Wednesday, November 11, 1959 University Daily Kansan
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Crafts Show Reflects Kansas in November
By Jack Harrison
Kansas in November is a land of muted, earthy colors, rough, natural textures and simple, unaffected forms.
These same qualities mark the works displayed at the Sixth Annual Kansas Designer Craftsman Show, which opened at the Kansas Union Sunday and continues through Dec. 4.
Like the rolling, brown hills, barren, sturdy trees and faded blue sky of autumn in the Midwest, the exhibits of tapestry, pottery, jewelry, carvings and furniture reflect the subdued forces of nature in the days before winter sets in.
A heavy brown rug in a rough tweed, woven by Mrs. Gordon MacDonald of Oklahoma City, Okla., is outstanding among the tapestries.
Colors Are Somber
The tapestries feature deep and somber colors. Simple geometric patterns complement the subtle shades of color.
One of several monochromatic tapestries in the show was done by Dixie Heckerman, Kansas City, Mo. Its colors include green, olive drab, tan and beige. Ann Hess, Lawrence, exhibits a similar rug of green and related colors.
Most impressive among the ceramics works is a large round bowl about two feet high, by Algelo Garzio, Manhattan. Rough patterns scratched on the surface give it a weathered outdoor look.
Ginger Heckerman, Lawrence, exhibits a screen printing with a sea motif. It was done by a block print process and has several shades of tan and brown.
Mahogany Bowl S-shaned
Chet Vice, Wichita, displays a sculptured bowl of mahogany. A pair of tapered handles on the deep red bowl form it into an S-curve. Two chairs are exhibited by Wendell Castle, Holton. Both are hidden features and sweeping lines.
The most striking wood sculpture in the show is "Blindman's Bluff," by Marguerite Kerfoot, Lawrence. Rounded figures of two children have been fashioned from a large elm log.
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