Issuu

ALBERTA/ MAGAZINE

Popcorn on craft SheraleeHancherow Page 4

Our man in

Chicago

Chris Carson Page 6

One question, many answers Lynne Butler Page 18

Sally Barbier

Allan Sheppard Page 20

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1992 ACC OFFICE #509, 10136-100 STREET EDMONTON, AB

OPI

Keepingup

with busy times Anne

Ontario and Quebec, both of

which Congratulatkons, ROSS! have asked for further information with fund- from us. Quebec is planning to attend As the CCC board struggled it was next year. As a result of this issues, policy-making and ing interest, a

the marketing ttee Was Set up to clear that craft councils across country are facing the same dilemmas study joint ventures among craft counBrodie caused by the same problem: lack Of cils. money. Indeed, some provincial counwould like to thank our executive GIs couldn't afford to send a delegate I Abells, and ACCP...'s to this important meeting—the only director, Susan manager, Chris Carson for their retail opportunity for Canada'Scraft organizatlons to get together to discuss hard work in Chicago. We had anticipated working our booth in shifts, but common concerns. we were so busy that our "shifts" Peter Wcinrich, the CCC's executive stretched into all-day-every-day sesdirector, knows a lot about federal sions for everyone. which affects craft and I craftspeople.He keeps provincial or- Our booth was visited by many people ganizations informed through regular includingthe Consul General forcanbulletins,but communicationbetween Continued on page 19 the organizations themselvesis still a Exhibitor Herm Stolte with family and problem We are trying to solve.

friends admire Mike Mulyey's Round Coffee Table at the opening of the Ross Bradley, Susan Abells national New Art Forms Exposition in Southern Alberta Woodworkers Sociand I attended. Ross was elected vice- Septembergenerateda lot of interest, ety exhibition at ACCP... Gallery. president in charge of programming. particularly among delegates from —Photo, Larry Bolcb

he Canadian Craft Council met in Ottawa in September. Our participation in the Chicago Inter-

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PRESIDENT

Anne Brodie VICE-PRESIDENT

Linda Stanier

Red Deer

Stony Plain

SECRETARY

Ross Bradley TREASURER

Dan Mason

Edmonton

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Edmonton Calgary

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Suzanne Hagen

Edmonton

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Calgary

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EDrroR Allan Sheppard ART DIRECTION, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Alberta Craft Magazine makes everyeffort to

Chris Carson

ensure the accuracyOf the informationcontainedherein,but assumesno liabilityin cases of error Or changingconditions.Any business relationsor Other activitiesundertaken as a re-

GALLERY CO-ORDNATOR

Craft Magazine, Or arising therefrom, are the

GALLERY/RETAIL ASSSTANT

We welcomesignedlettersto the editor,but

RETAILMANAGER

Pincher Creek Grande Pratrtc

Shirley Rimer

Lynne Butler

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL PRESENTS...

Gad I-laakstad Jane

OPERATIONS MANAGER

.ADUNISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

DIRECTORS:

Debra Cherniawsky

ExEccrrrvEDIRECTOR Susan Abe]ls

NEWSLETTER

SheraleeI-lancherow Nancy St. Hilaire

sultof the informationcontainedin Alberta responsibilityOf the parties involved,and not Of the Alberta Craft Council.

reservethe right to edit for grammar, taste and length.

November/December 1992 Alberta Craft Maaazine

Celebrate

craft

in 1993 1993

CelebrateCraft in

Americas and Tbt

Year of AmericanCraft 1993 were begun

craft community from the grass roots. Get together to celebrate craft in your community.Get together as individu-

by The Crafts Repott Educational Fund Inc., later sponsored by the als, and get together with other comAmerican Craft Council. The Alberta munity organ izations—allied arts Craft Councilis one of hundredsof councils, libraries, municipal councils craft organizations which are support- and administrations, schools and ing this special effort to highlight the school boards, fair organizers and agristrength and vigour of contemporary cultural boards, churches, service clubs, craft and recognize its historical roots farmers markets, charitable organizations, chambers of commerce—to and diverse cultural heritage. sponsorexhibitionsand craft fairs, aucThe focus of the ACC's efforts for The tions, workshops, seminars.

YearOfCraft 1993is craft in the commu— nity. The goal is to create networks and Small communitiesall over the provsupport systems for craft and Craft ince are searching desperately for ways workers within communities and be- to assert themselves as viable economic tween communities within the prov- and social entities. Craftspeople and TheACC'sboardandstaffare craft organizations can help animate 1993 year of cran in aberta planning several events and activities and focus community efforts in that diwhich aim at that goal. The first of rection. Give it some creative thought. is The Year Of Craft in The ACC's board and staff are ready to 1993 Americas. It is an them—From theHeart, a regi Onal exhibi— help with support and advice on develoccasion to promote tion for ACC members who live in oping ideas, advertising and promothe crafts and the people who practice central Alberta—is described in the tion including possible joint activities, them in Ourhemisphere—to "celebrate Calls for Entries section of this issue Of advertising and promotion in Alberta craft and the craftsperson throughout Alberta Craft Magazine. Similar exhi— Craft Magazine. Modest financial supthe Americasand to recognize achieve— bitions for Othercommunitiesin the port may also be available, depending province will be announced later. ment and encouragethe further devel— on the successof ACC fund-raising opment Of skills and creativity," in the Individual and associate members Of efforts. words of the projects promotional the ACC can play a major role in this guide. effort to strengthen craft and Alberta's Contact Susan Abells for information about possible ACC support for your programs and for information about year of craft logos, which should ap—

in tie

pear on all promotional material for your projects.

unerry Christmas and Happy New Year Alberta craft on display at the Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition. See story on page 6.

to all our membersfrom the board and staf of the

andACCP.

— PhotoChris Carson

November/December1992 Alberta Craft Magazine

Faith Popcorn consults to

several

major companiesin the U.S.

about

Popcorn on rate is impressive:she foresawboth social

and market trends. Her success

Second, read newspapers, magazines and books, and find out what consumers are reading.

Third, understand who you are

selling to: know how they are shopthe ping, how they interp ret your among a long list of many notable preproduct. Report business of dictions. Her book Popcorn If you are a woodworker,for Timesbe-

the YUPPIE movementof the '80s and cocooning trend Of the '90s,

craft

Sheralee Hancherow

Co-ordinator,Alberta

Craft Council

Presents... Gallery

has been on the New York stseller list for almost two years. Docs someonewhoadvisesIBM, Coca Cola, Kodak and American Express have anything to say to people trying to run a small craft business?Let's give it a shot.

to supplement their incomes. If you .chose—orwould like to choose—the second option, Faith Popcorn's ideas should be of interest to you. There area reasons why certain products sell in quantity; Faith Popcorn has a knack for putting her finger on some of those reasons.

What is a trend must have consistency and longevity lasting at least 10years. It is not a fad. A fad is short-lived and usually forgettable.

How do you find

survive in the 1990s,particularly if you do production work.

have to say about your work. Is it

interesting? Have they seen your type of work before? Do they like the design? How do they use it? Do they use

your boxes and containers to hold

Popcorn gave a lecture in Edmonton spices? tea? candy? pennies? paper in late September.I was in the audience, and took some notes. try to pass on the essence of what she "There are reasons why certain had to say. products sell in quantity; Faith Popcorn has a knack for putting her Most artists create art finger on some of those reasons." because they want or need to, not to capitalize on trends. However, artists have to survive.They often try clips? Do they wonder if the wood you to do that by taking outside jobs Orby use is local or exotic? How do they developing a line of production crafts

ne of North America's leading trend forecasters has some tips which could help you

example, who makes various boxes and containers with lids, find out what people

Popcorn says you should listen to your customers; you can increase your sales

by at least 50 per cent if you do •

that. First, listen to consumersas much as possible, whenever and wher-

ever you can.

react to this information?Who is

buying wooden boxes these days?— Men?Women? WOOFS (well-off old folks)? SKIPPIES (school kids with income and purchasing power)? Is there something else you could make that consumersmight like better? It is important to ask these questions. People may be critical, but they will also give you good information that

Could build or save your business. Popcorn calls this a "product plus

Suppose you've already asked these questionsand the answers are favourable. There are always other things to learnand use to your advantage,You may make your boxes from exotic and local woods; but you only use exotic woodswhich are not endangered,and you belong to an environmental group

November/December1992 Alberta Craft Maaazine

which works to preserve exotic woods. Perhaps you include a pad of recycled paper in eachcontainer. What does all of this information tell your customer?

