Jan 22, 2014 | craft business, how to
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, SCC Communications & Publications CoordinatorI attended “Business Beginnings”, a FREEone-hour session that introduced me to Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan (WES) and their services. WES is a non-profit membership organization...
Nov 20, 2013 | craft business, how to, pricing
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 | craft business, how to, pricing
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...
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 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...
