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Sales and Marketing Services: Maureane O'Shaugnessy Craft Gallery Manager: Shaul Michael Administrative Assistanc Aino Ketonen Administrative Assistant. Special Projects: Julie Naylor

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The Alberta Craft Council Board of Directors President:Arne Handley, MedicineHat Vice—President:Wayne Mackenzie, Edmonton Treasurer:Don Wells,High River Secretary: Lyn Pflueger, Bragg Creek The Alberta Craft Council is a nor—for—

profit organization dedicatedto developingAlberta Craft and the Alberta craft industry.

Directors:

HelenMussio,PeaceRiver CarolJane Campbell,St. Albert Jean Connor,Edmonton Charles Lewton—Brain, Calgary

Darren Petersen,Red Deer YolandaVan Wachem,Edmonton Ward Goddard,Edmonton

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

The tone of the President's Reports will be changing; changing in that I think members of any group like the Alberta Craft Councilget lots of reports.If reportsare important to you, you can find all that sort of news in the annual AGM issue or the Craft Council Notebook section of each magazine. This particularlittle bit ofjournalisticlandscapewill now be more along the lines of the PresidenesComments, or The President's Meanderings, or, God help us, The President's Megalomaniac Ramblings. Before I go any further, I would like to thank, publicly, Anne Brodie for her hours ofwork, her ear and her shoulder on behalf of the ACC. She will be missed, but after a couple of weeks of recovery at Series '96, she can expect my personal, on the knees, phone calls about 'stuff. I'd extend that thank you to all members who have participated in all activities in the last year, whether as a board member or as one of the many who worked quietly or not-so-quietlyon the numerouscommitteesthat allowthis group

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staff. Our ability to pay was always balanced on the other hand by our requests for extra time and effort from them on

behalfof AlbertaCraft. In closingthis first of the missivesfrom Arne Handley, I wouldlike to welcomeall members and interestedparties along for the next little while, on a travelling adventure

calledAlbertaCraftCouncil.

Finally,I'd be remiss if I didn't thank all the ACC

Trademark update

Thejuryingprocess is designed to be a

Positive, helpful experience

A letter went out last month to all memberswith detailedinfromation conceming the ACC's new Alberta Craft TrademarkProgramand howto

apply to have your craft products licensed to use the new Alberta Craft

Trademarksymbol. If you have not recievedthis letter, all of the information and application procedures are available at the

ACC office,I-goo DO CRAFT.

Call us and we will send everything you need immediately.

Arne Handley

We have received very positive feedback from our members regarding the Trademarkinitiative,but there has been some concernregarding the jurying process. Designed to be a positive, helpfll service for members, the jurying process is an opportunity not only to apply for participation in the Trademark program, but to receive support, encouragement and guidance from some of the most highlyrespected craft professionals in your field. Whether or not work is accepted into the program on the first application, the process will be valuable for applicants, with an aim to promote growth and success.

The first jury session has been scheduledfor Oct.4 & 5, 1996.

• Deadlinefor submissionof

application forms, with slides, is

Sept.20

• Deadline for receipt of samples of your work for review by the jry is

Sept.27

• If you want your work to be photographed by the ACC photographer,the deadlinefor submission of application forms and work to be photographed is Sept.13 Members with questionsor requiringmore informationare encouraged to call the ACC office,at

1-800DO CRAFT.

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3RD ANNUAL Last year ACC members supported the Dinner & Auction with donations of 170 handcrafted items, and together we raised $13,000. This year support Project Educabon.'Project Edu funds support exhibitions and professional ugh development for craft producers Craft Business Training Program. I

Fundraising Chair Carol Jane Cam

stresses that helping us inform and invite people who love craft - or who are sure to ÄC eve love it once they've - is a great, high-leveragewayto help:lmth shortterm these fine g•aft lovers may buy something at the auctton and help support this year's effort. In the long term, they are likely to become continued supporters of craft and of the Alberta Craft Council.

