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Jennifer Ling Datchuk’s exhibition is filled with the haunting, rhythmic sounds of gently clattering porcelain. By Lauren Moya Ford HOUSTON — While conducting research at

By Nancy Zastudil Creative expression is often responsive to, or even dictated by, circumstance. German playwright Berthold Brecht recognized as much with his 1939 poem

The exhibit ‘Copy Culture’ at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and Zine Fest Houston are two upcoming events for zine fans By John Nova

The new Houston Center for Contemporary Craft exhibition, sure to please every Bayou City geek, runs through September 11. By Rebekah Kibodeaux A typical weekend

By Michael McFadden In working with clay, an artist communes with a material tradition that spans thousands of years and stretches around the planet. With

Crafting a Legacy Lets You Get Involved By Crystal Correa There’s nothing like wrapping yourself in a crocheted or handwoven textile, seeing the ridge marks

By Laura August Anna Mayer’s first solo exhibition in Houston, Forms of Inheritance, opens with a photographic mural printed on cotton canvas and splayed across

By Sherry Cheng On a global scale, our environment is our inheritance. Mayer takes her interest in the impact of environmental disasters, such as this

By Molly Glentzer Escape looks out of the question for the ghostly, droopy-headed figure hanging from the ceiling. It seems to carry the weight of

By Glasstire Christina Rees and William Sarradet are joined by Houston Center for Contemporary Craft’s Kathryn Hall and María-Elisa Heg to run down the top

By Matthew Brawley Nathalie Miebach’s sculptures are as chaotic as the weather events they depict. The Boston-based artist has created a colorful series of sculptures

By Molly Glentzer My husband, Don’s, worst nightmare was hanging there, against a long wall at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft: a trio of

“The Water Line” takes its inspiration from Harvey and other extreme weather events. By Matthew Brawley he Houston Center For Contemporary Craft is currently featuring

By Molly Glentzer Walking into “The Water Line,” a visitor could think several things: 1) A carnival has crashed into the walls of the Houston

By Christopher Blay Ceramicist James C. Watkins is the newest recipient of Houston Center for Contemporary Craft’s (HCCC) Texas Master Award. The Lubbock artist, cited

By Joseph Wozny From across the room, Nathalie Miebach’s wall pieces trigger a vague sense of recognition. In the center of a Harvey’s Twitter SOS,

By Betsy Huete About a year ago, there was a big blow-up all over my Facebook feed about a taco truck in Portland. The women

By Molly Glentzer Justin Favela has always seen nachos as work of art. “The endless combinations of ingredients, the textures, the history and the debate

The Texas Arts Scene Owes This Man a Debt By Matthew Ramirez What: Houston Center for Contemporary Craft’s 10th Annual Crafting a Legacy Spring Luncheon

Denmark Embraces the Lone Star State With a Royal Flair BY SHELBY HODGE After a swing through Austin where she met with Governor Greg Abbott

The American Craft Council is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2019 Emerging Voices Awards, which recognize an emerging artist, an emerging scholar, and

My first visit to Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) was only a few years ago, on one of my regular trips to Glasstire’s HQ.

Simple ideas, reimagined. This is central to Tom Loeser’s practice. A stunning combination of craft, whimsy, and invention, his pieces of furniture take on an

  Antonius Bui, by their own definition, is a hot mess. They smile when I explain how awkward it is for a writer who started