Sep 16, 2021 | printmaking, fibre art, mixed media, saskatchewan |
Written by Dawn Rogal For many artists the heat of a Saskatchewan summer brings visions of sugarplums. It’s that time when we begin to prepare items for the Saskatchewan Craft Council’s Holiday Boutique. It’s not difficult to get into the spirit because it’s a chance...
Nov 7, 2019 | SCC members, Saskatchewan Arts Awards, advice, artist, artist profile, community, fibre, fibre art, Saskatchewan Arts Board |
Bio written by: Saskatchewan Arts Board Acceptance speech written and presented by: Martha Cole, SCC Patron and fibre artist 2019 Lieutenant Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award Saskatchewan Arts Awards • November 4, 2019 Martha Cole, Disley Martha Cole has...
Jul 31, 2019 | SCC members, artist program, ceramics, Cindy Hoppe, community, fibre art, juried, jury process |
Written by: Karen Boldt, SCC juried Professional Craftsperson If your mittens from Something from Nothing have a little button embellishment on them (about half of them do), there’s a story as to where they came from. Several years ago, I stumbled upon a few of...
Apr 4, 2019 | SCC members, HomeStyles, printmaking, hand-dyeing, 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...
Jun 20, 2018 | LGBTQ2+, Pride, hand-dyeing, rainbow flag, arts community, community, craft, craftivism, design, fibre, fibre art, history, SCC Gallery, textiles |
Written by: Lucas Morneau, Exhibitions Assistant While working on our crafty decorations for Pride month, I started to think about how queer artists have used art and craft to speak about LGBTQ2+* issues. Funny enough, one of the most famous queer artworks was...
Jun 6, 2018 | crochet, fibre art, SCC staff, summer students, textiles, University of Saskatchewan |
Written by: Lucas Morneau, Exhibitions Assistant Gazing upon the ceramic work of Claude Morin in his exhibition Grandfather’s Teachings of the Meadow Lark here at the SCC, I find myself reflecting on stories and traditions passed down by my own grandparents. As...
