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ALBERTA/ MAGAZINE

fromRrnltre md oth« Seledions

BMs h Wood,

the eéhth annual exhibitionpresentedby South«n Alberta Woodworkers Society (SAWS),

Abeeü

Resalts ... galbty,

January 9-February 15. Morel —

left:

Top t@ht:We left: Henry

rÉht:

WalnutHall Tabb — Low Display Tabb Morel— C,btd Cünet —

Phobs: Annemarie Gruden

January/February 1992 ISSN 0834-910X

woodworking

Tell us what you think of us

5-6

Sustainable

Handy pullout ACC #509, 10136 100 Street

Ednuton,AB T5J OPI Pt-one (403) 428-1654

ection

ACCP . . gallery

7-10 12

shop

Profile: Chuck Wissinger

ACCP .

Memo from. tne president

ALDERTÅ CRAFT

More for you in '92

President

Keith Evans

Keith Evanst MD of

Vice-presldent

It's üu.t time of yea again:tirz t) look TEW weü&r bæk on

Carn@ellj Calgary

Secretary

challalge.s

ROSS Bradteyt Edrjmton Treasurer Dan Mason, Edrrprton

trat you have all bedl able weaff•cr that Of you ctn•ralt Qüistmas during the munt on many of bük for tre year seasonto have mt disam)ohltd.Pah4S we've

Directors,

beel able to IElp smneof you El•ieveyour Quisünß goals Elling yotr work Aberta Cram CtxzmllPIBen& . If

Ante BrodetRed Deer

Dianne F%ül, MedÉine Hat

Davd

Pirmer Creek

M),we're to have of saviæ you your we'd to Irlpiing comminæto start.If you have ing ACCP a We to subÉct,or if you thinkyou cm help, that whd's good for ACCP is good call Susan Abells. fcr you, what's good for you is good for ACC? ... . AIM)give dmght to ülings you

Suzanne Hagen, ShiE%y Rinvi Red Deer Lirrta Stanier, Stony Plain Shawna Vogel, Edrmnton

ACC #509, 60136 100 street

Thanks to ACCP ...'s rrime location in

Phone (403) -428-1654

craft mmager Cuscu t}Eirstaff, the omce staff by exæutive director Abells,ACCT has fully Ehieved its goal of raising pofile pestige of fine craft aryl who make it. Chr goal — call it our

Executive Director Susan Abells

Editor Allan

in otha pats of

NEWSLETTER DEADLINES 14

tree

tral,md in eæh

Ofbut

surtftsc liabdity,in of changing Any

lations on

activities

COn*

in Alt*lta Craft Magazhe, •Or

tiefZs%

AltxsrtaCraft

We welgnnc

IcttO

grammar. -txte,

101gth,34

right

qpreciativeof thern, aryl

craftsard people a charre for us to let Ca-

rest of

world know what

we've already discovered: Alberta craftspwpleare a par with bßt mywhere.

We're alsotakinga saious lookat

Bib-

lication md its futxre role. take galley/ tirne to fill out die st_rveyquestionnaireon

more exhibition-and-sale oportunities in outsi& Edmontm. We're thinking of dividfrrg

to formationcontained

provirxz

Arrxzicas 1993. This will — a charre for all of us to part to make people rmre aWQ aryl

No, we that craft outles in otha caurß. Not yet, pagß 5 ard 6. ai my rate.But we stat orgmii.ng

115

— fcr 192 is u)

graft

tlz ACCcm do to help cele&ate Year

ManulifePlæe, md thmksto the hardWMk Of Craft in a maÉr of gallay Harr}EOW,

AB T5J OPI

tar,

qponmit_iß.

Edummhorth.

ßovirre hito sl-nws

I'd Ijæ to take dlis cmortunity to wish Tim Bisséü well in his adeavours, to thmk him for his contnhltionsas a member

AC boardHis

taure was short.

fcr ACC nunba•s. of productive. may rotate though all tree Mmy thanks, also, to zmEs•,it what Will Susm Abells ard what wdl urn out to be of ACC staff, and welto eæh come to new 0}EraAnd that's

yml

We're COtmt- tions manager Lynne

A la%F, member of the Al- Lynne Butbr quality to make regimal ACC bu, Lyn_rEmnEs to us from five a we're also counting yeas as prßi&nt of a non-B0fitpa-formyou help ard dte eve-its. uoupe. ing duwe Nothirrgis cast in stmr yet. Eval nunarmganaü of zorrs is to fur- Harv New Year all of tirrn, the manBut we thinkwe

ad,

a vol-

orgm-

ACC board,

you thrivemd pospcr.

to you. May

January/February 1992 Alberta Craft

Why the arts, crafts, and education are

important

We hear a lot of talk these days, frorn are in charge of tlE &stinies of IY0Vincearyl our cotmtry, about of auing value to

our if we wmt to remaincompetitivein a global Albata and are rich in naturalreHit so are manyotha partsof world, sorne of whEh have mmpetitive advantagesof better access to markets, labour,or mcre rmdan tæhmbgy.

If, insteadof merelyextra±g our resorrces shiping themin to in-

dusü•ialiædnations, we cm process — turn into p•odwts diat meet the needsof makets aroud world so effciendy or creativelythat a)Sts of Froductionmd transportation are mt irnpr-

tant — the-Iwe cm remain

subjæt to attæk md crafts hadly worthyOf prtant things

laying tion

otha

früls. imphrnbing, glaing, trick-

"ßsaüial" cmstnrdefine the tenn

Artists and

"valtE-üW eveO'day of their workng Using simplßt tools the nost rulirna•rtzymatmia.k,dry rmsfrrrn of clay inü) usefulpots or beautiftl sculpof wood into nrß; firniture; bits of metal into jewellery or

objetsdart; piæß of leatha,

of useful ard cloth into all cmtive gmnmtS md textils•, paint vas into works of at worff tens. hunch-eds. — even, in exceptionalcases,

mülions— of

Finland four times a year, which costs S50US for mnual sutscri11i0L worth evay penny of that for the qualiy of its and prod1Etion.Are Lhe Firms

srnctmor more creativethm we are?We it smnething we &n't

— the

vahE

valtE— of cßgn.

of the aeaLive

md ourplee among nut's something Edmonm city council

most favmra:ipeopleon this planet.

