ACC trip

I went to the American Craft Council show on Wednesday and I loved it! I have never been to anything as big as this show with as many vendors so I was excited as soon as I walked in. I am really interested in talking to people and finding out about different techniques that I may want to learn. I talked to a lot of artists and learned some great things. I was most interested in the work by Keith Lewis. He uses anodized niobium, and he told me how exactly to get the metal to change colors, which I found very interesting. Another artist that I liked talking to was Debra Adelson, who works with carved acrylic. She starts with a clear acrylic block and ends with brightly dyed, delicate pieces of jewelry. Kristin Perkins is another artist that had work that I enjoyed. She used lampwork glass, which I have been interested in learning how to do for a long time. Her pieces were so neat and beautiful that you would think they were cast in molds. I spent a lot of time listening to George Sawyer explain his Mokume technique. The process in creating one of his pieces seemed very long and difficult, but produced a beautiful result. These are just a few of the many wonderful artists that I met. Everyone had such unique and beautiful work that I hope to be able to go to the show again.