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Taking Flight: Inspiration And Techniques To Give Your Creative Spirit Wings (Paperback)by Kelly Rae Roberts (book is in no way associated with NSCZ) For Immediate release The National Student Craft Zine welcomes submissions from student artists and writers. The National Student Craft Zine cultivates critical dialogue among students engaged in formal craft training throughout the […]

Donate your sweeps to help a fellow craftsperson in need. Designing and crafting jewelry is a passion we know is incredibly rewarding and personally fulfilling. But when disaster strikes, that important creative outlet is often a victim.That’s why Rio Grande has partnered with Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) to aid craftspeople affected by an emergency […]

From the New York Times, Dec. 2, 2008 By KENNETH CHANGPublished: December 1, 2008 The first 700 million years of Earth’s 4.5-billion-year existence are known as the Hadean period, after Hades, or, to shed the ancient Greek name, Hell. Photo Credit: J. W. Valley/University of WisconsinZircon crystals. That name seemed to fit with the common […]

The Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts reveals Masters classes in the 2009 class: Each spring the Academy invites prominent master craftsmen from across the country and overseas to teach workshops in their areas of specialization. A reception and slide lecture by visiting masters is open to the public each Wednesday evening during the Symposium.We are […]