MAGAZINE
ALBERTACRAFTCOUNCIL
10106 - 124 Street
Edmonton. AB T5N IP6
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
1995
Let's Celebrate, What's New In The Shop? Fibre• Clay• Metal Wood Glass
The Craft Shop's Official Grand Opening on September 21 coincides with Edmonton's Fall Gallery Walk. Run over to the Shop and discover the exciting potential of fine Alberta-made craft.
Craf Judy Villet Villethas Pioneeredthe retum of the art quilt to Alberta. Her designs revel in both the endless possibilitiesand sheer
Jim Etzkorn Rich earthy glazes and lyrical shapes embody
the synthesis of Eastern
excitement of geometric pattern with an emphasis on design as it transforms color.
contemplationand
Emil Bucharsky
Allan Lindoe (above)
expression. Rhythmical and functional.
Grace, balance and temper.Alllend visual
One-of-a-kind,nontraditional and functional. Lindoe is especially keen about the textural surface qualities of both local and exotic woodsused in his
Western romantic
tension to this collection of custom-made knives. Damascus steel blades
joinedwithhandlescrafted from specialty woods, bone or cutting edge synthetics. Each knife is unique, functional and a work of art.
historical reproductions, restorations and original designs.
ALBERTA • MAGAZINE
The Alberta Craft Council Magazine
is published bimonthly.
Submission Deadlines:
„Nov./Dec. Issue: October 10
Jan/Feb. Issue: December 10
Editor, Elizabeth Beauchamp
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no liabilityin casesof error or changing
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We y,zejcomesignedletters to the editors but reserve the right te edit and length. for graminat',
Alberta Craft Council Office and Craft Shop:
10106424street Edmonton,Alberta Canada TSNlP6
Member Services and Gallery :
(Lower Level)
•Hours:Mon.to fri. from9 am 5 pm (403) 488-6611 Fax.: (403) 488-8855
Contents President's Report
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3 Executive Director's Report....................................................... Alberta Heritage Craft ...................
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Dialogue ............
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ShopTalk.........,..
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7 Down In the Vault ........................................................................
.8 Feature— Bryce Ohneck.„.................................................. .. The Bottom Line...............................
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ShowCase.........................
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Our Space is Yours..........................
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Craft Shop: (Main Floor ) Hours: Tues. to Fri. from 10.30am - 6 pm Sat. from I lam - S pm (403) 488-5900
or can: I-BOO-DO-CRAFT Staff: Executive Director; SusanAbells Office Manager: Pct Callaghan
Alberta Craft Council Board of Directors President: AnneBrodie.Red Deer
Vice-President: Ame Handley, Medicine Hat Treasurer: Helen Musso, peace River Secretary: Wayne Mackenzæ. Edmonton
Directors:
Caro/Jone Campbeu sc Albert Jean Curry, Elnora
BarbFortin,Brag Creek
Charles Lewton-Bro•n.Calgary Barbara Trpton, Calgary
Administrative Assistant: Liz Olsen
Gallery/Retail Assistants:
Nancy St. Hilaire Alina Strandberg
/dlbena COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS
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From the
President
had the pleasure of attending the opening of "fiber is Good For You," a travelling exhibition of fibre art which was co-sponsored by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Alberta Craft Council.
Liv Pedersen. Old Friends. 1995.Tapzt17 weaving
4 panels each 36 x 56 crne
to those of HIT US Thanks you who responded WITH to our call to Hit Throughout YOUR Shots. this issue we have featured some of BEST your responses. SHOTS
As part of the travelling exhibition program organised by the Muttart Gallery in Calgary, the exhibition may be coming your way. If not, drop in to the Old Courthouse Gallery in Red Deer and visit this excellent show.
Us With Your Best
We are now settled in our new location and it is working very well. The retail space is gaining new clients all the time. Our main difficulty now is a happy one. Our clients are asking for more of your work to buy. We have done our bit by providing a high-profile and professional space for selling quality craft. We have the clients and now we need more of your work. Give the staff a call and they will be delighted to help you.
LIV PEDERSEN'S work
will be exhibitedat the Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery from October 21 to November 26. Born in Copenhagen, where she earneda degree in social work Pedersen has lived in Canada for more than tsqentyyears. She has worked full-timewith mentallyhandicappedchildren for the past fourteen years while raisinga family. She is also a weaver with a paintingdiploma from the Alberta College of Art. About her craft she says: "Many snapshots can be taken Whenone wanders through a park or through life. My tapestry weavings depict people in different environments.They are based upon observation, relived through memory. Humour, flat shapes and vivid colors are predominantelements in my work The scenes are often displayedin groups Of four, underline ing the narrative aspect. usually they are to be read from left to right, like a cartoon strip; or clockwise, if time i' a structuring element. Life is absorbent,full of work and problem solving.For me art is a place co relax and regin my energie. Thereforq like to make small narrative tapestries. I find the technique is a therapeutic process. I use a primitiveloom Witha contin-
If any of the membership have any concerns they wish raised at one of our board meetings or are willing to be involvedon one of the committees, please contact myself or another board member.
Anne Brodie
uous warp. so the finishedproduct out on one piece. Lately I've been incorporating a woven border and play on the theme 'framed/not framed.' After a lot Of careful elimination,compromising, and balancing this is how I integrate life and arc"
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From the
Executive
Director
cussions regarding alternative trade organizations (non-
The last three months have been
profit organizations in the United States marketing crafts produced in underdeveloped countries), as well as craft marketing initiatives undertaken with the Australian Aboriginal community and pueblo communities in Mexico. I found the papers and discussionsvery relevant to the ACC as a non-profit, market oriented industry organization, as well as to the role the ACC may play in relation to Native Canadian craft development.
a whirlwindofactivity.
he Annual General Meeting of June 10th marked the opening of our new location as well as the election of a new board. The AGM also provided us with the opportunity to introduce the new initiatives the ACC will be implementing in the coming year. It became a forum for some thoughtful discussion and suggestions from the membership.
While in China, I also investigated future cultural exchangeand export opportunities. These meetings emphasised for me the importance of the ACC% trademark, training, and Heritage Craft projects. The Canadian Embassy in Beijing is very interested in pursuing craft exhibition and marketing opportunities with us.
To begin the implementation of our new programs, a media campaign was initiated to announce the results of the Rural Craft Development Project and the future direction and development of the Alberta craft industry. The new trademark for Alberta craft is now in the research and development stage. Focus groups will be used to discuss the use and implementation of the trademark program. These focus groups will include a cross section of craft producers, marketers of craft and consumers, and will be conducted in October. Any member who wishes to participate in one of these discussion groups is encouraged to phone me at the office to register your interest. Tom McFall is now working on the Alberta Heritage Craft Project. An introduction to this project, and an invitation to participate, is included in this issue of the newsletter. Also, development of our training programs will begin shortly, as soon as the consultants are selected to work on the project. Combined, these three programs will provide new avenues of support and opportunity for Alberta's craft producers. Five days after the AGM, I travelled to China to present the findings of the Rural Craft Project in a conferenceon marketing and development in Beijing. It was an exciting opportunity to meet with other people from around the world who were working on community development projects involving craft production and marketing. Papers were presented that concerned culture and its relationship to marketing and economic development. There were dis-
During my meetings I discussed the types of craft products that would be of interest to the foreign (in this case Chinese) markets. The importance of "Canadian content" was repeatedly emphasized. When I told them of the Alberta Heritage Craft Project, complete with a trademark to identi$' products made in Alberta, the response was universally enthusiastic. This need for content associated with Canada or Alberta has also been reinforced by conversations I have had with experienced artists at home. For example, Mark Gibeau, a glass artist living in Strathmore, told me of his export experiences with collectors from Germany and Japan. He indicated that those pieceswith historical or cultural referencessold more rapidly and at a higher price then those pieces made without this context. • I was very pleased to find that the research the ACC conducted has met with both interest and support. I am also excited to find that both my travel and other experiences are reinforcingthe need for the programs the ACC is implementing this year. I believe these programs will provide a doorwayto new cultural and economic opportunities ahead.
