Oct 15, 2015 | advice, Affinity Gallery, art, artist, business, craft, craft business, Curatorial Committee, exhibition, exhibition proposals, fine craft, how to, photography, process, skill building, technique |
Written by: Maureen Schimnowsky, Gallery Assistant The Saskatchewan Craft Council is currently accepting exhibition proposals until November 16! For more information, click here. When submitting an application, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the application...
Sep 9, 2015 | art, artist, artist interview, artist profile, artist statement, contemporary jewellery, craft, design, fine craft, gallery, goldsmith, jewellery, Melody Armstrong, process, Saskatchewan Arts Board, silver smith, spotlight, technique |
Melody Armstrong is a jewellery artist from Regina, Saskatchewan. Her solo exhibition Contemporary Jewellery by Melody Armstrong is on display at Affinity Gallery (813 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon) from September 4 to October 17, 2015. Be sure to come by for the...
Jun 30, 2015 | art book, book binding, handmade books, how to, paper, process, skill building, technique, Uncategorized |
Submitted by: Kaitlyn Frolek, Gallery Assistant Book binding can be challenging experience, but the rewards are amazing! The upside is that each time you do it, the process gets easier. I first learned to book bind when I was in high school, and learned a very simple...
Oct 29, 2014 | blacksmithing, craft, Jim Gerlinsky, process, spotlight, technique, WinterGreen |
Submitted by: Jim Gerlinsky, SCC Professional Craftsperson Ever since my work was described as “Profoundly Prairie” by a reviewer, I have been pondering just exactly what was profoundly prairie. I’ve thought of the iconic prairie landscape, the wide open skies,...
Oct 16, 2014 | artist profile, Boutique, craft, process, Rodney Peterson, technique, woodturning |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery Assistant Rodney Peterson, a professional craftsperson with the Saskatchewan Craft Council, was born in Duncan, B.C, in 1943. Having been raised and spent most of his life is Saskatchewan, his work is mostly inspired by the Boreal...
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...
