Jun 10, 2015 | 40th anniversary, Affinity Gallery, art, artists, clay, Clay Studio Three, collaboration, craft, curatorial statement, curator's statement, exhibition, saskatchewan |
Submitted by: Maia Stark & Leslie Potter, SCC Exhibitions & Education Coordinators “When Clay Studio Three approached us for an exhibition to celebrate their 40th Anniversary, we thought it would be especially fitting considering the SCC was also...
May 26, 2015 | art book, book review, craft, fibre art, how to, Jane Austen, recipes, review, textiles |
Submitted by Tracy Hanson, Fine Arts Library Assistant, Frances Morrison Central Library So Jane: Crafts and Recipes for an Austen-Inspired Life by Hollie Keith 745.5 KEIT (Frances Morrison Central Library) Jane Austen’s works of romantic fiction earned her a...
May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Submitted by Vivian Orr, SCC Communications & Publications Coordinator “Saskatoon TechWorks Inc. is a makerspace (or hackerspace) that is focused on science, technology, culture, mechanics and the digital arts. We offer a space where people with...
May 13, 2015 | Affinity Gallery, art, artist, artist statement, artists, clay, exhibition, the narrative dish |
MARIKO PATERSON There are big dishes and little dishes, but the best dishes are narrative dishes! Oh dishes… so many kinds, so many functions, and so little time for me to tackle the virtual slew of possibilities for an artist. While functional ceramics are always of...
Apr 29, 2015 | advice, art, artists, business, craft, craft business, facebook, how to, instagram, skill building, social media, twitter |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant This post is a part of a series on hashtag use. Click here for part two! A hashtag is a word or phrase preceded by a hash, number, or pound sign (#) and used to identify messages on a specific topic on social media...
Apr 22, 2015 | Affinity Gallery, art, artist, artist statement, artists, clay, curator's statement, exhibition, the narrative dish |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Exhibitions & Educations Coordinator, on behalf of Carole Epp, Exhibition Curator Curatorial Statement What makes a good story? How does one weave a narrative and what is the best way to get that story to stand the test of time? Of...
Apr 10, 2015 | advice, artists, business, craft business, events, exhibition, facebook, how to, instagram, skill building, social media, twitter, Uncategorized |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant To read Part 1 of this post on hashtags, click here! Last week I wrote about the basics of hashtags. Now that you know what they are, I understand it can be daunting to decide which one to use. I found a...
Apr 1, 2015 | art, art book, artist profile, book review, craft, fibre art, review, textiles |
Submitted by: Leah Bruce, Fine Arts Coordinator, Saskatoon Public Library Strange Material: Storytelling through Textiles by Leanne Prain 746 PRAI (Frances Morrison Central Library) As I am writing this review, I have The Voice on in the background. It is blind...
Mar 25, 2015 | advice, art, artist, buy craft, craft, craft business, facebook, how to, Pinterest, social media, twitter |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, SCC Communications Assistant Are you looking to branch out from Facebook and Twitter? The Social Media Examiner reports that Pinterest drives more referral traffic than LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube combined. According to local social...
Mar 4, 2015 | advice, art, artist, artists, book review, business, buy craft, craft, craft business, Craft Year 2015, facebook, fine craft, how to, instagram, social media, twitter |
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications & Publications Coordinator How to Show & Sell Your Crafts: How to build your craft business at home, online, and in the marketplace By Torie Jayne, Copyright 2014 Less of an in-depth “How to” and more of an...