Susan Abells
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Museum Quality Crafts
TheAlberta Heritage Craft Collection he Alberta Craft Council has begun work with the Alberta Museums Association (AMA) to launch an unbitious new project. This project will develop craft prodwith relevant historic, heritage and regional content, to be marketed
through Alberta'smuseurn shops. Called the Alberta Heritage Craft Collection, this new line of Alberta-
made crafts, which will be offered for sale on a wholesale basis, is part of the ACC's five year strateg.' to develop the craft industry in Alberta. This five year strateo-r is based on a
comprehensive,province-wide researchproject called the Rural Craft Development Project.This research project defined the cultural and eco-
nomicconditionof craftin Alberta.
During the field research,more than 500 craft producers were interviewed and surveyedin 83 communitiesin Alberta. A wide range of communitybased cultural organizations, economic development agencies, tourism groups and retailerswere also interviewed. The research clearly indicated that an
important opportunity existsto suc-
cessfullyco-market quality, Albertamade craft products yhth cultural and eco-tourism destinations in Alberta. According to the interviews, there are thousands of visitors, particularly out-
of-province and international tourists, who are looking for regionally identifiable,Alberta-made Museums acrossAlberta are opening gift shops to meet both the needs of these visitors and their need to increase revenues. At the same time, hundreds of Alberta craft producers wish to develop marketing opportunities to expand their incomes.
To bring these diversegroups together, the ACC and the AMA are working together to develop the Alberta Heritage Craft Collection. This collection will open new markets for Alberta's craft producers, while at the same time help Alberta'smuseurn gift shops to become more popular visitor shopping destinations. The Alberta Heritage Craft Collection will represent a wide variety of Alberta'shuman and natural history. The Collectionwill feature traditional craftswhich are still in production or might be revived;replicasor adaptations of traditional or historic crafts found in museum collections; as well as contemporary craft products
which interpret aspects of Alberta's history or environment.
To develop this collection, the ACC will work with Alberta's craft community, the AMA, museums and muse-
um gift shops. The ACC will also integrate the Collection with its other craft industry development programs. These other programs will support the Collection by providing:
a trademark to establish quality guidelines, as well as image and recognition in the marketplace through effectivelydesigned interpretive and promotional materials; business training for craft producers;
representation in the marketplace to promote the wholesale distribution of the Collection; • merchandising and other marketing
techniques to help retailers effectively
sell and promote Alberta craft.
The ACC is now working to prepare the first twenty-five craft products to test market at the AMA's annual conference in October. The ACC invites you to participate in the development of this exciting new Collection of Alberta heritage craft products. If you are a craft producer who thinks this project might be for you, please contact Tom McFall at the I Alberta Craft Council Office
Tom McFa11
Alberta Heritage craft Collection
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Dialogue has
been designed as a membership forums This regular column will hot only air your concerns and suggestions,but it wilt also present responsesto your input directly from the board and administration.
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proved to be a hot topic. It's also an area where
the board would certainIy appreciate some
directionfrom the membership.Wayne's report follows: there has been no deci-
g,
eke
to theo
Sien yet the commisusiomstructure Currently, 60% of all sales
go to the craftsperson; and 40% stays with the
Shop. At the Annual
Edmontonhome Of exect utive board Wayne Mackenzie,As S test run, Wayne invited a cussion, He kept trackOf the conversationand will
General Meeting in June, three commission structuneswere discussed 'briefly:
e $500or less
55%to
i) craftsperson, 45% to Shop
$501
,vÅ}tO craftsperson, 40%
September board meeting, % Shop concerns, along
These with the board responses, i willbe published the November/December Dialogue;
in the coming
otherodireccorswill hold
Dialogae:
Let me assureeveryone,
o initiate this new Dialogue, an informql meeting was held at the
Of senior ACC craftspeople to the dis€
The Craft Shop CommissionStructure
$1,500
to
craftsperson, 35% to Shop The followingfive points outline additional suzestions received since the
AGM:
meetings around the •9 t. Leave the commission province and then report structure alone and to the board. If you Would develop an additional like to participate in 'Professional Membership Dialogue, please conüct Level' which would cost the director in your area two to three times the or call I-BOO-DOCRAFT price of a regular yearly and we will pass your membership.Only the name along che approI 'Professional Members' priate person, would sell their work at Although, Dialogue offcially the Shop. starts with the next issue new levels. of Alberta Craft Magazine, I 2. Develop 'Regular Members' would we are offering a preview pay the current fee of $40 of what'sto come, At the for a yearly membership first Dialogue meeting, and sell their product at
the Shop with a 50/50 commission split. 'Professional Members'
would pay approximately
$80 to $100 per year and receive a commission of 60% of sales, with 40% stayingwith the Shop.
3. Changethe commis-
sion splits with 65% going to the member and 35% to the Shop. Leave the fees as they are.
4. Rent the lower level gallery space for private shows.The ACC would
take a 20% commission on all sales in that space.
5. Leave the commission structure as it is now. Raise all membership fees and issue a tax receipt We need your input on this matter so we can make an informed decision. Please write. phone or fax the ACC office
Withyour reactionsto
these ideas or any new sucestions you might have.
I would like to thank the memberswho took the time to give us their point
of view. W.H.
Wayne Mackentie is am Edmonton goldsmith. He is also secretary of the ACC.
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FROM THE SHOP
ShopTall« What} new in the shop?
Fibre, Clay, Metal, Wood, Glass he Alberta Craft Shop's Official
Grand Opening on September 21 coincides with Gallery Walk. In one
evening alone, hundreds of arts and craft
loverswill browsethrough the Shop and discover the exciting potential of fine Alberta-made craft. We have chosen to feature a wide variety
of craftspeople,working in a number of materials and styles. They are Judy Villett (fibre),Jim Etzkorn (clay), Emil Bucharsky (metal) and Allan Lindoe (wood).
Naoko Takenouchi Ancient Birds. 20 cm x 18cm.
In conjunction with the Glassworksexhibition 'Down in the Vault,' the shop will also feature glass by the Calgary area artists featured on the lower level. V6, a glass collective from Vancouver, is also a
specialhighlight in the Shop for the fall. V6 consists of Morna Tudor, Naoko Takenouchi,Joanne Andrighetti, Jeff Burnette, Lisa Samphire and Gary Bolt. Our future looks bright! Customer response to our new
Joanne Andrighetti
Bowl Grouping. 20 cm x 18cm.
store and location has been extremely positive. our "old" customers have found us again, while we attract many new clients every day. We have noticed a general trend towards more mature, knowledgeableand affluent clients looking for arts and crafts in this area. Our
street front is undergoing an improvement program right now. And although the
o
Alina Strandberg and Nancy St. Hilaire
work has been noisy, the new sidewalks, curbs and trees will be a welcome addition.
