Nov 12, 2014 | Anita Rocamora, artist profile, clay, fine craft, spotlight, technique, WinterGreen |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery Assistant Anita Rocamora, originally from Beziers, France, has been part of the Saskatchewan clay arts community since the late 1970’s. Rocamora has worked with other notable names in clay and pottery, learning from and...
Nov 5, 2014 | artist profile, artists, clay, Parsons Dietrich, spotlight, technique, WinterGreen |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant Together Zach Dietrich and Wendy Parsons make Parsons Dietrich Pottery, a renowned Saskatchewan ceramic duo based out of Moose Jaw. The married couple have created, displayed and sold their work out of a former...
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...
May 14, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, artist profile, Boutique, precious metal clay, technique |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant Many of the craft mediums employed by SCC members are ancient art forms that have evolved as technology has changed. Some of these techniques have not changed for hundreds of years. However, one of the newest craft art...
