 44 x 30 x 24

London, United Kingdom

Stitches in signals - Data Garden Collection, 2022

Recycled silver, e-waste(ceramic, film, resin), PVD

0.7 x 15 x 9.9

XINYI CHEN

DAKARI BUTLER

MH+S Accepted Works

BRIANA BABANI

Atlanta, GA

The B-Side, 2021

melon

5.5 x 25 x 26

CHANJUAN CHEN

Denton, TX

Embellished Modularity, 2022

3D printed TPU

50 x 15 x 2

Shady Shores, TX

Fig no. 9, 2022

thermoformed and laser-cut acrylic plastic, latex paint 22 x 22 x 6

STINA (SIQIONG) WEN

Long Island City, NY

Serendipity V, 2021

concrete, silicon, foam, sterling

silver, stainless steel (pin)

2.5 x 3.5 x 1.5

MH+S Accepted Works

CHRIS RAMSAY

Stillwater, OK

Monarch Reliquary Series: Migration, 2022 monarch wings, milkweed seed and floss, wood, and ephemera

9 x 8 x 8

ALICIA QUIJANO

Tyler, TX

Where Does it End?, 2021 paper, oil painted canvas, transparency sheets, various fabrics

49 x 53 x 1.5

LORI SOLLEY

Winona, TX

you should smile more (Carol), 2022

wallpaper, tissue paper, toner, and embroidery thread

12 x 12 x 2

THOMAS STOLLAR

Boca Raton, FL

Okay, Okay, Everything is Fine, 2021

board, resin, printed vinyl, cinema 4D

44 x 28 x 3

MH+S Accepted Works

MATTHEW MAGRUDER

Austin, TX

SHEL{L}TER, 2021

book arts, photography, letterpress - paper, book cloth, book board

2 x 6 x 9 with case closed

Dallas, TX

Cerebral Play, 2022

mixed media: wood, acrylic, vinyl

45 x 120 x 72

FELICIA JORDAN

TINA MARAIS

Vaudreuil-Dorion, Canada

Relics, 2022

ANELA OH

Gatlinburg, TN

Transmutation I, 2021

glazed ceramic

fragment, plastic, kozo

11.5 x 11.5 x 3.5

MH+S Accepted Works

APRIL ORTIZ

Fort Worth, TX

Kelsey, 2021

yarn, embroidery floss, tulle, wood, oil on canvas

36 x 24 x 2.25

DAIWEN WANG

Brooklyn, NY

Grow in here, 2021

copper, wool, enamel, paper

1.5 x 3 x 2.5

ELISE TECHENTINE

Granbury, TX

Defying Gravity, 2022

assemblage: found objects, handdyed linen, recycled plastic water bottles, wire, fake grass, antique wood box, plasma cut waste can, rope, decoupage

48 x 36 x 36

KERIANNE QUICK

Lemon Grove, CA

This, and $500 in a coffee can (or The Passenger), 2022 leather, brass, gold leather, brass, silver, stainless steel, gold plate

16 x 8 x 2.5

City Of Denton

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Texas Commission on The Arts

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National Endowment For The Arts

Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with the state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the NEA supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich

and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America. Learn more at arts.gov.

Texas Woman’s University Visual Arts Division

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TWU Community-focused Design Studio Team

TWU Community-focused Design Studio class

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Front Cover Image: Detail of Growing Pains by Jude Schlotzhauer, see page 31

Back Cover Image: Detail of All Ears by Bruce Trojan, see page 55