Just a few notes: We need more crafts of every kind. However, clients have been requesting in particular, more large glass bowls and ceramic platters. We are also hearing more requests about hand crafted furniture.
Hang Tags Pleaseleaveyour phone numbers and addresses off your hang tags. We do all we
can to promote you and your work to interested individuals and companies, but we are also a business working towards increasing the profile of Alberta craft. While promoting your work, we earn a commission to support the sales and promotions we do in
the Shop. Pleaseunderstand that we would prefer the client reach you through us, if we have made the initial contact. Hang Tags should include your business name, logo, 'Made in Canada' and any interpretivematerialyou wish. We suggest you print your name, address and phone number on your business card and hand that out every chance you get. We know that all retailers who represent your work would appreciate this system and in the end it will be the most successfulway for you to broaden your client base. We are now revising the consignment agreement forms and will send out new ones to all of our members as soon as possible. Consignors pleasesend photos and bio's so we can upgrade our files
Alina Strandberg, RetailManager
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DOWN IN THE VAULT
Down In the
VAULT e use of the lower level gallery space, which presently hosts Glassworks, a survey of Calgary area glass, is under consideration. We envision it as a multi-use and flexible area. Although it will sometimes host feature exhibitions, we hope it will be much more than just a gallery space. We see it as becoming a successful sales and education-oriented area as well.
A member of the board of directors for the ACC will be asked to chair a committee to create a program for the lower level space. That director will most likely also chair the exhibition committee.
At present, the ACC is committed to mounting three exhibitions a year. These shows will coincide with our Gallery Walk openings in the fall, spring and Christmas season. At other times, the space may serve a variety of functions. It could be used for meetings or training sessions. Other suggestions that have been brought forward include offering to rent the space to craftspeople or craft organizations for an event, exhibition or sale. All of these ideas, and any new ones we receive, will be discussedat the committee level before any decisions are made. Anyone with a suggestion or proposal for the use of this space is asked to submit it to the Exhibition Space Committee c/o the ACC office. E.B.
Glassworks
A Survey of Calgary Area Glass Showing in the 'Vault" from September 21 to October 28 Since the 1960's, when the idea of an individualartist workingin hot glass a studio context was first explored in the United States, huge changeshave taken place in the glass movement.
Until then, glassmaking had been very much an industry. Even gifted individual makers and designers were confined to factory settings where the resourcesmade glass available. But traditions and overspecialization limited creativity.
Much of the studio glass in the 60's was crudely fashioned and showed only the most obvious qualities of hot glass,partly out of a rejectionof industry standards, but also out of ignorance of process. Over the past 30 years, however, the studio glassmaker's product has become far more sophisticated. More complex ideas have made it necessary to acquire a larger inventory of techniques, some from industry, some rediscoveredfrom history and some • newly developed in the studio.
The notion of the individual artist singlehandedly executingeach piece, a logical beginning considering the timing of the emergence of the contemporary glass movement, has in
Glassworks
Artists Randy Birch
Barry Fairbairn Mark Gibeau
MarthaHenry Jeff Holmwood Marty Kaufman
Jim Norton PetronellaOveres Darren Petersen Barbara Pierce
Tyler Rock
ground is the use of a material— glass. It is a survey of current works by Calgary area artists whose community is defined not by similar ideology or intent, or even by common processes.
many cases given way to a system where a helper or even a team of workers is employed to carry out an artist's idea.
But rather by a shared experience with a medium that is technically demanding to an unreasonable degree. The works shown range from functional to sculptural, decorative to conceptual, and mirror influences from Renaissance Italy to contemporary Calgary
Many artists use industrial glass as a
Norman Faulkner
starting point to eliminate part of the technical burden, or to take advantage of existing resources. Glassworks brings together a diverse group of artists whose common
Guest Curator
1995 ALBERTA CRAFT MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
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ARTIST the "technicalchallenges required when transforming it into whimsical
nun
narrative.
nun
"Good visual design is like musical composition. My belief
As we chat in the studio/workshop, his son Forest occasionally pops his sunny face through one of the portrait holes which link the two floors. The child's head framed by the gentle wood is almost a defining detail of the house, one made to last for generations of family use.
is that everything about us is a series of relationships. These are
the elements that I have chosen
to exploit and release, but that does not preclude the necessity
ofproducing good works
of art that are well designed and critically reviewed. "
Bryce Ohneck. Protocall. June 1995. This example of Ohneck 'sapproach tofinction-
The Glory hills of Alberta, just west of Edmonton, so reminded Bryce Ohneck of his home in Pennsylvania, that he settled there fourteen years ago and began building a home. The site was chosen for its spectacular view across rolling hills. Giving a tour of the house, Ohneck points out the superb craftsmanship of an architectural detail or of a wooden Inuit harpoon, displayed in a stairwell, with equal enthusiasm. Timber framing and richly colored woods create an aura of timeless warmth. Wood, not surprisingly,is OhnecRs preferred material, although
he has worked in plastics and metals. He likes wood, he explains, becauseof
al artfurniture wasjudged the most outstand-
ingpiecein '18 Rinc Things, ' an exhibition of telephoneswhichjust closedat the Edmonton
Art Gallery'.
The Compla, throne-like composition contains a working telephone. The wovengrid and blocks Ofcolor refer to the finctional
aspects of telephone
communtcation.
•
"KnollInternational demanded of me a
•design rigour, ' The design processfor this Chair
took me three months offull-time work.
Ifeel it is so terriblyimportant that a good
design serve as afoundacion. But the nuances, the enerv, the emotional Contentcomeabout
through the processof making, and almost always take precedence over the design 'hat one has so laboriously developed "
o
The base of the house however—its very foundation—is the ground floor studio. With work tables, tools, furniture in various states of finish, and filing cabinets it's very much a typical woodworker's domain. But scratch the surface and you see an atypicalproduct emerging. "Butch Left Home," for example is sculpture. The silent radio not only captures an historical moment, but also the unspoken poignancy of a boy's moving on for a better life somewhere else, leaving behind a stillnessverging on emptiness. • It is an autobiographical work, explains Ohneck as he chews on a
toothpick. He gave up cigarettes a year ago. Growing up on an Indiana farm, he was a seventh grader in 1959 at his first industrial arts class, when he discoveredhis natural affnity for wood-working. This gift, which became a passion, led him to Purdue University in West Lafayette,
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Indiana. There he discoveredthe scope of both three-dimensional and graphic design.
to reproduce Bauhuas Classics, it also engagesin cutting-edge product development. As a staff designer, he
worked with architects and industrial designers, to develop new furniture for mass production.
However, in 1968, after three years at Purdue, Ohneck decided on a preemptive military strike of his own. Anticipating a draft notice, he enlisted.