Yourdonationsand ticket purchasesare also

very important and heartily appreciated. For

Sellff tickets and donationihforrhatioriJCö ets or ifyou have questions•abouehow you can help, contact the office at 1-800 D

CRAFT,or in Edmontonat 488-661 * please see page 6 for important J

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Leslie Rowe Israelson, Twin Vision udio Glass, Jasper, Alberta has generously donated the large kiln cast glass sculpture which was featured on, front cover of the January/February@diti Alberä Craft Magazine. Entitled In Sea the sculpture is valued at $4,200. Cast out of bull's eye glass, with blown glass inclusions and with a copper image, the sculpture has a multicultural theme, explains the artist. Raffletickets,

stillavailableat $5 each, and the luc winner wi be announcedat the Dinner &Au

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ments o our members. ominationsare eingacceptedin e o owingcategories: for achievement by a contemporary craft producer • CriT1sonAward. for achievement in Heritage Craft • Goldenrod Award, for one of our dedicated supporters or volunteers

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See nomination information, page 17.

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Wilderness Collecfion•

ALBERTA CRAFT

An Alberta Craft Council Program'

Craft Council

NOTEBOOK The new Wilderness

Craft Collection

You may have read about the

AlbertaHeritageCraft Collection in the ACC magazine.The first of the ACC's wholesalecollections and the first Producers' RepresentativeProgram project, it currently includes 36 craft

producers with about 150 products, for sale to the approximately 80

museumshops throughoutAlberta. The first salesto the end ofJune had a wholesale value of $15,000.

The next collectionwill be the Alberta WildernessCraft Collection, targeted for saleto shops in visitor centres, wilderness destinations, lodges and guest ranches, wildlife

galleries, zoos, museums, etc. This

is an exciting new marketing opportunity for craftspeople

designing and making prodeucts which feature and landscapeimages, wildernessand recreation themes, wild materials, and so on.

The first producers are already

signed up. The first cataloguefor distributionto wholesalebuyers will be assembledand distributed in the next two months.This is the kind of long-term market developmentactivitythat ACC members have been asking for, so

if this soundslike an interesting opportunity, pleasecall:Tom McFall, Craft Product DevelofmentServices,Maureane O'Shaugnessy, Sales/Marketing

New faces ... The new voiceyou hear coming from the ProducersRepresentative Program is that ofJulie Nayor,

AdministrativeAssistant.Julie has a Bachelo€sDegree in Art History from the Universityof Alberta and a year of Arts Administrationfrom Grant MacEwan Community College. She joined us from the GlenbowMuseum'sPublic Relations and Marketing Department in Calgary. Stop by and sayhello! Hei hei! We would alsolike to welcomeSusan Abells'new AdministrativeAssistant, Aino Ketonen (pronounced "1m") to the

ACC. Born in Finland, Aino has worked in Germany and in Japan.

Her ectensive office experience has already proven a valuable asset to

Susanand the ACC. Dänke schon!

Volunteersmake it happen A big THANK YOU to the followingvolunteerswho have helpedin the ACC Galleryand offces over the past year: Stephanie Brand, Joyce Beaton,

Jean Connor, Irene Gordas, Carol Hafso, Ksenis Kopystynska, Ken

Schnell.Anyone interested in volunteeringfor the ACC for a

couple of hours a week, please call

Nancyat 488-6611.

Services, or Julie Naylor,

AdministrativeAssistant.1-800DO CRAFT. The new Wilderness Craft Collection product q,

and 2 pieces currently in the

collection:Plateby LindaStanier,leather buffaloby EvelyneChenard. Bottom, a quilt by Sharon Brown, in an Olympics exhibition in Anderson, South Carolina.

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NOTEBOOK New exhibition space The ACC wouldlike to advisemembers that a new exhibition space has been created in the lower level gallery.

