Features by Sharon Pendana

Designer Spotlight: Cassandra Bromfield – Pieces Of A Dream

A cultural descendant of the African American tradition of quiltmaking, designer Cassandra Bromfield makes the most of different materials, piecing them together in an exquisitely functional whole.

Ernest J. Gaines: A Writing Life

In a bayou baritone, Ernest J. Gaines describes the accouterments of his office: ­­a stash of ballpoint pens and reams of yellow paper on which to write the first drafts of his literary treasures.

ROMANCING THE CRAFT: THE HIGH ART OF EMBROIDERY

The otherworldly, avant-garde masks that the Icelandic music icon, Björk, dons in videos and live performances are the works of James Merry, an eccentric British artist drawn by the intimacy of hand-pulling needle and thread.