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Features
Profile in Success: Carter Smith — Infinite Possibilities Guide This Textile Artist
by Heather Skelly
Happy Landing: 10 Tips to a Comfortable Retirement
by Andy McDonald
How to Start Investing for Retirement
by Zen Parry
Profile in Success: Deborah Dinneen Creates Santas with a Sense of Humor
by Diana Lambdin Meyert

Columns
CRAFTS TRENDS
Where are we headed and what can we expect?
by Zen Parry
CRAFTS MARKETING
Artisan Trail Directs Tourists to Fine Crafts
by Loretta Radeschi
BUSINESS WISE
The Impact of a Craft Award
by Miriam Bonner
CRAFTS PHOTOGRAPHY
The 2006 Image Review: Part Two of a Two-Part Series
by Steve Meltzer
CRAFTS TRENDS
Trashy Art
by Audrey Borus
BUSINESS BASICS
The People Factor
by Carole Enmark
CRAFTS TECHNOLOGY
Avoid Infringement
by Gloria Hansen

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On the
Cover: “Beaded Semicircle Table,” by Heidi Tarver, introduces this month’s focus on furniture. Tarver, of Berkeley, Calif., creates intricately ornamented, painted furniture, as well as mixed-media pieces and paintings. She says furniture provides her an opportunity to explore the application of ornament in her work. Tarver exhibts nationally and internationally, and creates furniture on commission for clients nationwide. For more information, visit her Website at www.heiditarver.com. For work by other furniture artists, see this month’s Insight section, starting on page 20. Photo by George Post, Richmond, Calif.
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Departments
CRAFT SCENE
- Editor’s Journal
- One Year Later: CERF and Hurricane Katrina
- Professional Guidelines Update: 2006
- 2006 Washington Craft Show Highlights Individual Style in Contemporary American Craft
- Acclaimed Furniture Maker and Architect to Lead North Bennet Street School
- 2,500-Year-Old Terra-Cotta Figures Found in China May be Army Model

CRAFT SHOWCASE INSIGHT: FURNITURE
- Artists Share Their Insights About Making a Living Selling Furniture — Plus Resources
- Insight Gained: Leather Details Create Touchable, Artistic Furniture
REGIONAL PROFILE: MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, D.C., & WEST VIRGINIA
- Crafts Along the Waterfront: Focus on Baltimore, Md.
- Chords of Silence: Andrew White
- Regional Galleries
- Regional Shows
CLASSIFIED ADS
- Shows and Fairs
- Marketplace
GALLERY AND MUSEUM LISTINGS
- Calls for Entry
- Exhibitions
MARKET CENTRAL
ADVERTISING INDEX
LORETTA’S LAST LINE
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