Jul 22, 2015 | art, artist, Canada, exhibition, fabric, fibre, fibre art, fine craft, history, international, Kaija Sanelma Harris, SCC staff, summer students, textiles |
Three things I’ve learned so far about Kaija Sanelma Harris Submitted by Zoé Fortier, SCC Curatiorial Research Assistant. This summer, I am working for the SCC researching and compiling the work of Finnish-born, Saskatoon-based fibre artist Kaija Sanelma Harris for a...
Jul 8, 2015 | art, community, craft business, cross stitch, design, fabric, fibre, fibre art, needlepoint, social media, textiles, twitter |
Submitted by: Maureen Schminowsky, Gallery Assistant Needlepoint is a skill that can be found peppered throughout history, appearing in Egyptian tombs dating back to 1500 BCE, covering ancient Maori costumes in New Zealand and finding its way into religious ceremonies...
May 26, 2015 | art book, book review, craft, fibre art, how to, Jane Austen, recipes, review, textiles |
Submitted by Tracy Hanson, Fine Arts Library Assistant, Frances Morrison Central Library So Jane: Crafts and Recipes for an Austen-Inspired Life by Hollie Keith 745.5 KEIT (Frances Morrison Central Library) Jane Austen’s works of romantic fiction earned her a...
Apr 1, 2015 | art, art book, artist profile, book review, craft, fibre art, review, textiles |
Submitted by: Leah Bruce, Fine Arts Coordinator, Saskatoon Public Library Strange Material: Storytelling through Textiles by Leanne Prain 746 PRAI (Frances Morrison Central Library) As I am writing this review, I have The Voice on in the background. It is blind...
Oct 16, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, artist profile, Cindy Hoppe, craft, felting, fibre art, process, technique |
Submitted by: Kimberly Murgu, SCC Festival and Curatorial Assistant Cindy Hoppe has worked in a variety of media over the last 40 years, and for more than 25 of those years, she has placed her focus on fibre art. Cindy works with recycled materials and...
Jun 18, 2014 | artist, artist profile, Boutique, Donna Cutler, fibre art, fine craft, spotlight, thread painting |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant.Donna CutlerDonna Cutler is a fine craft artist featured in the SCC Fine Craft Boutique. The artist, who resides just outside of Saskatoon in Beaver Creek, focuses mostly in the medium of free motion embroidery. Although...