"For a young person, the opportuni-
Because his brother was serving in Viet Nam, the young designer was not sent there. Instead he ended up in the Airborne Intelligence Office at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. After three years in the military, he enrolled at BallState University in Indiana. "l went there for its excellent industrial arts program. From Ball State I really came to respect the profession of education. My first teaching experience was as a teaching assistant in the chemistry department." Ohneck still occasionally finds himself in front of a class. He spent a year recentlyinstructing industrial design at the U of A, covering for a professoron leave. He also volunteers occasionally at his son's school.
"I try to instill in students that when one has some grasp of technical expertise, that sets you free. If you've done your homework and know a wide range of materials and techniques that's invaluable. Knowledge in the broadest sense enables you to make what you envision. In 1973, Ohneck joined Knoll International. A company licensed
ties at Knoll were enormous," he recalls. "But it wasn't the answer for me. We were all type-cast and we worked on what we were best at.
That diminished our opportunities to contribute in a broader fashion.
Bryce Ohneck. Butch Left Home. 1994. Whimsicalsculpture in honduras mahogany
and hard maple.
high x
widex 8 deep.
Bottom Left and Right:
Bryce Ohneck. Influences On A Northern Forest. 1991-92. Toychest/playhouse. Mixed hardwoods softwoods,plywood, alkyd pain t. 23 "high x 36"wide x 20" deep A
three-dimensional
biography
of the firstfive
years ofhis son 's life. Forest's daycare, his
father's boyhoodfarm and his uncle's service
Stationare a few Ofthe imagesrepresented "The narrative flows through the symbolism
Ofcolorand layeredthree-dimensional imager—enhanced by relevantmechanical delights. The spirit and energythat radiate fom the nan•ative emerged duringfabrication.
BryceOhneck
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Working under this frustrating constraint, Ohneck dreamed of designing and producing his own ideas. But that ambition was put on hold, when in 1977 he was offered a position with Superior Steel Desk in Edmonton. "I got here and left in less than six months. We agreed to disagree." But I thought the area was wonderful. So I came back and set up a small custom furniture shop." Contracts with the government and private business followed, while economic ups and downs led Ohneck to develop expertise in other areas. "At Knoll I had become a technical expert. Finally in 1991, I decided to make a commitment to recapture the excitement, the energy,the bizarre, the visions and ideas that I was courting as a young artist. But it was not a decision I could have made at 25." E.B.
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THE BOTTOM LINE
The phenomenon of designer-made studio furniture in North America has increased dramatically in the past twenty years. hether designer-makers have come to the craft out of creative discontent with availablefurniture, in the search for a creative outlet, or as an extension of work grounded in other disciplines, their numbers have steadily increased and their work is gaining a higher profile in the worlds of art and design.
As furniture makes the transition from the bench upon which we sit while viewingart to being the art itself, the complexity of the production process is demandingever more of furniture makers. In addition to being a designer, technician, and engineer, the maker is now also expected to fulfill the roles Of consultant, teacher, business person, ecologist, and so on.
Much contemporaryfurniture takes advantage of modern materials and technical innovations, making use of bright color in the form of paint, hightech finishes,and plastic laminates,and incorporating unusual textures, patterns, and other decorative elements. "Furniture" as a disciplinemay not define the limits of the materials to be used, but it does imply a reasonable degree of functionality. As an anchor point in the design process, functionality can be worked from or worked towards. Furniture-makers may begin
with the idea of creating a table, or they may experimentwith a number
of purely sculptural ideas and, through a process of transformation, arrive at a solution that fulfills the requirements of a table. The work of many designer-makers revealsa deep understanding Ofthe symbolic importance of furniture in our culture. Contoured by the human need to communicate, the objects we live with continuallyinfluenceus on subtle sensory and psychological levels that are nonetheless quite powerful. A chair, as armature to the human form, can stand in for the body's presence or act as a "seat of power." The table is a meeting place, a battleground for conflict and resolution, a Stage for the domestic theatre of mealtime. At times working in opposition to the main current of North American industrial design, the design-makers enjoy the freedom to develop and prototype ideas without bureaucratic intervention. The designer-maker's sensitivity to materials and techniques allows a wider variety of designs to evolve beyond the drafting table (if one is even used), and the design process continues on into construction of the work, resulting in various subtle or dramatic transformations of the original concept.
Unlike industrial designers, who are constrainedby the short product life cycles needed to maintain the commercial viability of large firms, independent
designermakers are generally concerned about creating work that is both physicallyand aesthetically enduring, an approach that has the undoubted advantage of being consonant with contemporary ecologicalconcerns.
Most furniture makers fall somewhere betweenthe extremes of the ardent traditionalist and the designeron the cutting edge. There are makers who only produce one-of-a-kind pieces and others who enjoy doing multiples and production runs. The designing and building processmay vary from an analytical,step-by-step procedure to an all-out creative frenzy. The diversityof approach embraced by contemporary designer-makers who have taken up the challenge of combining function with form, desire with need, physical constraints with personal expression,may be the very thing that ensures the survivalof their craft into the twenty-first century and beyond Doug Haslam This article has been condensed from the intro-
duction to a longer piece, "The Ecology of
Contemporary Furniture Making" which first
appearedin The Craft Factor (magazineof the Saskatchewan Craft Council), Summer, 1994,
vol. 19
pp 17-21.
used with permission of the Saskatchewan
Craft Council and the author. Doug Haslam
is a designer-makerand writer living in Calgary,
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ALBERTA CRAFT MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1995
TheAlberta Craft Calendar is open to submissionsfrom any craft organization throughout theprovince. If you are interestedin advertising a special event, activity, gallery show or employment opportunity,please call
Pat at 1-800-DO CRAFT As a complimentary service,for-profit
organizationsand retail businessesare listed in our calendar of events twice. After the second listing, we invite them to place an advertisement. Please see
page 19for our advertising rates. Note: Information must be received by October 10, 1995.
COMMISSIONS
COMPETITIONS
Rakow Commission for the Corning Museum of Glass
Northern Alberta Wood Carvers
Create a work in glass for the museurn's permanent collection. No formal application procedure. Send resume and slide of glassart to Susanne Frantz, Corning Museum of Glass, 1 Museum Way, Corning, NY 14830-2253; (607)937-5371
Fall Show in conjunctionwith the 2nd Alberta Woodworking Show will hold a carving competition and displayon October 20 through 23 at the Northlands Park and ExhibitionGrounds. Judging based on design, skill, surface finish and final presentation. For further information call Bob Portwood (403)455-0757, Ron Downing (403)464-6750 or Kevin Engleking(403)9222439 or attend the October General meeting where advance tickets will be sold at a discount price of $5.00
Association
White Hat Teddy Competition National, juried competition for Canadian artists on original teddy bear designs. Entry deadline is October l. For submissionrequirements and application form, contact The Bear Fair, P.O. Box 64024, 5512-4 Street N.W., Calgary, AB. (The 1994 Grand Prizewinner was CherylSchmidtof Edmonton.)