How do you let each customerknow about your environmental efforts? THE DECENCY DECADE

Faith Popcorn says that consumers

buy into ethics as a product plus. The quality of your boxes speaks for itself; people can trust your work. But if they can also feel good about using your products because they respond to the current trend Of concern for the environment, you have a product plus. Popcorn says the '90s will be known as the Decency Decade because people care about the environment, educa— tion and ethics. KEY TRENDS

make them feel secure and remind them of the past. Nostalgia-based products People want personal service and Cus— will be quite successful. tomized products. They distrust big cornpaniesand will support small busi10. S.O.S.—SAVE OUR They also want to be recognized ness. SOCIETY for certain ethical positions—to wear T-shirts promotingthe environment, It is already evident that North Americans are becoming environmentally for example. friendly. They want better packaging 5. VIGILANTE CONSUMERS for products. 4. EGONOMICS

Like egonomics, people will demand service—not only from businesses,but from politicians and government. They value truth, and will rebel against products which do not deliver what they promise. 6. STAYING

ALIVE

People will become more conscious Of the food they eat, fitness, lifestyle.

7. 99 LIVES

Faith Popcorn identifies 10key trends in the North American market:

People will want faster service,instant products, products that Save time (such as cellular telephones).

I. COCOONING

8. CASHING OUT

Beset by AIDS, depletion of the ozone layer,increasing crime rates, people are

reluctant to deal with the Outside world. They want to stay at home, entertain at home, work on their homes and yards. 2. FANTASY/ADVENTURE

People want to live better lives and

will opt to get out of the rat race and develop home businesses. They Want to live more controlled lives, and will be more conscious of personal ethics.

9. DOWN-AGING

"Think young, and you will age While cocooning, people will want slowly." We are an aging population, activities which involve little risk. and people will Wantproducts which Services and products will be format— ted to provide escape from the world—

virtual reality, for instance, will be

popular.

3. SMALL INDULGENCES

People will want to treat themselves now and then. They will be willing to pay for decadent chocolates, cappuccino and café latté. (Who hasn't noticed the coffee houses springing up everywhere?)

"One of our members has caught the nostalgia trend

Cedar Grove producessmall wooden chair puzzles which sell quickly at ACCP.„ They are reasonably priced (at under $20), of good quality— and people tell us they re member having similar puzzles

as children,"

November/December 1992 Alberta Craft Magazine

RESPONDING TO THE TRENDS

With these trends in mind, you can develop new products or irnprove ex— tsttng ones. I've thought of many craft items Or features that respond to Faith Popcorn's trends. They may not be successful, but perhaps they are worth a bit of consumer research. COCOON CRAFTS?

People who are cocooning should be interested in beautifying their homes and back yards. According to Faith Popcorn, Americans spend $17 billion annually on their gardens. Many products come to mind:

. wood or clay planters for indoor and outdoor use wood, metal, clay, glass or Ornamental garden figures . wind chimes

. bird houses

garden sculptures sculptural fountains decorative clay garden spikes clay or metal house numbers wood or metal mail boxes SMALL INDULGENTCRAFTS Why not create containers for chocolates or coffee? Sell them to chocolate or coffee stores, or buy the products and package them yourself. Continued on page 17

Our man

in Chicago

Chris Carson, RetailManager

Alberta Craft Council Presents... Craft

Shop

Report on CINAFE—Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition

ready for the trip, and I know Anne and Susan spent a lot of time planning for the eventand will spendmore tlmc following up and getting ready for CINAFE '93. The Chicago International New Art

Forms Exposition is a large trade Show

he New Arts Forms Expositton was a new experlcncefor me—my first major craft ex-

position as an exhibitor. ACC president Anne Brodie and executivedirector Susan Abells were older hands at the game, having attended the 1991exposition as delegates, but we all had much to learn and, I am pleased to say,

muchto offer. The CINAFE

was four days of

non-stop talking. But that was only the tip Ofthe iceberg—we were only physically in Chicago for Sixdays, but prepa-

ration went on for much longer than that. I spent most of a month getting

clay artists Charles Wissinger (Red Deer) and Sally Barbier (Calgary), glass artists Martha Henry and Wendy Haffner (both Calgary); furniture makers John Morel (Calgary) and Don Bednar (Edmonton); and mixed-media artist Wendy Allen (Calgary). Our 4 x 8 -

featuring presentations by well over 50 galleries from three continents: North America, Europe and Austra-

metre booth was able to hold almost

tors, craft professionals and the general public.

exposition, we did not know expect for sales. However, we think we

Five Canadian galleries participated this year: Inuit Gallery (Vancouver), Susan Whitney Gallery (Regina), Prime Gallery (Toronto), The Glass Art Gallery(Toronto), and ACCP.... We took the workof Albertansto Our first appearanceat CINAFE: fibre artists Jane Kidd and Wendy Toogood (both from Calgary);metal artists Charles Lewton-Brain (Calgary) and Karen Cantine (Edmonton);

are settled, we should reach a sales total of over S15,oooUS. We did notice that big-ticket items did not move well, perhaps indicating that economic conditions in the U.S. market are similar to those in Canada. When I was riding

all the material Wetrucked to Chicago.

at the lia. The exhibitsare open to collec- As this was our first appearance what to

did very well:when the commissions

in the elevatorto my room on Friday night, I overheard one American exhibitor complaining: "All I hear are promtses, promises, and how much [they] like the work. But few people are actually buying." So we probably did very

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well for a first appearance.We sold

3.126

major pieces by Sally Barbier, Chuck Wissinger and Jane Kidd, and smaller pieces by Charles Lewton-Brain and

Wendy Allen.

As impressive as our sales figures were,

the biggest benefit of our participa-

tion in the exposition was the favourable exposure of Albertan craft in the

internationalmarket.While residents of Chicago made up the majority of

visitors to the exposition, people travel from many parts of the U. S. and abroad to see the best work pre-

sented by the finest international craft galleries. We made sales to people from New York City, Arizona, Minnesota,and Illinois.

The real successof our participation in CINAFE was the opportunity it

gave us to meet gallery people and Col—

lectors and get them interested in

Albertan craft. Several galleries have already expressed interest in represent-

ing some of our artists. Sally Barbier,

in particular, seemsto have broken into the U.S. market through the exposition. Her work will now be car-

ried by a major design gallery in Palm

Springs, California.

Making such people aware Of the fact

that artists in Alberta are producing world—classwork was a major goal Of our participation. Aside from Chuck

Wissinger, none of our ACC group had exhibited in Chicagopreviously. And the reaction was overwhelmingly positive, both to the work itself and to Our non-profit approach to presenting it. Visitors seemedto appreciate our effort to tell them somethingabout the work and its maker in addition to

its price. The Chicago International New Art

Forms Exposition was an exciting place to be for me, ACCP..., and everyone involved in Alberta Craft.

Time

for family and friends

Although all of the artists who sent

work to AFE through are ACC membersand Alberta residents, manyof them have ties to the U.S. Friends and family members stopped by to say "Hello" and catch up with the news. Amongour many

visitors: Don Bednar'sfather, sister

and nieces; Karen Cantine's cousins; one of Sally Barbier's professors; countless people who knew Charles Lewton-Brainthrough his workshops; and a lot Of people who know Chuck Wissinger. (Chuck is a member Of the

board of directorsof the artist-inresidence program at the Lakeside Group, sponsors of the exposition.)

November/December1992 Alberta Craft Magazine

Pbeto—Beverly Btdnar

John Bednar, father of Don Bednar with one of Don's chairs

The ACC and Marketing

Susan Abells

to regularlyon Viewat Step CJNAFE '92, we took the first toward placing the work of Alberta's craft artists into another context: the

most active craft market in North America.

pleased we left a good impression of

the work of Albertanartists in genWe can build on that impressionnext year,and in the future—until it will be profitable for private dealers to take on the job of promoting Alberta's

shop displays a The cross-sectionOfworkby 179 artists from production wareto oneof-a-kind tapestries, clay, *Providing marketing services to glass and furniture, with sales Alberta's top-level craft artists of over '100,000in 1991-92— a .stronger makes the ACC to led new retail activity that organization which isbetter able sales the craftspeople involved to serve all of its constituencies.' might not have made without

ACCP....

