Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival 2016

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The Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival is the cornerstone of the Saskatchewan Craft Council and its Craft Art Market programming. Our longest running craft market

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is in its 4th decade, and continues to flourish with the generous sponsorship of the Town of Battleford. Juried exhibitors offer jewellery, pottery, clothing for women and children; sculpture in metal, stone and glass, visual arts, stained and fused glass and turned wood. Saskatchewan-made food products are also available for purchase.

The Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival was founded in 1973 by the Department of Industry and Commerce, and the Town of Battleford Mayor Alex Dillabough was instrumental in bringing the festival to the Battlefords.

The Saskatchewan Craft Council was founded as a direct result of the festival, and took over organizing the juried

exhibition at the festival (what would later become Dimensions) in 1976, introduced jurying to the craft market in 1978 and took over organizing the craft market shortly after. The Saskatchewan Craft Council has continued to work closely with the Town of Battleford and Tourism Saskatchewan, resulting in one of the longest running craft markets in the province. The SCC is proud of the Handcraft Festival, and appreciates the support of our members and patrons in keeping it going!

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OPEN 7:00 a.m. to Midnight Monday thru Friday WEEKENDS 8:00 a.m. to midnight Welcome to all participating in the Handcraft Festival

WELCOME TO THE TOWN OF BATTLEFORD We are very proud of our community and all the amenities we have to offer to our residents and are able to share with you today.

Take time to take a walk on Finlayson Island, up the walking trails to the Fred Light Museum, Fort Battleford or the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Need an ice cream or just to do a little shopping, check out the many businesses ready to offer you great Battleford hospitality!

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THE LITTLE TOWN WITH A BIG HEART

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The Seasons and Moods of Battleford - a photographic essay

by Menno Fieguth is available for purchase at the Town Hall.

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Monika Kinner-Whalen Embroidery Artist in Saskatoon, Canada

We Really Tied One On! My name is Monika Kinner-Whalen. (Pronounced Moe-nee-ka.) I live in Saskatoon.

I am a dedicated fibre artist specializing in freestyle embroidery. My creations are expressions of my love for the prairies and often originate from my own personal photographs of Saskatchewan. I am constantly amazed by the texture and intricate beauty that can be achieved by working with threads. I am self-taught in the areas of needle arts and photography. Since 2009, I have been practising, exploring, and combining these two disciplines on a daily basis. An extremely positive public response to my work has gained me exhibition invitations, awards, media attention, teaching & public speaking opportunities, as well as commissions locally, nationally, and internationally. I am excited to continue my work as I see my skills and art improve with each new piece.

Classes and Public Speaking I’ve been teaching creative sewing classes in western Canada since 2009. I can bring a class to you or you add your name to my waitlist for Saskatoon classes. My local workshops are usually in the fall and spring. ALL classes are appropriate for every skill level, from advanced to ‘how do you thread this thing?’. I ensure that everyone

begins with the same information and ends with the same skill set regardless of expertise or lack thereof. The goals of my classes are inspiration, information, and the ability to creating something beyond what you thought you were capable of.

Threadpainting Project 4 - 6 hours Learn the free motion machine embroidery techniques that I use, how to set up & manipulate the sewing machine, as well as tips and trouble shooting. Working from selected photographs, I will guide you to understand what you are looking at in terms of executing stitch, as well as specific techniques of shading, cross hatching, blending, and long & short stitches. Go beyond simply ‘colouring in’ a picture.

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Beeswax Beeswax is a remarkable natural substance that science still does not fully understand. It is a by-product of honey, which originates in flowers and is made by the youngest honey bees in the colony. These young bees haven’t yet become foragers for the plant nectar that ultimately becomes honey. To produce wax, the bees gorge themselves on honey, linking themselves together by the hundreds, and after several hours, the wax begins to flow from pockets on their abdomens. Each bee then scrapes off the wax with her legs and chews it into soft pellets.

She then uses them to fashion exquisitely engineered honey-comb cells, with walls of wax that average only 1/100th of an inch thick. This is one of the most efficient storage structures ever developed by any species, including man.

Paraffin If you do some research, you will find that paraffin starts as a grayish-black sludge that oozes from the backside of the petroleum refineries. This petroleum by-product is bleached, creating dioxins, is processed and textured using carcinogenic chemicals, is colored with synthetic colorants and artificially scented with that which creates “CFS’s”. Remember, they don’t squeeze flower juices into those sweet smelling candles. Burning paraffin produces toxic combustion by-products, many of which are known carcinogens. Breathing the fumes from bruning paraffin candles is essentially the same as breathing the exhaust fumes from a diesel engine.

Paraffin burns with positive ions creating black soot that coats your walls, funishings, curtains, not to mention your lungs and skin. Dozens of pages can be found on the internet related to the toxicity and carcinogenic effects of paraffin. While I am not promoting the dissolution of

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this industry, I do recommend that you make an informed choice based on facts for yourself and your family.

Positive Ions Science has proven that anything floating in the air, be it in your home, office, or outdoors, is doing so because it is “positively” charged. This includes everything from dust and pollen to toxic residues and emissions coming from household furnishings, rugs, construction materials, to viruses, bacteria and germs. Even odors, such as food smells from cooking, household pets, mold, mildew, all remain smelly because they are positively charged. All the toxins become positively charged by static electricity, friction from walking across carpets or from the “dry”, recycled air and heating systems we all use.

