Handmade in America: Conversations with Fourteen Craftmasters

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1983. Hardcover. VG/VG (minor stain to cover, shelf wear along bottom of book, dust jacket shows some wear and rubbing, otherwise in great condition with all pages clear and intact). Burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering, light blue illustrated dustjacket with brown lettering, 224 pp., bw and color illustrations throughout. "Handmade in America is a celebration of contemporary crafts. It is the only book to document such works not merely in stunning photographs but also by commentary of some of the more prominent creators at this landmark moment in the renascence of crafts. Barbaralee Diamonstein, a distinguished commentator on the arts, conducts deep-reaching interviews with fourteen craftmasters across the United States, whose work - including ceramics, weaving, glassblowing, woodworking, metalworking, and quiltmaking, among others - exemplifies the highest levels of achievement in the crafts world today. In candid discussions of their work and lives, the craftsmakers comment on their processes and techniques, and on cencepts and personal growth, providing an insightful look at themselves and at their work. The spectrum of crafts illustrated in ths book ranges from beautiful, traditional-patterened quilts to monumental fiber hangings; from ethereal blown-glass pieces to massive, swirling, wrought-iron gates; from handsome ceramic bowls with lanscape imagery to finely carved furniture of richly grained wood." - dust jacket description.