CROFT ISSN 0833-8248
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1986
Clay "Of clay I am it is most true,
Disdain me not for so are you. "
On a platter, printed with underglaze in a museum in England.
INDEX Profile of a Potter,
EvelynGrant is on top of clay world.
Story and picture
on page 3. • Flo Dutka wasn't amused
at a comdey of errors. Page 4 Saidye Bronfman Award extended for another decade. Page 7
Bill Reid of B.C. wins the $20,000Saidye Bronfman Award for 1986. How to get the most out of
your portfolio. Page 10
NEXT ISSUE
Heimbecker Musical Instruments, Jewelry, Sculpture, Functional and Non-Functional Works — all created by Alberta's talented woodworkers. Update on the Alberta Crafts Council's role in the upcoming
Winter Olympics.
OlympicPlum
Vice-President Margaret Best discussing ACC Olympic involvementwith Mayor Ralph Klein.
XV Olympic Winter Games A UniqueMarketing Opportunity by Margaret Best
We are pleased to announce that the Alberta Crafts Council has becomean
through craft retail outlets. In an effort to
membership. This is the result of meetings spanning at least a two-year period.
Olympic Information Centre (Palliser),
official Olympic licensee on behalf of the
What does this actually mean to you, the craftsperson?
It means you have the opportunity of submitting for selection, examples of your finest work displaying the coveted Olympic symbols. The successful craftsmen will be granted the right to produce. those pieces selected for sale to the public, through
the Alberta Crafts Council" retailing venues during the Olympic Games and
promote sales, displays will be set up in the
Olympic Volunteer Centre (McMahon), the Alberta Crafts Council office and other
key locations currently being sought. In addition, the Alberta Crafts Council has established a gifting program with OCO '88 and the Federal Olympic Office.This should add to the demand for hand-crafted licensed items.
What will this privilege cost you?
If your craft does not conflict,with MORE Olympic/15
NOÆMBER/DECEMBERB86
Memo from
ThePresident,Les Manning Changing Hands — it may be that
Council Contacts: President
there is an exhibitiontitle in this, or a
Vice-President
This thought really came to mind with things being as they should be, in transition. Like eachofyou as individual creators,the Council — the Board — are group creatorsof events to assist the crafts. Some of these events have more focus and attention than others. We have just completed an opening
Les Manning, Canmore 678-5216(h) or 762-6211(w) Margaret Best, Calgary 259-8304
Past President
Bonnie Murdoch, Calgary 246-6674
Treasurer
Don Smitten, Edmonton
475-5593
Secretary
Martha&mpiou-Zarutzky, Winterbum 447-3493
Directors
Pat Barford, Edmonton 439-2934 Karen Cantine, Edmonton 452-5615 Joyce Chorny, Calgary268-5270 Don Doherty, Edmonton Annette Greenberg,Edmonton487-0714 Tony Mandamin, Edmonton483-6053 Katherine Hutton, Edmonton 439-0861 Marilyn Prodanchuk, Cochrane932-6632
Area Representatives
Lynne Hunter-Johnston, Lethbridge 320-2441 Shannon Read, Red Deer 340-1734 Leni Balaban,Fort McMurray780-1753
ACC Office
Fifth floor,McLeod Building 10136- 100thStreet
Edmonton
Phone 428-1654
title for a craft fair or simply a wish that in this next few months many crafts do change hands.
that was really a closing. This is not dou-
ble talk to confuseyou, but just an
imaginative opening comment to look at the closing of "Handspirits". As of December 21, the Handspirits Exhibit will be dispersed. This change of hands will be an exciting one as many
pieces from the exhibition were purchased as part ofa major purchase award
programconnectedwith the show.The owners have waited patiently for more than a year to enjoy their newly acquired
worksand will no doubt delight in having these fine crafts in their personal environments. I believe it would be only fair to say that like many events "Handspirits" did not escapecriticism.It took courageto create such a showcase for many reasons. Was it the proper way to spend the funds allocated?Was it the right thing to do at
that particulartime?
We can ask many questions, but hav-
Executive Director BobbiHoffman
ing the opportunity of hindsight, it is easy to put the questions to rest.
Dene Creswell
The first classtreatment frombeginning to end has proven valuable. A risk was taken and has paid off — the dividends come layered in many facets. The concept of quality was continued in the documentation,with the catalogue and poster which brought multiple rewards. Their quality won first place notice ffr an art publication from the Western Canada Art Publication Awards. In addition to the award, this gives crafts serious attention and exposure beyond the craft community.
AdministrativeAssistant The Alberta Craft Newsletter is publi shed
every other month. Suggestions,ideas and criticismsare welcomesopleasesend your ideasto the ACCofficefor consideration. We will also welcomeletters to the
editor which will be consideredfor
publication.Anonymousletters will not be published. Please remember that we work up to three weeksahead of publica-
tion. Deadlinefor material for the nesday,December
January-February 1987issuewillbe Wed-
NOTICE:Dueto an increaseinpaper and rinting costs,the AlbertaCrafts Council
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As a result of such a quality cata-
logue,Maureen McTeer who opened the first of the tour at Beaver House Gallery, presented a copy to the Chief ofProtocol, Departmentof External Affairs,who in
Les Manning, President turn requested portfolio material on the artists represented — purchases of their workwillcontinuewellbeyondthe exhi-
bition itself.
. the concept of quality was continued with the documentation, with the catalogue
and poster
which brought multiple awards. "
This is only a part of the effect of an event done with the considerationthat "Handspirits" was. I would like to thank the past board representatives, volunteers, the designer and the galleries that helped share this
Alberta Crafts Councilshowcasewith
the people of this province and beyond.
This present board will continueto
persue excellence, and you can expect as
we movein transitionfrom one eventto another,that wewillmaximizethe benefits and take utmost advantageof sucha learningprocess.With this levelof realization, we can only move forward to broader horizonsbased on the courage and "Changing Hands" of experience from the previousleaders. On behalfof the council,I wish you the very best for the '86 Christmas season, and look forward with excitement for crafts in the new year.
Profile of a Potter:
Evelyn Grant is on top of clay world.
by Dene Creswell At the age of 33, Evelyn Grant of Calgary, already has a hefty list of exhibitions and creditsas a potter. She is one of two Albertans whose work was chosen for a major showing —
Collections— of the Departmentof External Affairs. Her soup tureen is
presently touring Australia. Evelyn was the only ceramic artist chosen. Wendy
Toogood,a fabric artist, is the other Albertan whose work is also on tour. The
work has already toured Japan and is now travellingthrough Australia. And two other pieces of Evelyn's work are being considered for the upcom-
ing Winter Olympis. Evelyn said the Olympics will be a great opportunity for exposingCanadian talent. She said the
Olympics art-buying committee has bought two of her prototypes which are being considered for commissioning. Her pieces are animal figurines depicting the different sports.
Her work was among 25 entries
chosen out of 825 entries. Any work commissioned will be published in a craft cataloguewhich will go to businesses across Canada.
Evelyn said just being chosen was "excitingand an honor," but the
Evelyn Grant Soup Tureen currently touring Australia.
Clay — Update On Alberta Potters Association
designed colorful ceramic teapots, and ceramic and functional sculpture pieces.
The world of clay is taking on new dimensionswith the move to vibrant colors and light says Frances Burke, editor of Contact,the Alberta Potters
Alberta College of Art; majored in cer-
In fact, members are excitedlysur-
sure should have some lasting results.
She is known for her beautifully
From 1972 - 76 she attended the
amics and graduated with an ACA
Association's quarterly magazine.
facing from the traditional sombre colors
diploma. In 1981 she earned her BFA degree as a ceramics major from the University of Calgary. She was awarded a ceramics scholarship in 1976.
and reachingfor the light and brightness. "The trend is toward a light look," says Burke. Anita Dumins, incoming president of the APA, and a full-time potter from
imagery in her work. This is depicted with her colorfulteapots which have small animalson the spout and lid.
sees new trends, new markets and a whole new world of expressions."The
She said she uses a lot of animal
"Humour and animals are very impor-
tant in my work," says Evelyn who didn't realize how animals had influenced her work until she received a letter
of recognitionfrom Burt Borch,ceramics instructor at the art college. "1 suppose that's because I grew up with a lot of animals." And becauseshe
Calgary, who works mostly in porcelain,
buying public is much more educated —
people are being selective and know what they want, and they want a better quality." She said people are "looking at clay as an investment — they are not just collecting.They want fundamental work,
and there are a lot of serious collectors out there."
comes from a large family "where humour
An indication of how the field of clay progressing is evident in the growing is
MORE Evelyn Grant/10
Margaret Sundstrom, APA president.
membershiplist of the APA, reports
There are now 340 paying members which includes many pottery guilds.