EDUCATION Banff: Banff Centre for the Arts Offers numerous residencies and other opportunities to create new works in the media and visualarts. For an applica-
tion form, write The Banff Centre for the Arts, Offce
Of the Registrar, 107 Tunnel Mountain Driven, Box 1020, Sm. 28, Banff,AB TOL OCO
Edmonton:
A.R.T. Studio Offers fused and slumped glass classes for adults- Saturday art
classesfor children availablein glass,weaving, drawing and pamting. Glass supplies can be purchased at reasonableprices. Studio locatedat 10125-81 Avenue. Phone Rosaat (403)413-0118or (403)975-8867
Edmonton: University of Alberta Devonian
Botanical Garden
Offers a range of arts and crafts courses for the whole family such as stained glass,
paper, willow furniture and
more. For informationor to register call(403)987-2064
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Edmonton: Edmonton
Weavers' Guild
Offers classes.Complimentary
membershipincludedwith registrationfor first-time students.Write:Registrar, EdmontonWeaver'sGuild, Box 59, Site 8, R.R.2,
stony Plain,AB T7Z
Edmonton:
Offers opportunities for pottery tutors and craft workers
Offers art classesfor children 5-11 years, special needs groups and home schoolers. During school year and over school breaks. Fully qualified instructorswith first aid and safety training. Megan Strickfaden, Chantal Lagaire (403) 988-3013
Jeff, an ACC member and
Stony Plain: Parkland Potters Guild & Gallery Offers classesat beginner and intermediate levelsin wheel throwing, hand-building, sculpture, raku for children, teens and adults. lori Topilka 962-4990, Cathy Ziehr 963-5103, Berry Schultz 963-6217. Parkland Building (rear) 4912 51 Ave., Stony Plain, AB
639 Hornby Street,
Vancouver, B.C. Wood
Turners and Furniture Designers/Makers, through November 18.
EXHIBITIONS Edmonton: Jeff Collins
Offers paper and papermaking classes.Papermaking— each Saturday and Sunday I O a.m. to 3 p.m. $85. Call if interested. Evelyn David, Indigo Print and Paperworks, 12214 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5N 3K3; (403) 452-2208, Fax: (403 )4254310
Museum
in third-worldcountriesfor modest salaries.CUSO, DT 10, 135 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON KIN 9K7
StudioArtel
Edmonton: Indigo Print and Paperworks
Vancouver, B.C.: The Canadian Craft
cuso
e FAIRS/SALES Edmonton: City of Edmonton
volunteer,will be exhibiting recent oil paintings at
Sponsors Craft-Oberfest at the
ACT RecreationCentre in Rundle Park at 29 street and
Sweerw•ater Cafe, 12427-102
Avenue commencing August 19. Jeff s paintings are a personal interpretation of the Alberta landscape.
113 avenue on October 14
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Book a displaytable and sell your homemade crafts-A few photos
Lethbridge: Southern Alberta Art Gallery
requiredwith bookingto ensure variety, promotion city-wide,$20/table. A family eventwith entertainmentand refreshments. Book a table by callingHeather (403)496-1496 or Stacey (403)496-1498 for more information
LookingBackIll: 1986-1990. Showing in both galleries through October 15 are selectedWorksfrom artists who have shownat the gallery from 1986to 1990.On September 23 a Benefit Art Auction
Red Deer: Our Best To
begins at 6:30 p.m.
You Art and Craft Sale
with tickets $25/person.
October 27 - 29, Westerner Altaplex,4th annual, juried, 120 booths. Contact Marg Brown, Box 431, Okotoks, AB TOL ITO (403)938-8102
Katherine Knight and Greg Payce
Exhibitions in Main and Upper Galleriesrespectivelyfrom Oct. 21 to Nov. 28. NationalFilm
Vancouver: Vancouver Craft Market
Board Of Canada Free film
series continues Tuesdays at noon. Juice and coffee free.
Accepting applications for the
2nd AnnualClassicChristmas Craft Fair in Enterprize Hall at Plazaof Nations on November 9-12 and the 14th Annual Original Vancouver Craft Market at VanDusen
Toronto, Ontario: "From Baba's Hope Chest: Macedonian Treasures in Canada" Continues till October 15
at the Museum for Textiles. Costumesand textilesfrom private collections. Museum located av 55 Centre Ave., Call Mark Carr-Rollittat (416) 599-5321
Gardens, December 8-10. Contact Simone Avram,
8540 Demorest Drive, Richmond, B.C. V7A 4Ml Phone/Fax: (416) 275-2724 12
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Calgary: Festival of Crafts December 1-3, Roundup Centre - Stampede Park, Ninth Annual Craft Sale. Juried, 210 booths. Contact: Pauline Biswanger, 192 Hawkview Manor Circle NW, Calgary, AB T3G 3A2 (403) 239-2276
e GRANTS
AND AWARDS Alberta, Visual Arts Project:
Deadline September 15. Assiststhe professional/ creativedevelopmentof individualsby enabling them to conduct projectsor research relatedto the visualarts in Alberta. Resident Alberta artists planning to undertake projects in the visual arts are eligible.Activities and forms of expressionthat may result in a product that is visual in nature, including research, travel, studio work are eligible. Up to 50% of projected cost to a maximum of $5,000. Juried. CommercialGalleries: Deadlines are June 1 and December I. Provides assistance
with media and advertising costs for the presentation of exhibitions of work by resident Alberta artists. Alberta commercial galleries are eligible.
Production and printing costs for invitations, pamphlets, posters and catalogues. Production and actual costs of placing ads for specific exhibitions in newspapers, magazines,radio and television. Up to 50% of eligible costs, to a yearly maximum of $2,500 per gallery, and a maximum of $1 per gallery in each
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6 month reporting period.
(Formulagrant).
PublicArt Commissions: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis throughout the year. Assistsin commissioning large or site -specific works of art for public areas by residentAlbertaartists. Any Alberta registerednotfor-profitorganizationor institution is eligible. Normally, a maximum of 50% of any art commissionrelated fees which are to be paid to the artists.Applications are assessed by the board.
PublicArt Purchase:
Applicationsare acceptedon an ongoing basisthroughout the year. Assists in purchasing works of art for public areas by resi-
dent Albertaartists.Any Alberta registered not-for-profit organi-
zntionor institutionis eligible. Up to 50% of the purchasecost Ofthe works.Applicationsare assessedby the Board.
