Mar 1, 2017 | spinning, weaving, art, artists, community, craft, felting, fibre, fibre art, skill building, textiles |
Written by: Dawn Rogal, Gallery Assistant Beginning in medieval times, a guild was an association of artisans or merchants who controlled the practice of their craft in a town. According to Wikipedia, guilds were organized in a manner something between a professional...
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 19, 2016 | #ABCraft, art, artist, artist interview, artist profile, craft, exhibition, felting, fibre art, gallery, mixed media, process, textiles |
Written by: Vivian Orr, SCC Communications and Publications Coordinator #ABCraft is the current exhibition in the Feature Gallery at Alberta Craft Council (ACC), 10186 – 106 Street, Edmonton, AB – on until July 2, 2016. #ABCraft looks at how digital...
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...
