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Arts City: CraftTexas winners stump tradition

October 8, 2012

Wood – or a fine imitation of it – captures the imagination in intriguing ways at CraftTexas 2012, the biennial juried exhibition at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.

Is it just coincidence that jurors Jean McLaughlin, Rachelle Thiewes and Jade Walker gave awards of merit to three artists who riff on this theme in fun but refined ways?

Steve Hilton’s installation, “Tea for ?,” a wall of free-form teapots that appear to be made of crusty, petrified wood, are crafted of amazingly detailed stoneware.

George Sacaris’ “Faux Bois” pieces are the aesthetic reverse, transforming the idea of rustic wood stumps into sleek stools and benches of shiny aluminum.

Paula Gron employs real twigs and reeds as mediums for her basket-woven pieces, “Milk With Your Tea?” and “My Toothbrush.”

See them through Dec. 30 at the center, 4848 Main, 713-529-4848; www.crafthouston.org.

Molly Glentzer

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4848 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is located in the Houston Museum District, two blocks south of Highway 59, near Rosedale St. Visitors should park in the free parking lot located directly behind the building, off Rosedale and Travis Streets, and enter through the back entrance. 

Free Admission

OPEN TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 10 AM – 5 PM

4848 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is located in the Houston Museum District, two blocks south of Highway 59, near Rosedale St. Visitors should park in the free parking lot located directly behind the building, off Rosedale and Travis Streets, and enter through the back entrance. 

Free Admission

OPEN TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 10 AM – 5 PM

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