http://lueckenhausen.com/blog Helmut Lueckenhausen Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:58:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am one of the people involved in the current rush of letters, emails and circular discussions regarding the issue of funding to Crafts Australia. I have been a state and national president with the Crafts Council network and became the Honorary Secretary for the World Crafts Council as a ... http://lueckenhausen.com/blog/justice-for-australian-craftspeople/ In a review of 40 key organizations 12-13 September, the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council decided to bring a 40-year history of national and international advocacy for the Australian craft design sector by CA to an end. Others have written, and will continue to draw attention to the issue ... http://lueckenhausen.com/blog/crafts-downgraded-by-the-australia-council-again/ 1. Magen David Yom-hashoah Candelabra The Hebrew name Magen David, literally means Shield of David, acknowledging, in Jewish belief, David’s role as an agent of, and his being subject to the authority and protection of, God. I.e. the third blessing after the Haftorah reading on Shabbat: “Blessed are you God, Shield ... http://lueckenhausen.com/blog/two-works-of-judaica-by-lueckenhausen-now-in-the-collection-of-the-jewish-museum-berlin/ I was project manager for "Innovative Technologies in the Design and Manufacture of High Value Furniture and Wood Products from Microwave-modified Wood" - a bit of a mouthful I know - one of the projects in the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Wood Innovations. As part of that project, my ... http://lueckenhausen.com/blog/new-lueckenhausen-crc-work-in-the-collection-of-the-national-gallery-of-victoria/ One of my works recently resold via this program on the ABC television channel in Australia. My good friend Jane Burns, the foundation Executive Director of Craft Australia, noted: "I realised that you should now get some form of royalty because the Re-sale Royalty Scheme has now begun. Peter Garrett ... http://lueckenhausen.com/blog/helmuts-work-on-abcs-the-collectors/