Sundstromputs the total number of people involved in pottery at 800 or more.
The magazine Contact which went
from a newsletter to a fine Canadian clay
publication several years ago, is now availableto the public. However, Burke would like to gain the interest of the general public not only from the point of
increasingthe circulation,but because "a lot of people are not aware of the different expressions— many people still think of clay as just cups and dishes." An Alberta survey shows that Albertans spend more money than anyone else in the country on beautifying their homes,
and this says Burke "is where handcraftedpotterycomesin." She said many Alberta interior designers are actually naming pottery, which was almost unheard of a few years ago.
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Comedy of Errors wasn't Amusing Growth GROWTH is a unique and personal thing. It is the texture of our being. We needall our senses and emotionsto understand it and to share it. Colors, chosenfor their emotional dimension, have been blended with the subtly changing textures of the fibres to express that feeling of inner growth.
Flo Dutka
Completed 1985 H -7' x 4'7" Punch Hooking, Hand Stitching, Hand Manipulation
by Phylis Matousek Edmonton's Flo Dutka devoted more than three months to creating a masterpiece to enter in the Needle Expressions '86 exhibition sponsored by the National Standards Council of American Embroiderers. She estimates the work which was titled Growth cost approximately
$4,000 to make, She also spent some $600 in shipping costs between Edmon-
ton and Alexandria,Virginia,wherethe exhibition opened on August 31 — without Flo's embroideredwork. Flo thought she had all the bases covered. She had the 4-foot by 7-foot work crated according to regulations, attached the necessary documents to the
outside of the crate and sent it off on August 8, almost a month before the exhibitionwas to open — destination Alexandria, Virginia. But as the famous man once said — "There's many a slip etc., etc., etc..." Flo was contacted by an exhibition 4 ALBERTA CRAFT
officialthree weekslater and told that the work had not arrived. She started
for cash prizes ranging from $100 to
the carrier and with U.S. Customs in
possibility that her work might have
tracing the whereabouts of the crate with
$400 (see story about Pam Godderis of Calgary winning a S100 award), and the
Toronto. She discovered that the documents which had been attached to the
been purchased. "It was just heartbreaking," she said
crate had been lost; that the crate had been turned over to a customs brokerage house in Buffalo, N.Y which needed an
artist's declaration and other documentation.
Flo sent all the requestedinformation and eventuallythe crate arrived in Alexandria— after the three special openings (one for diplomats, one for the media and one for the public) and after the judging and selection for the travelling exhibition which started on November 10and continue; through September,
1987, with shows in New Hampshire,
Honolulu, Seattle, Bowling Green, Ky., Bloomingdale, Ill., and Layfayette, Ind. She missed the opportunity to compete
in an interview. Other works Flo has created are in permanent collections of J
& P Coates In Montreal, and at Grant MacEwan Collegein Edmonton, as well as private collectionsin Ontario, Saskatchewanand British Columbia. She has exhibited across Canada and in Europe. "This has never happenedbefore," she said. When the work was returned to Edmonton, Flo said the crate lookedas though it had been stepped on because
there were shoe prints on the crate. In
addition, when the crate was opened for inspection by either customs or the customs brokerage house, a tear was made MORE Comedy of Errors/14
WindsorPark
Aurora
Ceramic Studio
Wins
Award
Pam Godderis Of Calgary competed
in the National Standards Council of American Emboridery exhibition Needie Expressions '86, the same event Flo Dutka was prevented from entering. Pam's machine-embroidered and
painted piece titled Aurora won the Director's Awardof $100and was accepted for inclusion in the travelling exhibition. The exhibition opened August 31 in Alexandria, Virginia, and continued through October 12.
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Jurors for the exhibition included
Constance Howard, teacher, lecturer and writer; Lloyd Herman, director of the
first national showcasefor American creativity in crafts, design and the decor-
ative arts for the Renwick Gallery, Washington,D.C, and BeverlyRush,
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Mayor Ralph Klein throzving his first pot.
by Margaret Best
It was indeed a pleasure to be a guest
at the opening of the Windsor Park Ceramic Studio on September 20 EvelynGrant, Ceramis Supervisorfor the City of Calgary, Leisure Learning, worked hard to make this a colourful occasion,completewith clowns,balloons and ribbons. The ceremony commenced with brief
speeches by John Plantinga, Coordinator of Leisure Services, Jim Hogan,
Superintendent of Continuing Education, Alan Durr, a city alderman and Mayor Ralph Klein. After the ribbon cutting which marked the official opening, we were given a tour of the fine facilities. These include a large open
studio space,3 large electric kilns, an immensenew gas kiln, a new raku kiln, 17 potters wheels, a fully equipped glaze
studio with a spray booth and much more.
To the delight Ofthe crowd, Mayor
from the United States, Canada and
pared apron and assisted with the center-
work both in traditional and highly
Ralph Klein was invited to throw the first pot. He was given a speciallypre-
Europe. Ofthose, judges selected 66 pieces by 58 artists. "We found signincant
ing of the clay on the wheel by Greg McRitchie of Mudslide Stoneware. Much laughter ensued, however the Mayor produced a respectable "platepot" which has been glazed and presented to him. In the adjoininghall, the APA had
innovative, contemporary styles," judges
organized an impressive display of work
for sale. Visitors were able to wander amongst the tables to view and purchase items.
Much credit has to be given to Evelyn for her energy and enthusiasm which has resulted in the centre rapidly
gaining a quality profile. Upcoming events include the following guest artists:
MORE Windsor Park/12
Fort SaskatchewanHand Works
Handworkshas been formed by Fort
Saskatchewan craftspeople who share a mm-
writer and lecturer on embroidery. They viewed some 1146slides of 393 pieces of work submitted by 169 artists
sent a variety of craft skillsfrom knitting, crocheting,weavingand quiltingto pottery,
doll-makingand jewelrywoodworking, mon interestin hand crafting. Formedby Sharon Statham (998-3548), making. Interested individuals pleLsecontact any Helene King (998-5219),the group now of the three women mentioned above. numbers mor than 20 memberswho repre-
said in their statement.
Quilts and pieced hangings outnum-
bered all other forms and presented someof the "most dynamicwork,"indicating continuing growth on the part of the needle workers, they said. "There was a marvelous diversity of work from which to choose and the ultimate story was our ongoingfascination
with fabric,thread,colorand texture." From now until December 5, Needle
Expressionsis showingat Keene State College, New Hampshire. From January 5 to 30, it will be in the Amfac Plaza
exhibitionarea in Honolulu;February 25 to March 20, at Frye Arts Museum, Seattle; and from there it will be shown at Western Kentucky University, Bloom-
ingdalePark District Museum,Illinois, and the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art in Lafayette, Indiana.
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Jane Thomas — Outstanding Contribution
to Alberta
Arts
by Dene Creswell Jane Thomas, who was founding president of the Alberta Crafts Council in 1979 is leaving Alberta with an eventual destination of Pakistan. Jane who came to Alberta 15 years ago from Ontario,is packingher bagsin December and heading for Toronto. However, she says she knows "I'll be
backin Pakistanwithin the nextyearor two to work again." In 1983Jane became executive director of the ACC after serving on the board for several years.
In 1984she went to Pakistanwhere she worked with Canada's exchange program. After a year, Jane returned to Canada. She is presently co-ordinator of the
Edmonton Learner Centre, a Third
World Resource Centre. But, one of her main concerns is the plight of the Afghanistan refugees. She has spent a great deal of time as a volunteer trying to unravel the complicated and dead end immigration laws applying to Afghanistan refugees. She says she "got hookedon this" while she was in Pakistan, because of the 'Sextreme difficulties and road blocks Afghanistan refugees run into when trying to immigrate to Canada," During the past year or so, Jane has been doing research on the immigration of Afghanistan refugees to Canada from Pakistan. "It's the world's biggest refugee
situation — five million Afghanistan refugees and Canada has only let 500 in in the last 10 years." And although she Willbe working
with Afghanistanrefugeesin Toronto, trying to do this work by long distance "is getting frustrating."
