Artist Statements vs. Bios
Published • March 11, 2014
We’re craftspeople, artists, makers because we love to make stuff. We thrill at the planning and research stage, enthusiastically jump into the hands on work, exult in the final touches…...
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Working as a Collective
Published • March 7, 2014
When artists collaborate, great things can happen. In terms of collaborating as artists in business, dreams can be made to come true. In the case of The Stoneware Gallery, started...
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March office hours
Published • March 3, 2014
The MCC office is located at 553- 70 Arthur St. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1-4 pm CLOSED March 10, 12 and 19. (Lots of meetings and events to attend...
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Work Those Boot(h)s!
Published • February 26, 2014
A recent conversation with local footwear designer Julie Pederson has shed some light on the world of larger handmade artisan shows. Julie focuses her attention on retail shows for her...
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Shipping it Out! Selling Wholesale
Published • February 4, 2014
Continuing on from her last post, fibre artist Kelly Ruth discusses some of the benefits of wholesale and offers some advice on doing it right. Ahhh…wholesale sales can be a...
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2014 Juried Show Announced
Published • January 27, 2014
The Manitoba Craft Council (MCC) and the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library (MCML) are teaming up to present the 2014 Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft inspired by 12 works from...
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Managing Consignment Opportunities
Published • January 22, 2014
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...
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Getting Your Work Out There
Published • January 15, 2014
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...
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Unfinished
Published • December 23, 2013
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...
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Flashback Fridays :: Warren Carther
Published • December 22, 2013
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...
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