The Interstitial Arts Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the study, support, and promotion of interstitial art: literature, music, visual and performance art found in between categories and genres – art that crosses borders. 
I’m signing off as moderator of the Third Interstitial Salon (although all are invited and encouraged to continue the conversation as long as they like!). It’s been a fantastic discussion and a tremendous pleasure for me to listen as these wonderful artists/crafters/thinkers have talked about their process and their inspiration. I think one big idea I’m taking away from this conversation is the power of a passion for exploring the connections between story and the sensory world — it can take you anywhere and everywhere, and seems to be the surest source of an open and generous imagination!
We’ve heard from and heard about an astounding array of craft/artists, and I thought it would be helpful to list them here — please do visit their websites and enjoy their varied and exquisite talents!
SALON/ PARTICIPANTS (* denotes IAF Auction artist)
Jae Leslie Adams — writer/book artist/calligrapher
Deborah Atherton — writer/lyricist/librettist
*K. Tempest Bradford — jeweler/writer/editor/Interfictions author
*Deborah J. Brannon — jeweler/writer/scholar/reviewer
Wendy Ellertson — doll/mask/book-maker/art curator
*Sarah Evans — writer/jeweler
*Elise Mattheson — jeweler
*Kris McDermott — scholar/writer/occasional crafter
*Mia Nutick — reviewer/writer/jeweler
*Rachel Pollack — Interfictions author/artists/tarotist
Jon Singer — ceramicist/inventor/Interfictions author
*Joselle Vanderhooft — jeweler/writer
*Leslie What — Interfictions author/jeweler
ARTISTS MENTIONED:
Virginia Blakelock — bead art/jewelry
Shelley Jackson — body art/hypertext/performance art
Steven & William Ladd — bead art, fashion and fine art installations
Joyce Scott — beaded sculpture
Ruthanne Tudball — ceramicist
Raelinda Woad — storytelling/jewelry/cupcake fairy
May 20th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Kris - Thanks so much for putting in these links…
I’d been trying to decipher who everyone was.
This seems to have really started something…
Connection of story and the sensory world does seem
to be deep into our mullings about interstitial arts.
Wendy
May 20th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Kris, thank you for this fabulous wrapup - and especially for the links to all the Artists & their work! I really enjoyed the Salon discussion, and look forward to the next one.
May 20th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Best place to find me, actually, is on LiveJournal, where I am elisem. I often post stuff about current work in entries headed ArtLog. See you there?
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:52 am
Elise — Fixed! Thanks! Have a great WisCon!
June 22nd, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Personally, I think the Internet has been a great gift to art lovers, not only because it makes great works of art available for so many people to admire themselves. It’s also the best resource ever invented for art lovers like us to meet and exchange ideas!