Due to the expansionof the new indus-

MEMBERS' NEWS

members' news

John Chalke juries Fletcher Challenge Calgary ceramics artist John Chalke was this year's juror for the 20th annual prestigious international ceramics competition, The Fletcher Challenge

ty programs, a 12- by 14-foot space has

Ceram ics Award.

tion. We are now calling for exhibition

Challengeis administerednowby AucklandStudio Pottersand is one of the

been made availablefor memberexhibiproposalsfrom the membership, to be reviewedby the Exhibition Committee. At present, the committee willbe considering one person, group and curated

exhibitions. Don't be shy - get your ideas in soon! Address all proposals to

the ACC ExhibitionCommittee.

Canadian Expressions: Quilts from Alberta An exhibitionofAlberta quiltsis on displayin the SouthCarolinacommunity hosting the Canadian Olympic Track Team this summer. On displayfrom July 13 to August 25 at the Anderson County Arts Center, South Carolina, is Canadian Expressions:Quiltsfrom Alberta. This show is running concurrently with

Anderson's own quilting show, Smiling FacesBeautiful Places,and showcases top

quilters from Alberta. The show was preparedby the Alberta Craft Council at the request of the Anderson County Arts Centre. Qlilts range from the traditionalwork of quilterLavoineMcCullaghto the more contemporaryworkof Sharon Brown. Other quilt artists represented

in the showareJudy Wet, Anne Severson,June Larsonand Wendy Toogood.

Originally the FletcherBrown-BiltAuard, New Zealand's Fletcher

three largest ceramics competitions in the world.

Very hush-hush until it was almost over (the juror operates under strict

anonymity),the best thing about Chalke'sstint as juror was meeting the many people from around the world whose names and work he knew, he says. The whole thing was very professional, very well done". "I've never been a solo judge of a show this size there was a constant sense of professionalism". Chalke viewed over 2,300 slides comprising 900 entries, before he nar-

rowedit downto 150 finalists.He then went to New Zealand to see the finalists'work and select 10 for commendations,5 for awardsof merit and one premiere award. Prizes totalled $20,000, with the premiere award going to Japan's 27-year-old Ms. Yasuko Sakurai.

As for the honour and the importance of his role, Chalke says"l don't really see it that way. I don't see myself as a 'very important person'." "les very powerful, in a way.. you don't have control, people take you over. It can turn your head you have to be careful."

Sally Smith wins in Quebec and Alberta Central Alberta artist Sally Smith recently returned from Trois-Riviéres, Qyebec, where she attended the opening of the 7th National Biennial of Ceramics,and receivedthe prestigious Le Pierre Legault Award Of $2,000 for her clay and steel sculptures. Three of her sculptures were among 13 works chosenfrom 168 entries from artists acrossCanada.The exhibitionwill tour through 1996 and 1997 to Trois Riviéres,Montreal, Waterloo Ontario, and Richmond,B.C. On Sept. 7, Smith will attend the openingof the 25th AnniversaryExhibition of the Alberta Potter's Association,Vessels in Celebration.For this show, two of her works were chosen from among 202 entries to take first place,winning her another $2,000 award. Her work will also be exhibited at Glenbow in Calgary, Sept. 7 to Dec. 8, 1996.

DIRECTOR PROFILE

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MAGAZINE

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

The active and the contemplative Board member Darren Petersen finds

both in the worlds of glass and nature Learning experiences. Glass artist Darren Petersen has had a few of them, although they never seemed to turn out quite the way he'd expected.

Rules, rules, rules Notes on regulations regarding donations of works of art to charitable organizations: • in order for the ACC to issueyou a charitable receipt for your donation of craft to the auction, the ACC must receive an invoice from you indicating the value you are assigning to the donated item. Please send this invoice with your donation. (See page 3 for more informationon the Annual Dinner and Auction) • in order to claim the donation,you must include the value of the donation in your income for the

• to ensure that you receive the maximumtax benefit from your donation, speak to your accountant. Discuss the value you should assign to your donation (this value can range from Fair Market Value to what it cost you to make it. You can even assign a value of zero, depending on your situation). • for the 1996 taxation year you may claim up to

20% of your net income for charitabledonations • remember, you can only claim a donation of your craft if you earn income from your craft-making activity, and you reasonably expect to earn a profit from this activity. Otherv,'ise, your craft-making activity is considered a hobby and you cannot claim any expenses.