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Awards overseasscholarships
to Canadian citizens for undergraduate or post-graduate studiesincludingcrafts.Submit 20 slides of 20 originalworks. AwardsDivision,AUCC, 151 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON KIP 5N1; (613) 563-1236
Canada Council Offers ongoing awards to artists through the Jean A. ChalmersFund for the Crafts, Criticism and Curating, Explorations,Japan-Canada Fund, Project and Travel Grants, VisualArt Grants, Visiting ForeignArtists, JBC Watkins Award. The Canada Council, P.O. Box 1047,
99 MetcalfeStreet, Ottawa, ON KIP 5V8; 1-800-263-5588
each of six most recent works and an officialapplication form. The Elizabeth
Foundation, Greenshields
Canada Council
1814SherbrookeStreet West, Montreal,PQ H3H IE4
Explorations Grants Update:
Friends of Fibre Art
The Explorations Program offers project grants in support of innovative approaches
Promotespublic and private collecting of fibre works and Offersgrants to organizations for exhibitions,scholarships,
to artistic creation and new developments in the arts. The grants are intended for artists
criticalwritingand other
in the earlystagesof their
projectsdealing with contemporary fibre art. Send SASE for guidelines to Friends Of Fibre Art International, P.O. Box468, Western Springs, IL
careers, professional artists
who are changing disciplines, and new arts organizations. They may be used for the creation of new work in any arts discipline, drawn from any
60558U.SA
Goebel Canada
culturaltradition.An impor-
Gives annual international awards for porcelainsculpture totalling$25,000. Marcel Brandstat,President,Goebel Canada,1200CarnforthRoad,
rant aspect of the Explorations Program is the recognition of
the regional,culturaland artisticcontext in which artists wishto developtheirskillsand ideas. Basedon a regionally structured assessmentprocess, the Program mirrors many of the developments and trends
Toronto,ON M4A2K7
Red Deer: Red Deer
& DistrictAllied Arts Council
taking place in the different
Offers The AlliedArts Council Centennial Scholarships,ofwhich there are three: literary, visual and performingand for the Princess Margaret Scholarship, which is funded by the city of Red Deer. For an application form check bulletin boards for the poster with attached forms or contact Red Deer & District AlliedArts Council, c/o The Old Court House Community Arts Centre, 4836RossStreet,Red Deer, AB T4N IX4; (403)346-1565
arts communities throughout the country. Next deadline: 15 September. Call: Monique Leger 1-800-263-5588,ext. 4540, or (613) 566-4339
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Applications accepted year-
round. Grants of $10,000 Canadian are awardeddirectly to the beneficiarieswho must be under 31 and working in representational styles. Candidates must already have started or completed training in an establishedart schoolor demonstrate, through past work and future plans, a commitment to making art a lifetimecareer. Submit slides in 5 cm x 5 cm mountsof
Sweden: Two months residencyscholarships worth $2,500 for study
at BruceboStudio,Gotland Island. Contact Secretary,
Canadian-Scandinavian Foundation, c/o Dr. Jab Lundgren, Department of Geography,McGill University, 805 SherbrookeSTreet W, Montreal,PQ H3A 2K6
New Zealand: FletcherChallenge Ceramics Award. International juried exhibition of ceramicsgivesa $10,000 (NZ) PremierAward and five$2,000 (NZ) Awards OfMerit; P.O. Box 33, 1425 Takapuna, New
Zealand;64-9-630-8581, or 64-9-445-8831;
Fax:64-9-630-8581
GROUPS Edmonton Weavers' Guild Seeksnew members. Founded in 1953to give localweavers, spinners and dyers an oppor— tunity to keep busy throughout the year and enhance their knowledgethrough study groups, classes, sales and
demonstrations.Fee is S25/year, May 1 - April 30. Meets regularly September to November and January,
March and May. Send name, address,chequeor money order with indication of inter—t
in weaving, spinning or other.
MaryAnnePascoe,Edmonton
Weavers' Guild, c/0 35 Gale Avenue, Sherwood Park, AB
T8A 2K7
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Profiles Visual Arts Society of St. Albert
St. Albert: "Quilted Works For Me"
Extends an open invitation to all appreciators of the visual arts to join their societyin support of the visual arts. Activitiesinclude: Profiles Gallery, ProfilesSchoolArt Program and Art in Public Places Program. Membership catagories and fees range from an Individual at $10/year to Corporate at $100/year. Write for an applicationform to Profiles Visual Arts Society of St. Albert, P.O. Box 65021, St. Albert, AB, T8N 5Y3
This is the title of a show in honour of the 15th anniversary of the St. Albert Quilters' Guild Nov. 8 to Dec 2 at ProfilesGallery in St. Albert. For an entry form or information write Sharon Walker,
Western Canadian Blacksmith
Calgary: Devonian
Association
For information on upcoming meetings in Edmonton area, contact Rod Staben at 782-5084 and in Calgaryarea, contact Rob Sadowski at 255-3493
e OPPORTUNITY EXHIBITION DEADLINES
Calgary: 1996Artists in Wading Project A large scale outdoor art exhibition using four to six wading pools for site specific works.
For further information please contact Heather Saunders, Arts and Culture, Calgary Parksand Recreationat (403) 268-5270after September 15.
Estevan: Estevan National
ExhibitionCentre
Seeks exhibition proposals from individuals and groups. Submit proposal, resume,
dates,artist'sstatement,max 20 slidesand slide list, SASE to Estevan National
ExhibitionCentre,
62 Larose Drive, St. Albert, AB
118 Fourth Street, Estevan, SK
T8N 2M8 or call (403) 4599791 after 6 p.m.
S4A 0T4; (306)634-7644
Toronto:
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Museum for Textiles
EXHIBITION ONGOING
Invites artists and curators to
submit proposalsfor future shows. Send resume, artist's statement and/or proposal and SASEto Contemporary GalleryExhibition Committee; The Museum for Textiles, 55 Centre Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2H5; (416) 599-5515
Art Gallery
The Galleryis currently accepting submissions for the 1996 exhibition schedule in all media. Send 10-12 slides, resume, artist's statement and details of the proposal to Arts and Culture programmer at Calgary Parks & Recreation# Sm. M, 63, P. O. Box Calgary, AB, T2P 2M5 (403)268-4728
Toronto:
Partisan Gallery Seeks to rouse and organize public opinion against exploitation,oppression,
prejudiceand alienation.Also aims to produce and integrate art with public issuesand concerns. 1200Queen Street W., Toronto, Ontario, M6J IJ6; (416) 532-9681
Edmonton: Centennial Library Foyer Gallery Open to solo or group show proposalsin all media. Contact
Community Programs; Edmonton Public Library,
Kitchener:Homer
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square,
Watson House and Gallery
Edmonton, T5J 2V4; (403) 423-2332, ext. 246
Accepts proposals in all media. Send 10-12 dated slideswith resume, artist's statement and
SASE to Homer Watson House and Gallery, 1754Old Mill Road, Kitchener, Ontario, N2P IH7; (519) 748-4377
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United States: Bozeman, Montana The Cafe International in the Emerson Cultural Centre has a display area for Canadian artists. Display is free with certain restrictions.Andy Hassanali (Chef/Owner), c/o Cafe International, 808 1/2 N. Block, Bozeman, MT 586-6716 59715
RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES Beaver Lodge: LC.'s Country Cottage A large progressivecottage seeks a wide variety of unique
high quality crafts. Open year round. (403) 354-2976
Fax: (403) 354-3627
Calgary: Conceptions Art and Framing Gallery Seekssubmissionsin all media from professionalartists. Kelly Pound, Conceptions Gallery, 2203 4 Street SW, Calgary, AB T2S IXI; (403) 228-2623
Edmonton: Design Art Looking for an experienced potter for a joint venture to produce large architectural pieces (2'x 2' to wall size) in bas-relief.Designs and molds are ready. Opportunity for entrepreneurial craftsperson. Contact Fred Wilding at (403) 444-9472.
