To Katja Maas for designing this beautiful catalog. You created another keepsake for AJDC with great sense of design and an authentic graphic identity. Your passion for graphic design transforms every project from the ordinary accumulation of words and images into a beautifully designed masterpiece. Thank you for your commitment to ADJC and for honoring and elevating our group with your excellence of design. To David Updike for capturing the spirit of AJDC in his written article. Through your interviews and your careful listening you distilled the information down to several ideas portraying the uniqueness of the AJDC collection in the context of contemporary craft. In placing the work and existence of AJDC into the larger framework of crafting in our time, you created the opportunity for new interpretation and understanding of what we do and why it matters. To all of our members, I want to say how proud I am to be a member of AJDC. Your camaraderie and friendship is a precious gift valuable beyond measure. I love your dedication to excellence and your unwillingness to compromise on design. This is why we have so many fiery conversations. It makes me happy to once again make your dream of exhibitions become a reality. To Gregory Krapf, my loving husband for always being supportive and for lending our AJDC members a helping hand. STRIPES DETAIL BY BARBARA HEINRICH