Jane Whostudied at the Sheridan
College of School of Crafts and Design in Mississauga,was a full-time practising artist from 1970to 1979. She eventually became a full-time organizer of art including textiles. Her original training was in jewelry. She said she now regrets she didn't study the crafts of Pakistan while she was
there, "because they are outstanding especially in textiles and embroidery."
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Jane Thomas
Becauseshe has been a practising artist, Jane visualizesthe arts "playing a strong role in internationalunderstanding, peace and development." And she hopes that someday "through the arts I will do that." Meanwhile she is working toward that goal in other areas.
Jane has left a treasure of booksfor
the Alberta Crafts Council's Resource Centre, and the ACC would like to take this occasion to thank Jane for her con-
tribution,and for her outstandingwork toward making the ACC a thriving organization.
ThanksJane.
Edmonton Weaver's Guild
The Edmonton Weaver's Guild was founded in 1953to provide an opportunity for localweavers to meet and exchange ideas and has been active ever since. There are many well-known weavers among the guild members and many are
teachers in the province. The guild maintains a tradition of weaving excellence. General meetings are held in September, November, January, March and
May. Membership is open to anyone with a knowledgeof weaving and/or spinning and with their own loom. Meetings are at the old King Edward School, 8525 - 101st Street. Weaving study groups are conducted every Monday morning and every other Tuesday evening.
Spinning meetings are every Tuesday morning. A spinning workshop is held every Tuesday morning at King Edward school.
Table looms,ownedby the Guild,
are used to study new weaving techniques and patterns. These workshops give members a chance to exchange ideas and obtain help or advice with weaving problems.
An annualsale and exhibit is held
every fall which gives members an oppor-
tunity to displayand sell their products. This year's sale was November 1st. Membership is $25.00. Prospective
members are invited to contact the Edmonton Weaver's Guild, P.O. Box 4032, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 4S8
Canada Crafts Council Awards
$20,000Saidye Bronfman Award extended10years The annual $20,000 Saidye Bronfman award for excellencein the crafts will be extended for another 10years, the Canadian Crafts Council which administers the award has announced. The award was created in 1977 by
the Bronfmanfamily to honour their mother on her 80th birthday.
So far, no one from Alberta has
received the award but the craft areas of recipients include potters, quiltmakers,
goldsmithsand silversmiths,tapestry artists, wood carvers, bookbindersand woodsculptorsfrom British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
Deadline for nominationsfor the
award is Wednesday, April 1, 1987.
The Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation is providing funds for
a crafts exhibition in the Museum of Civilization's permanent Contemporary
Craft Gallerywhen the museumopens in 1908. The foundationwill also fund purchase ofworks from Bronfman Award
winners for the museum's permanent collection.
Professional Design
Development Award The ProfessionalDesign Development Award, sponsored and administered by the Canadian Crafts Council, has been in
existencefor three years. Cash valueof the award is a maximum of $ 12,000. Jurors look for innovativeness of the
proposal, a detailed description of the planned activity which would include evidencethat it can be carried out as proposed and within the budget; potential results for the applicant in terms of his/her professional development.
As well, proposals should combine
both design components and marketing
considerationsand submissionsshould show evidence of research into marked feasibility and existing technology. For example, past winners included Toronto stained glass designer Barbara Laffey who received her award to develop pigments, stains and metals compatible
with an industrial glass-temperedfur-
nace and to design and produce prototypes of glass screens and shower doors.
New Brunswick potter Peter Pown-
ing won an award for a researchand
development project on standardization of the raku firing process, formulation of new clay bodies and production of raku tiles. Funds for the PDD Awards are from the federal Department of Communica— tions Cultural Initiatives Program. Deadline for completed applications is Friday, May l, 1987.
Order of Canada The Order of Canada pays tribute to Canadians who exemplify the highest qualities of citizenship in all endeavors including the arts. Deadline for nominationsis Monday, February 2. Details on these awards may be obtained in the Alberta Crafts Council office.
Council Committees
Ihe Canadian Crafts Council works
throughits committeesin many involving craftspeople including the above-rnentionedawards which are administered by the Awards Committee.
The InternationalCommittee,for example,is a memberof the World Crafts Council which is an affiliateof UNESCO, and receives funds from CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency). The Professional Services Development Committee is a new group set up to deal with the Professional Services pro-
gram which resulted from increæing requests for special services that many professionalcraftspeoplecould not get. Currently, the committee issues a bimonthly bulletin — Advance and special reports. Copies are sent only to paid-up members ($65 a year). The Special Projects Committee takes
on projects that do not fall under the jurisdiction of anyone else. The main effort is for a crafts survey which is part of larger omnibus survey on the status of
areas of priority because contacts are best in those areas. The committee has just
completed a small project in Manapad (South India) and are about to start phase two ofa project in Grenada. Both ofthese
projects involvea transfer of funds for local training rather than an exchange of Canadians.The committee is currently looking at possibleprojeas in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Dominica. The Health Hazards Committee does just what the title implies. Communications Committee has an on-going responsibility for all modes of communication, principally the CCC Bulletin. Its current major responsibility is for the Canadian Craft and Visual Arts Information Network (CCVAIN). This is an exciting task which will utilize the high tech world ofcomputers in a nationwide information network for crafts and visual arts. And it could well tie in with the crafts survey mentioned above. We will keep you informed as more information becomes available.
Exhibition Opens New WhyteGallery John and Agnes Bugera who have had the Bearclaw Gallery on 11Ith Avenue for the past 12 years, are opening a second gallery. Named Gallery on WOW,
it will open November 27 at 10640-
82nd Avenue, with an exhibition of work by nine artists.
Painters Helmut Schroer, Chris
Judge, Dean Reeves, Peg McPherson and Rosalind Grani will be joined by clay and raku artisans Elke Blodgett, Des
Vides, Noburo Kubo and Don Wills.
the artist. No nationalcrafts survey been done for 10 years.
Agnes, will manage the new gallery
the internationalsceneand has decided
ging regional and national artists and
Another special committee deals with
on the Caribbean and Southeast Asia as
Jackie Bugera, daughter of John and
which will feature well-known and emer-
artisans.
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Stained Glass Studio Razed by Fire At 50 years ofage, Jerry Pauls decided to take the plunge. He turned his back on a safe government administrative jog, to devote full time to his hobby and love — stained glass design. That was last May. But six months later on November 7,
and Recreation program. He was given
Street.
some sketches, and get his life back
some space in the Victoria Composite High School,and that classhe reports "is still being taught there." Pauls who is a student at the University of Alberta in one of the design programs, said he plans to take two to three weeks to finish his design courses, do
fire destroyedhis studio at 10155- 108 "It wastotaldestruction,"saidPauls €'but it's losing the irreplaceablesthat reallyhurts." In I I years, Pauls went from hobby level to full-time employment. He was just beginning to see some
returns from doing small commission work, when he was wiped out. Besides material losses of around $26,000, Pauls said there were family heirlooms and portraits ' 'that can never be replaced." The knowledge that he had lost all his patterns,files,namesofclientsandsuppliers as well as hundreds of square feet of colored stained glass "just stunned me. I went from being sad to glad no one had been hurt, then back to being sad over the loss." Although it will only take a few thou-
Artist Jerry Pauls needed to start again, "one cannot put a
price on the precious possessionsthat were lost." Pauls, who has some insurance coverage, doubts he will receive full financial replacement of the supplies and equipment he lost.
He becameinvolvedin the art of
stained glass design after a friend lent him a book and a glass cutter. He proudly related during a recent interview,that he taught the first stained
sand dollars to get the basic materials glass classes in the city through the Parks
General Craft Marketing at XV Olympic Winter Games As stated in our last newsletter, the
Alberta Crafts Council has secured
strategic locations for the marketing of craft during the Olympic Games. Detailed planning is still in progress and therefore we are unable to provide you with finalized informationat this point. We wish to point out however,
that licensed craft items form but a part of the total craft retailing program.