Our craft shop just broke even last year, without subsidy. The bulk Of its

revenuewent to craftspeople.It did

not even go toward the 175,000cost Of gallery programming, which was covered from a variety of sources, including lotteries and fund-raising activities, which were supported by many members and volunteers recruited by

he Alberta Craft Council the ACC. works hard to develop pro— Albertan artists as a group are the grams that appeal directly to main beneficiaries Of ACC programs, Alberta's best professional craft artincluding the venture in Chicago. We ists. Some programs—such as the opening of Alberta Craft Council were excited and proud of the number of Curators and gallery owners who Presents... Gallery and Craft Shopin 1991 stopped to admire the work on display in the Chicago our participation and and to leavetheir Cardsand take ours International New Art Forms Exposifor future contact; but We are also Lion (CINAFE) this year—are dramatic. Others, though less spectacu-

best work to international markets. The ACC will then be able to move into Other areas where our not-for— profit status will help us break new ground.

Providing marketing services to Alberta's top-level craft artists makes the ACC a Stronger Organization

which is better able to serve all of its production constituencies—the craftsperson, the hobbyist, the connoisseur, and the many Albertans who are being introduced to fine craft work through ACC programs.

From a busy and exciting fall, we now move into the alwayshectic Christmas season.I would like to wish you all the best of the season and a happy new year.

lar, build public awareness and attract new members (see-story by Lynne Butler, page 18).

Alberta's only public craft gallery, exhibits the work Of Albertans in the same environment as the work Ofnational and international craftspeople. Over 43,000 gallery visi-

tors have learned new things about Albertan craft artists and seen craft placed in the context of art.

By taking some Of the work that is

ACCP... reaching out. Guests at the opening of a special ACCP... exhibition of jewellcryfor Edmonton's Opera Ball, October 7, gather in the ACCP... Gallery.

November/December 1992 Alberta Craft Maaazine

Craft shop and gallery—Works

Calgary

Sojourn Gallery or Fine

Canadian Crafts—

Ongoing Seeks exhibitors. Sojourn Gallery, 112, 513 8 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB T2P 103

New gallery—retail

New Zones—gallery or contemporary

Art

Ongoing

• Nev Zones; Zero, 803 24 Avenue S.E., Calgary, AB; (403) 286-1972

New retail outlet 924 17 Avenue S.W. Opening November 1

Seeks artists and craftspeople in all me-

dia. Choice of arrangemenW.

. Rent retail space with shared staffing: all-inclusive rental ranging from $200-

$400 per month

Display space: includes writeupon the artistand businesscards—potential customersinvited to contact the artist directly to commission work. Consignmentsales: regular 40 split negotiablefor high-priced items. • call (403)282-2643(after 7 p.m.); (403)282-2208(leave message) Write: Page & Marsh Ltd. 3015 9th Street S.W.

Calgary, AB T2K IG6

Ideas for a name for this outlet are also being accepted.

Festival of Crafts— Roundup Centre, Stampede Park December 4-6

JURIED. • Pauline Biswanger; 192 Hawkview Manor Circle N.W., Calgary, AB T3G 3A2; (403) 239-2276

of Art Furniture Ongoing

Stores in Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon. The company builds solid wood fumiture, and displays its work with giftware

and art objects. The Calgary store also has a gallery area where craftspeople can mountexhibitions. Slides or photos to: •Brian Manz; 300A 17 Avenue S.W.,

Calgary, AB T2S OA6•,(403)228-2431

Benches as sculpture Downtown Calgary In preparation

A competitionsponsored by the Calgary DowntownBusiness Revitalization Zone

(BRZ). The aim is to combine the imaginationand creativity of the artist with the practicality of a place to sit—the result is to be a bench and a piece of sculpture.

To receive a call for entry, contact: • Jane Glover, (403)266-5300

New gallery—retail

New gallery—

Gallery 826

Truck: an artist-run centre

Ongoing

A non-profit centre/gaJIery witl artists' Studios operated by 2nd Story Arts Society. its board of directors and members, Truck invites arusts working in any medium to submit proposals for its program of twelve annual exhibitions. • Cheryl

L'Hirond•II•, Programming Co-ordinator, 5th floor, 1010 6 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB T2P OV8;(403)261-7702

1993

• Gallery 826; 826 5 Street S.W., calgam AB; (403)261-0084

Nature Nook— Ongoing

Submit crafts on local nature themes for consignment. • Nature Nook, 210, 1019

17 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB T2T OA7; (403)228-0480, Fax(403) 228-0481

From the Heart

Central Alberta Crafts Alberta Craft Council Members' Show

1993yeu of

beta

Old Court House Art Gallery Red Deer Alberta February 24 to March 13. 1993

Opening reception

Thursday, February 25. 1993

This exhibitionis the first event organizedby the ACC for the cele-

bration Of1993Yearof Craft in Alberta—Celebrate Craft in the

Americas.It is open to all ACC membersliving in central Alberta (south of Edmonton, north of Calgary). One entry per member. Entries accepted on a first-come, first— served basis, as space permits. Contact ACC director Shirley Rimer

for entry forms: 003, 4836 Ross Street Red Deer, Alberta

T4N IX4

Foundation tie

Phone—347-4950

November/December1992 Alberta Craft Magazine

Secelon Southwest Cultural Centre Alumni Show— Ongoing Send slides or photosof well-crafted Southwest Cultural Centre functional objects—candlestick holders, April 13-18, 1993

Provenance Gallery—

coasters, business card holders, napkin rings, etc.—retailing under $100—for exhibitionand sale. • K.uty Johnson;

provenance Gallery, 932 17 Street S.W., Calgary, AB T2T on; (403)2458511

Rigala Arts and Crafts—

Ongoing

New gallery (opened in March) seeks finely crafted original work in all media (clay, wood,glass, fibre, and jewellery

preferred)in a mediumprice range. Rigel. Arts end Crafts; 203333 Av.. S.W., Calgary, AB T2T IZ5; (403) 246-5808

ConceptionsArt and Framing Gallery— Ongoing

Seeks 3-0 works by emerging artists in

ceramics,glass, sculpture,etc. • Kelly Pound; Conceptions Gallery, 22034

Street S.W. , Calgary, AB T2S IXI; (403) 228-2623

Edrnonton Seven Arts Club 12th Annual

Christmas Fair— Citadel Theatre November26-28

JURIED. NancyClegg; (403)455-3404

Electrum Design Studio Ongoing

—seeks submissions for 1993 shows. All media considered. Submit: documentation, slides/photographs, resumé, artist's statement, self-addressed stamped envelope. • Wayne Mackenzie; Electrum Design Studio, 12419Stony Plain

Road, Edmonton, AB T5N 3N3; (403)

482-1402

JURIED exhibition of the work of former

S.W.C.C. students who have become full- or part-time professional artists. Minimum six, maximum 10 works. DEAD-

LINE: February 15, 1993. Selection and

notificationby February23. • Souti•

CulturalContr. ; 1150774 Ave-

nue, Edmonton,AB; (403) 428-5251

Alberta From Peaks to Plains

Annual conference and JURIED theme

show

Handweavers Spinners and Dyers of Alberta

Open to all membersand non-members

on paymentof $20 membershipfee. Current members will receive confer-

ence packages early in the new year.

Deadline: April 9, 1992 .Nelle Vend' Gutch., 14002101A Av..

nu., Edmonton,AB T5N OL2.