ml)' two ways to competein contmnporary world emmrny: wiül resourcesand labour, or throughvaluewhich take uivmtageof hunan. ranu than naD-n-al, To cmpete on die Evel of labour is to compete with Third World aryl, ultimately,to risk to ecomrny.To levelof a cornpeteon levelof immationandcrealevel of inchstivity is to CMnpeteat

rial and techologicalexcellaweand to to reap b<lefis of such

imaginative, are rx) more inhCT<1Lly creative, and innovative activities in the world than education.the making of art. orwofof a craft, scale.How disa-kird,or on a

am)0inting thQ in

see that thearts

(aryl, aafts)

is threamed on many fronts, aryl that arts

January/February 1992 Alberta Craft

mcg:mally u) pay for inOf irnpmting Erick from lt-

dy, we might get it Chtario,for exunple, Albata, eval m Yet, Ecordingto SIEi1aMcKay ard rnmyothas, a buildingis wsteful,md atists it

sartially AlbatZB Will or bricks to

Why? Edrrmt)llians aryl

nErnber S}EüaMcKay Hw. Edmonton is one of few mmicipalitiß

Ell plunbing

Japanese,

Albertars

(CalgayczarnE atist Tirn Bissétt,for ME)

have

sold art

craft work

Ard what is ü•ueof craft is of dlE.atim. Whichis mthålg if a if alwators md cation *'Stems maely üEir ü-

quaæly,

take rni_rxk

sküls,

ists

Thae is, in ACC at malt. a cow of a magaårr,

know? Absolutely. They

imaginations,

rt-

als. The p•ocessis not Wit}nutmst, but

ptmtial

return on invßünent is ue-

frxEed infinite.

md rncye, is üted a maginal Etivity, e&alion as a marginalEtiviy within rnarginal Etivity of edtzation. Fred with diminishing hidgets, educatimal ±linistratms restrict by raising trance requirernents. and rubble' away at

rrogarn.sat tlE magirs. We saw girming of the

a few years ago

Univasity of Calgary grarn caarniß.

its go-

Whichhas a policyof &dica.Ling Irr centof valæ of consü•w- We see rrocess wcelerating IOW, tion to Brchaseof at fcr city tilüd- Edmonton's Grant MacEwan Commtmity ings.TYEpolicyreflects College sæns to of is valueof at as a totrist attractim Fl&eArts.Hß me in uas a meas of softauing humaniing t}orityboüzui to ßk the qtßticm.•Willit larxiscape;it also mst Albatms lßS if 20-30 stucEnB importare of ntrtrring artists a wouldtake amuanyspad munity resource. Sheila McKay never rut of their liva sellinghantxxrgas m omxrümityto attæk poli%', Mcdonal& if they sall ftrniEdnxmton'scynicalnulia ræva miss urc for Ikea. quirrrmt Jofa to air views. Kol%), cus Toyota? if üzy enigrate to greæ fieldsin To their credit. Edmonton'smayor and eleven remaining council members have

in deir suA.)ort of pliø. But theyget little creditfor üEir

Ard

UnivasityOf Albata is

ing cuttårgits Hcyne

fxu.ly or

Ire.stigeof any or craft wcrk to be muchasd it potmtiallytarnisl-rd.

magingit into untha fæulty, Ä)ardy futrre of a of histm•icclothing leaningÄtrce fcr fEulW's

Yet all the B)licymeansis that vahE of fittingsor finishingsin buildingwill

(Contlrwed on next page)

starxi, As a dally far-reaching, policy is &valLEd

impcrtmt

is a

tool

'Elitist' options not practical for Alberta woodworkers Doug Haslam

(Reponse Thinkingglobally,

cally, SL&ÜiAbel&'s ExecutiveDirectæ's report, 1991, ealing with wæk am ideas JohnMa.kqeace,

who operatesThe S&ol

Wood, in . Dorset, England. Among the

chooCsfeatures üs wmdbt, said to runaged æcæding to primiplesof sustainabilityam ser-suffciency.) WhileI stronglyagræ with for managern<lt. susüabiliy, tætion. I fird Mr. vay elitistaxi highlyirnpræticalfor of us who live in geogr4hiclocatimsthat c-mmtsulP01t*Eies of suitablefor fumiure-making.Evar if we wQ formnaie emughto live in stEh vay few craftspavlere in a to Birchase

for stßtainable woodlots. Mr.

Groupssuch as the ActimNetwork IY0rnoting a boycottof all of topical woods,ard have ahuly idea by a of ArtEricm cities states. a rmre

Recaltly,in to concem ard auce1Bs of rainforstdßtnr-

quire all wood wood rrodWts labelsirdicatingspecEsard coumüy of Migin. thus allowing to make frifornul Ixvefulb'of

wood

cmgoingt:nsis,but a sÄiy livelilmd to tie ofia•rirnpva-ished haåt ceas die exoücsgow. Tie A)onsbility to use exoticwoodsin md stm With die constn•rusOf tlBe maE-

(Conthued fran previous page) craftspople in Albata. Fashion md textilæ are viable Etivicamot exist, let alorE thrive, ti<. a vnrum. Tley have a historyaryl a con-

texL To

dispase, or mothball

zsalt.ial cxmB:rmt of historicalamtext is to delay eliminatethe possibilitythat

Etiviy might take root

LIEir making, thus ßtablishing a wclical. sustainable pattem.

a workers OVARP), has

crgmization Woodfor Ra.infmestProtection WARP's goal

Anotha suggestionis that, until sustainable sources have been established,we sixmldintrodre a tax on t-opEal alpeciß, payable Otr &nts if dry deci& to have a piwe built from t}Be woods of from dorrrsticaltrnative.

future gerprations.

WARP wisiB to exploremedl-

of ststainabletimberhar,'ßt md to suppcrt ålgaged in Etivities. ITEnbas

Ofits own cornrmmity wt as r.msible timba a•muragetYDse to, in turn, educatetheir cli<lts md colleagues. Acknowledging that temperate (i.e. North American) ecosystems threatened as well WARP simply ruognizs that cal rainforest ae rnuch resil-

re in re, t}uefore.,die focu of programs.

dmger

hß

mataial from sustainablexnrces.

tants, the woodworking community, and

to edtm-te

in a bill

irmducedin tYEUS Senate.It wouh re-

is to the B0tecticm of altire fcrest ecosystmns, for bäEfit of inhabi-

WARP alN)

of sustainablesourcs that

Toronto.

relativelys}M-mn use, usually 20 years (if üut) for mmy articlß of ftrniture.The son garaally creatßpiæes that will withstamiat least 100 yearsof daily tse time to reg-ow tree(s) in goods

Hac in we rely on importation of b)th &mßtic North Arnaican tropical exoticsas a sotræ of sumly. We would sa%LElyjecvardiÄi if we wee mm-

the

from sustainable IYOj-

also told about inamrqriects. We ate use of threatenedspeciß, swh as Ise of ebony flooringin a refrrbishai galley of the Royal (htario Museurn,in

constrner

prodLEtionoperations

To this

that a foumd

timber diat

in lage

rials. The greatßt waste

cm so becatse is iroFld<ltly wealthy.

in t}Be I balcred qproæh is to

on die threataEd its re&s cis lets them Hw to Bcch&

As individualwoodworkers we have an obligationto at least stay infonnedon

Ctrrent situation.The wasteful ard inapg-opriate of adangera:ispe&s in our own is out of plæe in bday's worn, ard if we unwillingto chmge mmof use voltmtarily,change wül inevitably be legislated.

is interestedin Éining WARP, cog is $20 (US or Cauzdian)pa year czüress is: WARP,Box 133, Coos

Bay, oregm, USA 97420.