If your work is not selected for
licensing or if you do not wish to pro-
duce licenseditems, you will still be afforded the opportunity of making your work available for retailing during the Games.
The Basketw Express
The Basketry Express is a new (Äna-
dian newsletter devoted to basketryand is published quarterly by Ankaret Dean.
Articles cover a variety of topics
including exhibition reviews, profiles on basketmakers,historicalinformation,pertinent books, different techniques, tips and comments from readers, information 8 ALBERTA CRAFT
on gathering and preparing natural mate-
rials, and announcementsof upcoming events. Subscriptionsare $7.50a year and may be obtained by contacting Ankaret Dean, The BasketryExpress, 1054Bumhamthorpe Road, RR I, Oakville,Ontario L6J 4Z2
together again. "1 plan to get on with design and production within a few weels." But right now he's in the market for a studio. The ideal studio he says will have from 300 to 500 square feet with a nice
big window facing north. An adequate supply of plug-ins and capable of being well-ventilated. The fire has forced him to miss one of the busiest seasons for craft sales. He said
he had already talked to craft shop owners who had indicated interest in some of his small pieces for Christmas
sales. But Pauls looks on the bright side. The fire has likely forced him into changing his approach to his design. "I now
have the chance of getting back to an experimentalstage that you don't usually have to change."
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Calendar Edmonton November 4 - December 31.
Sharon SimondsChia, recent Oilpaintings. Muttart Conservatory. November 15- December 4. RecentSculpture/Peter Hide. Welded raw steelsculpture.KathleenLaverty Gallery.
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November 24 - December 20. DrawingfromtheAbstractto theFigurative. D. Genier,D. Albert,I. Hogg,M. Turner. Latitude53 Gallery. November 27 - December 9. FocusonAlbertaArt featuringElkeBlodgett,
Desvides,RosalindGrant, Chris Judge, Noboru Kubo, Peg McPherson,Dean Reeves, Helmut Schroer, Don Wells at
Galleryon Whyte,10640 WhyteAvenue. Phone 439-2157
December 1, 7 - 9 p.m. BeaverHouse,Fifth Floor,10158- 103st., Edmonton.CanadianIllustrator/Writer Ian Wallaceshareshis experiences the magicalcombinationofwordsandpictures for his childrens'book— CreatingImages and WordsFor Children.For more informa-
tion call427-2031. December 3 - 7. University Hospitals Foundation Festivalof TreesExhibition and Sale —at
Banff January 5 - 16. Form and Function Workshop.The Banff Centre,Schoolof Fine Arts. Application deadlineDecember5, 1986.
Calgary November 18 - December 5. EstrellaGonzalezSculptures,HelioCondell Paintings, DevonianGardens,4th floor, Cityof Calgary,through Parksand Recreation, Calgary, Alberta. December 5, 6 & 7.
ChristmasRainbowArts and Crafts at
PumphouseTheatre, 2140—9th Ave., S.W.
Exhibitorscontact:Jackie Cutting, 530 — 9th Ave., N.E., Calgary, AlbertaT2EOW1.
Phone230-0829.
Rocky Mountain House November 28 & 29. ChristmasCraft Sale, RockyMountain House. The RockyMountain HouseArts & Crafts ChristmasSale — GuddRoom above the Rocky Swimming Pool.Friday Nov. 28
7 - 9:30p.m., SaturdayNov.29 1-5 p.m.
Toronto, Ontario
July 22-26. 8th Annual Harbourfront Craft Fair. Deadline: March l, 1987. The Maker's Eye, Harbourfront, 235 Queen's Quay West,
Toronto, OntarioM5J 2G8.416-869-8447. to January 11.
Exhibition: Canada 's Handwoven Heritage.
Royal Ontario Museum's SigmundSamuel CanadianaBuilding, 14Queen's Park CresW., Toronto, Ontario M5S 2W2.
Sarni+ Ontario December 5 - January 12. A juried QuiltExhibitionat SarniaPublic Library, 124S. Christina St, Samia.
St. Lambert, Quebec
January 20 - 30.
The South Shore Quilters' GuildExhibition.
St. LambertCultural CommunityCentre, 31 Lorne Ave.,St. Lambert,Quebec
Saskatchewan
Red Deer
anuary 3 - 22. otswana/SaskatchezcanTapestries.This exhibitionbrings togethertwoverydifferent
The Great CanadianCrafts Festival.
ExploreyourHeritage(ranch) on snowshoes; meet at HeritageRanch.
weaving, and will feature tapestrieSfrom a highlysuccessfulco-operativetogetherWich work by weaversfrom Saskatchewan. January 24 - February 26.
9 p.m. (to 6 p.m. Sunday).
Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary walk.
Edmonton Convention Centre. Wednesday,
December3, openingnight. December 5 - 7.
EdmontonConvention Cemre 10 a.m. to
December 12, 13 & 14. The Arts and Crafts Society of Alberta. Christmas Fair at A. C. T. Recreation Centre.
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of Events
Rundle Park, 2909 - 113 Ave. Friday Il a.m.- 6 p.m., Sunday10a.m.- 5 p.m. $2 admissionto Edmonton'sChristmas Bureau. April 30- May 3. Cameo's Canadian Craft Sales. Common-
wealth Stadium Recreation Centre,
Edmonton.CameoConventionConsultants
Ltd., 13803- 91 Ave.,Edmonton,Alberta T5R 4XB.Phone484-0736.
St. Albert December 5 - 6.
Sale of The LaubentalStudios,Christmas
Arts and Crafts. Friday, Dec. 5 from 2 - 9 p.m., Saturday Dec. 6 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Profiles Gallery, 2nd Floor, St. Albert Place,5 St. Anne Street,St. Albert.
Red Deer &District MuseumSociety: December 6, 1 p.m. December 7, 2-4 p.m.
December 14, 10- 2 p.m.
Decoratingof the Kerry WoodNature CentreChristmastree — dropin between 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and make "natural" Christmasdecorations;or comeby later and add your own work of art to our tree. December 21, 2 - 4 p.m. Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary walk.
December 28, 2 - 4 p.m. Gaetz Lakes Sanctuarywalk. All events scheduled,whateverthe weather. Dress warmly and bring a friend.
Other Provinces: Ottawa, Ontario
parts of the world through the art of
Surfacing.Sandra will exhl%ita series of fabric piecesin varioussizes dealing with surfac—,layers ane dimension
in a varietyof techniques. February 28 - March 26.
SaskatchezvanEarth. Michael Brauer and
BruceReitlercombinephotographyand worksin clayto suggestthe manymoodsof Saskatchewanlandscapes.
SaskatchewanHandcraftFestival ExhibitionDimensions'87. Deadlinefor submissionsMay 6, 1987,Regina;May 7, 1987,Saskatoon. Worksubmittedforjurying must have been completedafter January
l, 1986and must not havebeenshownin any other exhibit.
Manitoba
April 2 - 5. Call for Entry: Neu Ottawa Spring Show Originals: Spring Show and Sale of Fine Crafts and Clothing. Ottawa CivicCentre,
April 29 - May 3. Western Works, Manitoba Spring Craft Sale. Winnipeg ConventionCentre. Ron
Crafts and Art.
Manitoba RBC INI.
April2 - 5, 1987.Juried.OnlyCanadian Mark. 200 - 62 HargraveSt., Wimn>eg, ALBERTACRAFT
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Getting the Best out of Your Portfolio by Phylis Matousek One definitionOxfordgives for the word portfolio is ' 'an itemized listof investments, securities, for a bank or an investor."
For the craftsman that definition is pretty close, but not 100per cent. A craftsman's portfolio is a listing of investments (your time and creativeenergy) for, hopefully, a buyer or investor. But it's more.
the photograph behind the cut-away area, use just a tad of adhesive under the corners to keep it in place, then glue the two sheets
togetherfirmly. If you wish,you might makesomeof the cutouts circular or oval, but try' not to
get so cutseythat you detractfrom the article you're trying to sell.
You may wish to add a close-up photo-
It's an introductionof you and your
graph of a portionof the item to show
And it's a selling tool. You can't traipse around carrying all
Informationon
work.
your wareson yourback.It's simplerand
more professionalto take a well-prepared pictorial atlas of your talent. There are many ways to compilea portfolio. Some are expensive and for those of you who can afford it, those are fine. But if you are like most of us, you want to keep the cost down. So, let's explore not so costly, but still effectiveportfolios.
