How’d she do that? Nancy Slagle’s rubber and laser-cut necklace, Katherine Taylor’s thick-glaze ceramics and Ryu-Hee Kim’s topographic sculpture of copper and wood – are among more than 40 attention grabbers in “CraftTexas 2014,” the eighth statewide biennial at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Visit with many of the artists and see the open studios of the center’s resident artists 5:30-8 p.m. Friday; jurors present three merit awards at 6:30 p.m. Oh, and there’s beer from Karbach Brewing Co. The show continues through Jan. 11; 4848 Main; 713-529-4848, crafthouston.org. FREE
