Jul 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Carmen Milenkovic, SCC Executive Director I’ve only started here. July 2nd was my first day. What I’ve come to know, seated at my desk on the second floor, is that I fashion any possible reason to wander down the staircase to the gallery below. Opening...
Jun 25, 2014 | clay, locally sourced materials, workshop
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantI was lucky enough, this summer, to participate in a university class offered by the U of S which taught soil science and art students alike to grind their own pigments and make paint from natural and local sources. It was an...
Jun 18, 2014 | thread painting
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant.Donna CutlerDonna Cutler is a fine craft artist featured in the SCC Fine Craft Boutique. The artist, who resides just outside of Saskatoon in Beaver Creek, focuses mostly in the medium of free motion embroidery. Although...
Jun 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Kimberly Murgu, SCC Festival and Curatorial AssistantWhat is Oceanic Experience Wellness?http://www.oceanicexperiencewellness.comOEW is a sensory deprivation float tank facility that is located at 828 10th St. E. Saskatoon, SK. They opened...
Jun 4, 2014 | craft markets, The Craft Factor
Volume 9, number 2, Spring 1984 The SCC’s annual summertime market is coming up later this month. On June 28th, the WaterFront Craft Art Market will be held in Kiwanis Park North (Spadina Cres. & 22nd St) from 10am-7pm. As we gear up for this exciting event,...
May 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Stephanie Canning, Education and Exhibitions CoordinatorWhile in Scottsdale, AZ in March I had the incredible opportunity to go on a tour at Taliesin West, American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and studio. The plot for Taliesin West was...
May 21, 2014 | craft markets
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantAs someone who has only recently begun to be a vendor at local craft markets, I scoured the internet for ideas and tips for my first market experience! I was terrified of forgetting something simple but crucial. In this post,...
May 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant Many of the craft mediums employed by SCC members are ancient art forms that have evolved as technology has changed. Some of these techniques have not changed for hundreds of years. However, one of the newest craft art...
May 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications CoordinatorPart two of a glimpse of one of the videos in the Craft in America Series. For those of you who do not subscribe to cable PBS channels, or if you are like me, you don’t even have...
Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications CoordinatorA glimpse of one of the videos in the Craft in America Series. For those of you who do not subscribe to cable PBS channels, or if you are like me, you don’t even have rabbit ears on your TV,...