Aug 4, 2017 | SCC members
Written by: Cheryl Ring, ceramic artist and SCC juried Professional Craftsperson The Healing Heart is a socially-engaged visual art project that will culminate in the creation of a large-scale collaborative sculpture. To launch the project, I will be bringing...
Aug 2, 2017 | SCC members, fibre
Written by: Kara Perpelitz, fibre artist and SCC juried Professional Craftsperson It all began with a picture on the internet. What followed was a fast and comfortable slide into a fibre-y rabbit hole. I purchased a drop spindle and about 4 ounces of what I can...
Jul 19, 2017 | SCC members
Written by: Gary Greer, knife maker and SCC juried Professional Craftsperson The most difficult part of creating a knife is committing to a final design. In the beginning one has an idea which has to be brought forward into the physical world. It’s easy to draw...
Jul 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Submitted by Melissa Goodchild, Fine Arts Assistant, Frances Morrison Central Library Author: Nick Neddo Published: Massachusetts: Quarry Books, 2015 Call number: 702.84 NEDD If you aren’t satisfied with the materials you find in the store or are looking to be more in...
Jul 5, 2017 | SCC Gallery
Written by: Theresa Campbell, Boutique & Gallery Assistant With an artistic blacksmith for a father, I spent a lot of time in the Craft Council when I was still too young for school. I remember being five years old, stuffing and sealing envelopes on the...
Jun 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Written by: Chris Kizlyk, Capacity Research Coordinator My artistic journey began at the tender age of seven years old when I first began taking piano lessons. From that day forward, music has played an important role in my life. I began playing guitar at ten,...
Jun 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Written by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant Artist Name: Louise Tessier Business Name: Garden Rhymes Studio Medium: Ceramics, Printmaking, Rug Hooking, Graphic Arts Practicing since: 1998 Where to buy: Etsy Shop –...
Jun 14, 2017 | SCC members
Written by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant Okay, not exploit, exactly. But use it! The SCC exists to promote craft in Saskatchewan. We can only do that if you let us know what’s going on with you (craft artists in Saskatchewan)! REMINDER: We want to...
Jun 8, 2017 | stained glass, Glass
Written by: Ashley Britz, Curatorial Research Assistant My first taste of art began the moment I was able to hold a pencil. From that day onward, I was always drawing, painting, and colouring (sometimes on my parent’s walls… it’s a common saying that art that...
May 31, 2017 | ceramics, clay
Written by: Maia Stark, Exhibitions and Education Coordinator Last year I was fortunate enough to be accepted to the CARFAC Saskatchewan Mentorship Program for 2016/2017. This 9 month program is run each year by CARFAC Sask, and it provides Saskatchewan visual...