.BeIieve in Treasures—

Vegreville Christmas Handcraft Showcase Social Centre, Vegreville December 3-4

JURIED. Work from Alberta, B. C. and Saskatchewan is welcome. • Marie

Eliuk; (403)632-7654 or 632-2578

Canada Gulf War quilts Anyone who made a quilt as a result of the Gulf War—Operauon Desert Storm— is Invited to contact: • Nancy Cameron

Armstrong; 143, 16335 14 Avenue, White Rock, BC V4A IH2

Generation to Generation— National Quilt Competition Closes March 15, 1993

Open to Canadian residents, For origi-

nal designs. Completedquilt must not have won any other awards. SUBMIT: completed entry form, $15 entry fee and

Coats spool labels or UPC codes from Mountain Mist batting (or reasonable facsimile) for material used in construc-

tion. SIZE: 40'X 40' to 60'x60• Any quilting technique may be used. $4,000

in prizes. Entry forms available from fabric and quilt stores and from • National Quilt Competition; Coats Pa.

tons, 1001 Roselawn Avenue, Toronto, ON M6B 188

One of a Kind Spring Show— Automotive Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto March 31-April 4, 1993

550 exhibitors of unique handmade Canadian products. Group discounts avail-

able for admissions. • The Canadian Craft Show Ltd. ; 21 Grenville Street,

Toronto, ON "4M 1Al; (416) 960-3680, Fax (416) 923-5624

Originals—the Spring Craft Sale

Seventh Annual JURIED show Ottawa Civic centre, Lansdowne Park April 22-25

This a companion show to the Ottawa Christmas Craft Sale. .Tom Gamble, In•

dustrial Trade and Consumer Shows

Inc., 47 Clarence Street, Suite 440,

Ottawa, ON KIN 9K1; (613)232-5777,

Exhibitions of contemporary glass—

The Art Zone Ongoing

Submit slides and portfolios. • Jen or

Kathy Irwin; The Art Zone, 592

Markham Street, Toronto, ON MOG 2L8; (416)534-1892

November/December 1992 Alberta Craft Maqazine

The Great Mug Drive Ontario Craft Council

Canadian potters are invited to donate

two of their finest mugs for use and

display in the Chalmers Building in order to eliminate disposable cups and reduce waste. Donors' names will be registered.

• Robert Tetu; R.R. 5, Seaforth,ON

NOK IWO; (516) 345-2184

David Rice Jewelry + Objects Ongoing —seeks contemporarycraft in all media for immediateconsignment. Established over 20 years, now moving to larger gallery space. Submit: slides/promotional material, brief biography • David

Rice Jewelry + Objects; 100Osborne

Village, Winnipeg, MB R3L 453-6105

(202)

Public Art Projects Ontario Ongoing

Art consultants involved in the administration of public art projects in Ontario seek slide submissions from painters, sculptors, potters, designers. Programs include design of courtyards and parks as works of art, collaboration with architects in architectural design, free-standing sculpture. Slides not returned.•

Karen Mills; Anthony/MilIs Fine Art Limited, 45 Glenfern Avenue, Hamilton, ON L8P 2T6

International Quilt National '93— international competition ror quiltmakers Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Centre May 30-July 18, 1993 JURIED. Deadline:slides due September 22, 1992. Send: stamped,self-addressed envelope with international reply coupon or U.S. postage for two ounces to • Quilt National '93; Dairy

Barn Arts Cen&e, P.o. BOX 747,

Athens, OH 47501, U.S.A.

At the Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society opening, October 10— (Clockwise from upper left) Bruce Bentz and Bryce Ohneck; Henry Schlosser and Bryce Ohncck; Henry Schlosser and Gerald Johnston; Carolyn and David Holloway, Claude Veillette and Doug Haslem.

November/December1992 Alberta Craft Magazine

Hands In Harmony—Santa's

Elves

November 5-8

West Edmonton Mall Ice Palace, Ed. monton

1993

Announcing a new Alberta Craft Council service for the 1993 Year of Craft in the Americas: in responsø to public demand (as expressed by a high volume of telephone calls to the ACC office) requesting information of craft shows and sales, we are developing a directory of Alberta shows and sales

to be published in booklet form annually around February 1. Listings in the Craft Show Directory arelree. The goal is to encourage larger turnouts at shows and sales to support the exhibiting and sponsors. To list your event in the directory,

contact Lynne or Heather at the ACC office—telephone428-1654, fax 425-2314 Canadian Craft Museum . to November 22—1nternational Snuff

Bottle Society: Yokohama Dolls December 2-January 31—Kaffe Fassett

The CanadianCraft Museum;639

Hornby Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 203; (604) 867-8266,Fax(604) 687. 7174

Muttart Gallery Calgary To November21

Murray Gibson, tapestry artist; with Wayne Giles and Steven Nunoda • 1221

2nd Street S.W., CALGARY.

Creative Craft Fairs

November 5-8. G.B. Pearkes Recrea-

tion Centre, Victoria; November 26.

29. Fraser Valley Trader Exhibition Centre. Abbotsford.•Terri Heit; (604) 658-2901

Vancouver Craft Market November 6-8; November 27December I; December 12-13, 19-20

• Simone Avram; 8540 Demorest Drive, Richmond, BC V7A 4M1; (604) 275-2724

Museumfor Textiles, Braida Gallery

Circle Craft 19th Annual Christmas Market

November I I-1 5 Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre

Cameo's 13th Christmas Craft Sale November18-22

Edmonton Convention Centre

Seven Arts Club introduces

Nick Joel

McDonald

November7-24

A fund-raising exhibition celebrating the museum's third anniversary. The works will be auctioned on November24, 5:30-

9 p.m. • Jean Johnson; The Museum for Textiles, 55 Centre Street, Toronto,

ON MSG IR3; (416) 559-5321 or 9734928

Festive Treasures Annual sale The Edmonton Weavers Guild November 7, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Hand-woven and spun articles and gifts Bonnie Doon Community Centre 9240 93 Street, Edmonton.

Teddy, Doll, & Toy Show—

Mayfield Inn November 15

Handmade dolls, toys, bears and supplies for them; hand-madeaccessories, including toys, furniture, pictures, photography and other related items. •The

Teddy, Doll, & Toy Show; P.o. Box 3261, Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3A6;

photo: Ronald poon

This Alberta foothills limestone carving is the work of Nick Joel McDonald, a featured artist at the 12th Annual Seven Arts Club Fair,

November 26, 27 and 28 at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. Nick began carving soapstone about six years ago. He switched to limestone last year when his original material became too scarce and expensive. The Seven Arts Club Fair offers a wide variety of arts, crafts and specialty foods With proceeds going to pay for scholarships for post-secondary fine arts students.

November/December1992 Alberta Craft Maaazine

Festive Treasures: Exhibition Out or Hand Christmas Fair Victoria Conference Centre November19-22

•Out of Hand;586 Johnson Stet, Vic(604)384-5221;592tori., BC vew

The Canadian Craft Museum Shop November19-27

Seven Arts Club Christmas Fair and Tea Citadel Theatre lobbies November26-28, 2-5 p.m.

Tea will be served in thø Tucker amphitheatre during

chow:

$4.50.

zeds will help build the club" ship fund for post-secondary SOdent8 h

fjnø

One or a Kind Christmas Show—

Second annual exhibition highlighting Building, Exhibition distinctive craft specially selected for Automotive holiday and gift giving: tree ornaments Place, Toronto and table objects, scarves and shawls, November 26-Decembør 6 ceramics and porcelains. papier maché 550 exhibitors of unique handmade Cavases, regal angels, jewel-like accessonadian products. Group discounts avail-

ries. • Trudy Van Dop; MuseumShop Manager,639 Hornby Street, Vancou-

vet, B.C. vec 263; (604)687-8266

Christmas Craft Sale Fort Saskatchewan Handworks November 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; November 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

•The Legion. 9964 93 Avenue, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Christmas Craft Sale St. Paul, Alberta November21—10 a.m.-6 p.m.; November 22—10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Crafters in all areas welcome:greatest demand for loom work, porcelain painting, petal porcelain,sheepskin,wildlife artists.

