Making and Metaphor: A Discussion of Meaning in Contemporary CraftCanadian Museum of Civilization with the Institute for Contemporary Canadian Craft, 1994 - Crafts & Hobbies - 177 pages Preface / Stephen Inglis -- Introduction / Rosalyn J. Morrison -- Keynote : the language of things / Margaret Visser -- Overview : forming discourse / Stephen Inglis -- Towards a language of craft. The space of pottery : an investigation of the nature of craft / Paul Mathieu -- Seìmiotique de l'obet artisanal : Matieìre et seìrialiteì comme lieux d'ancrage de la signification / Michel Paradis -- Crafts and knowledge / Michele Hardy -- Towards a language of craft / Kathy M'Closkey -- Historical contexts and contemporary concerns -- Decoration and ornament in ceramic art / Diane E. Sullivan -- Craft education in Canada : a history of confusion / Virginia Wright -- Contemporary industrial design : is there a place for crafts? / Jacques Giard -- Historical contexts and contemporary concerns / Howard Collinson -- Craft and cultural meaning -- Nostalgia, identity, and gender : woven in 100 per cent pure silk / Millie R. Creighton -- Reclaiming the role of craft in architecture / Neil Forrest -- Craft and cultural meaning / Gerald L. Pocius -- Craft and the museum -- Contemporary craft collecting in British museums / Sandra Flood -- We have these ways of seeing : a study of objects in differing realities / Carol E. Mayer -- Encounters with narrative / John E. Vollmer -- Les métiers d'art et le musée / Michel V. Cheff -- Symposium summary / Marjorie M. Halpin. |
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Abstract | 6 |
The Language of Things Margaret Visser | 12 |
Forming Discourse Stephen Inglis | 20 |
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