In its annual show, Florida Craftsmen displays the inventive best from its members' works.
Balance is a basic principle of design.
Eva Walsh's beaded necklace titled Inca Dreams, Elena Sheppa's narrative wall sculptures of sandblasted glass and other media, and Peter Tilton's round jars. Leach wisely treats us to three of Tilton's pieces to show off his range of shapes and finishes. Other works follow a more process-oriented, expressive style, typical of recent crafts as they have gained acceptance as fine art beyond function. Its source is the studio ceramics movement, known for daring scale, unique shapes and serendipitous surprises. Both approaches are valid.