•Brenda Patroch, Country Craft CounAB TOA IAO cil, P. O. Box 4, Elk

Electrum Design Studio

.to November 25—Sharon Lindsay polsky, quiltist; Nikki Chabot, doll. maker .. November 26-January 10—GaIIery artists, Group Show .. Ongoing—Wayne Mackenzie, de-

signer, goldsmith • 12419Stony Plain Road, Edmonton,

able for admissions. • Th. Canadian Craft Show Ltd. ; 21 Grenville Street, Toronto, ON "Y

IAI; (416) 960-3680,

World of Crafts November 28-29

U of A Butterdome, Edmonton

Marking the Occasion: Artists Toast the Season— Uncommon Objects, York Quay Centre, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto December 17-January 15

An exhibition Of goblets by artists living

in Canada. •Jean Johnson; Uncommon

Objects, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8; (416) 973-4928, Fax (416) 973-4933

Petites November 26, 1992-January 4,

1993 OppertshauserGallery, Stony Plain, Alberta

Hands in Harmony— Commonwealth Show November 27-29

CommonwealthStadium, Edmonton

AB T5N 3N3; (403) 482-1402

November/December 1992 Alberta Craft Magazine

Relics ror tbe Future— Dartmoutb Heritage Museum February 1993

Sponsored by Nova Scoua Døsignør Crafts Council (NSDCC). • NSDCC Of. no.; PA. Box 3355 South, 5516 spring

Road, suit. zoa, Halifax, NS B3J 341;('02) 423-3837

Th. Alb.rU Craft Council hasdeveloped a computer-based directory of classes,

seminarsand workshopsto bø updated daily as informationIs received at the ACC

office. The objectives are to promote thø study and practice of craft, and to support the efforts of the ACC members who offer

such classes on their own or througha variety of institutionsand organizations. To have a program listed on tlø directory. give the informabon Lynne or Heather at 428-

1654 (telephone) or 425-2314 (fax). Information required: name of course, class, seminar, workshop • date, location and time • name Of instructor • Level—children, beginner, intermediate, advanced

• cost

• registration information and instructions.

Jewellery courses Lewton-Brain[Fontans Centre for Jewellery Studies Winter session

The centre promotes education in jewel-

lery skills and techniquesand awareness of jewellery. body adornment and jewellery design, Courses, access sessions, workshops and tutorial sessions,

exhibitions, lectures offered. Courses: Professional Jewellery Repair; Rings and Basket Settings, Basic Bead Settings, Introductory Jewellery, Intermediate Jewellery and Design. Short Workshops: Introductionto Jewellery Repair, Introduction to Stonesetting. •Lewton-Brain/

Fontans Centre for Jewellery Studies; Suite 300A, The Grain Exchange, 81S First Street SW, Calgary, AB T2P IN3; (403) 263-3955

New glass guild being formed St. Albert Organizers are looking for people who enjoy interaction with other glass artists and are interested In meeting regularly to

sharing ideas, guest artists, lecturers, special workshops. •Lillian 458-5268 or

Rou 458-1174

Promote crafts Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation The foundation promotes puMic knowledge, participationin, and appreciation of Canadian arts and crafts and their importancein the cultural heritage of Canada. Deadlines: October 3 and April 30. Send proposals to: •The Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation; Box 737, Rothe-

say, NB EOG 2W0

Learn about markets in British

Columbia

Westcoast Craftllnk is a quarterly newsletter for craftspeople containing information about craft fairs, interviews, ar-

tlcles on startinga business, etc. Subscription: $20. • Karen Body; West

Coast Craftiink, Box 547, Dept AC,

Fort Langley, BC VOX no; (604) 888.

0460

Annual Porcelain Sculpture awards Goebel Canada International competitionwith awards to-

tailing $25,000. • Marcel Brandstat,

President; Goebel Canada, 120 Carntorth Road, Toronto, ON WA 2K7

Publications— . The Craftsperson's Resource Guide to the Lower Mainland—informationor retail outlets, galleries and museums, craft fairs, suppliers and craft organizaüons on the British Columbia Lower Mainland.Cost: $3.25 for members, $3.75 for non-members. Order from •

Craft Association of British Columbio, 1386 Carwright Street, Gran. villo Isl.nd, BC WH 3R8; (804)687. 6511.

...Banners and Bands: A Guide to the Festivals of the Pacific Northwest. In-

formation on over 140 festivals— times, admission fees, checklists,

cross-references, maps, attractions. Cost: $14.35,from: Upper Case Pub.

lications, 1018 Oliphant Avenue, Victoria, BC VSV 2V1; (604) 380. 0349.

Calgary Guild of Needle and

Fibre Art—

Seeks members interested in promoting the practice and knowledge of all needle and fibre arts and who wish to enjoy the

fellowshipof others with similar inter-

ests. For those who are skilled, and others who wish to enjoy, learn and share their knowledge. Fee: $35 per year (June

I-May 31), includes subscription to newsletter,The Frayed Edge. Meetings

held at the Scandinavian Centre, 739 20 Avenue N.W., Calgary. • Calgary Guild

of Needleand Fibre Arts; P.O. Box 176, Station G, Calgary, AB T3A 2G2

Explorations in the Arts— Canada Council Deadlines: January 15, May 15,

September 1 5 Project grants to support innovative approaches to artistic creation and new developments in the arts. The grants are for creation of new work in any arts discipline, drawn from any cultural tradition.

They may be used for any stage of a

project: researchi development, creation, production,presentation. Offered to emerging artists and organizations or established artists changing disciplines. ..Submit a brief project description and résumé of the individual responsible for the project at least one monthbefore the preferred closing date. Organizations

include a summaryof past activities.

Application forms will be sent to potential candidates. ...Regional multidisciplinary juries of professional artists will assess submissions; awards are announced about four months after closing dates. •

Explorations Program; The Canada Council, P.O. Box 1047, Ottawa,ON KIP 5V8; Fax (613)598-4408

Slide Library, Jewellery— Georgian College, Barrie, ON Ongoing

The college is expandingits slide library to include current work of Canadian Jew. ellers. Send slide donations to: •Library,

Jewellery and Metals Program; Georgian College, I Georgian Drive, Barrio, ON L4M 3X9

Residencies—Leighton Artist

Colony—

The Banff Centre

Ongoing

Up to three months per year at a working retreat for professional artists who show evidence of sustained dedication and significant achievement. •Co-ordinator,

Leighton Artists Colony; The Banff Centre, Box 1020,Banff , AB TOL OCO; (403) 762-6180, Fax (403) 762-6345

Mail-order craft catalogue Martindale Pond Creations A juried mail-order catalogue scheduled to debut in September 1993. It will show-

case the work of 200 Canadian artisans in 22 categories. Participants will get one full page with a black-and-white portrait, a biography and two or three full-colour photos with warm descriptions of the work

they wish to sell. Orders will be proc-

essed through MPC and forwarded with payment to the participants, who will be

responsible for packing and shipping

their products. The cost to participants is $1 ,OOO. MPC will not take commissions

on sales. The publishersclaim to have conducted market research to test their conceptand plan a numberof promotional programs including an inaugural auction/receptionand a number of builtIn sales incentives for buyers of the cata-

logue. There are plans for a futurecentral warehouseand, perhaps, a 1-800 numberfor ordering. •Connie Toroslan, P. O. Box 222, st. Catharines, ON L2R 6S4; (E04) 646-9214

November/December 1992 Alberta Craft Magazine

Classified

Skin Pro-

CREAFDerma Shield, ACC membersbips BARRIER tection; proven safe, affordable. Call VIC-

The board of directors and

tor Robins, Independent distributor,

staff of the Alberta Craft Council would like to thank Stanley Industrial

tbat really do keep on

donation of a photocopier

See page 23 for an

makegreat gifts

Consultants Ltd., of Edmonton, for their

giving

applicationform

valued at $7,700.

Country Collectibles Shows. Eleven great events in 6 lucrative markets—Pickering (Toronto), London, Kitchener, Chatham,

Sarnia, and Strafford. For an exhibitor Inc., 136 Thomas Street, Chatham, ON N7L 2Y8; (519) 351-8344. FOR SALE: Amaco 2-speed potter's wheel

Adva•eiBingrates

Withextra motor. $300 or best offer, or will trade for used electric kiln; (403)942-2396.

sixtime pa year.

FOR SALE: craft equipmentand supplies including vacuum-formingplastic mould

2 for deadlirE*

See

presentsfine Canadian Arts. Crafts and

package, contact Brenda Otter-Proc, Show Administrator, Cryderman Productions

Alberea Crafe Magazine Albata Craft

(403)281-0284, 1-800-937-1831. CRAFTWORLD/CRYDERMAN PRODUCTIONS

maker with large roll of plastic, microwave

kiln, assortedyarns and looms. Priced to sell. Phone Rosa at 458-1174.

•The diplay advertising rate is 40 cents per agate line. when camera-ready art work is supplied by the advertiser •When art work is not supplied. an additional El-up fee may be charged

Cobur charges S 100per cobur •Half-tonesSIO each

• Common

Full Two-thir& Ore-sixth

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S156. $104. S2B.