As a sciencesstudent at Camrose Lutheran College, Petersen found himself excellingin biology and zoology, but when it came to chemistry and physics,he hit "the other end of the scale". He learned that his lifelonginterestin wildlife- which had included summersat fishing camp, guiding in the Northwest Territories, and lots of drawing - leaned more to the aesthetic than the scientific, and headed off to the Alberta College of Art, where he filly expected to become an illustrator.

But art school "loosenedme up quite a bit", he says, and the

illustration goals soon gave way to a passion for glass. The rest is his-

tory. A glass artist since graduating 8 years ago, he's developed a love of and talent for exquisiteVenetian-style creations. Petersen worked for severalyearsin the Red Deer studio of fellow glass artist Bill Gillis,and is now building his own garage studio this fall in Red Deer and gearing up to get completely full-time with glass.

Glass - like fishing - can be very contemplative, but there are times, as everyglass artist knows, when it's at the other extreme. Making Venetian style piecescan be especiallyfast-paced and high energ, Petersen explains. VIcan get reallywound up - my heart rate gets pretty high."

Decidingto get on the board at the Alberta Craft Councilwas, says Petersen, a deliberatemove into another learning experience. "Ids a good opportunity to learn more about the field - ids an area I don't have a lot experiencein, an area I should develop. And the Craft Council has been reallygood to me - I want to help.

"I'm not surewhat I've gotten myselfinto ... Ill learn the ropes by participating." One thing's for sure he's bound to experience both the contemplativeand the fast-pacedworking with the ACC . Petersen doesn't come empty-handed to the ACC board though, despite his claims to the contrary. He's had plenty of successful experiencewith exhibitions - mostly of his own work - in recent years, and that interest and abilitywillbe channelled, to begin with, into the ACC Exhibition Committee.

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Handwewers meet,

study, work and exhibit The Handweavers, Spinners and Dyers of Alberta (HWSDA) held their 1996 Conferencein Canmore May 3-5. Activities included a collectionof workshops, topical seminars and an informal fashion show, the annual general meeting , sample exchanges and Fiber Fare, a juried show and banquet ,and commercialbooths . At the juried show, the Bestof Showwent to Edmonton's Joan Vanterpool for her upholstery yardage. Edmonton's Kathy Buse placed first in the Spinning category and Joanne Verveda, also of Edmonton, took first in the Clothing, Handwoven,finished 4' weaver category. The Handweaveds Guild ofAmerica's Award ofMerit went to Judy Klassen of Calgary, and Norma Westcott of Calgary won an award for her interpretation of the conference'stheme, Creation through Inspiration. Next yea?s conference will be May 2-4 at Camp HeHoHa, west of Stony Plain, and will be hosted

bythe fireweedFiberArts Guild

and the Evergreen Spinners and Weavers.Membershipis $25 - for more information contact Nancy Burkell at (403)782-4256or wite her at 4618-55Ave., Lacombe, AB T4L IT7.

For Canada with GlowingHearts Inspired by the article Canada is Listeningby Christine Langlois in Canadian Living Magazine (April) a group of artists at Neilson Park Creative Centre in Etobicoke,

Toronto,decidedto interactwith other Canadians and support Canadian unity in a unique way.

A special art exhibition, For Canada

with Glowing

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Hearts, is

in the planning stages. Artists and art groups across the country are

invited to contribute images of their regions or expressions of feelings for Canada. Small art works are requested, no larger than 5" by 7" unframed. The show will open at Neilson Park Creative Centre Oct. 15, 1996,as part of Etobicoke's famousAutumnArtsFest,which attracts hundreds of visitors. Any artist living in Canada is welcome to participate. There is no fee, no jurors and works will not be returned but will become part of a permanent collection.Deadline

Oct. I, 1996.For more information, call Doris Kennedy, (416)231-6149/fax (416)621-3185.

