Jul 19, 2013 | community, events, Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival
Submitted by: Amanda Bosiak, Member Services (on location from the 2013/40th Annual Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival)Susan Robertson stayed on as festival coordinator in 1991, building on the success of various activities she had added to the market, including expanded...
Jul 10, 2013 | buy craft, community, Dimensions, events, Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival, The Craft Factor
The Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival began in 1974, Sponsored by The Saskatchewan Department of Industry and Commerce and the Town of Battleford. The first couple of festivals/craft markets were organized by the Department of Industry in cooperation with a group of...
Jul 8, 2013 | community, craft business, craft markets, how to, skill building, wholesale
Submitted by: Susan Robertson, Ceramic ArtistPeople often ask me about the why/how I ended up focusing on wholesale. Early in my career I followed the traditional methods of flogging my wares, weekend after weekend at craft sales. At the time, my three...
Jun 28, 2013 | community, craftivism, events, public art, yarn-bombing
Submitted by: Amanda Bosiak, Member ServicesPeople attending the Cathedral Village Arts Festival in Regina last month might have noticed some strange and wonderful installations hugging otherwise normal trees on 13th Avenue.Sustainable Sculpture Installation in...
Jun 26, 2013 | community, craft markets, events, Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival, The Craft Factor
Vol 8, No 3, Summer 1983The 40th Annual Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival takes place this coming July 19-21, 2013Leading up to this momentous occasion, on Talking Craft, we’ll take a look back at the history of the Festival, beginning with this report from...
Jun 14, 2013 | community, craftivism, Culture Days, events, SaskCulture
Submitted by: Cindy Hoppe, Fibre ArtistHello, Folks. I have promised Amanda to write a few blogs from time to time, so bear with me. As a grandma who grew up in a family that preferred ‘show me’ to ‘tell me,’ I am not all that comfortable with revealing...