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20 cents per additional word-

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large enamelling

kiln

small kiln with very

good supply of enamels and jewellery blanks. Job lot— $1.200, or large kiln only—

$300.

Contact: Marilynn Zemrau at 403-922-4713.

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Magazine

THE SOURCE OF MANY BENEFITS

Craft Shop

features

Focus displays—continuing our practice Of giving new or unusual work by individual members special attention in

Contingedfrom page5

Popcorn

November—AndrewTennant

December—Alina Strandberg

November 7, 1992-January 2, -1993

Next at ACCP...Ga11ery

Under the Tree—ACanadian Craft Cbristmas An exhibition and sale of crafts from across Canada occupying the combined spaces of ACCP... Galleryand ACCP... Craft

Shop

This show features production and one-of-a-kind fine Craftsby craftspeoplefrom across Canada:leather work from New Brunswick, sweaters from P.E.I., hand-blown glass from Quebec, scarvesfrom Ontario, and pottery from Saskatchewan. Unique Albertan crafts are also featured: chip-carved napkin holders, raku Vases,baby bottle banks, fish pins, baba bells, and painted silk wall hangings.

from you. Let the vigilante consumer know you stand behind your product:

invite them to let you know if they

have

ACCP...Craft Shop.

The next two features will run in conjunctionwith our annual Christmasexhibition and sale, Underde Tree. This Turner Valley artist is planning to hang a small forest of elongated ceramic containers in a corner of the craft shop. He calls his creations amphoras", after the well-known classical Greek jugs, but he has adapted the original forms and designs to Servehis own artistic ends. graduate Of the Ceramics program at the Alberta College Of Art, Andrew is one of Alberta's best young potters. •

A graduate of the University of Alberta's Visual Design program, and a part-time retail salesperson at ACCP.,., Alina creates wooden fish to hang on walls, and promises to produce a large school of them for the craft shop. Expertly painted in bright colours, Alina's fish make great Christmas gifts.

—Chris Carson

CUSTOMIZE YOUR CRAFT

One of our membershas successfully accomplished this. Wendy Allen creaces snow domes to order, and customers are excited to have their own personalized domes. Sometimescustomersneed to see an

idea for customizing first. They need to know you can and are willing to do

something special for them. If you want to do custom work, does your promotional material say so? Do you have samples to show potential customers?

TELL YOUR STORY

people want to know about you and your work. Include any relevant positive statements about your ethical positions in your promotional material. Let potential customersknow that they can "Buy Albertan" if they buy

are not sat-

isfied with this item, please write to..." MEMORIES ARE MADE OF:

THINK EDUCATIONAL

How about educational craft items for children? Craft kits for children might

find a place in the market. Or papermaking kits. How about How-to-

kits? or needle— quilt—a-dinsosaur point-your-name-on-a-T-shirt?

plant-a-tulip-in-a-clay-pot? paint-aWOOD, METAL, GLASS, FIBRE, picture-on-silk? make-a-willow-basCLAY ket? Parents today are looking for One Of our members has caught the qualityactivitiesfor their children. nostalgia trend: Cedar Grove produces But how many of them have a lot of small wooden chair puzzles which sell time? Convenient, easy packaged ac— quickly at ACCP... They are reasona— tivities may attract their interest and priced (at under $20), of good their money. quality—andpeople tell us they re— These are just a few ideas that grew out of some brainstormingbased on member having similar puzzles as chil-

dren•

DEMONSTRATE YOUR ETHICAL

COMMITMENT

At ACCP..., we wrap customer purchased in Old Sewingpatterns instead of tissue paper and recycleboxes and packing material. Our packagesdon't look fancy, but our customers support what we are doing.

Faith Popcorn's philosophy. Using her ideas may help spark new ideas for your craft business, hopefully in the right direction. There are alwaysrisks in any business, but understanding what you make, how you want to market it and how those factors mesh with consumer expectations may be a good strategy for reducing risk and increas— ing revenue.

January 9-February 20, 1993 Masters of the Crafts—Recipients of tbe Saidye Bronfman

Awardfor Excellencein Crafts, 1977—86

This exhibition is on tour from the CanadianMuseumof Civilization. Photo: LiddedBox with Bear Designby Bill Reid (11.8x 8.8 x 5-5cm.).

Return your raffle tickets

The draw dates for the early-bird (November 20) and final (December 21) draws on our annual fund-raising raffle are approach-

Please return stubs and money for tickets

-01

you have sold so they can get into the draw. And please return any unsold tickets so we can sell them at the gallery.

Thanks to everyone who participated in this project. Money raised through raffles

goes to support programming in ACCP... Gallery. 16

November/December1992 Alberta Craft Maaazine

from the opening of an special ACCP... exhibition The opera comes to ACCP... Scenes Ball, October 7. of jewellery for Edmonton's Opera

November/December 1992 Alberta Craft

Magazine

Craft Shop

features

Focus displays—continuing our practice Of giving new or unusual work by individual members special attention in

ACCP...Craft Shop. The next two features will run in conjunctionwith our annual Christmasexhibition and sale, Underde Tree. November—AndrewTennant

This Turner Valley artist is planning to hang a small forest of elongated ceramic containers in a corner of the craft shop. He calls his creations amphoras", after the well-known classical Greek jugs, but he has adapted the original forms and designs to Servehis own artistic ends. graduate Of the Ceramics program at the Alberta College Of Art, Andrew is one of Alberta's best young potters. •

December—Alina Strandberg

—Chris Carson November 7, 1992-January 2, -1993

Next at ACCP...Ga11ery

Under the Tree—ACanadian Craft Cbristmas An exhibition and sale of crafts from across Canada occupying the combined spaces of ACCP... Galleryand ACCP... Craft

Shop

Awardfor Excellencein Crafts, 1977—86 This exhibition is on tour from the CanadianMuseumof Civilization. Photo: LiddedBox with Bear Designby Bill Reid (11.8x 8.8 x 5-5cm.).

Return your raffle tickets

The draw dates for the early-bird (November 20) and final (December 21) draws on our annual fund-raising raffle are approach-

Please return stubs and money for tickets

-01

you have sold so they can get into the draw.

And please return any unsold tickets so we can sell them at the gallery.

Thanks to everyone who participated in this project. Money raised through raffles

goes to support programming in ACCP... Gallery. 16

November/December1992 Alberta Craft Maaazine

Contingedfrom page5

Popcorn

from you. Let the vigilante consumer know you stand behind your product:

invite them to let you know if they

have CUSTOMIZE YOUR CRAFT

One of our membershas successfully accomplished this. Wendy Allen creaces snow domes to order, and customers are excited to have their own personalized domes. Sometimescustomersneed to see an idea for customizing first. They need to know you can and are willing to do

something special for them. If you want to do custom work, does your promotional material say so? Do you have samples to show potential customers?

TELL YOUR STORY

people want to know about you and your work. Include any relevant posi-

tive statements about your ethical

positions in your promotional material. Let potential customersknow that they can "Buy Albertan" if they buy

are not sat-

isfied with this item, please write to..." MEMORIES ARE MADE OF: WOOD, METAL, GLASS, FIBRE,

CLAY

One Of our members has caught the nostalgia trend: Cedar Grove produces

THINK EDUCATIONAL

How about educational craft items for children? Craft kits for children might find a place in the market. Or papermaking kits. How about How-to-

kits? or needle— quilt—a-dinsosaur point-your-name-on-a-T-shirt? plant-a-tulip-in-a-clay-pot? paint-apicture-on-silk? make-a-willow-basket? Parents today are looking for

qualityactivitiesfor their children.