Researching Black Canadian art history The Time ofDay: Entering the Millenium is a two-year book Of days (I January 1998 to 31 December 1999), compiled by

CanadianArtists'Network:Black

Artists In Action (CAN:BAIA), who is looking for those who used their talents and creative gifts

theircommunitiesacrossthe

country, thus affirming the identity and the contribution of Blacksto the art history of Canada. The Time ofDay Willresearch, collect, chart and disseminate the

historyofAfricanCanadianart as a uniquely designed composite of memories, historical and contemporary artistic imagery'and literary legacy.

CAN:BAIA is looking for knowledge, from as far back as possible, of anecdotes, legends, folklore, songs, family histories, philosophies, poems, stories, sketches, paintings, photographic works, posters, handbills, clippings, dancers, plays, playwrights, actors, travelling bands, musicians, entertainers, storytellers, quiltmakers, carpenters, choirs, clubs, etc. Photocopieswelcome.

Please send information and inquiries, including your name,

ne%rs

BRIEFS address and phone, to: Dawn Carter, Research Assistant, The Time ofDay, CAN:BAIA, 54 Wolseley St., 2nd Fl., Toronto,

ON M5TIA5.

Greek/Canadian

artists working together Originally conceived and organized by Glenys MarshallInman, a ceramic artist from Priddis, AB, the Greek/Canadian Intercultural Ceramics Symposium

marks the beginning of a two-year extravaganza of collaboration, workshops, exhibitions, public lectures, festive socialevents and a celebration of artistic fraternity. The symposiumhas been hosted in August this summer, in Marshall-Inman, collaboration by the Banff Centre for the Arts. Ten Greek and ten Canadian ceramicistsconverged at the Banff for the Arts Aug. 4 to 18, to collaboratein a New Works Residencyexploring the medium of paper/day. Of particular interest to teachers and pottery artists, Media

and VisualArts at Banffhosteda

public workshop —Giant Greek Pithoi Jars, featuring Cretan artist Nikos Kavgalakis,who built a giant jar, a traditional Cretan Pithari and a giant bowl form measuring one

meterin diameter.

Followingthe residency celebrationscontinue as the Greek artistsare graciouslywelcomedinto the communities of Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Claresholm,Nanton and Fort MacLeod.

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THE BOTTOM LINE

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1996

Books, books, books Makingthe most of your accountant

Accountants have changed, says Anne Roonie, President of the Institute of

CharteredAccountantsof Alberta. Once consideredpurenumber-

mongers, the chartered accountant today has the training and skills to provide guidance in mpst areas of your business and financial planning. They'll know a lot about small business in general, she explains. "What you're -looking for is financially informed leadership." Roonie has these tips for craftspeople considering hiring an accountant.

• Make the decisionto hire a chartered accountant based on the level of your own accounting skills. • If you know nothing about finance and business planning, talk to a CA When you start your business and save yourself a lot of time and effort.

"Rememberthat accountants are highly skilled professionals, and they chargeaccordingly.Having your accountant do the day-today bookkeepingfor your business is not an efzcient use of their time or your money.Anything you can do to save their time will lessenyour accounting bill, including: • asking your accountant to explain how you should keep your booksso that they can do their job more efficiently

• doing the basicday-to-day bookkeepingyourself or hiring a

bookkeeper to do it on a part-time

•providing your accountant with up—to-datebookkeeping

records so they can concentrate on preparing your financial

statements and returns. "

TheAlberta Craft CouncilCraft Business Training Progcam

• If you are comfortablewith books and the day-to-day finance of your business, get a CA when you are looking at your tax Structure.You can do a lot with computer business programs, and hand the whole thing over to the CA every month, once a quarter or

