Hold Me as I Land: I Love it When We're Cruising Together
Published: 18.09.2023
Elizabeth Shaw, New Hand, 2009. Found broken ceramic, reused and recycled sterling silver, 50 x 20 x 12 mm. Photo: Michelle Bowden Visuall.
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I was first introduced to the concept of cruising as a method within artistic research by Alpesh Kantilal Patel when he was an outside mentor during my time in the Critical Craft Studies MA program at Warren Wilson College. It was during this program that I began to see craft beyond its material silos.
This article is included in the Metalsmith magazine Vol 43 No 2.
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