But how many of them have a lot of small wooden chair puzzles which sell time? Convenient, easy packaged ac— ACCP... They are reasona— quickly at tivities may attract their interest and priced (at under $20), of good their money. quality—andpeople tell us they re— These are just a few ideas that grew member having similar puzzles as chilout of some brainstormingbased on drenFaith Popcorn's philosophy. Using her • DEMONSTRATE YOUR ETHICAL ideas may help spark new ideas for your craft business, hopefully in the COMMITMENT right direction. There are alwaysrisks At ACCP..., we wrap customer purin any business, but understanding chased in Old Sewingpatterns instead what you make, how you want to marof tissue paper and recycleboxes and ket it and how those factors mesh with packing material. Our packagesdon't consumer expectations may be a good strategy for reducing risk and increas— look fancy, but our customers support ing revenue. what we are doing.

from the opening of an special ACCP... exhibition The opera comes to ACCP... Scenes Ball, October 7. of jewellery for Edmonton's Opera

November/December 1992 Alberta Craft

Magazine

to develop it to the point One question, working where it Canbe offered as a service to

City of Edmonton, local newspamany answers the pers and interested groups. So be sure

(and more

to let us know if you are teaching a

course or giving a workshop.

come) • Members' insurancebenefits

shows, and are available at the office to anyonewho needs them.

Member files Every week, we receive dozens of no-

tices and invitations for shows,sales and other craft or visual arts events. Each time an event involves an ACC

Members who join this plan, offered member,the invitationor noticeis through a major life insurer, receive placedin the member'sfile. The same coverage, including disability insur- goes for reviews, newspaper stories Or Lynne Butler ance, similar to that enjoyed by employeesin ACC Operations large cornpanies. Stuand crafters workManager dents ing in small studios may not have accessto an afSome interesting facts about the Alberta craft fordable plan from any Council: other source. Call me for informationabout this • Since January 1, 1992, the ACC has atimportant service if you tracted 88 new members. hat does the Alberta Craft are among the many Council DO?" My phone members who do not yet • The ACC's members live in 7 provinces and is ringing a lot these days, know 2 territories. it exists. and I have to answer that question The ACC has six full-time staff, 3 partfrequently as current and prospective • Information

Did you know?

new memberscall to find out more We receive a lot Of inabout our programs and services.

We've experienceda steady growth in membershipduring the past year, our programs and services have had a lot to do with that.

• AIberta

Craft

Council

Presents... Gallery and Craft Shop

formation by mail, much Of it potentially useful to ACC members. . Keeping up with the action We exchange newsletters

with all other provincial craft councils plus 30 guilds, museums and

time staff, 2 contract staff (to produce Alberta Craft Magazine) and as many,as

four preparators to help set up and remove exhibitions in the gallery. The ACC also provided full-time summer employment for 2 students this summer.

The ACC's in-house library contains 1,179 items.

Alberta Craft Council Presents...Craft

One Of our most visible services, is currently selling the works Of 179 ACCP... is an important marketing members. opportunity for ACC members. Susan craft organizati ons. Abells has more to say on that subject They are all catalogued in her regular column (page 8). I would and kept in our library for members magazine features that come to our just like to remind individual members who want to keep up with the activiattention. Some members have amassed and associatemembergroups to keep ties of their peers in other parts of the impressive collections by now. (Memprovince and the country. new exhibition proposals coming. bers are, of course, welcome to look • Directory Of craft classes Application forms and brochures through their files during office hours A new service (also described elsewhere

in this issue) which we hope will con-

tribute to the successof classesand

workshops offered by ACC members. The directory is growing, and we are

and, if they wish, to add material to Most local craft showOrganizerspro- them.) vide us with brochures and entry forms. They are especially numerous We take the steady growth in memberduring the late summerwheneveryone ship over che past year as a vote of is gearing up for fall and Christmas Continued next page

November/December 1992 Alberta Craft Maaazine

Continuedfrom page 18 support for our programs and services

Trim

and for our efforts to improve existing

a tree with

ACCP...

activities and add newones whenthere is sufficient demand. We hope that trend will continue, and plan to continue working at improving and expanding as our resources permit. We need your input to do that well.

Alberta Craft Council Presents... is decoratinga tree for Edmonton's Fts— rivalOfTreesin December and we need your help. It's good fun and good exposure for a good cause.

Pleasefeel free to contact us or your

best-decoratedtrees.

local board member with comments, suggestions, even criticism. We are planning a membership drive for next

year,but would like to makesure we are taking care of our existing mem-

bership first.

message President's

Continuedfrom page 2

The festival is a fund-raising event for the University OfAlberta Hospitals Foundation: participating individuals and Organizations donate decorated trees to be auctioned at the end Of the festival. Prizes are awardedfor the

ACCP...'s tree will feature decorations donated by our members. We'd like to have pieces representing the five craft media. so far, three members have volunteered to contribute two pieces each: Pridmore (Wood), Connie and Bob Pike (clay), and Randy Birch (glass). We still need representativepieces in fibre and metal—andlots more pieces in all media, so we can decorate our tree generously. 1.1,' e also need volunteers to help us assemble and decorate our tree on November 30, in the afternoon. Call Chris at 425-0909 for more information.

—Chris Carson

ada in Chicago, the curator of the Canadian Craft Museum, representatives of the Australian Craft Council and the New Zealand Craft Council— and hundreds of people who knew Charles Lewton- Brain!

-e

took a non-aggressive approach to

our marketing role in Chicago. We concentrating on informing and educating the visitors to our booth. They

seemed to respond favourably, giving

us several sales and commissionsfor our efforts. 1m writing this in October, so it's

hard to get excitedabout Christmas yet. But I know that the craftspeople Of the province are all gearing up for the busiest time of their year. I urge all

Of you to visit the gallery and craft Shop in Edmonton, and to let your friends know about ACCP..., too.

Best wishes to all Of you for the comIng year. It should be an exciting year for all of us as we celebratethe Year of

Craft in the Americas,Alberta-style.

Tom McKenzie's Seer', a chair incorporating hockey images in Clever ways attracted attention at the opening the Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society opening October 10.

November/December 1992 Alberta Craft

Magazine

Sally Barbier

The view from Calgary, where Sally has

Calgary also offers a kind of safe haven

—art as perspective—it makes it possible to tage can be examined and explored in

memory

Allan Sheppard

lived since corningto Canada,offers in which one's personal creativeheri-

a understand and appreciate a childhood Safe, secure environment: like what lived under powerful influence Of the I'm doing. I like teaching. I like CanaRomanCatholic church—achildhood dian politics far more than I like Amerifilled with wonderful, enchanting expe- can politics , says Sally, by way of exriences. They were influences and expeplanation for her

decision to stay in riencesthat stimulatedthe Sensesand Canada, even though it meant Separatthe imagination, providing both the

ing herself from her inspiration A thumbnail sketch of impulseandthe materialfor creativity ceramic artistSally Barbier. in later years. the Alberta Craft Council's Sally is Comfortably established as a nominee for the 1993 permanent instructor in the Ceramics Saidye Bronfman Award for program at Alberta Excellence

in Crafts.

t's significant that, even though I've been here [in Canada] almost 16 years now, I still use a lot of the imagery that was an influence as I grew

up in the DeepSouth. That would be my strong religious upbringing, and the Black culture.

I grew up on a sugar-caneplantation. It's really a colourful background that, I think, still influences me and my work."

It's a long way from the bayous and RomanCatholicparishesofthe Mississippi delta in Louisiana'SCajun country to the foothillsand mountainsof Alberta. The distance is physicaland

geographical, but its also cultural, spiritual, philosophical and political. Sally

Barbier has made the journey—and bridged the gaps—comfortably and creatively.

Distance, in Sally's case, hasn't so much

made the heart grow fonder as it has

College of Art. She is recognized as Of one Canada's best Ceramicartists, and she has begun to attract international attention (see Chris Carson'S report on the Chicago Inter-

national New Art Forms Exposition, pages 6 and 7). Sally says she still "goes home" once a year to recharge her cultural batteries. But she has also started travelling fur-

ther afield in order to broadenand deepenher understanding of her per-

sonal spiritual legacy and of the impor-

tanceof spiritual content in the lives of all people. She has been to Mexico, Europe and Asia in search of objects and imageswhich have the kind of spiritual content that wasso central to the architecture, ritual and pageantry of the RomanCatholic churchas she remembers it. She finds her imagery in "the idea of shrinesand altars", but she also looks beyond the idea of those things to the feel of the kind of loaded

meaningsbehind some of the altar

made the memories grow Stronger, and images I saw as a child". As she relates the images more focused. think," she Sally Barbier—yel/owHtart.,. Litany to them, they are "little representations Says,"that some of my imagery is more Series of the wishes and hopes and dreams of clear than it would be if I were living in —Photo, Chris Carson people." the States."