Deuils, details Three or four yearsago, Rae Hunker and David Belke asked around and set themselves up with an accountant. It was a bit scary at first, says Hunter, who looks after the financesfor Sundogsand NorthernLights, their studio near Tofield. "Baring yourself' to a stranger, she calledit . But she knows that she's not very good at "these things", and besides,she'd rather be making baskets, and her husband David Belkewould rather be collectingwillow and making furniture with it. It turned out to be more than just getting rid of a nuisance, having someone else do their books and financial planning. "For me, ids peace of mind to have somebody who knows the ropes," she says. Hunter sayslookingbackshe thinksshe couldhaveprovided more information from the start - details about the spacethey were using for their businessfor example - to savesome time. As it stands now, Hunter provides a list of expenses and revenues,categorized,and the accountant takes it from there. "If you do moreyourself,you can savemoney. But for me, i€s worth the money. I'm sure I would not have got as much (income tax) back otherwise. It's less worry' time saved,and in the end moneysaved. And I learn a bit, each time I go in•"

once a year.

• the best way to find a CA is word of mouth. Ask people you know. • talk to more than one person, until you find someone Withwhom you can communicate comfortably.

• ask right up front what they can do for you, once theyve had a look at your

situation.Most willdo the introductory

consultation at no charge.

• find out what they know about your type of business talk to your accountant whenever you see some sort of major change coming. Take the time to explainwhat it is that you're doing, and ask what they

think. Expectyouraccountantto touch base with you now and then.

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1996

The purposeOfthe ACC's Furniture

Show has been to represent a good cross-

section of furniture makers in Alberta, and their work. We are happy to say that our goal was reached, as we received lots of ter-

We wouldlike to congratulate everyone on a very successful summer, and thank those who have provided us with craft items. The Craft Gallery has met the goals we have set for this season and has been doing better than ever. As much as we don't like to think about it, however, the summer is over. While the weather may not improve, your crafting opportunities will. We are now lookingfor items that have an autumn theme. Take advantage of the beauty of fall colours and maybe incorporatethem into your work. Hallowe'enis also coming up, so we are interested in any fun items for this spooky holiday. Speaking of holidays, we want to remind you of our Christmas Under the

Treeextravaganza,Nov. 1 to Dec. 31. Please contact me by Oct. l. The deadline for actual work is Oct. 18. This year we are especiallyinterested in affordableitems for those on a budget and are looking for crafts priced from $10 and up. We would like to see stocking stuffers,ornaments, or any other types of festive giftware. If you haven't met me, please stop by and we can discussmarketing strategiesfor the upcoming season. Finally, a big thank you to those who participated in submitting their work for the Furniture Show. We had a broad range of submissionswhich enabled us to represent all the various media of ffrniture production. Please drop in to visit this interesting show and pick something up for yourself or your home. I look foward to meeting with you,

ShaulMichael

Craft Gallery Manager

rific submissions for this show.Wood, metal, and willow furniture are all well represented, and we even included some tapes-

try as a finishing touch.

We found that firniture fromthe wood category was the most frequently sub-

mitted. Each artist, however,was able to give this popular medium their individual touch. The work represented by this group

varies from Noel Forde's contemporary white cabinet on a stand, to Barry and Kari-

Lynn Blacks traditional rocker.Also in wood are: Brian Blackie's Morris-style chair, Mike Kelle?s distinctive cabinet, decorated with an original oil painting,

Victor Clapp's

innovative painted dresser , and Herm Stolte's coffee table with its figured

The Furniture Show

August 3 1 to October 26

top. The folk-art furniture of Ken Komik rounds off the wood collection. If you are a lover of wood furniture, this show is

guaranteed to hit the spot.

If wood furniture is not your first love, there is also an interesting and eclectic

down in the

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selectionof metal furniture, including the

workofwell-knownartistDon Bedner.

Bedneds upholstered chair is a perfect choice

for those with adventuroustaste. David

Hun(s whimsical baker's rack and table add diversity to the metal category. For those more interested in an earthy look, the Fumiture Show also has an interesting selection of willow. Devone Johnson's eye-catching diamond willow bench is complemented by Paul Dolphin's rustic, yet elegant, upholstered chair and ottoman.

