6 Item Set or Lot of Issues of AMERICAN CRAFT Magazine, A publication of the American Craft Council. Includes:

ITEM 1.) American Craft; December 2007/January, 2008; Volume 67, Number 6;

Letters;

Editor's Letter;

Zoom; Chris Antemann revels in the sexuality of her porcelain figurines, even if they make others squirm;

Material Culture; Virginia Gardiner spends a theoretical day at the beach with furniture maker Max Lamb and his Pewter Stools cast in sand and also learns a thing or two about his new Poly chairs; Max Lamb goes to the beach and returns with a fresh catch of ideas;

Outskirts; Arnie Cooper explores the only coral reef in Los Angeles;

Reviewed; "Shy Boy, She Devil, and Isis" exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts; "Far from the Tree" at the Messler Gallery in Rockport, Maine;

From the Stacks; In the August 1970 Craft Horizons, Gold Lewis wrote about her handmade paper collage work and how it fit into her painting and sculpture. Here we revisit what the artist called 'compage';

Critic's Corner; Thinking Through Craft by Glenn Adamson;

Hunting & Gathering; Expatriate Robert Brady spent years building a collection of art and craft from around the world in an old Franciscan monastery in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico; Now the Museo Robert Brady;

The Wide World of Craft; Alison Bouirke takes us on a tour of the London Craft Scene during one of the city's busiest times of the year - the London Design Festival building up to the Origin and Collect Shows;

Your New Best Friend: Lily Kane gets to know the Brooklyn-based brothers William and Steven Ladd, whose projects - elaborate beaded objects in personalized packaging - flow freely between the worlds of fashion, design, art and Craft;

A Tale of Two Houses: The North Carolina artist Randy Shull likes to explore all sorts of media - from furniture and sculpture to painting and woodcarving. However, he may have met this biggest challenge renovating his own house and then that of a friend right down the street; Asheville, North Carolina;

Port to Port: Robert Sullivan wondered why the two Portlands loom large in the world of craft in the US. After two weeks exploring both cities and their environs, he has some ideas; Craft rules the woodsy, coastal terrain surrounding Portland, Maine and Portland, Oregon;

Cover Story: Artist Profile: William Ladd; NOTE: This cover shows more wear than the others;

PLUS 2.) American Craft; April 2008/May, 2008; Volume 68, Number 2;:

Letters;

Editor's Letter;

Zoom; Connect to craft in myriad ways - exhibition previews, shop talk, emerging talent, a Japanese design studio, books and more; Jennifer Falck Linssen carves paper, Elizabeth Lundberg Morisette weaves together toys and Andora takes on Chicago;

Material Culture; Mimi Zeiger plunges into a brave new world of polymers, spray-on fabric, stereo-lithography - some 400 material innovations-in the pages of Ultra Materials, an up-to-the-minute reference book/inspiration manual;

Outskirts; Do pianos have personalities? The film Note by Note: The making of Steinway L1037 follows the step-by-step creation of a grand piano by craftsmen at a factory in Queens, New York. RObert Silberman tunes in on the film's fine points;

Reviewed; Patricia Failing considers Kurt Weiser's "edenic" painted porcelain vessels at Portland's Museum of Contemporary Craft; Scott Norris surveys the master enamelist Jamie Bennett's retrospective at Fuller Craft Museum and Ron Glowen explores Rik ALlen's glass spaceships at Seattle's Science Fiction Museum;

Critic's Corner; Ezra Shales argues that ceramists (and art schools) should reconsider the legacy of the factory and lose the stereotype of industry as alienation;

Hunting & Gathering; A classic craft collection has found a surprising resting spot in the form of a Richard Meier house in the wilds of New Jersey. Beverly Sanders pays a visit and finds the works as comfortable in their surroundings as their owners;

The Wide World of Craft; Joyce Lovelace reports on the craft scene in Los Angeles - a rich blend of old and new and as sprawling and diverse as the city itself, from museums and galleries celebrating the city's postwar modernist heritage to shops and young, up-and-coming artists riding a new wave of interest in the handmade;

