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Locally Sourced

Charity Randall Gallery Nov. 20, 2020–July 4, 2022
a lamp
Benjamin Saks, Kerf Case; Turbine light, 2020, Courtesy of the artist; Photo: Julia Reynolds, Monmade

They are the faces of the next revolution in making.

Pittsburgh has a long tradition of artisans and industry. Today it is home to a growing cohort of independent designers and makers working in traditional media such as clay, glass, metal, fiber, wood, and paper, and with emergent materials and technologies. Locally Sourced highlights new work by some of the region’s most talented artists and makers of functional goods and furnishings.

These are the producers who are creating opportunities—developing their craft into a business. These are the innovators who are reinventing traditional handwork processes and manufacturing technologies to transform raw and reclaimed materials into products that have utility, durability, and good design. These are the locally sourced.

Featured Makers

  • Bones and All
  • Coded Clay
  • Savannah Hayes
  • Knotzland
  • TaktTime
  • Transit Forge
  • Reiko Yamamoto
  • Brian Peters
  • Hanna Dausch
  • Idia’Dega
  • Oatmeal
  • Temper and Grit
  • TwelveTwenty
  • Ashley Cecil
  • Brian Ferrell
  • KerfCase
  • Spacapan
  • T.O.M.T
  • Jenna Vanden Brink

Locally Sourced is organized by Alyssa Velazquez, curatorial assistant for Decorative Arts and Design.

Exhibition Images

Product image of two pieces of minimalist ironwork
Transit Forge, two bottle openers, 2020. Courtesy the artist.
Product shot of minimalist decorative light.
SPACAPAN, three bowls, 2015. Courtesy Nathan J. Shanlis.
Product shot of hand made red bow ties arranged in a diagonal line
Knotzland, Museum line of bow ties, 2020. Courtesy the artist.
Product shot of decorative wall divider.
Building Bytes, Aggregation, 2020. Courtesy the artist.
Product shot of shallow, round, light colored earth wear.
Reiko Yamamoto Studio, Fruit bowl, 2020. Courtesy the artist.
Product shot of minimalist ceramic figure with light glaze.
OATMEAL, Freckle terlingua vessel, 2020. Courtesy the artist.
Product shot of glassware with minimal modern design.
TAKTTIME, four water glasses, 2020. Courtesy Jaclyn Harris.
a lamp
Benjamin Saks, Kerf Case; Turbine light, 2020, Courtesy of the artist; Photo: Julia Reynolds, Monmade

Support

Locally Sourced is generously supported by The Charity Randall Foundation.

Additional gratitude to the Creative Business Accelerator at Bridgeway Capital that supports craft businesses, maker enterprises, design-build shops, and entrepreneurial artists in western Pennsylvania.

Sponsored by

Schneider Downs with the words Big Thinking. Personal Focus.