The blending of different media makes this show particularly

interesting.

Paul

Dolphin joined forces with Fern Palylyk to create a

table with a stained glass top.

Palylyk's stained glass is also the top for

Stephen Green's rod-iron table. Elizabeth Beauchamp and Lynn Malin have also combined two media, iron and wood, in the cre-

ation of their fun and fanciful tables. To top off the show,the tapestriesof

DianeV. James

be hangingon the vall,

and make great companion pieces to the furniture.

8QC&er,by Barry and Kari-Lynn Black

(above);

handwoven apestry

by Diane V. James (below)

Story by Susan Cockshutt Photography @ Rod Newbery clockwisefromtop left: glass bowl by Martha Henry;plate

Don

Wells; glass bowl & plate by Martha Henry; plate by Don Wells; silver

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tray by Karen Cantine; plate by Don Wells. Food by the Alberta Culinary Olympic Team

Buffalostampede around the edges of copper bowls and porcelainplates. Geese, elk or coyotes grace elegant glass bowls. Cowboys gallop around cake plates, and maple leaves climb and float upon a silver tea service. It's about Alberta, for sure, and certainly ifs about fine food and fine craft. In the end though, it's really all about art. The idea to present the Alberta Culinary Olympic Team's masterpieceswith masterpieces of Alberta craft has been floating around for a couple of years. To begin with, metal artist Karen Cantine, glass artist Martha Henry and ceramics artist Don Wells were approached to create pieces for the centre of the Alberta team's entry in the 1996 World Culinary Olympics in Berlin. But the chefs couldn't resist putting foodon them - and then there was no going back "We were going to use one piece from each (artist), but it grew like topsy," says team volunteer Barb Cockrall,

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qF FOOD - OR IS IT THE FOOD OF ART?

END, THEY CALLED IT SERENDIPITY

who's been helping table designer Allie Ross since the mid 1980s,

and who brought the artists, designers and chefs together .

"A meeting Ofthe minds came; Allie calls it serendipity." Collaborating with chefs and food designers has been exciting - even inspiring - for the artists. They/re all professionals working together, With the food as the star of the show. The artists are designing specificallyfor the food, but there's been a lot of creative synergy, of "flipping of ideas", says Martha Henry.

"In two instances the chefs said, 'to heck with it - well design the soup to go with the bowls'," adds Karen Cantine. The Alberta Team chefs use a lot of heritage foods, and in 1992had reinforced the heritage theme with a very successful Inuit art centerpiece. In January of this year, they decided to take that even ffrther and use everything from Alberta, from the food to the original handcrafted tablevnre, right down to the MDF wood table. This kind of "distinctive, sophisticated, ethnic type Ofdisplay" , says Cockrall, along with the excellenceof the food itself, has earned the Alberta team a widespread reputation for excellence, and plenty of awards. Since 1983,Alberta has been able to achieve remarkable results, with limite d budgets. The team won the Grand Gold in the 1984and 1988World Culinary Olympics, and the Gold in the 1990and 1994 Luxembourg World Culinary Cup. In 1994,the student team took five golds in an international competition and followedthat with first place overall in the 1994World Culinary Cup. This year's World Culinary Olympics is in Berlin, Sept. 7 - 14. The artists will be going to Berlin with their work. As their contributions to the Alberta team's table are volunteer - as are the chefs' and designers' efforts - they hope to make lots of gallery contacts and possiblysell some of the pieces while they're there. The Alberta Craft Council will be helping out with crates for the work and a promotional brochure on the artists, and will be promoting the Trademark in Berlin in associationwith the original craft element of the Alberta team's entry.