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Edmonton: Rowena
Decorative
are responsible for transporting
Seeks unique, quality work (decorativeart, hand-painted furniture, functional metalwork, jewelry& 2D work) blending in with our themes ofAncient Folk_loric Motifs such as Celtic and Medieval and DecorativeArt. Contact: Wendy Brydon, 10762Whyte Avenue, Edmonton, AB
T6E 2A8; (403) 439-5445 or (403) 433-8654
Edmonton: Expressions & Images
Custom Framing
Submit proposalsto Nancy Kellock, Expressions and Images Custom Framing, Inc, 10349-69 Ave., Edmonton, AB
T6H 5H9
seeks wall hangings to complement sculpture shows. Send slides to Sutomi, The Bronze
Prairie. First dead-line is Nov. 30,
however, this is an ongoing
opportunity. For more information: Yvonne Dickson, Visual Arts Co-ordinator, Queen Elizabeth Il Foundation, 10409-98STOAB, T8V 4B8 or phone (403) 538-7509.
Gallery, 227 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC (604) 737-8867
Waterloo:Canadian
Clay and Glass Gallery,
Waterloo,Ontario.
RETAIL NATIONAL
Submit slides with name, title, medium and dimensions for the shop and the gallery's archives to Suzanne Greening, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, 25 Caroline Street NV Waterloo,Ontario, N2L 2Y5
Montreal: Gallery Barbara Silverberg and CV to Gallery Barbara Silverberg, 1336 Greene Avenue
114,Montreal,PQ H3Z
Penticton, B.C.:
The Cotton Patch Crafters Co.
Fort McMurray: Party Hounds
A new marketplace for showing
A new store, seeks functional art for consignment. ceramics, raku, earthenware, glass, stoneware, jewelry.
Call (403) 743-3476
Grande Prairie: Queen Elizabeth Il Hospital Foundation Visual Arts Committee Calling for submissions from craftspeople and artisans for
Show and Sale opportunities
during 1996and 1997.
Four secure plexiglass cubes
and fivesecure
Eight of the cubes are in the
their work to and from Grande
Seeks ceramic artists. Send slides
Seeks work to display in commissions-free gallery.
plexiglass cubes
Vancouver:The Bronze Gallery
soldduring an exhibitionand
"
and sellinghandmade products and collectiblesdirectly to the public. Booth space is available.
Call (604) 492-8007 or fax (604) 493-8852.Mailing addressis 2008 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A5H4
Winnipeg A Winnipeg-based custom belt maker with retail and exhibition kiosks in various locations urgently requires buckles and other metal and leather items to expand product lines. Call Ed (403) 488-8640 in Edmonton • orPau1 (204) 932-3633 in Winnipeg.
RETAIL INTERNATIONAL
Toronto: The Craft Gallery of the Ontario Crafts Council.
Woodard Enterprises Seeks established suppliers Of
Submit proposals,slidesand resume with SASE to Dale Barrett, Curator, The Craft Gallery, Ontario Crafts Council, Chalmers Building, 35 McCaul Street,Toronto, ON M5T IV7; (416) 977-3551
high quality manufactured and handcrafted merchandise for import mail-ordersales in the US. Interested in unique/unusualitems, new products and technology produced by traditional Canadian manufacturers and cottage industries. Contact Economic Development and TradeBusiness Counseling and Development Branch, Sterling Place Bldg, 6th Floor, 9940106 St., Edmonton, T5K 2P6
main foyerand one largecube is on the lower leveladjacent to the cafeteria.Proposalscomplete with snapshots or slidesare welcome, The craftsperson receives a 75% commission on all works
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Designer/Craftsperson/ Artist — Joint venture
with Design Art of Edmonton.
Participate at the Cologne, Germany art show (wholesale and retail), November 16-20, should speak and write German.
Canadian themes preferred— northern, wildlife, nature,
native. Any media and materials.
Contact Fred Wilding, Design Art president at (403)444-9472in Edmonton for more information.
e RESOURCES Do you use the "net?' If so, we would like to speak
to you. The ACC is currently doing some research to better understand how craft producers and craft marketers are
using the internet. How useful is it now, and how would you like to use it in the future? What information can you accessnow, and what information would you like to be able to find? Pleasecall Pat at (403) 488-6611 or 1-800DO-CRAFT to discussyour interest in the internet. Please call ASAP.
Edmonton:SubText 10137 104 Street. Offers Equipment/Space Rentals. Weaving, papermaking, silkscreeningand more. sue (403) 486-0829
Stony Plain Multicultural
HeritageCentre
Box 908, 541 1 51 Street,
TOE 2G0, (403)963-2777 is open to the public daily. Extensive library and archives availableto craftspeople for
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Canadian Craft
Museum Resource
Library
Housesinformation about artistswhich is availableto architects, designers and
museummemberswho wish to includeart in homesand work places. Gillian Schick, Communications Director,
CanadianCraftMuseum, 639 Hornby Street, Vancouver,BC
Leighton Artists' Colony Spend up to three months per year at a working retreat for professionalartistswho showevidenceof sustained dedication and significant achievement.Contact Coordinator, LeightonArtists' Colony, the Banff Centre, Box 1020,Banff,AB TOL OCO;(403) 762-6180, Fax: (403) 762-6345
1995Directory For a comprehensivelisting
of CraftShowsand Fairsin Alberta,order the 1995 DIRECTORYnow.
The Alberta Craft Council is updating the Craft Suppliers Guide. We are currentlycontacting suppliers and offering
other craft supplies. Free to ACC members (one per member) $5 for non-members.For information call the ACC at CRAFr
art pieces also available for
purchase. Studio locatedat 10125-81 avenueor phone Rosaat (403)413-0118or (403) 975-8867
We will be contactingyour suppliers.In order to make this directory our best yet, we need your input! Pleaselet us know who your suppliersare. Where do you buy your materials—wood, glass, clay, fibre,
metal, safety supplies or any
other toolsof the trade? If you are a supplierand would like to advertisein the directory, this opportunity is availableto you for $30.00 or $15.00 if discountto you Offera our members.
Show and Sell Your
Handmade Products
Sell directlyto the public in the finestcraftstorein Canada seven days per week without
having to be there! • Info: (403)460-6659. Fax: (403) 458-7871.
Craft Central, Box77007, Grandin Park Plaza, • St. Albert T8N 1B4
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Alberta Craft Council • We need your help! ACC membervolunteersneededto
sit on a committeeto establish criteriafor craftspeopleworking
in a communitypartnership situationbetweenthe ACC and Jasper Place High School
in Edmonton.
If you are interested in working
on thiscommitteeor adding
your input, please contact Liz Olsenat the ACC omce by calling 1-800-DO-CRAFT or call Arne Handley at (403) 527-5316in Lethbridgeno later than September 30. • The Craft Shop is looking for volunteersto work in the Shop. If you are outgoing, people oriented, have some
retail salesexperience, and are interestedin helping us out for
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a few hours a week, please con-
tactAlinaat (403)488-5900.
ADVERTISEMENTS Building Peace Through Play
Wanted: Used Wheel
ry. wood, clay, fibre, glass and
ment to rent. Finishedglass
supplies from these companies.
Lists suppliers of metal jewel-
Alsoavailable...
bowls, glass video and equip-
1995/96edition. We hope to arrange a 10%discount for members who purchase their
Craft Supplier's Guide
$6.00 (membersadditional copies)
Regularand curiouscolorsat reasonableprices. Slumping
spacein the advertising
Lookingfor artisans/craftspeoplewho makechildren's toysand who would be interested in displayingand selling their toysat our Alternative Toy Fair. For more information, pleasecall VanessaAli at (403) 481-4887.
