Jan 7, 2015 | Canada, Canadian Crafts Federation, craft markets
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant Happy New Year! If you’ve been receiving our newsletters, updates from our executive director, or the invitation to our newest exhibition, you may have read something about or seen the logo for Craft Year 2015. Craft Year...
Dec 17, 2014 | exhibition
Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery Assistant The current show in the gallery, “Imaginary Architects” curated by Stephanie Canning, asks the audience to consider “play” in an exhibit of hand crafted toys and games. Theories of “play” in the visual arts have been...
Dec 10, 2014 | exhibition
Submitted by: Berkley Staite, Imaginary Architects Artist This post is Part 2 in a series. Read Part 1 here Digital game design is always a curious process for me: whether I begin with an idea of a certain sort of interaction, or some objective of what I’d like...
Nov 26, 2014 | The Craft Factor
Volume 19, Number Two Fall/Winter 1994 In “Learning the Craft of Collaboration” woodturner Merryll Saylan explores what it means to collaborate among artists; how it can fail and how it can be successful. The article starts with Merryll describing her...
Nov 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, SCC Communications and Publications Coordinator Who doesn’t love the work of Theodor Geisel, known to the world as Dr. Seuss, author of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas?”, “Green Eggs and Ham”, “The Lorax” and so many...
Nov 12, 2014 | clay, WinterGreen
Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery Assistant Anita Rocamora, originally from Beziers, France, has been part of the Saskatchewan clay arts community since the late 1970’s. Rocamora has worked with other notable names in clay and pottery, learning from and...
Nov 5, 2014 | clay, WinterGreen
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant Together Zach Dietrich and Wendy Parsons make Parsons Dietrich Pottery, a renowned Saskatchewan ceramic duo based out of Moose Jaw. The married couple have created, displayed and sold their work out of a former...
Oct 29, 2014 | WinterGreen
Submitted by: Jim Gerlinsky, SCC Professional Craftsperson Ever since my work was described as “Profoundly Prairie” by a reviewer, I have been pondering just exactly what was profoundly prairie. I’ve thought of the iconic prairie landscape, the wide open skies,...
Oct 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by Vivian Orr – SCC Communications & Publications Coordinator INSIDER’S REPORT FROM The Craft Market Newbie – more politely known as “emerging artist” Once upon a time there was an SCC Communications staff person who decided to walk-the-walk and...