The Industrial Complex; Garth Clark charts the thought process of Ceramic triple-threat Marek Cecula: Designer for industry, groundbreaking sculptor and curator of the upcoming exhibition "Object Factory," at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Cecula is shaking things up and the wall dividing craft and design is crumbling!;

The Hand Meets High Tech; Are we in for a new Arts and Crafts Movement, this one powered by the digital revolution? An exhibition at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art explores the question to the question while Marc Kristal talks to the cast of characters;

Jack Lenor Larsen/Pierre Paulin: Redux; Forty years later, two living legends of design reprise a bold pairing of fabric and furniture from 1967. In conversation with Laurie Manfra, Larsen and Pauling reflect on their collaboration then and now

Cover Photo: Sweaters from the Dyckman Farmhouse collection, 2005;

PLUS 3.) American Craft; June 2008/July, 2008; Volume 68, Number 3;

Letters;

Editor's Letter;

Zoom; Link up with emerging artists, progressive products, exhibition previews, books and more;

Outskirts; Jeremy Lebensohn is one New Yorker who's looking up, sharing an inside view of the crafted wood water tanks that dot the city's skyline and continue to serve the metropolis much as they have for the past 150 years;

Aileen Osborn Webb Awards; the American Craft Council's Annual Awards - named for the Council's founder - recognize makers whose artistry and leadership have immeasurably enriched the crafts. Seven individuals were recently designated Fellows, a high honor in the field;

Reviewed; Christine Temin connects with Alexander Calder's breathtaking jewelry at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, while Sally Hansell surveys "Tradition/Innovation: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft and Traditional Art", at the Atlanta History Center;

Critic's Corner; Art Critic Jed Perl regards "the artisanal urge" as an essential value in the art world that seems to spurn the traces of the hand;

Hunting & Gathering; In ceramist Ken Shore's Oregon Home, space is a medium of memory for a vast collection of objects from around the world. Patricia Failing reports on this magical, thematically organized environment and its creator;

The Wide World of Craft; On a three day jaunt to Western Massachusetts during winter's last hurrah, Shannon Sharpe finds a thriving craft community revving up for a bustling summer season; Whirlwind in the Berkshires: 7 Beautiful towns, 6 great galleries and 3 spectacular museums;

Crow House Rising: Henry Varnum Poor's enchanting hand-built home in the Hudson Valley recently experienced a remarkable resuce from the brink of destruction. Caroline Hannah is our guide to the house and its revelations about the creative life and times of its maker;

Come Together; Visitors to the new Norwegian National Opera House enter into an Intimate relationship with the building. Marc Kristal explores the development of the Snohetta architecture firm's design, from the challenges of the building to the enriching exterior contributions of a team of artists;

Mapping the Future Perfect; Artist and educator Laurel Porcari has found a new career in architectural glass. Mimi Zeiger learns how Porcari's passion has helped a map a new beginning for glass artists in her adopted hometown;

Hop on a Hand-crafted bike...Pedal-powered works of art by Ezra Caldwell;

Cover: Art and Architecture; For a commissioned walkway in Oregon, New Orleans-based glass artist and architect Laurel Porcari drew inspiration from the rugged West. "The house sits at the edge of the Deschutes River so there are allusions to water....";

PLUS 4.) American Craft; August/September, 2008; Volume 68, Number 4;

Letters;

Editor's Letter;

Zoom;

Material Culture; Shonquis Moreno finds that in the act of transforming New York's Huntington Hartford building into the new home for the Museum of Arts & Design, Allied Works Architecture has created a vast crafted object;

Outskirts;

Reviewed;

From the Stacks;

Critic's Corner;

Hunting & Gathering; Interior architect Margo Grant Walsh has assembled a stellar collection of 20th-century silver and metalwork, now on view in an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and documented in its companion book;

The Wide World of Craft; In a whirlwind trip around the Emerald Isle, Beverly Sanders takes the pulse of the vital Irish craft scene;