WARPBiblislz a newslettawhichgives We all Evels of gove•nrnau to consida that greatestre«nrce is people irnaginatüms

rnirds

pos-

thm mining or exportingit as we oftem mw.

to Et on assumptbnthat mosteffectiveway to benefitsof that resourceis throughducation, esp cially in fielcß which rely on creativity

imovation.And we urge all artists md of

WMkto pasua% otr wm•thOf that

aiticalreed to

to its valLE

Otteh6

rad•rr THE SOURCE OF MANY BENEFITS January/February 1992 Alberta Craft

Alberta Craft Magazine Readers: næd your

corm-mG,

guidaræ.

wouldlike to Hw whatyou drinkof die an-rat 6rmat md cmpublicaticm tart of ad, rncreirrportmtly, fink to it be you ymr colleaguz tp Alberta a-aft better. Pleasetake a few minutes

retun

r.)nd

completedforrnto

Edmonü)n, AB T5J WI. Be as we're mt lookingfcr Iraise, 111tfor

Incre

your

betta. And we'll

strvey qtBtims below

10136100 Street,

explZit as pss1He: sugFtims — tiz

gateftl if you cm take

CMnrna1tsmd otsa-vations

a sqÄ•atesheet).

m page 7 (adkr

Oce

You dcm'thave to yourselfu-dessyou watt to, if do let us kmw you pleaseil%licate wouldbe to discus via dB at a needng. Manydmks. I fmwad to you.

— Allan Sheppard, editor

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m. Features about spe&

whd varbus craftspeopb n. How-to artdes I

craft mediums (to let others kww

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THE SOUTHERN ALBERTA WOODWORKERSSOCIETY INVITES ALL WOODWORKERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION

"1992 NEW WORKS IN WOOD"

TO BE HELD AT THE 10th STREET GALLERY IN CALGARY, ALBERTA CANADA FROM SEPTEMBER 8th, 1992 TO OCTOBER 3rd, 1992

Submissions' major medium to be wood. Awards for:Best of Show

2nd Choice 3rd Choice

Honorable Mentions

Slide Preview Deadline •July 3rd, 1992 •Entry Deadline •July 31st, 1992 For Further InformationContact: Henry Schlosser (403) 255-7372 Doug Haslam (403) 270-1824

January/February 1992 Alberta Craft

Canada

JACK

Council. Programs

•General notes

("A",

åaes,•

wæüg in field of catarpoma,' ray vinu.l be qplW to prandiaaal (caalogu4 taion%travelto rut rqreEta-

Travelgrots •e

pa:ses (such

Reqzt a visit Fe&uzy eæh yea. Art Bmk 'Yecog1iB

Eves,dc.),fæmalst&s,

ceital a-

purchar.s

Studiorawvaicms).Tie i'üividzulmay ræeive in ary 12-nmh perid from the Arts Awæd Saviæ Caecil Art Bmk is

•Are Grants A

Aply Allil 1 Octoba1 yearb'for "livingexpabß md for ce mntinuingcreaafsts dve work. To

eligible [mists] must have

gahed criticalattåltim

remgnition

over a sustai1Äi1Miodof time" in nadm.al and international exhibitiors.

•Ms Grants B

Apply b' January 15, May 15,

SQ-

15 yealy for "living poduc&mmsts fcr atists who re suing creative work" Eligible artists will have mrnpleed trail-frig, fulltime at at for at year following stldiß. A 'body of work" pa-

ticipation'in gmtp,

least one X)lo, evaal exhibitions."

•Short-Term Grants

For 1992, amly b' 15, July 15, November 15 to "cova living expabß aryl/

COSG of

suing creative work fir a short period of

time."

Artistseligibk and "B" grm.Zs tuy a.lø applyfor Short-TennGrants, which æed Mt usedfor a yecific project.

•Travel Grant

Apply my time du-ing

year, tilt well in

of &pature date... to tQxrbanravel costs a snail pa diu•n for travel on" invortant

casions.

oc-

January/February 1992 Alberta Craft

1Äform-

Serd letter oudining a•eafive goals

1Miodof suxiy(thaeis ro Et

are; fcxus. cm artistic development

tim). Irrltxietwo lettes OfrefaaEe.

Program

Mists by

chasülg drir

aga•ciß, nonlT0fitorganizat%nsfor exhibitionin Biblic plæs."

CæuzLCaarrs Au Ad-

bra:hwe,

fran

AwrdfSnee,

care strut, PO Bn- 1047,

KIPm.

calk:

Arts 90 MdON,

xceps

• "A" a-d "B" Grmts,call (613>98432

• Short-Termapd Travel Grants, call

(613)598-4304 • Alt Bm-,kpall (613>98-4389

Explorations

—

creativeexploratim, aquisition of skü_k— thm project mmpE-

•Art

TIE to-<adon

SCHOLARSHU' 1992 —

ing ard visual rts. I>adliræ: Januay 30.

Shat-TcmGræt' •e

rnmcd wühbi12 wæb

"VGualarg grm& szpport tie

S800awad to

in the Arts

gmts. to hrw,'aåve artistEaeaüm ve10BTEnB grantsre for

creai%nof YW my arg disciplirz, &awn from any culnral tradition. They may 1M:f for my of BOÉct: rsea•ch. developnaü, aeatim. MEVor to arrrging Ctists md well tablishedrtists disciplines.For

Explorations,call (613)237-5400,FAX 598-4408.

