Dec 19, 2022 | SCC members, artist, fabric, fine craft, luthier, women, wood, workshop
The Saskatchewan Craft Council has connected with filmmaker Thomas Hale of Reghal Media to showcase Saskatchewan craft artists working in their studio spaces, in a series he calls Makers. He has produced five short documentaries that we’d like to share with you, and...
Apr 4, 2019 | printmaking, hand-dyeing, SCC members, HomeStyles, embroidery, events, fabric, fibre art, process, textiles
Written by: Dawn Rogal, HomeStyles 2019 Craftsperson in Residence and juried SCC member When the call for applications to be the Craftsperson in Residence in the Saskatchewan Craft Council’s booth at HomeStyles Home Show came out I jumped at the chance. I love...
Jan 18, 2017 | craft, embroidery, fabric, fibre art, women
Written by: Dawn Rogal, Gallery Assistant The dictionary defines embroidery as the art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or other material, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper, etc., with a needle. The key...
May 4, 2016 | art, artist statement, craft, exhibition, fabric, fibre, fibre art, process, technique, textiles
Submitted by: Geoffery Bendel, Collector of Sumbanese Textiles The Island of Sumba Sumba is an island in eastern Indonesia. It is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara. Sumba has an area of 11,153 square kilometers (4,306 square miles)...
Apr 20, 2016 | art, artist, artists in schools, arts community, collaboration, community, craft, fabric, fibre, fibre art, Saskatchewan Arts Board, skill building, technique, textiles
Submitted by: Kara Perpelitz, SCC member and fibre artist Late last year, a friend of mine (who happens to be a teacher in our local school), Jessica Lepitzki, approached me about teaching a class of grade 8 & 9 students to spin, dye, and weave. The thought...
Apr 8, 2016 | art, artist profile, artist statement, craft, design, fabric, fibre, fibre art, process, technique
Submitted by: Susan Marles, SCC Member and Fibre Artist Introduction I gravitated to textiles from a natural fibres expertise, first learning hand-spinning and -weaving with raw fleece. Embellishments with found objects such as dried lichens, plant materials...
