A slides-how look at some of work on display today, June 26, at the WNC Craft, Architecture and Design Expo at the N.C. Arboretum. The event is put on by Handmade in America and ends today. The work of local crafters and artists is displayed in 11 separate vignettes, such as kitchen, bedroom, livingroom. Photos by Susan Hutchinson.
For more about the expo, see the Xpress article “Designed with love.”
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I was disappointed at the small scale of this show, especially with a $15 price tag, plus an $8 parking fee. The “rooms” intended to display the crafts were tiny, there were very few of them, and most of them fairly impractical (a “butler’s pantry?” a “wine vault?”, a “library” without books?, a “studio” with a high-end desk and nothing else?). Neither the craft artists nor their work nor the idea of “incorporating craft” were shown to advantage. I’m curious as to others’ reactions.