Jean A. Chalmers Fund for the Crafts —

Up to $50,000cutually %Eial p•ojrsezch pojæts, special

Employment Opportunity

THE CANADIAN CRA%T MUSEUM, in 1980 as Catw•rightGal-

in Varmuva•,BC, seeksa Qmtor

will be directly Exæutive for. • Esuring that exhibits are

witl mtsetrnplicy;

• Prqm-ing,sub-nittingmd

irxfividual Hx1geG fT

hig ron-touingexhibs; • Roe-aching avanabüityof ymts otha

anrnmt

fir-ding

of frryiing from gov-

givate agerxiß, of urse in cmjrction with

Exæutive Director,

•

giß to evaluate ing apgoved With rnu.æurn staff

strae-

implarmtconjumtion

• Rearnrruding wcrks to fcr

collecticm;also

siHe for asuring geservaticmof

manent collection. including handling, swurity of works.

ApplEu1tsrust have a rw'Yd a minirmrnof for yeas'

ria-lce in a ct.ratorial p(Nition. Ideally,

dia

y,'ül howledgeable with the vaious craft

farnüiar witl Cmxiimmd iner-

national craft artists. ExcellQt writm and verbal communicationsskills ze necessary. Send CVs to: Mk:lklb Exæutwe Director, MuSü•eet, eum, 639

BC VC 2G3; FAX (04)ß4-71A DEADLNE: January 17, 1992

Calendar

Handy Pullbut Section

CALLS FOR ENTRY

Calgary ..ANEW ARTS AND (RAFT SHOPS

Marcik Ali origüld

fiply

clay; wood, glßS, fi&e

mediumpic* ferred. Contact Rigala Arts and Crate, 2033 33 Avenue SW; cal-

garyjAB ET .1Z5;

work plus

aid

notified competiticn Marat

NATURE ART: a quality crafts in nanne—thaneitans Befaably of local(Yigin,for consignment sais. •Nature Nook, #201, 1019 17 AvenueSW, Calgary,AB T2T

fax u-0481. 0M; (403)228-0480,

Edmonton

COMPETITIONFOR A $10,500 STAINED GLASS COMMISSION JANUARY 8.

5—

is to be installed an intaiorwall (width.5.8 m; irights3 m) in Mq

ButterworthSchool, Lmderconstrue-

Nanral Iißit ard artificialsources available.Detailed site information finalists, three of Will be giV<i to wh«n will

Gher finalistswill receivea $250 bit—e.stdartistsnut

Albata

md fine

August

will

Of a

üdsts Rec-

Oki

fist off Of

slkk of

shopping bags; passes. exhibitors v

current biog*y

Centre At EdmontonCOnvendOn *Cameo'Scraft saB 201V Edmmtm, AB TSS IRE

Arts Cmmcn,I)cmoc •nitlon Wali Administrators 4836 strew Deer,AB Teq

iomge,

invitesatists wc*ing

my media

(403)346-1565.

for ulmrningexhibitions. mit starnpedaweSaid, in a self-Xidr—sed, labelled lop: CV; 10 with Mist's narne);a slick invaüorylistdate dirna•ring tide,

exhiYüm goSims of ewh wcrk; md psal or Mist's statanau. Grated thmuglxjuttre yea. •Harmurt als Are Centre, 10115112 stree House AB T5K monton, 1M'; ELECTRUM DESIGN STUDIO seeks sell artisg md craftspeq.)leto exhibit üEir work. •Cmuct Wayne, 40-1402.

THE KITCHE€ GALLERIA,works

any media, functional or deccrative,that we ccle&atß LIE dEne S'Food eat it". •Pkrre Cormkr, 10544127 Street,

Edmmton, AB T5N IV9•,

let ftr had}mitsof natural

out-

uniqæ

synthetic yarns. •Sandy McLeod, Basement, 10313 Whyte Avent*, Edmontm, AB T6E IZ9; (403) 433-2811.

EDMONTON PUBLIC

LIBRARY,

Foyer Gallery, invites Mists md p}Ütogto subrnit work select%ncornmittee fm solo or Trounexhibitions

by February 28,

Red

HARCOURT HOUSE ARTS cm-rRE,

c«npetiticm JUMP FOR JOY, hmdknits, a in a two-stage

subtzgiming with su finalist Will winning "me missions, experÄ,L maqguc ab%Zba transprtationmd inv ircludng tie @rnmissimawrd. stalla.tim

ARTS mtJNCL

frig

ogitüm Wdli

CAMEO'S 10th SPRING CRAFR 134 SAID;

"our-n Galkry, 112 513 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2P IG3.

RED L DFÆR AN) DEIRrcr

.JauJcy

beginsAprü 1; amlication lirr: t*fore thal is recornma&d.•Art Market

SOJOURN GALLERYOF FINE CANADIAN CRAFTS, seeks exhibitors.

Other Centres

AB T5H 4G9; 429.047.

'ion cornpletion'•date

Productions, Marlene Loney, PO Box 385, Banff, AB TOL OCO;762-2345.

ext 246

re-

Art and Craft ART MARKET, 180 12-15,1992 sak,

tmths, Calgary Convmtion Cerfre.

Qurchill Squre, brary, 7 Slr Edmontm, AB T5J 2V4;

Busb% Competitm co-ordinaton ConsunantArt Service; Centre Edtn(n« EducatkmjOre finalists 31.

EdmmbnPubbcu-

munity

have fieU ad have six 5-ibnit me yea; at lead

sr.AIÄERT ARTS

SHOW, May •SC v

AlbergAB

192;

(RAFTS

Arg .3GS;

Cr&engSt

NEW CRAFT STORE, SHERWOOD PARK, furctimalard nm-firvtional

all redia •Alynn'sGifts, qualiy 0'0 22250) *nth CookirgLake Ræd, Pu-k, AB T8C IH2; (KB)922305, FAX 9224867. CONSIGNMENT SALES, handcrafted items. Contact MarJorle Baskerville, DnnnbeDerand Ara AlliedArG Coun-

cli, Box 415, Drumheller,AB TOJ

AT THE GALLERY, gift at gallery complex shop seeks high-quality an, hand-crafted goo& md Éwelry•for corsignmmt sales. WNDOW

•Kathy Classen, 5011 - 49 Avenue, AB,SK S9V 1B, (3008255655.

COtMRY CUPBOARD,Red Deer;muntry-style gift store; marketablepottery, (ConthLEd

opposite page.)

January/Febuary 1992 Alberta Craft

Calendar

Handy

Pullout Section

CALLS FOR ENTRY (Continued frml oposne page.) on consign-

full-time

rrmt. •Joan

elana•rtsof fire Hrding,pqermaking dæorating (ircludingmapintcalligr#y. box-making, 7.

ing, Mists' books.

cmOWN

GALLERY, Winnipeg, needs

crafts, .ecially for surnnEr.Sard slicks a ctrru•rt Y,'01kbiografor the exhibitionscheduleto •Blair Dawe, Uptown Gallery, 203J *Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9; (204)9424327.