Creating Visual Appeal
First of all, it must be visuallyappealing and must show off your workto advantage. Perhaps the most expensivesingle item
in creatinga portfoliois color(and they must be color)photographs of your work.
If you can takethoseyourself,fine.If
not, a professionalphotographer is a must. The pictures must tellyour story. Proper lighting, appropriatebackground,the right positioning of the article, all those details
that are secondnature to a professional photographer. You don't have to have a picture of every item you've created — a representa-
tive samplingis all that's necessary.A potential investor will ask you for more of your work if he/she is interested.
When the photographsare printed,
make them of a substantial size — at least
detail.
Artist & Description of Work
On the same mounting medium as the photograph give a brief but comprehensive descriptionof the item, i.e. size, medium,
recommended(or suggested)uses. For example, if it is pottery, is it waterproof, is it
or is it strictly oven-safe,microwave-safe decorative.
If it's a weaving, give the size and the fibre content. If it's a woven garment, per-
haps someonecould be wearingit. The samewouldapplyto jewelry—a ring or braceletor pendant or earring is more entic-
ingif someoneis wearingit.
"The picture
must tell your story.
Proper lighting, appropriate background, the right positioning of the article, all those details that are second
nature to a
x This will givethe vieweran opportunity to reallyexplorethe item. Use onlyone photographper pageof
professional
(such as file folders)as the mounting
You will want to lead off your portfolio Witha CV (alsoprotected by a transparent sleeve),but keep it brief and applicableonly
your portfolio, and do use a light card stock
medium to keep the pages from flopping, protected by a transparent sleeve(preferably non-reflecting)such as are used to protect reports,
" photographer. to what you are showingin a particular portfolio unless there is information you
feel is pertinént or indicative or a broader range of endeavors. Don't simplygluethe photographson You may be so versatile that you want each page, use a mounting technique either to include examples of all your work— but slits in the medium in which you can slip keep the number of pages down as much as the four corners of the photograph or ordipossible, nary photograph mounting stickers. If you Of course, name, address and phone want to go further,use the professional number. That may sound condescending, mounting technique with two sheets of but you might be surprised to learn that stock. Cut away on the top sheet an area portfoliosare sent out with no name, slightly smaller than the photograph, Place address or phone number of the artisan.
Mounting Techniques
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Now what? You have to put these pages into some-
thing.
The most economical is a sturdy three-
ring binder. Office supply stores have a variety, some are availablein colors and have a transparentpocketon the outside front cover perfect for a color photograph of one ofyour best efforts. You will have to have holes punched in the pages to fit the binder, but many print shops will do this at penmes per page.
You may wish to use the binder as a horizontal rather than conventionalpack-
age, that is, setting up the pages to be viewed with the rings at the top rather than on the left.
Or you might choosean entirelydifferent format such as horizontallyrectangular in a shape other than 8 x 10. Or you might want to use a circular format.
Rememberthough,that anydeviation
from standard size and shape will be more expensive. You can have front and back covers made of wood or leather or other material, but that would involve a higher cost and it is questionable whether that would make a
difference,although it can't be entirely
overlooked. The primary purposes of a craftsman's portfolio are to identify yourself and show your work. Make that display straight forward and honest.
Profile of a Potter from/3
is very necessary. Animals and humour has always shown up in my work." Teapots? "They are a challenge." Evelyn is now moving toward change.
She's toning down her sculptural pieces that were always full of color, "I'm using minimal color — I'm trying something different — it's new and exciting." She is now exhibitingat the Fireworks Gallery in Calgary. The show which started Nov. 27 will run through to the end of December. As well as being a ceramics supervi-
sor at Leisure Learning in Calgary, Evelyn is involved in planning for a ceramics conferencenext spring in Calgary which is being funded by the pro-
vincial Continuing Education Department.
Bill Reid wins '86 Bronfman Award Bill Reid, masterartisanand artist of
nificent pieces in gold and silver he has
The Bronfman Award is given in recognitionof excellencein crafts and is given by the Canada Crafts Council.He
tion of material for the famous Arts of the
British Columbia, has received the S20,OOO Saidye Bronfman Award for 1986.
created over the years.
He playeda major role in the selec-
Ravenexhibitionat the VancouverArt
Gallery in 1966. Reid has made many significant contributions to the arts in Canada. In 1974, a retrospective exhibition of 25 years of his work was mounted at the Vancouver Art Gallery. A few years later he received an honorary degree from the University
was nominated by the Crafts Association
of British Columbia.Reid, one of three childrenbornto a Scottish-Germanfather and Haida mother,grewup in the Skidegate area in the Queen Charlotte Islands.
He attended schoolin Victoriaand Alaska before joining the CBC as an announcer. Although he grew up unknowledgeable in his Haida heritage,becauseof a
of British Columbia and the $20,000 Molson Award for his contribution to the
It was in 1978 that he completed carvinga 55-foottotemfor his mother's
government-imposed silence against the Haida people, as he matured he found a
village of Skidegate, the first pole to be erected there in more than a century. Because his Bronfman Award came
natural interest in the traditions of the people. The imagery he creates whether
it is in carving, silkscreenprints, or
jewelry-makingreflects those traditions. He wrote and narrated a television documentaryon the salvageof the last of the totem poles from the Queen Charlot-
tes, and wrote and narrated a film record of a majorexhibit ofNorthwest Coastart
Haida Beaver
at the Vancouver Art Gallery titled People of the Potlatch. His studies in jewelry-making at Ryer-
son Institute helped him with the mag-
within the first decadeof the Bronfman Award's existence, Bill will have his work displayed when the Museum of Civiliza-
tion (formerly the Museum of Man)
opens in Ottawa in 1988.
The museumwill havea permanent
contemporary crafts gallery.
August 18-24
Opera
Indian Market Crafs Chamber Music Festn,al TheaÜe
Join us for an enchanting journ%/ into art, craft and music in
SANTA FE, New Mexico USA
•The 31stseason of tie Sariü Fe Opera perforrnedin a magnificent outdoor amphitheatre. The 1987program includes
North Ameriæn premiere of Shostakovich's TheNose,Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro, Richard Strauss's The Silent Woman, Puccini's Madame Butterfly, and &ndel's Ariodante. •The 16th season of the world-renowned Fe Chamber
Music Ensemble.
•The 66th Annual Indian Wrket, the largestin the world
featuringwork by more than 400 Native Bbrth Arnericanartists and artisans. NVISits to the best of 140 art and craft galleries showing work which reflects the artistic heritage of the Indian, Spanish. Mexican andAnglo cultures.Artisans work In fibre, wood, clay, ceramic, glass, paper, silver, gold, precious and semi-precious stones,
and localY-designedand createdWearable Art. •Fully escorted by Edmonton arts writer Phylis has been escorting groups to
who
Fe for the past six years. She will
guide the group on walking tours of 375-year-old city with stops at the Fine Arts Museum, the Palace of the Governors,
The Wheelwright Museum, the Centre for ContemporaryArt, the Canyon Road Arts and Crafts Centre, and the Museumof
International Folk Art, the largest collectionin the world with
more than 350,000 piecs. (Share transportation costs.)
•Optional diversions: Side trip to Taos, the ony continuousy occupied Rio Grande pueblo,build in approxmatey 1300,with a old $anish village of Chimayo where traditional Spanish stop at weavers work, Bandeller National Monument where ttr ancient cliff-dwellers lived, rich with petrogs,phs and pictographs. •Theatrical productjons the Santa Fe Repertory Theatre LAn evening at 10,000 Waves, an auttrntic Japanese batht-ouse with privateoutdoorhot tubs and traditionalrnassage. LAn afternoon at Shidoni Foundry• and 13-acre outdoor scupture garden.
For details, contact Gloria Hill. Alberta X.•btorAssociatjonTravel PIMA at 109th Street and Consultantat 474-8619 or stop by
Ave., Edmonton.
But dont walt too long. August is the height of Ünetourist season
and tickets for the opera are usualY sold out lorg before
perfornunce. Reservationswill have to be r-rnde
After that date we will mt be able to guarantee tickets
first mid-rvlarch
of your choice.