Craft & Community: Artecnica & Denyse Schmidt Quilts;

Cranbrook, Craft & What the Future May Hold; Cranbrook Academy of Art; Cranbrook melds its 20th-century vision with a 21st-century take on art and design;

Let 'em Eat Cake; Does the current DIY renaissance have political import?; Sabrina Gschwandtner weighs in on the subject, casting an eye on the Sugarcraft exhibition in Chicago, Illinois;

Cover Story: Artist Profile: Denyse Schmidt;

PLUS 5.) American Craft; October/November, 2008; Volume 68, Number 5;

Letters;

Editor's Letter;

Zoom;

Material Culture; Materially speaking, quilt makers today have left tradition behind. Investigating the guilts in the Columbus Museum of Art show "Material Matters," Christine Kaminsky discovers bold works that broach new frontiers of meaning, materials and techniques;

Reviewed;

Critic's Corner;

Hunting & Gathering; Susan Meller, a veteran textile collector, has assembled and published an eye-dazzling array of Russian-manufactured fabrics made for the bazaars of Central Asia. Andrea DiNoto queries her on the allure of these colorful cloths and garments and on her tech-savvy approach to locating choice examples;

The Wide World of Craft; Shannon Sharpe goes to Providence, Rhode Island, and finds that craft thrives among an abundance of arts venues, events and festivities-and did we mention great food?;

Wendell Castle: Shifting Shapes and Breaking the Rules; Legendary Furniture maker and Sculptor Wendell Castle at his work studio in Scottsville, New York; Learn about his success as the result of a lifelong ambition to push the limits of materials, question the constraints of craftsmanship and defy the inclinations of the art and craft markets;

Christa Assad: A life made from Mud; Art & Architecture Made in Clay; Cover Story; Ensconced in a new studio in Berkeley, California, Christa Assad finds herself at a comfortable place in her life as a studio potter;

Polly Dickens: Craft and Culture at the Conran Shop; As creative director of the Conran Shop, she brings her love of handcrafted objects from around the world to bear on the products and collections that go into creating the Conran look;

PLUS 6.) American Craft; December 2008/January, 2009; Volume 68, Number 6;

Letters;

Editor's Letter; Midwest is Best; From Chicago to Cincinnati, Craft in the Heartland;

Zoom;

Material Culture; Terry Brown: Eye-catching Architecture from Another World; It took the later architect Terry Brown 10 years to tap into his Midwestern roots and create a style focused on materials and the handmade. Brown's Mushroom house in Cincinnati;

Outskirts; Shonquis Moreno takes us virtual shopping a afsoun.com;

Reviewed; Fiber artists Polly Barton, Marcy Zicafoose, Mary Anne Jordan and Eleanor McCain take textils to new heights; Suzanne Smith Arney surveys their concurrent shows at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles; Andrea DiNoto discusses "Second Lives" the inaugural exhibition of transformative works at the re-located Museum of Arts & Design;

Critic's Corner;

Hunting & Gathering; University Hospitasl in Cleveland has assembled a first-rate art and craft collection;

The Wide World of Craft; Brooklyn, New York, is home to an assortment of makers, artists, designers and galleries;

From the Stacks; in the October 1954 issues of Craft Horizons, Edward hald explored the life of the versatile Swedish ceramist Stig Lindberg; We offer a look at the article and the status of his vintage works today;

Karen Johnson Boyd and the Art of Stealth Philanthropy;

Paul Kotula on Design, Ceramics & Surviving in the Motor City; Detroit, Michigan;

Tom Loeser: Taking Creative License; Function, Dysfunction and the State of American Furniture; Cinch Public Seating in Madison, Wisconsin; Furniture maker and teacher, Tom loeser enjoys working at the intersection of craft and conceptual art;

Cover Story: Artist Profile: Tom Loeser;

Each issue approximately 100 pages each; full size; very heavy paper;

VERY GOOD to NEAR MINT Condition; covers show storage and usage wear; Insides are generally clean, tight and unmarked;

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