ABSOLUIELY ALBERTA, Banff; original, fmely crafted, made-in-Alberta hit A-Ilmafia caarnics, glßS, wood, diurn-p%ed Éwellay Uniqæly PW)tosor slick of wcrk itans ce biographyrequested.•Patricia Lan-

192; wtrk chr 4, 192. •Cunand Book Artists' dian BCR)kbinders Guild, 35 McCaulStreeo Suite no, ON vr IV7; (416)581-1071. TYE CRAFT GALLERY, Tormto, inBC CRAFT MARKETS— Whistler, vites propsals, with slides and resumé. •Alan Ekier, Curator,The Cran Gallery, Vancouver, West Vancouver,

Banff,AB TOL OCO;(40)762-3BL

20-ß62, Chr# (04) 9260109. QUILT FOR CANADAPROJECr —

gridge, AbsolutelyAlberta, Box 159,

Other provinces PANADIAN CONTEMPORARY QUILTS— May S-Juæ 3; a

of "ists.Slick dtp Jgwgy Of

192.

•Rodnnn Hau Are Centre,

ON L2S LM3; (416)

ORIGINALS TIE spring craft tig A juried -Sak Park; GvE 9-12 Ccmta:t:Tom GambE, triat Trade and CorsumerShows 41 Chrence Streg

KIN 9M;

(613)238-4827.

CIRCLE,

CRAFT

FAX ANNUAL

CHRISTMAS MARKET, Vancouyer, November 11-15,.192.. Jurki» •Paul Yards Producen 101 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver/BC

V6J SC6;

(609736-2186.

FAX

OF CENATIONAL RAMICS 1992, Trois-Riviöres, Québec, Jme 13. SII,OOOin gizes. Deadline, January 31. •National Biennial

of Ceramics, PO Box 1596, Trois0829.

Québec, G9A 5L9; (819)691-

THE ART OF THE BOOK'93 — juried exhibitionof CanadimBookbirria•s Book Artists'Guild, Ontario CrafGCoux•il Galley, Toronto.Subnit up tiree worksreflectingat leastme of

January/February 1992 Albetta Craft

Coquitlam, White Rock and PenLicton. •Parke Intern#nal Markets: Lyn (04) QIüts Magazine seeks blocks of to from

ßsanbla:linto quilt fcr Cmü 1992 •Canzia QuilG,Box 39, Smtim A, Hamilton,ON IAN 3A2, FAX (410523-7440. MCOL STREET GALLERY, Nanairnq BC, seeks highAualityhan&nü works for mnsignrnålt-•Nicd Street Galkry, c/

de Ikld, 42 Nio Ihda and Raymcmd col street, Nanaimo,BC V9R $8; (04) 753-4165.

THE HANDLOOMGALLERY,Victoria, BC, seeks finelycraftmicriginalwork in all The galley specializsin all

forrns of pottery, glßS, wood, pq•er, jewellay. Exhibitions avadable. •Gal-

lery Manager, Hilary Sager, 641 Fort streeg Vktoria,BC V8W IGI; (601)3841011

ECLECr1CA GALLERY, Winnipeg, mquiriß ard subwelcomesam)licalions,

missionsof atworksin all mafia. •Sam

Veronica Simcoff, Eckctica Gallery, 535

AcademyRd, Winnipeg,MB (2N)489-6682 or 488-8774.

on;

Onurk) CrafG Council,35 McCaul St, ON MST IV7; (416)977-3511.

SiteSCULPTURE GARDEN, Director, vecific sculvnre. •Rina Greer, ON M4T Box 65, Statkm 21.7; ACCEPTNG

(Ontarb)

PROPOSALS, Cornwall

Art Gallery;

all multi-media artists, sculptors, fine craftspeqle. Sard 15-20 sli&s irulicating sim nrdiun. date, CV, amyoximatenunba of piecs. arylSASEto •The DE-ector,

10 Pitt StreetMall, Box 1822,Cornwall, ON K6H 6N6; (6B)938-7387.

ACCEPTING PROPOSALS, Homer Waßon House and Gallery, Kitchener,

in all nEdia. Onur%; for 192 exhibitions Review (Ladlil'ß: SepterntE 30,

cenbcr 30. SASE,10-15sli&s a Adminresur1Eto •Mary I-A1 Wa&-m and Gal-

kry, 1754Oki Mill

N2P IH7; (517)7484377.

Kmener, ON

International

BUYERS' MARKET OF AMERICAN CRAFTS, 1.9" SHOW SCHEDULE — Civic Carre, Feyuuy 21-24; Baysi& Exp Cmtre, Bostm. Juæ 26-287 Sm FranciscoCraft Maket, TBA.

ARTEFACT,Toronto, an independent, sale only. •Contact: Buyers' Market of Amerkan CrafS 3000 Chßtnut Avemr, co-operative artist-run gallery, profiles Suite 300, Baltimore, MD, -USA Large storefront localim. or call 1-800-43Toronto, ON N2 Queen SL W, •Artefact, ext. 214 216 informatim CRAFT, IG8; (416) 531805. THE BOOKSTORE OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Ottawa, seeks FM-foliosOf Canxlian-rnuE sli&s, National Gal•The lery Canada, PO Box 427, Statk»nA, Otta„a, ON KIN 9N4; (613)990-0961.

resa-vations.

r€nnNAT10NAL GALLERYOF SAN DIEGO, seeks slides of contemporary crafts for exhibt md sale. •Steptrn

International Gallery,ß3 G Stret, San CA 92101,USA; (619) ms-uss.

** — indicates new listing

Calgary MONITLY MEETINGS, Calgary Guild of Næfle Fitn Artists(CGNFA);sec-

ond Wednesdayof each month, at the ScandinavianCentre, 739 - 20 Avenue,

NW, Calgary. .CGNFA, PO Box 176 Sta-

G, Calgary,AB T3A 2GZ

PAPERMAKING COURSES —

of papamaking.•The Papermakers'Soclety, 5403 ThorndaleRoad NW, calgary,AB 12K 3M. JEWEU,ny WORKSHOPS — 3 mail programsoffered:workshopsin specific

techniqtB, ECßS sessions md jewellery courses. •Lewton-BrainfFontansCentre for JewelleryStudiß, Suite 300A, Tbe Grain Exchange Building, 815 First Street SW, Calgary, AB T2P IN3; (403)283-9985.

