Messages looks at the ways many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression. They use craft to tell a story, prove a point, or bring attention to issues. Often their work is passionate and provocative. The artists express many different interests and points of view but they have one thing in common: their skill and creativity are of the highest level. Featuring santero Charles M. Carrillo, glass artist Beth Lipman, jeweler/sculptor Thomas Mann, bead artist Joyce J. Scott.
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