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Continuing on from her last post, fibre artist Kelly Ruth discusses some of the pros and cons of wholesale vs consignment and offers some tips for smooth “saling” regardless of...

As an artist who works in several mediums – both conceptual and functional – I set out some time ago to devote part of my practice to developing a hand-dyed...

In January of 2013, I made a Knitting New Year’s Resolution:  to spend the year knitting only for myself.  (Resolution broken!)   However, I was talking about this resolution with...

To write these blog posts I’ve needed to comb through the archives looking for files that have images or articles which I can scan into the post. Quite a few...

As I research in the archives for these blogs it was interesting to see how many international artists were members or had simply applied for shows in the former the...

As many of you will be aware, the Manitoba Craft Council hosts a juried exhibition of contemporary craft every year.  A loose theme is selected and a call for entries...

One of the many things I enjoy as I as write posts for this blog is when I open a file and it contains images of the artists themselves. It...

Tracks: Mostly New Vessels by Chris Pancoe Winnipeg Art Gallery Shop November 8th– December 1st So often with craft based work there is a push and pull between ideas of...

For this Flashback Friday we will be looking at an artist who was an important part of the Manitoba Craft Council and the Manitoba ceramics community, the late Claudia Bergen...

For this Friday’s Flashback the archive files have revealed fibre artist Elaine Rounds, a dedicated and highly trained weaver who began weaving professionally in 1978. She has traveled to world...