Edmonton '*ALBERTA PROVINCIAL QUILT co,MPEIT110N FNALS AN) WORKSHOPS, Fetruary 14-15, Wßt Edrmntm

Mall. h.' Altma Of AgriculnralSocietiß, with Ednmton and District Quilters' Guild, Edmonton

Quiltas' C(HQ, SL Provarn: Amish Qiilts

Qrnta-s' Gund. Colour,

Severson; Pleated Log Cabin Cushion, WilrnaDavixm;Bading Rah-by,'— Cobtr Bßics, Jl.xiyVillett; LovingCare fcr Quilts,TeresaBrunna;

Fashim ßeyord Qiilts) eon. Registration deadline: January 15. •Information: AAAS offke, Edmonton,

427-2174;Irene Collinw Didsbur-y,05-

4589.

"NORTHERN

ALBERTA WOOD

CARVERS ASSOCIATION, monthly meetings, ThurMlayof euh rnmth,

7 pm; .Romn4m, M. L L.aZertecmn-

pcslte High School, 144 Aventæ at Street.

EDMONTONPOTTERS' GULD — strutional stulio time classß, ranging fr«n JLür (age 6-10) to AdultBegirma, plus Ad'.'ÜEed suxiio tinE

classß. All classesat Vktorh CompcAte 10

High School,10210 108 Avemp. Fees clude glazing materials and firing. •Call Patty, 479-5560 the guild, 426-5642

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ne City of Edmonms Southwst Cultural Centre insructors • Pottay • Child-al's AIG/Crafts• Pre-

s&ol Alts,Crafts•

Egg DEO-

rating • Dawing Sketching. resurnéto: Juxlit.h Hary, Fedity Mm-

ager, Southwest Cultural Centre, 1150774 Ave-tug

OGI; 428-5251.

AB T6G

EDMONTON WEAVERS' GUILD — weaving spirmingclas.ß. •Call

Verve,L 40-0081.

EDMONTON NEEDLECRAFT GUILD

'*MEDICINE HAT CERAMICSYM-

POSIUM, May 8-10, Hat college. Thane: "Pottay — Exær&l of the Müa•". WMksh0F, lectures,Alberta Potters' Asociation annual meeting, Fo-

rum, Totr of MedaltaPottay.ft:e: $150. •Information (403)529-3844.

WEAVER'S CERTIFICATE PRO-

GRAM, from the Handweavers, Spirmas of Albata (HWSDA)— at College arx_ifor lÜrne stub' if ax)ugh inta-

ßt is showrL rmge from $50 per day to $75 pa rroduk plus marking fes or room-and-board.All levels offered. •Marg Berg, 51012 Range Road 210, Sh-

erwood Park, AB T8G 1M; (403)6623826.

Other Provinces

— ard in entroi&ry, blækwork,

ard fitre a»llage. •Call Laurk Vincent,4627158or D. (hilthard, 435-33B, write

c,'o PO Box 822, Pcstal Station

monton,AB T6H 4P1.

Ed-

Other Centres '*LEIGHTON

ARTISTS

Banff Cente — rnonthsin a vm•iety of

COLONY,

to irrludingce-

ran-tics,visual arts, writing. AM)lymy t-inE;

adjudicationsin mid-March(for Novanmm-July(fcr Mach-Jure),midNovember(for • Cc-a-dlnator, LAC, Banff Cent-e,PO Box 1020, Banff, AB TOL OCO; FAX 762-6699.

••BANFF CENTRE OF THE ARTS, Pmgram in Ceramis, Application Feb•uary1, fcr • 10week I-Augst 7 • 12-wæk

11. ard Jmumy Il-AMI 2, 193. cmtre also offas in Music, Arts, Litary Arts,VisualArts,MediaArts.• CmOffice Banff Centre tie Arg Box 1020, 107 Tun-

nel Mountain Drive, Banff, AB TOL OCO; (403)762-6180,

Telex: Artsbanrr 03-826657 Envoy 100: REGISTRAR.BNFFCNTR FAX: (403)762-634S.

CARR COLLEGEOF ART

AND DESIGN, Vammwa-;

Fall 192 <ltry —

programs

Agil

rmge of

FomdaLions, Design,

Stulio, and Suxiiß. Carr Collqe Art D*n, 1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9; (604)687-2345,FAX (600844-3801. *'GLASS ART ASSOCIATION OF CANADA CONFERENCE 1992, May 28-31, Vancouver.•GAAC Conference 1992, 1440 Old Bridge streeg Vancouver, BC V6H 3S6; (04)ß1-6T30. *'MARKEI'ING 10-11,TMM1to.

THE

January

from CanÆ.a.

US, md Britahl discuss rnarketing issuß fm- craft Call (416)973496.

International "CONVERGENCE '92, July 23-26,

V.Q1h-agt0LDC. Baltirmre Weavas' GuiH üle Craftsrn<i Guild. •Cmtact: PO Box 4038, Lutherville, MD 210934038, USA.

TAPESTRYARIISIS, Masta's pogram, Q)llege, Univa•sityOf Lorx%n,

Englax:l; bilES studio

The p•ograrnccmqually with critical

tlxxry. •Jank Jeffer— IÆturer Ln TexDepartment (f VEual Arts Goldsmiths' Coll*, University Of London, New

Inndon, SEM 6NW, UK.

January/February 1992 Alberta Craft

Well done! CRAFTWORLD/CRYDERMAN PRODUCHONS PRESENTS CANADIAN ARTS, CRArrs AND COUNTRY COILECTIBLFS SHOWS. Eleven great 6 It-crativemakets — Picka-ing (Toronto), Landon. Kitchener, Chatham, Sania, and Stratford.For an exhibitorpækage, contact Brenda Otter-Proc, Show I_nc., Adllfrlistrator,Crydennan Street, Chatham, ON NIL Tharnes 136 2Y8; (519)351-8S44.

THE

SASKATCHEWAN GLASS-

txt: The SaskatoonGlassworkersGuild, Box 7213, SK S7K 412 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED — Alberta gallery craft Craft Cotnril Presents following s}xyp, volunteersfor the jobs:

• Deliverlarge piecesof artworkto custo a tomers;&iva with truck @

truck) call, two I-mrs, every five or six weeks. • Deliva postas ard rnediakits

for two

exhibitions;two or three people,for two hours,

WORKERSGULD IS REQUESTING evay five of six weeks. NSTRUCTORS in glass to submit pro-

in the psals for a workshopto Sq*anba 192 May 193 season.Con-

staff maintain • Help ACCP varied tasß two Inns weekly. Contact Sheralee Hancherow, gallery co-

THE WORKS: A visual arts celebration

Many thanks to all the

members and friends of the Alberta Cran Council who bought and sold

tickets for the rame of the

Jaßznese Kimono and one of Victor Clapp's Twin Towers CD cabineß. We know how hard it is to sell rame tickets — your dedication and perseverance are appredated. They are also worthwhile The net proceeds, all of which go to support the operatiorusof the ACCP ... gallery, totalled $1,400.

