Making Maui’s Hook

Making Maui’s Hook

Written by: Glen Friesen, Industrial Arts Teacher at Waldheim School   Waldheim School is a kindergarten to Grade 12 school located in the town of Waldheim, about 40 miles north of Saskatoon. Students enter the Industrial Arts program in Grade 7 and continue...
2018 Saskatchewan Woodturners Symposium

2018 Saskatchewan Woodturners Symposium

Hub City Turners presents… 2018 Saskatchewan Woodturners Symposium   Friday, July 20 – Sunday, July 22, 2018 Persephone Theatre, 100 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, SK Early Bird Registration (Deadline: March 31, 2018), including 2 lunches and 1...
Eye Opening Tour of Dingwall Guitars

Eye Opening Tour of Dingwall Guitars

Written by: Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications Coordinator   “Our goal is simple: We want to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up every time you play a Dingwall For our team of craftspeople, building instruments is the most fascinating...
Locally sourced materials: Clay

Locally sourced materials: Clay

Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantI was lucky enough, this summer, to participate in a university class offered by the U of S which taught soil science and art students alike to grind their own pigments and make paint from natural and local sources. It was an...
The Aftermath

The Aftermath

Submitted by Cathryn Miller: Professional Craftsperson: PaperI have been a professional craftsperson for almost forty years, first as a weaver, most recently as a book artist. Over those decades people have frequently said to me “You are so efficient!”  and “You...