Nov 27, 2013 | Dimensions, The Craft Factor
Volume 11, Number 2 Summer 1986Dimensions is the Saskatchewan Craft Council’s touring, juried, exhibition of Fine Craft open to all Saskatchewan craftspeople. Dimensions is a dynamic, colourful exhibition of thirty-five Fine Craft works in a...
Nov 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Amanda Bosiak, Former Member Services CoordinatorThis is Part Two of our “Tips on Pricing Your Craft” series. This week looks at Pricing for Profit.Realistically, how do you place a dollar figure on your work? And how do you make it a...
Nov 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Amanda Bosiak, Former Member Services CoordinatorThis two-part article is a summary of information provided in the SCC’s “Pricing your craft” workshop. The workshop is offered once or twice a year by the SCC in both Saskatoon and Regina. Groups or guilds...
Nov 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Submitted by Judy Haraldson: Professional Craftsperson: Fibre, Former Exhibitions Coordinator, Saskatchewan Craft CouncilWhile working for the Saskatchewan Craft Council in the Gallery / Exhibitions area for 10 years, I’ve seen some good packing of...
Oct 30, 2013 | 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 | Uncategorized
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 | exhibition, 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 | Uncategorized
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 | 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 | Uncategorized
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,...