TIE sevalth mnual celebrationof Edmonton's uniqtæ amual irrioor/outdoorvisual ats

aroundthe city's bwnmm cx)re.Artists, fßtival wn.ltake plce Jtme 26-July8 in to exhlbit are invitedto subnit am)lications craftspeopleard their mrnunityorganizations

in OIEof the festival'smany, variedvenuesor to paticipatein the expmcH Alt Market organizations ard busiWinston Churchill Square. Visual arts-relatedretaüers, Art Market. r•zsß ce also invited to take part a rade-show cornporE1tof

propoæb: 5 p.m.,January 13, 1992. • Alberta ccmmunityart • S p.m, January 27. • Art market,January 31. crganimdors' organizationsarri participationin the festivalis tBed on: Selectionof Mists md propsal in relationto financialco-production • atistic rrprit • feasibilityof dwtim • availability of 4vr0T1iate ExhibitPOIxysals will be juried. A maximurnOf 15 workspa exhibitis allowd A üle exh1YtZitry. For ßsistz-re staterru-ltof at least 150 words must fees, Alt Market 0Fiims, jror's &vehpnart of a amatorialcxmtext, AB T5J Street, Edmcmton, 10136 100 tams corxiitions, amtæt: The Works,616, (403>4264673. OPI; (403)426-2122,FAX

Fibre Week 92,

contact:

Olds College, Extension Services Olds, Alberta or call (403) 556-8344

January/February 1992 Alberta Craft

•NECKCHAINS .LOCKETS .SPRING RINGS .KEYRINGS •NOVELTIES •STICK PINS •PE,UUS

Olds College has an exciting line-up of fibre workshops planned this year. For information on what is being offered during Fibre Week,

TOM IPO

Findings for Costume Jewello•y

OldsO

College

•CHAINS .LQWIRFS .IMITATION

GEMSTONES • BRASS

•SMITINGS

•BEADS .POLYBAGS •JEWELLERY BOXES

STAMPINGS Catalogue$5 refundableon first Order

JOHNSTON SILVERCRAFT TRADING 570 King Street west

Toronto, Ont. Canada M5Z IM3

(416) 364-9888

Fæx-.(416) 8634821

Feature exhibition — January 9-Februay 14 Tapesfryfrom the Westem Edge: Four British Cdumbia From the Cartwright Gallery/Canadian Craft Museum Tlough tapestrißin the MiddleAges may have helped to insulatea casde's drafty walls, they also told stories. Biblical parables, mythological advalt1rB ard historicalepics have given way to design in sorne tQestries, hit the narrative element is så_ll integral part of the It is also tnp that modern are still had as t}EY' workshops of rnedievalEurope— no machinehas yet bam that can make the constantcreativedecisionsnecessaryin the weavingof a tapestry.

The four artists styles which exploit local, geogr*ical,

in this exhibitionhave &velopedindividual pictorialpssbilities of tapstry, often incorporating Native references.

Allison Keman — I-Llda at &anvilb Isbnd, 1%7/Æ tapestry,109 a-n x 86 a-n

1991 - Fumiture and Other New Works in Wood

Eighth annual exhibition of new works presentedby

Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society (SAWS)

We're all familiarwith the trzditional±lonition at all exhibiti01Eof firE an craft work:Pleasedo not towh! But anyorr has a SAWS exhibitionwill kmw how hard it is io r.Ect the IEed the works by sumressingthe temptationto caress the HrmisYEd. satiny surfæes of furniture, vases, scull*uralfon•ns which make a typicalu)llectionof work masta woodworkers'frorn Cmx_la. The 1991 exhibition which Calgary'sMuttat Galkry, 20 a 5-personjury. Eltry was to any craftspa•scm

Westem rnaÉrrnedium to

The only cmditionWß that a submission's wood — Tabb Bbod%00d, satinwood, ebony

Best in

Photo: Annemarie Gruden

Alberta Craft Council Presents .

exhibition schedule

February 20..March28 Oive Toikka selection of glasswort by the Finnish attist 12

2-rylay2 ..poIrpC0i/VIewr-„ Contemporaiy Dutt

Jewelry Desig

gallery Axil 2-May 2

Works graduating Fibre Arts students, Grant PlacEwan Community/ College, Edmonton; January/Febtuary 1992 Alberta Craft

visiting on to Dzcembr punised to BOducceven rmre days! As we sales revauæ fcr otr hardwmkingcraft cornrntmity. We felt

Imp_llse hying

way people s}Üpped,

wae vay cautious,md ofm rae. CIStMna•s

What they puchased.

set."raltirnß

objects gnrchased retaned at between $8 arxl $12. Eeforemaking a Most of I-ALher fW swatters (Cirxb' Floyd, New Bnmswick) aryl porcelain Christmas Bells (Samli

Skakm,Albata)sold well. During

early autunm.gls was our tBt

fcr aristrnß:

lar itcrns VicDrClqp's Aztæ drurnsarylboxs, MIEy's birch bowls, Daniel Fizca's salad servers, MülerWoodnrning's letE

Nkkl Chabot — Fbre FÜures

A Canadian

eggs.

puppct.s

COLé

atræted buyas with her

(Susan Cain, British Colunbia) were also popular.In clay, Marie-Andree

Craft

whimsical figtrß, Galey Faruo (Sas-

Christmas

katchewan)sold sevaal wall plaes, mxl

the works of four Mmitoba potters

(Mernyn Kraut, Mailyn Lzvitt, J0&ÜE Kelly, ami Pat Ccnrmage) mmy buyers.

Sheralee I-kncherow and Chris Carson Or Unckr The Træ exhibitionard sale (S/wr&e ACCP gdof firE Qristmas craftsby ACC membes lery co-ordinator;Chris Carson is has becorræa in years.But AC(N ship nuzuga.) the

that opened at ACCT

vemtE 7, will a

clay aryl wood were the

Pauline Pelletier (QLEbec) — 07 kmp, Væes

on No-

a new elernentwe in its ownright.In

to hurxyedsof works by over 100

Albata artists,fis year's

also of-

fQd works of over 40 a-tisansfrom every province and territory in Canada. Craft muncilsfrom æmss CanÆ1a pitched to help make this a true CanadianCraft aristmas.