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isn't what

you

get (it's

what you give)

The winner of the 1992 Bobbi Hoffman Award, Gale ber scbolarsbip to continue ber Andtrson—Jobnson, Studies in tapestry weaving at Red Deer College tbis summer. At the end of btr cogrse,sbe wrote a letter to Susan Abells describing btr experiences:

wouldlike to thankthe AlbertaCraft Council for awardingme the BobbiHoffmanScholar-

ship. I used these funds to attend Murray Gibson's Tapestry Weaving Workshop- This was my third summer at the Red Deer College Series program. The facilities and instructors havebeen exceptional. I highly recommendit.

this workshop outstanding for me was that everyoneGAVE. To celebrate the completion Of one Of the tapestries, we cele— brated with champagne,compliments of Murray—an old tradi-

tion I intend to continue. Thank you! Gale

Gale Anderson—Johnsonreceived thefirst Bobbi Hoffman scholarship, wbicb will be awardedannually at ACC's annual general muting. Watcbfor entry information in theJanuary/February issue of Alberta

Craft Magazink.

There were 12 participants in our class. On the first day, we assembled copper-pipe looms designed by Archie Brennan, an Americantapestry Weaver.These looms have a tensioning device and are perfect in a workshop situation. Murray pre-wound warps for

eachof us. We Wereinstructedto weavea sample using various techniques including the relationship Ofwarp and Weft, interlocking wefts, common Warps, also had an weaving in a Circle, and hatching. history of tapeson the inspiring slide presentation

creativelycr#ted and uniquegifts

One day only Sunday, November 15 11 a.m. -4 p.m.

of the

GlenAllan RecreationComplex 199 (>orgian Way

try weaving.

During the next four days we finished our samples and designed a cartoon—a full-scale drawing Of a proposedtapestry that is mountedbehindthe vertical warp and transferred to the warp threads by pen each had as a guide for weaving the design. different designs. Consequently, we each had different problems. This was a good opportunity to learn from each other as well as from Murray. Murray brought his portfolio and shared it with us. The intensity of weaving was broken up by slides and discussion on colour and two-dimensional design. This workshop was very well organized. I especially enjoyed the relaxed and fun atmospherein the Classroom. Everyonehad something to offer. What made

Park

*welry. horne écor, woodwork. clothes.

glass,andmuch.muchmoreforsale a festive

Under 12

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artisans

Strathcona County RECREATK)N.

ANDCULTURE

Information467-221

Low-impact

gift

wrapping

(low impact on the

environment—low

impact on the wallet)

Ion drawstring bags

they are practical, environ-

mentally friendly gifts as is or stuffed with special fillings

STUFFINGS

Bulk up these recycled or adapted containers with magazine pages cut into strips, popcorn (popped or readyto—pop),pasta, rice, beans—whatever your imagination—or your budget— allows

as a functional Object

as something to put a gift in

or all three Baskets—naturalor plastic, plas— tic organizers (or try coloured plastic buckets)

Clothing—T-shirts, underwear, socks close the openings with handstitching to make temporary Sacks; use coloured shoe laces,

hair ribbons as ties

Bundles—tea towels, linens,

Scarves

tie into bundleswith shoe laces,hair ribbons Sacks—makeor buy fabric or ny-

lace, sewingor hair ribbon

fabric strips cut into strips with pinking sheers

into strips

Print or paint on scrap paper,

coloured plastic bags (recycled from purchases, packages)

use tempera paint, poster

these can be used as ties or

boxes, mailing tubes, etc.

paint, inks, acrylics, •atercol— ours, food colouring, crayons,

felt pens or THE GIFT

GEWGAWS

AND

glossy paper, coloured comics cut

•

AS PAr

WHIMS, TRIMS,DOØADS

yarn scraps

RZCELZD WEAPPIB3S

— a buffet of earthVise ideas; adopt or adapt to suit your needs and your resources

layers of beans, rice, pasta, candies, popcorn, beads, buttons, whatever you have

stick on sparkles, glitter, im-

ribbons; bundled and tied into bows or pompoms; or just artfully arranged with glue or tape, or by tying.

ages from magazines

on the subject of artful arranging,

use recycled newspaper Computer paper

pine boughs and cones

try these...

paper bags

dried flowers

large envelopes

garlands and wreaths made from: •popcorn •cranberries •dried fruit •dried peppers • candies

produce and liquor boxes

etc. try potato printing, or splat-

tering, stencils, painting,

papier maché and other decorative techniques to personalIze your wraiping

Jars and tins decorate lids and bodies with

paint Or collages

coverlids and bodieswith fabhide small gifts in colourful

anything else that's small, colourful, easy to attach and remove safely, and something

that the recipientwill like and use: colored pencils and cray-

ons • erasers • little toys

buttons • sewing thread • candles (lianks to all the members who do-

nated the bulk Of this item last year, too

late be included in ogr Christmas 1991 issue.)

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The Canadian Museumof Civilization

has just purchased KAREN

cited for his "risk-taking raku¯ work, Walter lived and workedin Albertafor

CANTINE's sterling and copper Pit— several years, though he now makes his Bowl I which was included in the homein British Columbia. IOW Canadian Metal Arts Guild's Magnum

DONNA MACHYSHYN's (EdmonOpus touring Exhibition. TERRY ton) life-size bronze statue of Emily JUZAK (Edmonton) also had a piece Murphy was dedicated recently at in MagnumOpus.It was bought by a Murphy Park in Edmonton's collector,so the CMC is considering Emily

Weaver GALE

ANDERSON-

JOHNSON (Rimbey) is the subject of a Personality Profile in the July/Aumagazine. gust issue of

Tapestryartist MURRAY GIBSON (Calgary) has a show at the Muttart Gallery, Calgary, until November 21.

DAVID GOLDSMITH, scrimshaw artist, is exhibiting in conjunction with MsgnvmOrgs, the travelling exhibition

buying an alternative piece, a pendant,

river valley.

BILL PRATT (Edmonton) has just opened a new retail craft outlet—Md. in Alberta—atEaton Centre in Edmonton.

carvings are on display at the MacMul— katchevan Craft Gallery, Saskatoon, Jen Gallery, in the Walter C. Macken— to November Zie Health SciencesCentre in Edmon—

fromTerry for its collection.

WALTER DEXTER is the*innerof the 1992 Saidye Bronfman Award for

Excellencein the Crafts. A clay artist

wildfowl of the MetalArts Guild,at the SasTED TRUSZ's (Edmonton) for CARLA COSTUROS,.as selected

ton.

Fibrtvorh,a juried exhibition of con—

NIKKI CHABOT (Ed- temporaryfib-re,at The Labraryand

at Electrum Demonton) has a November until Edmonton, in sign,

Gallery, Cambridge, Ontario, Septem-

ber FOctober 4-

I can support the Alberta Craft Council's activities in other ways •g well: is enclosed. My donation of $ a tax receipt soon.) send you Mill you. We (Thank me. o I would like to volunteer my services. Please contact

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THE SEVEN ARTS CLUB Thursday, November 26 Friday, November 27 Saturday, November 28 IN THE LOBBY OF THE

Citadel Theatre

OPEN DAILY 10 A.M TO 8 P.M.

FREE ADA/SS/O/V featuring Margaret Murray, fibre artist; Ted Trusz, wildfowl carvings; Halina Skrzypek, Polish paper cut-out work; Dennis Sneider, glass art (fusion process), Heather Cookson-Hills, artist; Nick Joel McDonald, Alberta limestone carvings; Rhonda Lund, print maker; Sharon Lindsay Polsky, quilts (including her fabric interpretation of the watercolour painting, Out Past Round Rock by Edmonton artist, Irene Klar)

More. Bon Ton Bakery, Christmas Cakes baked specially for the Seven Arts Club; five tables of top-quality home baking; artificial blue spruce seedlings decorated with five dozen edible ornaments

Uternoon tea—sandwiches,cakes and pastries—served in the Tucker Amphitheatre, 2 PM - 5 PM daily; $4-50

Revenuefrom all sources at the Christmas Fair goes to build the Seven Arts Club scholarship fund for local post-secondary students in the fine arts

There is space for only a few more exhibitors. Contact Gwen Shaver—471-3966

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