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ALTHEA CROME--Hand knit miniature art garments

Education
Guild School Study Program 2006 1/12 figure sculpting with Jamie Carrington
Guild School Study Program 2005 1/12 scale French bebe with Tracey Meeker, 1/12 scale Scrimshaw Box with Steve Jedd
1/12 scale Japanese Mirror Box with Mark Murphy
Guild School Study Program 2004; 1/12 scale ballroom gown with Maria Santos;1/12 scale Dressing Case with Goeff Wonnocott
Guild School Study Program 2003; 1/12 Scale room box construction with Alison Ashby and Steve Jedd
B.S. 1988 School of Allied Medicine, Ohio State University

Teaching Experience
2008 (Upcoming) Mittens 12 hour class and Boots (12 hour class), The Guild School, June 2008, Castine Maine.
2006 Full Scale Glove workshop, Bloomington, IN 2004 1/12 scale knitted sweater and hat, Yarns Unlimited, Bloomington, IN
2004 1/12 scale knitting workshop and lecture, Castine, ME
Awards/ Memberships
2003 Awarded Artisan Membership International Guild of Miniature Artisans
2002 General Membership International Guild of Miniature Artisans

Group Exhibitions
2008 Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting (upcoming), Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN
2007 Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
2005 Pocketsize; Our Fascination with the Miniature, Post Picasso Gallery
2004 Knitknit New York Book for issue #3, Printed Matter, New York, NY
2004 Knitknit, Sundown Salon at Fritz Haeg Studios, Hollywood, CA

Shows (Selection)
2008 Tom Bishop's Chicago International (upcoming), Schaumberg, IL
2008 GuildShow (upcoming), Teaneck, New Jersey
2007 Tom Bishop's Chicago International, Schaumberg, IL
2006 The Guild Show, New York, NY
2006 Tom Bishop’s Chicago International, Schaumberg, IL
2005 Guild Show, New York, NY
2005 Tom Bishops Chicago International, Schaumberg, IL
2004 The Guild Show, Rye Brooke, New York

Collections-Public and Private (selection)
Toy and Miniature Museum, Kansas City, KS
Museum Center, collection of Kathleen Savage Browning, Maysville, KY
Mary Fisher, West Palm Beach, FL
Duffy Wineman, Bloomfield Village, MI
Terry and Stuart Kleeman, Middletown, New York

Bibliography-Articles and Media

Appearances in Books:
•Ripley's Believe it or Not, featured in their 5th book, Published by Miles Kelley. Upcoming fall 2008.
•The Culture of Knitting, Joanne Turney, Upcoming 2008. Link
•KnitKnit: Profiles and Projects from Knitting's New Wave by Gschwandtner, Sabrina. New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2007. Link

Television, Movies and Radio Appearances:

•Knitty Gritty Knitsters, Television profile on the DIY network, Screen Door Production. Upcoming Summer 2008.
•npr.org, Knitting Guerrillas Rock the Yarn, Radio Interview with Sabrina Gschwandtner
•The Weekly Special "Knitted Art" Television profile on PBS edited and produced by Susanne Schwibs, WTIU Bloomington, Indiana, June 28, 2007. Link

Newspaper and Magazines:

•Indianapolis Star, "Go," Jenny Elig, April 2008
•Herrald Times Magazine, Jackie Finch, April 18th 2008
•Metro.Co.Uk, Knitting For a Bug's Life, Gavin Bernard, October 30, 2007. Link
•Vogue Knitting “Knit Bits; Nano-knitting” by Michelle Wiener, p. 20, Vol23, no. 3, Holiday 2005
•Textile Fiber Forum “Adventures in Cyberspace” by Jenny Dowde on Althea Merback, pp 19-20, Vol. 24, Issue 4, No. 80, The Gap, Australia, 2005. Link
•Knitknit “Althea Merback knits Miniatures” by Emily Spivak, pp16-17, Issue #3, New York, NY, January 2004
•Miniature Collector: “Bugknits” article and color photos by Mary Kaliski, pp 22-29, Livonia MI, April 2004
•Miniature Collector “New York, New York” by Mary kaliski, Color Photo, p.34, Livonia MI, January 2004
•International Guild of Miniature Artisans Current brochure, color photo, 2004
•Dolls in Miniature “Bugknits; Althea Merback’s Passion for a Challenge ” by Amy Wagner, article, photos and patterns, pp24-30, Vol XIII, issue 1, Cleveland Ohio, Spring 2003
•Dollhouse Miniatures “Colorful In-Vest-Ment” Pattern and color photos, by Althea Merback, Waukesha, WI May 2003
•Dollhouse Miniatures “Show Scene” by Nick and Ester Fordor, color photo, p. 62, Waukesha, WI, Feb. 2003
•Oasis Guild News Letter 3.2 “Althea Merback, Miniature Knitter,” Tel Aviv, Israel; March, 2002

Internet:

Craftycrafty.tv, Monday Inspiration: Althea Merback, June 18, 2007
Oregonlive.com, Gems among the Purls in Fall Magazines, Posted by pmcmullen August 31, 2007
Museum of Arts and Design, Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting.
Haha.nu, Althea Crome Merback's Microknitting. November 9th, 2007
Metro.uk, Knitting for a Bug's Life, Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Maysvilleexplorer.com, Craft Kills: Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting , February 28, 2007
Thevilliager.com, Crafting art out of tradition, Volume 76, Number 41 | March 7 - 13, 2007
Howtobuyart.com, The intrepid Art Collector, December 27, 2006
Boinboing.com, Bug sized knit outfits, October 3, 2007
Timeout.com, Thread alert: Textile artists unfurl counterculture knits in a new exhibit. Granny would be so disappointed, Time Out New York / Issue 591 : Jan 25–31, 2007
Bookmarkhub.com, Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny