16 phOtOs By cheri eisenBerg / Blue plate special phOtO By sum lau Nearly 70 dealers from 11 countries exhibited an array of ceramics, wood, glass, fiber, jewelry, metal and innovative design at Chicago's Navy Pier in November. Among them was first time SOFA exhibitor artist Nancy Dwyer, whose unique sculptures play with language and text. Her work "MEAN" is comprised of wood and Formica letters that can be rearranged and double as functional stools or side tables.