Whüethe

retailirdustryis

fæling effects of re(Äsion, November was a record-breakingsales month for ACCP — we registeredover S20,OOO Mllec in sales,with many as 300 customersVG-

— Ews, Vases, LetterC>eners

Baba

Skawn —

tallCFind&v ways to inprove the marketing of Alberta

cratw•areis what ACCP ... crat stop is all about We hate you to contæt us about your godc so we

can do some basb market re-

sea.dl to find out What went rÜht

Up to 300

visited ACCP ... dally In t%vemb« and

January/February 1992 Alberta Craft

ard whatwent wmrv wit) our efforts to sell your work fris Chrstmas season. Together, perhaps, we can corne LP wit) ways to ingove your sabs, and outs, next year. — Chris Sheraße 13

Græn File

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of the Papamakas' Society paNovemba191 haps ultimaterecyclingstory:"O'E the nure ruabre LES wa'ti [Japaæsepcperl was to use it to Ell paple. An axsassinwouu lu in waü while his intendedvictim slept. When the victh inhaled,

was dead, the axsassin would remove the washi, which could then

reused."

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Craft

yæ.

See Page 2 for •nie displayadvertisingmte is 40 ænts per agateline, when callEra-ready art workis s-rppliedby ad',ertiser.•W}m art workis not supplied,an additionalæt-up fee may be • (hour

RBST2U

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a wetpiæe washiover the victim'spose md røuth arut him Len, kavingthe washiintactuntil the victimsuffocaed.Ome tie victbn

$100 per colour.

•Half-tonß,$10 each.• Q)rnmonAzo Fun page $156. Half page page Two-thirds page $104.

page $28. One-twelfth page •Oassifiedadvertisements: $9 Br 30 wordsor IBS, 20 cents

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Calgary Convention Centre Calgary, Alberta 180 High Quality Artisans For Application Form Write or Call:

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A little recognition

Bissétt chooses acting

goes a long way.

Nominate a colleague

for one of these awards

Beinga mm of mmy taknts tEks, too. thin wcrks to

hirrælf point of exhasticm

trying to juggle sevaal caecs.

so, facedwith to return to his frst Tirn to TO 'IRIBUIE AWARDS A Bit a potta sphis strcssful c.zær the by Edmontm YWCA'to Spnscred

ræogniæ the many outstar•dingachieve-

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CTm mt givingit

altogetha,"

ments and community commitmentof greata area",May in these 6, 192. Nominationswcqted

says.•Tm fist settingit ßide tmtil I cm

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cornmercial a role

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acc.ing

Tun tooka &eakfiun his stm-hsy

dop in tie ACC staffChristmß AWARD ule woym OF DISNNCTION partyw}Ee receivd a small gift frml

sprsored b' YWCA Calgay axea. Calgay, 263-1550,

thanks fcr his

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of a poua, giving him oportunityto gow and corneto life through his mlleagues'Éint efforts. his his

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In profile: Chuck Wissinger Building from

the bottom up Allan Sheppard

Clay, a recent exhibition of the

catalogue for

Ihe

sculptors, ambutes die following work of four Albertan to be guerilla warto Chuck WissinF. "I consider fare against ignorance

visual illiteræy." True as die staternalt

may be, corwqtually,it must be

wiül the

that

more interested Wissinger is really a very gentle guerilla Hlildingthings up md making connectionsbetweal them by in Yea-king down md &stroying them.

Wissinger is a mm of many parts: a widl nadonal

mt educator at Red

has beel involved a board

sful ceramic sculptor,

international credits; a respected, much-admired

College; md a community Etivist who

"a lot of arts-managernentkinds of activity"

(including two terms with the ACC), and as an

organizer of artist-in-residuice p•ogranw at RDC, for Edmonton's celebraion, and for an internationalartThe Works, A visual Chicago, Illinois. and networking program ists'

'Ts a jugglingwt." he says, 'but it's really enjoyable.The only

real p•oblan is managing dme." teaching duties can sometimes be And while he adrnits that think you can get a lot of enerO' from 'frustrating", he aæs: make things that you can't anymore." young, hr-nptious that cm a young student fresh out of high school experialced,accomplishedmist can't? — "As you get older, md more into what you do, you become slick md refmed, md you have to constantly battle against your facility, so you &n't too bourd by your abilities.They (the students) don't luve that p•oblem. They're just making stuff. A lot of Gmes they can get a myness to their work that I find exciting." That excitanaü reflects bæk to Wissinger's students in his perfcnnaxe as a teacher. he has won a Dean's award, and an intema"1 would like to think, in timal award, for teæhing tarns of Canada.

says, "I rtm as good a p•ogram as there is in

attitudethat 'fft's just a matta of being honest and open. I take between you md me is that I'm a little fu•ther 'the only md have a few more feathas riM)edout. — If you down dle how to do this'." wmt to come with me, we can Wissinga has beal doing what he does so well "for money" since Collegesirwe 1974.A native of 1970, ard has beal at Red Eduration at Indiana University Art in a degree took USA, he in with in by MFA an followed Pennsylvania, of "sculliure, photogrqhy, ci.rmla, environment md natural resources"

al Ohio State of one of He found his way into ceramicsthroughthe imredible perjust an was — "He teæhas at Indiana University sonality." But there was a more personal reason as well: "I've the crafts, ard ceramics in particular, fit into always society. They tcrxl to mage into society from the bottom up, whereas

fine Cts tend to come hit") society from

top (bwn; and, in

Chuck Wissinger — Spheres wifiin Spheres within Spheres most societies, they don't come way."

far down, in any memingful

'Traditionally," he explains, "before industrial culttre, society hÆ

to have potters, weavers, whatever, or it was in pretty bd shape. People hd to make stuff, md evq common person had some of diat stuff. The stuff also made it's way all the way up to the It became more md more elaborate, more md embellished,the higher up it went, but it always had that grassroots bottom end that I quite like." In contrast, fine arts, right now, is basically about making baubles for the rich." Wissinger readily adrnits that much of work as an artist is also directed

making such baubles. But

he knows what he is doing md the comp-omiseshe makes from time to time. Perhaps that's why he works so hard a teacher and as a weaver of networks md support st-ucmres for artists.

If that's guerilla warfare, we could pobably do with a lot more of the same. (Chuck Wissinger is one of the ACC's naninees for the 1992

Bronfman Award. The other nominee, Chæles Lewton-Brain, was

featured in the zine.)

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January/February 1992 Alberta Craft