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...
Oct 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery Assistant Rodney Peterson, a professional craftsperson with the Saskatchewan Craft Council, was born in Duncan, B.C, in 1943. Having been raised and spent most of his life is Saskatchewan, his work is mostly inspired by the Boreal...
Oct 16, 2014 | arts community, building
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications Coordinator If you missed the Kick Off for Park(ing) Day on Thurs, Sept 18, you missed a great presentation by Reid Henry, President and CEO of cSPACE Projects. “Reid has over 16 years of experience working at...
Oct 16, 2014 | Aboriginal, art, Canada
Written by: Sydney Luther, SCC Communications Assistant If you are a student, instructor, or employee of the University of Saskatchewan, you may have noticed the 130 red dresses that are hung around the campus. What you might not know, however, is the great...