ALBERTACRAFT It
Multicultural Heritage Centre
Celebrates Christmas with an International Flavor The Multicultural Heritage Centre in Stony Plain will be celebrating Christmas with an international flavor. Visits by Black Peter and St. Nicho-
las will delight for Dutch Christmas,
Nov. 30.
Children's Day is Dec. 7 with candlemaking among the special events. Elaine Ziegler will demonstrate how to make pine-cone wreaths on Dec. 16.
In Remembrance
Isabel Sharp
Founding Member of the Handweavers, Spinners & Dyers of Alberta
Fellow crafts people were saddened to learn of the recent death of Isabel Sharp, a founding member of the Handweavers, Spinners and Dyers of Alberta. She was born in 1914in Innisfail,
tinuing Education art classesat Med-
Camrose. Isabel taught for eight years
courses over a period of years.
Alberta,and trained as a teacherin
in rural and village schools before marrying and raising a family. In 1954, she went back to teach-
ing in Taber and at the Alexandra Junior High School in Medicine Hat. Isabel became involved in the art
program at the junior high school level in 1958and eventuallytaught classes throughout the public school system. In addition, she taught Con-
icine Hat Collegefor the University of Calgary. She earned her Bachelor of Edu-
cation degree for the University of Alberta with a major in art in 1905 after taking summer and winter Isabel was a member of the art curriculumcommitteesfor the provincialdepartment of education and the Fine Arts Council, the Alberta PottersAssociation,the 'Rat Art Club, and local and provincial fibre arts groups. She co-ordinated the exhibition Fibresfor Four Seasonsfor three years for the Handweavers, Spinners and Dyers of Alberta.
Windsor Park Ceramic Studio
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Don Reitz - Co-sponsored by the Banff
Centre and Culpepper Pottery. Don is an internationallyknown American ceramic artist who produces powerful large-scale works. The workshop involves a slide presentation as well as practical demonstrations.
Date: February 7, 1987. This is an all-day program which includes a potluck dinner.
Dennis Evans - Plates, a Clay Canvas, Well-knownAlbertan,DennisEvans, will lead a hands-on approach to the use of jiggering eq uipment to enhance throwing. Participants will produce a plate and explore a variety of decorative techniq ues. Date: March 7-8, 1987.
Victor Spinsky - Large Scale Casting, 12 ALBERTACRAFT
Co-sponsored by Culpepper Pottery. Victor Spinsky, who has developed an extensive reputation for his humour-
filled, sometimescontroversialworks, will conduct a workshop on large-scale casting techniques. Participants will undoubtedly gain insight into the artist's philosophical approach. Date: March 14, 1987. There are a limited number ofvacan-
cies still offered for studio time. Two full-time technicians are available for assistance — Marilyn Camp and Connie
Cooper.You are invited to utilize the
facilitiesat a monthly rate of $45 or at an
hourly rate of $2. If you require any information regarding the studio or the workshops described here, please call 229-3327, local 436.
An Italian Christmas is set for Dec. 14, and the Centre's own Christmß program is Dec. 21 with music by the Antels and plenty of hot punch bubbling
awayon the stove. Hanukkah will be celebrated on Dec. 28. The New Year will be welcomed on Jan. 4 with games and hot chocolate. Watercolorist Mary Masters will exhibit her work in the Golden Age Gallery from Dec. 4-23. The regular Thursday night ethnic suppers continue on the following schedule. Nov. 27, Dutch; Dec. 4, Ukrainian; Dec. 11, Italian; and Dec. 18, Irish. Dinners are served from 5:30 to 8:00
p.m. The Centre is open 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Thursdays. The address is 5411 - 51st Street, Stony Plain.
Activitiesat the Oppertshauser
House, 5019 - 51st Ave., Stony Plain, include Santa's Workhouse from Nov.
24 to Dec. 23, with an exhibitionof
handcrafted articles that would make perfect gifts. More than 30 artists and artisans have created work to please young and old alike. Hours are 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, to 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays.
New Zealand Mohair Mix
Peter and Laureen King who raise Angora goats and sheep in Winton, Southland, New Zealand, wrote to the ACC recently seeking markets to sell
their carded mohair mix. Using the best
fleecesfrom their crossbred flock and top quality mohair, the couple has been
selling to a local market since they started into business three years ago. Now they are looking abroad for new markets.
They were inquiring into the possibility ofselling their pure natural carded wool/mohair mix direct from farm to
or to retailoutlets,craft associations, individuals. Ifthere are any knitters/weavers out
there who are interested in this blend, write: Peter & Laureen King, "The Bend", No. 3R.D. Winton, New Zealand.
Here 'n There in Crafts weaving,bßketry, felt-makingor show April 2 - 5, an exciting new concept makingtechniques.Deadlineis Jan. 18. for display arul sale of crafts and clothing Non-membersmay send self—addressed wearable art created by artisans — the peopk, cultures, landscapeand man-made objectsduring the 1988Olyrn— envelope for membership and exhibition acrcssCanada.For this first show,there information to HGA, 65 LaSalle Rd., West will only 155 b(RRhsand the highest pics in Calgary. Applications for participaHartford,CT, 06107-2312 standards of jurying will be applied, the U.sx tion should be sent to Western Canadian Gamblesclaim. Icons, Muttart Art Gallery, 1221 2nd INTERNATIONAL STAINED GLASS Amongthe specialevents willbe fashion Street S.W., Calgary T2R OW5by March competitionand exhibition,June 21-25, shows twice each day. 6, 1987. Phone (403) 266-2764. Corning Museum of Glass, Coming, N. Y Deadlirr for applicationsis Jan. 15. participants must be Requirements: resi- in conjunctionwiththe 1987summerconDetails forms may be obtaindentsofAlberta,BritishColumbia,Manitference of the Stained Glass Association of ed from Originals,Box Station F, Oba,Western N.W.T., Saskatchewanor America. Accepted works to be published Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3Ml. Phone (613) YukonTerritory, and must havea consistin a and the Fall 1987issueOf 226-1633.A limited supply of application ent exhibition record for a minimum Of Stained Glass magazine. Open to all stained forms is availablein the AlbertaCrafts three yearsand a maximumof 10 years. glassartists, amateurs,professionals,indiCouncilOffice, fifth floor, McLeod Applicationshould includea completebioviduals,and groups. Originaldecorative Building. graphy,an artist'sstatement,proposalstateglassworksdesigned and made during EXPRESSIONS IN CLAY, an exhibiment, 6 slidesof current work fully labelled 1986-87providedit has not been pre- tion of work by Victor Cicansky,Joe in a plasticsleeve.All mediaeligible. viouslyexhibitedor enteredin anyother Fafard, David Gilhooley, Walter Dexter, competition. Send 35mm slide which Harlan House and many others continues THE MAKER'S EYE 1987, the 8th become the property of SGAA. Fee is $35 annual Harbourfront Craft Fair, July 22at the BurlingtonCultural Centre, Burlingper person or group, (S45foreign)for up to 26, Toronto,Ont. Entriesdue March l, ton, Ontario to January 4. three slides. Deadline is March l. Further 1987.Contact Harbourfront Craft studio information:SGAA CnmpetitionEntry, MORE Here & There/14 office,235 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, OntarioM5J 2G8 after Dec. 31, 1986. Rt 3, Box 218-0,Edmond,0K, 73034 U.S.A. Phone (416)869-8447. NATIONAL FIBRES CottageIndustry THE DECORATEDMOCCASN, Gngress, May 27-29,BereaColleg•,Berea, nationalcompetitionandexhibition,sponKY, sponsored by the Precious sored by the Canadian Native Arts FounFoundation.For informationand registra— dation In co-operationwith the Bata Shoe tion forms,contactThe PreciousFibres
WESTERN CANADIANICONS will present a unique view of Western Canada
Museum Foundation. Open
Native crafts-
peoplein Canadaand the U.S. making
Native footwear using authentic materials and traditional techniques including decorationwith quills,beads,moosehair,thread embroidery. &tegories: soft sole moccasin,
hard sole Native shoe, child's mocassin, special occasion moccasin. Cash awards up
to S6,000.Deadline is March 1987. For details:CanadianNativeArts Foundation, 27 Indian Grove,Toronto,OntarioM6R 2Y1. Phone (416)762-2235.
