Packing Textiles for Storage and Shipping

Packing Textiles for Storage and Shipping

Submitted by Judy Haraldson: Professional Craftsperson: Fibre, Former Exhibitions Coordinator, Saskatchewan Craft CouncilWhile working for the Saskatchewan Craft Council in the Gallery / Exhibitions area for 10 years, I’ve seen some good packing of...
SCC Fine Craft Boutique: Cindy Obuck and Felting

SCC Fine Craft Boutique: Cindy Obuck and Felting

Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantLet’s talk about our feelings. Well, actually, I’d like to talk about feltings and fullings—the pun was well worth it, wasn’t it? Felting is a process that occurs when fibers are physically agitated, so that they seem to knit...
SCC Fine Craft Boutique – Oval Shaker Boxes

SCC Fine Craft Boutique – Oval Shaker Boxes

Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery AssistantOur brand new SCC Fine Craft Boutique is filled with beautiful pieces of many different mediums, a few of which our readers may not know much about. We hope to educate these readers through a new collection of blog posts...
Artist Profile: Kate MacDowell, United States

Artist Profile: Kate MacDowell, United States

 Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantKate MacDowell did not initially plan her life around being a craftsperson and artist. MacDowell began a career teaching in urban high schools, then created websites in a high tech corporate environment, and then,...
Getting Things Done

Getting Things Done

Submitted by: Amanda Bosiak, Member ServicesI’m a huge Joss Whedon fan: he’s the creative genius behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog and more recently, The Avengers movie. He also works on comic books, writes...
Pilgrimage to Auvers

Pilgrimage to Auvers

Submitted by: Cindy Hoppe, Fibre ArtistLast spring a group of women, mostly from central Saskatchewan, took a trip down the Impressionist Art Trail in France, courtesy of Corinne Thompson and Natasha Radchenko of VM Travel Adventures, and Liza Gareau Tosh of...