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Are you a studentof craft, or in the early stages of developing your professional career? If so, you are invited to apply for the Bobbi Hoffman Scholarship of $500, to support a short term educational opportunity. To apply, please submit between the minimum of five and the maximum of 12 slides, a resumé ,

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER1996

Workshops From Oct.3 to 6, the Craft Studioat HarbourfrontCentre presents this annual forum for

artistsat the forefrontof contemporarycraft to discuss theirwork withinthe contextof their societyand culture.Oct 3: Karen Willenbrink,glassartistA Gardenof Inspiration,& Steven Heinemann, ceramics

artist - Ceramics thenandnow. Oct. 4 : BarbaraTodd, textile artist - Barbara Todd's Security Blankets,& Myra

Mimlitsch Gray, metal artist -

Past Works and Current

Thoughts on Metalsmithing. Oct. 9: Alfred Fisher, stained

glassartistand conservatorSäined Glass:Survivaland Conservation.Oct. 10Takeshi Yasuda, ceramics artist - Better

Than Sex: The Ups and Downs of Takeshi Yasudaor Divided Nationand The Art of Pottery Making.For more information, contactHarbourfrontat (416)978-4600or fax (416)9736055. Web-site: http://w-ww. culturenetca/harbour/

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e EDUCATION Explore your creaiviY With two styles of watercolours,

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with pastelsand dried floralcreations.Taught by Treasure

Barrel vendors. Classes will run day and evening from September 16 through

December 12, 1996.For registrationand courseoutlinescall 439-9372or visitTreasure Barrel, 8216-104 St.,

Edmonton.

International Creators' 14

Vessels in Celebration A juried exhibitionof works by Canadian and international ceramic artists, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the

Alberta Potters' Association. At the Glenbow Museum, Calgary,Sept7 to Dec.8.

Frank Haddock: Lines and Dust in Light New works in pastel,celebrating the human form. Electrum

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Design Studio, 12419Stony Plain Road, Edmonton.Openingwith

artist in attendance, Friday Sept

6, 6:30 pm. Exhibitioncontinued throughSept 28.

Dawna Day Harish: Black Cotton Profiles

A show of current wall quilts and

duvetcovers, at ElectrumDesign Studio. 12419Stony Plain Road,

Edmonton.Openingwith artist in attendance, Friday, Oct 4, 7 pm.

Exhibitioncontinuesthrough Nov. 2.

Kathleen Laverty Gallery

fall exhibitions

Francine Gravel, Sept 14 to

Oct2; JosephDrapell,Oct-5 to 23; Yuriko, Oct26 to Nov.20; & Doris Zaharichuk,Nov.23 to Dec.31. Edmonton.

Front Gallery fall

exhibitions

Architects of Desire, recent paintingsby Cherie Moses, Sept21 to Oct2; Hilary Prince,

recent landscape paintings,Oct6

to 19;paintingsby Lynn Malin

and sculpture by Neil Fiertel, Oct. 26 to Nov. 13; paintings by

Judy Hamilton,Nov. 15to 26. Edmonton.

Douglas Udell Gallery fall exhibitions

DouglasIJdell Gallery specializes in ContemporaryCanadian, Canadian Historical and International art The fall sched-

ule opensSept28 with New Works by GalleryArtists, and New Acquisitions.A previewof this exhibitionwill be offeredfor

EdmontonArt GalleryArt Rental and Sales Gallery, will be held

Oct. 21 to Nov. 23. Submission

deadline is Saturday Sept.21, 1996.Initial selection of arraork Will be made through slide submission only. No selections will

be made from photographs.This show is open to artists who are not currently consignors with the Art Rental and Sales Gallery. For submissionrequirements, conArt Rental And Sales Gallery

EdmontonArt Gallery 2 Sir Winston ChurchillSquare

Edmonton, AB T5J 2Cl

Ph: (403) 429-1232;fax (403)426-3105.

O FAIRS/SALES Fort Handworks Society Christmas Sale

November9 & 10. 10- 4, at the Old Jail Gym, Fort Saskatchewan AB. Contact person Monique Otteson 992-1457.

Chrismas Craft Show