ANGLO ORIENTAL CARPET design
awards'87. First annualcompetitionfor
artists from the design industry and crafts— people in all media. Top three designs will be produced in China and displayed at the Toronto Design Centre in September 1987. Entries to be in the form of full color scale
renderingsof a 6-footby 9-footcarpet.
Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 511, Berea, Ky.,
U.S.A. 40403.Phone (606)986-1495.
ARTISANS WANTED by ArtisanStudios Ltd., 12 Falchurch cres., N.E. Calgary T3J I K l, which is specializingin high
for Unique Canadian Handcrafted
ANOTHER ROADSIDE ATTRACTION, an exhibitionof recentceramic
B27 west EdmontonMall mase Ill
quality, handcrafted works.
sculptures by four contemporary Alberta artists continueson tour next year.
The artists — Pat Matheson,Shirley
Rimer, Garry Williams and Kirsten Abra— hamson have pushed back the traditional horizons as they explorea non-traditional,
non-functionalart form in their chosen medium. Instead, the ceramic sculptures encompass socialcomment, politicalirony and personal histories. Thanks to the assistance of Alberta Cul-
ture, the exhibitionwill be seenin Fort
rio
McMurray, Jan. 2-23; Beaver House Gallery in Edmonton, Jan. 31-Mar. 7; Prairie Gallery,Grande Prairie,July 23- Aug. 17; Sir Alexander Galt Museum in Lethbridge,
inches in size and must be executedin
Museum and Art Gallery, Oct. 24- Nov. 7. NOTHmG NEW UNDER THE SUN? Of course there is. Don and Barbara Gamble of Gamble Productions will have their first Originals
Deadline is Jan. 5, 1987.For info and entry
forms:Brian Crerar, AngloOrientalLtd., 68 Prince Andrew Place,Don Mills, Onta-
2H4. Phone (416)445-8111. SMALL EXPRESSIONS '87, an exhibition sponsored by the Handweavers Guild OfAmerica, April I -3, 1987at the Conferenceof NorthernCalifomiaHandweavers. Works should not exceed 12 inches by 12
Annette's Pottery & Gifts Ltd.
Sept. 7 - Oct. 16; and Medicine Hat
481-9372
Needlecraft Guild
New offcers ofthe EdmontonNeedlecraft Guildare: Jean Ford, president; Armande Jones, vice-proident; ClairePeters, recording secretary; Joan Tessari, correspond-
ing secretary;and Marion Boutülier, treasurer. New directors are Reta Kennedy, Helena Gavin, Grace Burford, Mary Lunney and Pßt president Kathy Rigakis. For information write to Edmonton NeedlecraftGuild, P.O. Box
8232,PostalStationF, EdmontonT6H 4P1 or call Joan Tessari at 435-2072. ALBERTA CRAFT
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Craft News from Ft. McMurray
by Leni Balaban, Ft. McMurray Area Representative Much has been happeningon the
local crafts scene during the past month
or so.
The ArtisansOf The North, a local non-profit crafts group, is planningto open a store for the sale of handcrafted items at Plaza Il which will remain open until early January. It's cash on the nose. No cheques, or credit cards. For those interested in learning new
yarn of fabric techniques,be sure to
check with your local yarn and fabric stores. Classes in knitting, stitchery, crochet and quilting are being offered on an ongoing basis.
The
of Fort McMur-
ray meets the second Thursday of each
month at 7:30p.m. at Father Mercredi SchoolAnyoneinterested in the needle arts is welcome. This is a great opportunity to meet people, have fun, and maybe
learn a new skill.
Clay — Update on Alberta Potters Association
from/3
The APA mandate is to have a juried show every two years and Sundstrom is optimistic that's not far down the road. Last September, a 20-year-period of history in Alberta was marked with the opening ofan exhibition at Beaver House
Gallery — "Alberta Clay Comes of Age."
The exhibition encompasses the
widest range of artists and objects befitting the diversity of activitiesevidenced by this period. Forty individuals and 40 works were chosen to represent a time-
frame in which more than 4,000 Albertans experienced the clay medium in some degree — professionally,semiprofessionally, or as a leisure activity.
The landmarkexhibitionand accompanying catalogue were the final instalIment in a series of three projects on the
subject, thereby, effectively bringing coverage of Alberta's clay history up-todate, It is a co-sponsored effort between
the Alberta Potters' Associationand the Alberta Art Foundation; the association providing the manpower and expertise, and the Foundation providing the necessary funding. Those who missed seeing the exhibi-
tion during the fall in Edmonton, will have the opportunity of seeing it from Dec. 16 to Jan. Il, 1987, at Muttart
Gallery, Calgary; Feb. 2 - Mar. 3, 1987,
Sir Alexander Galt Museum, Leth-
bridge; April 18 - May 10, 1987, Medi-
cine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, MedicineHat; June 30 - July 25, 1987, Prairie Gallery, Grande Prairie; Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, 1987,Fort McMurray Public Library and Art Gallery, Fort McMur-
ray; Jan. 10 - Feb. 21, 1988, Red Deer Museum and Archives,Red Deer. Further informationabout the exhibition can be obtained from Dennis Evans, exhibition chairman at 285-2622 (Calgary).
Comedy of Errors from/4
in the back of the embroidered work.
A spokesmanfor U.S. Customsin
Edmonton advises artists shipping their works to make certain that the required
documentationis securelyfastenedto the shipping carton or crate, and that the carrier takes responsibility for getting the shipment to its destination. He said it is the responsibility of the carrier or the
customs brokeragehouse to open cartons to make them ready for customs inspection. When an article is crossing an international boundary, if the shipper is not
14 ALBERTA CRAFT
there in person to look after the article, then an agent has to be there to look after
the rights of the individual shipper. Because they have possession of the goods, the carrier has the authority to consign it to a customs brokerage house
unless the shipper specifies a certain brokerwho then acts as the representative of the shipper. This can be either an employee of the broker or of the carrier, the spokesman said. Finally, the shipper should be aware of all regulations when shipping works of art across international boundaries.
Here 'n There from/ 13
ENAMEL ART. Original worksof art made of enamel — jewelry, miniatures, vessels, sculptures, paintings, architectural
works,for Second InternationalEnamel Art Exhibition in the Kunstverein, Coburgs
Germany,June 1987. DeadlineJan. 7,
1987. Jurors will make selections from 35mm color slides. Contact Kunstverein Coburg e.V., Postfach87, D-8630,Coburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Muttart Art Gallery
June 2-27, 1987.This will be the Muttart Art Gallery's version of the world's funny pages. If you have something funny to
paint, sculpt, weaveor otherwisecreate. They wouldlike to see your proposals. Deadline for proposal is 4:00 p.m., Dec. 5, 1986.
The Muttart is also lookingfor works by artistswhohaveexhibitedin the gallery during the past 10years for the 10th anniversaryexhibitionnext year. Deadline is Jan. 16, 1987.
ContactMuttart Gallery,1221- 2nd St., Calgary,phone266-2764.
Art in the Windows
Ceramic Seminar Potters are invited to submit recent work and a biographyfor Art
in the Windowsat TorontoDominion Square, Calgary which will take place from May 29 - 31.
Resumeand slidesshouldbe sent to EvelynGrant,LeisureLearningServices, Dr. Carl Safran Centre, 3rd Floor, 930 13thAve.,S.W., CalgaryT2R OL4.Phone 229-3327.Deadline is May 11.
Rosebud's Gallery
The community of Rosebud approximately 100kni from Calgary in the AkokiniskwayValley,now has its own art gallery at the Rosebud School of the Arts. They have a small crafts store and theatre facilities. More information may be obtained by calling the school at 677-2350.
Crafts Wanted
ReflectionsHandcraftsand Gifts in Redwater is lookingfor quality handcrafted items on a consignment basis. They're particularly interested in folkart, weaving, silk and china painting jewelry, cloisonne, needlepoint, porcelain, wooden toys and gift items for men. Details may be obtained by calling Dawna at 467-4791, or Amy at 942-
4672, or write to Reflections,4836 - 51st Street., Box 307, Redwater, Alberta,
Call
Form & Function Workshop Banff Centre, Jan. 15-16
for Entry.
