Oct 30, 2013 | Affinity Gallery, Curatorial Committee, exhibition |
Submitted by: Stephanie Canning, Exhibitions and Education CoordinatorAffinity Gallery’s annual call for exhibition proposals is fast approaching (November 15!). When you submit a proposal to exhibit in our gallery, Les and myself along with the Curatorial...
Oct 23, 2013 | artist profile, Boutique, process |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantLet’s talk about our feelings. Well, actually, I’d like to talk about feltings and fullings—the pun was well worth it, wasn’t it? Felting is a process that occurs when fibers are physically agitated, so that they seem to knit...
Oct 15, 2013 | Affinity Gallery, exhibition, process, workshop |
Submitted by Cathryn Miller: Professional Craftsperson: PaperI have been a professional craftsperson for almost forty years, first as a weaver, most recently as a book artist. Over those decades people have frequently said to me “You are so efficient!” and “You...
Sep 10, 2013 | artist profile, Boutique, technique |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery AssistantOur brand new SCC Fine Craft Boutique is filled with beautiful pieces of many different mediums, a few of which our readers may not know much about. We hope to educate these readers through a new collection of blog posts...
Aug 28, 2013 | craft business, how to, skill building, The Craft Factor |
Vol 20, No 2 Summer/Fall 1995In the mid 90s, Karen Schoonover addressed issues around artists using the Internet – still a very new thing in most households, workplaces and schools at the time – to market them self. The internet was – and still...
Aug 27, 2013 | artist profile, craft vs art, definition of craft |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantKate MacDowell did not initially plan her life around being a craftsperson and artist. MacDowell began a career teaching in urban high schools, then created websites in a high tech corporate environment, and then,...
Aug 14, 2013 | Affinity Gallery, artist profile, exhibition, The Craft Factor |
Vol 26 No 2 Winter 2002Currently at Affinity Gallery is Two Perspectives, an exhibition of work by ceramic artist Mel Bolen and painter Karen Holden. The exhibition is unique juxtaposition of sculpture and painting and an exploration of surface and texture in...
Aug 13, 2013 | artist profile, community, membership |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery AssistantLaura Steadman has been creating art for as long as she can remember. She says when she was young, she used to design and sew teddy bears. For now, she has decided to focus on jewellery making as her main artistic...
Aug 12, 2013 | book review, craft business, how to, skill building |
Submitted by: Amanda Bosiak, Member ServicesI’m a huge Joss Whedon fan: he’s the creative genius behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog and more recently, The Avengers movie. He also works on comic books, writes...
Aug 7, 2013 | craft business, craft vs art, The Craft Factor |
Vol 20, No 2 Summer/Fall 1995Paula Gustafson tackled an issue artists of many mediums (not just craft) face over the course of their career: Am I an artist, or a producer? Does it have to be one or the other? Can I be both? Gustafson explores this issue with...