Aug 7, 2013 | The Craft Factor
Vol 20, No 2 Summer/Fall 1995Paula Gustafson tackled an issue artists of many mediums (not just craft) face over the course of their career: Am I an artist, or a producer? Does it have to be one or the other? Can I be both? Gustafson explores this issue with...
Aug 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
Aug 13, 2013 | membership
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery AssistantLaura Steadman has been creating art for as long as she can remember. She says when she was young, she used to design and sew teddy bears. For now, she has decided to focus on jewellery making as her main artistic...
Aug 14, 2013 | exhibition, The Craft Factor
Vol 26 No 2 Winter 2002Currently at Affinity Gallery is Two Perspectives, an exhibition of work by ceramic artist Mel Bolen and painter Karen Holden. The exhibition is unique juxtaposition of sculpture and painting and an exploration of surface and texture in...
Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
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,...
Aug 28, 2013 | The Craft Factor
Vol 20, No 2 Summer/Fall 1995In the mid 90s, Karen Schoonover addressed issues around artists using the Internet – still a very new thing in most households, workplaces and schools at the time – to market them self. The internet was – and still...
Sep 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
Oct 15, 2013 | exhibition, workshop
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...
Oct 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
Oct 30, 2013 | exhibition
Submitted by: Stephanie Canning, Exhibitions and Education CoordinatorAffinity Gallery’s annual call for exhibition proposals is fast approaching (November 15!). When you submit a proposal to exhibit in our gallery, Les and myself along with the Curatorial...