Visiting artists at the Fonn and Function Workshop at the Banff Centre January 5-16, 1987 will be Janice Tchalenko and Tom Coleman.
Last year's Doll Dressing Competition/
Tchalenko'sdecoratedpots combine a wide range of different ceramic and fine art traditions that include the high fired techniques ofthe Far East, the decoration of Persian and Islamic pots, the robustnessof French country wareand
the decorativequalities of a Matisse painting. The result is a colorful range of useful wares which makes imaginative
use of trailed decorationwhich are a delight to see. She has designed a domestic range of pots for Dartington and has seen them through the production stage. Tchalenko has exhibited widely in the United King-
dom and the continent. Blumhelman Gallery in New York has shown a large exhibition of her work.
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After working as a potter for 11years
and establishinga reputation for this skilful handling of porcelain. Coleman
Doll Dressing Competition.
Exhibit for the debut of the Alberta Ballet Company's
in Calgary and
cameto nationalprominencein 1978 Edmonton generated a great deal of with the publication of John Nance's The Mud Pie Dilemma.
This book revealed the struggles of a
young artist refining his craft, while at the same time trying to maintain the personal commitment to his family. Working within a traditional vessel framework. Coleman has established a reputation for extraordinary control of his medium
and an exuberantsense of decoration. His work has become increasingly more refined and more personal as he develops a truly contemporary approach to porcelain. Residing in Oregon, Coleman has
been includedin four NCECA Exhibitions and has exhibited widely throughout the United States.
enthusiasm.The Alberta Ballet Company and the ACC will again be sponsoring a doll dressing competition in May of 1987.The dolls will be exh1Yted at the
Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary and
Edmonton. Criteria%r the competitionwill be available from the ACC offices in early January.
SELFRIDGE POTTERY CHRISTMASSALE
Dec. 6 & 7 12-5pm 9844 - 88 Ave.
XV Winter Olympic Marketing Opportunity
products of existing licensees,and your work is selected, it will cost you N OTHING
in terms of royalties,providedyou are an AlbertaCraftsCouncilmemberin good standing.A standardconsignmentcommissionfor actualsaleswillapply.
Whowill be making the selections?
A committeewill be formedto deal
with the selectionprocess. This will consist of Alberta Crafts Council, Olympic Crafts Working Committee, Olympic Arts Festival and OCO '88 Marketing representa-
tives.Selectionswillbe madewith regards to design standards, quality of workmanship and marketability.
What do you have to do
to take advantage of this unique opportunity?
You should examineand understand
the followingvital information: It is generally known that the official symbols of any major ipternational event, such as the XV Olympic Winter Games, are carefully protected and licenses for their use provide a considerable source of revenue for the organizers. Licensees are granted exclusive rights to manufactureand/or distribute specific products bearing Olympic marks. Unauthorized use of protected Olympic marks results
in legal action to protect the rights oflicensees and other corporate partners. The AlbertaCraftsCouncilhas arrang-
ed with OCO '88 that if youwishto create quality, hand-crafted items displaying the symbols ofthe XV Olympic Winter Games,
you are requiredto register your intent to produce prototypes for consideration with the Alberta Crafts Council Office by Janu-
ary 30, 1987.THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND PRODUCE, BUT MERELY INVITES YOU TO REGISTER YOU DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM. Yournamewill be recorded and you will then be forwardedall the informationyou require to commence. You will receive an official disclaimer letter in which OCO '88 gives you permission to use the Olympic symbols for your prototype only. You will also be forwarded the
officiallysanctionedimagesthat may be
used and other relevant information. The Alberta Crafts Council is excited about the potential of this program for the membership. When the licensed selection has been finalized,NO OTHER CRAFTS-
MEN will be granted licenses.Those hand-crafted products licensed will therefore be afforded the same exclusivityrights as any other licensee. For many of us this may be the opportunity of a life time, and we hope the crafts community of Alberta will respond accordingly.
Summary of Requirements:
a. You must be an AlbertaCraftsCouncil member as of 31 January, 1987.
b. You must write a letter of intent to produce prototypesto:
Alberta Crafts Council #509, 10136- 100 Street
EDMONTON,Alberta T5J om
c. Provide the followinginformation:
Name:
Address:
Telephonenumber (home):
Telephone number (business): Craft medium: For any further informationyou require pleasecall:
Bobbi Hoffman Executive Director
Alberta Crafts Council
(403) 428-1654or (403) 428-1660
WendYs Originals Grande Cache looking for qualiY handcrafteditemson consignrnentbasis.
BOX 905. Grande Cactr TOE 040
mone 827-3895
ALBERTACRAFT
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THE CLASSIFIEDS: ARTISAN STUDIOS INC. 636 - 17Ave. SW.,
CrafB & Talents with a Special Touch
Made by Seniors Excellent Quality
is seeking to expand its representation of high
quality work by Alberta artists. Individuals working in any medium who may be seeking
a sales outlet are invited to contact either Dennis or Pat Evans at the above address or
O Knitting Cl Ceramic O Art
C] Woodworking C] Stitchery
Lapidary
Western Works
Manitoba Spring CRAFT SALE
O Pottery O and much, much more
April 29 - May 3, 1987
ing skills to work full-timeor part-time.
SHOPPE OPEN DAILY10 - 5 PM
Write Annette Greenberg 7612 -182 St., Edmonton,Alta. T5T IY9
Calling All Seniors
Winnipeg Convention Centre
call 2454868 betvveen tie hours 10am -5:30
pm weekdays, or noon - 4 pm Sundays.
PRODUCTION POTTER with good throwThrowing and trimming are main functions.
POTTERY STUDIO TECHNICIAN Needs
some ceramic knowledge and must be able to handle pottery. Job requires preparation of pottery for final firing and general studio
GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
to be Membersof
SENIORS' CRAFT SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
duties. Must be dependableand reliable. Write Annette Greenberg 7612 - 182 St., Edmonton,Alta. T5T IY9
ALBERTA CRAFTS ADVERTISING &
ALBERTA CRAFT is tie officialpublication of tie Alberta Council. We accept advertising from members arØ non-rnembers.
ADVERTISING RATES:
1/9 pg S25.oo; 1/6 pg $35.00; 1/3 pg %0.OO; 1/2 page (horizontal only) S80.OO
SEASONS OF
CELEBRATION:
Ritual in Eastem Christian Culture Nov. 13 - Jan 4 Provincial Museumof Alberta
Win
Handcrafted
Gift from ACC
At each publication of Alberta Crafts
Council there will be a draw for a donated handcrafts gift. All new mem-
bers and those renewing their membership in any given month will be
8513- 104 st.,
Edmonton,Alta. T6E 4G3 Phone 433-2053 The Alberta
200 - 62 Hargrave St., Winnipeg, Manitoba RBC INI
(204) 942-8580
Council is dedicated to the qualities ofexcellence, diversity
our society and forms the root of cultural richness through craft traditions.
The Alberta Crafts Council is an umbrella organization of all Craft
Associations in this Province, established since 1979. As well as being a collectivevoice for professional and amateur crafbpeople, the Alberta Crafts Council offers its' members the following services: • 'Alberta Craft' Magazine Craft Marketing Programs Education and ProfessionalDevelopment Portfolio Registry Resource Library Corporation Gift Program Affiliation with Canadian Crafts Council
MEMBERSHIPAPPLICATION NAME
ADDRESS
POSTAL CODE TELEPHONE: HOME
BUSINESS
CRAFr MEDIA
O New Membership
O Renewal C] Individual Membership S20.OO C] Fulltime Student Membership S12.50 Association, Regular voting S50.00 O Association, Non-Voting $35.00 Commercial/lnstitutional S50.OO ALBERTA CRAFTS COUNCIL #509 10136- 100 Street
arutzky, ACC Director has donated a pair of handmade beaded moccasins.
Phone: (403) 428-1654
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Ron Mark
and integrity. We celebratethe creativespirit and energ.' which sustains and enriches
eligible. This month's winner is a new member; Jenny Woods, a Grant Mac-
Ewan student. Martha Campiou-
for applications contact:
EDMONTON,Alberta T5J om
LOTTERIES