Cost: $8.00 (non-members), $4.00 (members - first copy),
Large selection of bullseye fusing glass
Craft Suppliers Guide
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1995
Used Potter's Wheel in good condition. Will pick up anywhere in Alberta.CallSharon, in Edmonton, at (403) 4965755 days or (403) 438-6974 evenings and weekends.
Charles Lewton-Brain. Glasses 12. Mixed-media, various metals, diffraction grating, inwards pointing spikes, paint. 1994. 16
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Native
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Craft Kits
Craft Masters CRAFT SHOW PROMOTIONS
A Professionally managed & juried
Kits for dream catchers, bone chokers, bone wristlets, deer skin pouches, etc.
Collection of Craft Shows
• Nov 4 & 5: Knights of Columbus Hall • Nov I I & 12: ItalianCultural Society • Dec 2 & 3: Louis St. Laurent School • Dec 9 & 10: Londonderry Hall
All materials and simple instructions included.
From $2.40 to $7.40 per kit
For more information
School discounts available
and for application please call
Jo-Anne 478-8585
Phone: (604) 331-1031
10159-158Avenue Edmonton,AB T 5X 5L3
Our Casino is no Gamble But we need Volunteers
The Palace Casino at West Edmonton Mall • December 18 & 19 A successful casino is as good as money in the bank. This major fundraising opportunity comes around only once every two years. The last casino raised close to forty thousand program-funding dollars for
No previous gambling experience necessary. Friendly on-the-job training and nifty snacks provided.
Please phone 1-800-DO CRAFT and volunteer today.
theALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL. Withyour help, we'll do it again!
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utinmet won the Alberta College of ilcKuck Scholarship for 1995, ark Gibeau of the Alberta College of Art Glass Department will be shop coordinator at Pilchuck Glass School. E.B.
Year of the Tiger Eggs by Ying Zeng orking alone, as most of you do, restricts daily meetings at the water cooler or coffee stand. So how do you keep up on all the latest news in the world of Alberta craft? Through showcase, we'll do our best to keep you in touch with the scene. Let your friends in the craft world know how you're doing. Showcase your news. Whether you've just won a commission, been acce
into a big exhibit, had a smashinggue
cess with a show or attended an informative conference,your fellow craftspeople are interested. irsten Abrahamson, James Etzkorn and Grego Payce had work chosen
for the National Biennia!
hree ACC members won prizes for decorated eggs at
the 1995 Ukrainian
Pysanka Festival in Vegreville. First in the Novice Modern competition was taken by Nathan Naiyu Cao, while Ying Zeng won both second and third places in that category.The Class of Excellence Award was won by Christinia Koscielnuk. Entry forms for the 1996 competition will be out in November and information for entering will be included in the ACC magazinc calendar next issue. lass Art: Barb Pierce was honoured with an Alberta Foundation for the Arts "Career Development Grant" and will attend the prestigious Pilchuck Glass Schoolin the United States.Jason
Earrings by Laurel Lardner
y!ove
and b+Ckgroun -tn
andßesign, has inspiredme to my designs.These creations echo my bel( extreme,l that simplicity, carried to
becomes elegance. Combined elements,
some found, some handmade or hand
painted, silver or copper wire are used. It is my desire to share what beauty there can be in any material." • Laurel Lardner
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For more information, please call Pat at (403)488-6611 or 1-800 DO CRAFT.
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much more!
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Wendy-. (403)459-2521 / Shirley: (403)458-79791 Fax (403)940-7934
1995DIRECTORY OF ALBERTA CRAFT SHOWS The directory lists croft shows across Alberta by
St. Albert
• Mon-Fri.
Expiry
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Ifberla show
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Alberta attended the and Capacity crowds wood crafts Expo from Attending woodworkingFine in Edmonton. Calgary, sale last year Regina, Red Deer, River Saskatoon, Edmonton,High Keiowna, Vancouver, prairie. and Grand
D'Arcy Greaves "LA GUITARE
CLASSIQUE" invaluable information, seminars demonstrations on handcrafted and wooden instruments captivated large audiences at the Woodworking event.
NORTHLANDS
PAR
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"THE TOOL BOX" Paul Barabash doll SWEETWATER - Garnet Hall of houses and doll house furniturewas Stoughton, Saskatchewan Intarsia very well received by the Public• Creations proved to be a popular for the disceming Shopper. item
The Northern Alberta Woodworkers Guild
displayed quality and precision in their finished products.
Northern Alberta WoodcarversAssociation provided a fascinating and creative display of Artistic Wood Carvings.
OCT. 20-22 EDMONTON Friday 1-9 Saturday 10-6 Sunday 10-5
A presentation of Crydeman Productions Inc. in co-operation with Skills Canada Alberta and the Northam Alberta Institute of Technology
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DOWN IN THE VAULT
MAGAZINEVSEPTEMBEPJOCTOBEN
What's Hot
in the Vault
Glass, glass and more "Glassworks"
Run down and checkit out Jim Norton is one
Mark Gibeau is
bf the country'smat
developing an interna-
*accomplishedglassblow
tional reputationfor his large blown forms and for the qualityand design of his custom studio equipment.He has also introduced many Calgary artists to team blowing for the purpose of producing very large pieces.
His work exhib!ts
deep knowledge of historical technique as well as a sense of humour which results in his unique
approach to form.
Randy Birch runsa hot
Barry Fairbairn
glass studio in Calgary.
is a long-time Calgary glassblower, first for
As well as producing sculpture and related vessel forms, he Often
SkookumArt Glass and then as a partner in the Double Struggle studio.
participates in large team glass blowing projects.
His skill with hot glass allows him to explore form uncommon to the medium.
He has also toured the world as a stage performer.
Jeff Holmwood is a
relative newcomer to glass, but is already mak-
Glass by the Calgary craftspeople
exhibiting in the "Glassworks"exhibition and by the Vancouvercollective V6 is availablefor sale up in the Craft Shop. 24
ing a name for himself. His interests range from sculpture to furniture. Last year he won an award in an international student exhibition.
1995 ALBERTA CRAFT MAGAZINE SEPTEMBEWOCTOBER
CRAFTSPEOPLE
Our Space
is Yours!
nne Severson is a Calgary quilt maker with an
extensive background in the arts Anne Severson. "Zig."
Quilt, cotton, synthetic, machine-pieced,hand-quilted. 26" x 26".
Anne Severson. "Quiet."
Quilt, cotton, synthetic, machine-pieced,hand-quilted.
45" x 45"
V Jean Connor. "Raku."
Basket, black and gold plastic on rope, brown cotton yarn.
10"x5."
and art education. She lectures
widely on contemporary and historical quilts and also leads
quiltmaking demonstrations and workshops throughout Canada. She
also exhibits her own colorful quilts widely and has published articles in
several arts magazines. In 1993
she received a Mastersof Arts degree in Art History from the University of Calgary
ean Connor of Edmonton studied at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary. She has exhibited her baskets in a number of group shows in Alberta. Connor's 'basket-pots' have been influenced by her interest in the shapes and glazes of ancient clay pots. Exploring
a wide variety of yarns is also a passion which adds to the spirit-like quality of the baskets.
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