Anita Wiedenhoeft

Anita Wiedenhoeft was one of one hundred twenty-six craftspeople chosen by a jury in 1975 to participate in the Renwick Gallery craft competition Craft Multiples. The Madison, Wisconsin-based Wiedenhoeft submitted ten copper-and-brass tea strainers. Editions of ten objects were made, all handcrafted and exactly alike. Wiedenhoeft is a part-time social worker as well as a metalworker, and believes that “both areas nourish each other. The hours at my bench are purely for myself . . . afterwards I feel refreshed and look forward to working with others.”