Negative Ions The scientific principle at work here is that a proper balance of negative ions bind with the positive ions, creating complete molecules which have a heavier weight mass and a balanced charge. Hence the positive ions (toxins, dust, odors, etc.) no longer float, they simply fall to the ground.To rid your homes of positive ions, many people purchase expensive “Negative Ion Emitters”, sometimes producing an over abundance of ozone, which can be harmful. When beeswax candles burn, the dust and toxic fumes from the air are convected through the flame, much like a catalytic converter. It has been scientifically proven that the only fuel known to mankind to produce a fully balanced negative ion is PURE UNADULTERATED BEESWAX. It makes perfect sense that Nature would provide us with the finest tool to create the healthy air we all long for.

Helpful Bees Besides producing honey and beeswax, honey-bees pollinate about 30%

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Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival Saskatchewan Craft Council Juried

Waterfront Craft Art Festival Saskatchewan Craft Council Juried Date: June 9 Location: River Landing, Spadina Cr East, Saskatoon Contact: Amanda Bosiak SCC Member Services Coordinator Phone: 306.653.3616 ext.24 Fax: 306.244.2711 Email: scc.memberservices@sasktel.net Website: www.saskcraftcouncil.org/ memb-prod/markets/waterfront.php Deadline: April 20

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of all the food produced for human consumption. Beeswax is a renewable resource and every year each colony produces about two pounds of this wonderful product.

Your Pure Beeswax Candles Every candle is hand crafted and tapers are hand dipped, therefore, each one will be slightly different. All Beeswax used is from area beekeepers, supporting the local bee industry..

Candles vary in color and texture, as each fifteen pound block of beeswax is different, depending on the bee’s forage.

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Date: July 20 to 22 Location: Alex Dillabough Centre 421 – 28 St W, Battleford Contact: Amanda Bosiak SCC Member Services Coordinator Phone: 306.653.3616 ext.24 Fax: 306.244.2711 Email: scc.memberservices@sasktel.net Website: www.saskcraftcouncil.org/ memb-prod/markets/shf/php Deadline: May 4

Saskatoon Exhibition Showcase of Arts Date: August 7 to 12 Location: Saskatoon Exhibition Hall A, Prairieland Park 503 Ruth St W, Saskatoon Contact: Shirlee Olekson Phone: 306.931.7149 Fax: 306.931.7886 Email: solekson@saskatoonex.com Website: www.saskatoonex.com Deadline: July 29– receive entries 1 to 7 pm

Alex Dillabough Centre

Date: June 16 Location: MacKenzie Art Gallery 3475 Albert St, Regina Contact: Kimberley Sarich Phone: 306.584.4295 Fax: 306.569.8191 Email: kimberley.sarich@ mackenzieartgallery.ca Website: www.mackenzieartgallery.ca Deadline: March 16

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Location: Galleria at Workshops Innovation Place Artistic for Kids 6+ $10/Child includes 15 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon Contact: Mel Genge 1 Adult Handcraft Festival Admission Friday at 1 pm Phone: 306.652.2297 Email: webmaster@saskwoodguild.ca Website: Saturday www.saskwoodguild.ca at 10 am & 1 pm SEPTEMBER / For OCTOBER more information and to register Deadline: May 1– SWG members and Sunflower Art Craft Market high school students eligible Featuring Hoop Dancing Dance Saskatchewan Date: September 7 Call and 8 JULY / AUGUST Location: Gallagher Centre SCC Annual Jury Session 455 Broadway St W, Yorkton 1-800-667-8480 ParkArt 2012 Activities Hand-on Art & Craft To qualify for all SCC Juried Markets Contact: Cindee Massier-Yorkton Date: March 10, 11, 17 & 18 Deadline: February 24, 2012 Contact: scc.memberservices@sasktel.net for Membership information and Jury application

Date: July 1 Location: Crescent Park 461 Langdon Cr, Moose Jaw Contact: Ross Melanson Phone: 306.692.4471 ext: 24 Fax: 306.694.8016 Email: admin.mjmag@sasktel.net Website: www.mjmag.ca

Friday – Noon – 7:00 pm Front cover: Basse Taille Neckpiece – Wave

by Melody Armstrong. Photo supplied by artist.

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I now have a painting of the Saskatoon sky line, this one is looking from the north side od the train bridge and has the university bridge in the distance.

Dan Reid is a self-taught Western Canadian artist who has spent all his life on the prairies. Growing up on a farm in Saskatchewan instilled in him an appreciation for the ever-changing moods of the prairie landscape and its beautiful open skies.

His interest in the vanishing prairie elevator as well as antique cars is reflected in many of his paintings which provide a nostalgic glimpse into Canada’s past.

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Dan currently lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His travels throughout western Canada provide him with a constant source of inspiration for his paintings.

Dan’s other interests include snowboarding in the winter and, in the summer, he and his wife Jean drive their 1931 Chev street rod around Saskatchewan and Alberta where they enjoy attending car shows and meeting other car enthusiasts.

Gail Carlson Potter, Clay Artist, Painter, Sculptor Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

As a small child, mud puddles held a forthcoming intuitiveness. By the age of ten years, Gail was a potter, by fourteen, a pottery teacher. To this day she loves the mud-puddle sensation of wiping her clay-covered hands on her jeans.

Gail grew up in an artistic family where the opportunity to express visually was encouraged and supported. Her father, a professional architect, filled Gail’s world with architectural, structural and sculptural foundations seen now throughout her hand-built and carved pottery. Her mother, a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree graduate, encouraged creativity. Often the dining and living rooms of Gail’s childhood home looked more like studios, alive with ongoing creative art projects. In the late sixties, Gail’s mother taught pottery at the Prince Albert Art Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. This became Gail’s second home and the beginnings of her life-long journey as a potter, teacher and sculptor.

During her art studies at the University of Saskatchewan in her earlier years, Gail was a natural with hand building and sculptural forms. Today, Gail Carlson is one of Saskatchewan’s recognized professional potters specializing in both production functional pottery and her hand-built one-of-a-kind

pieces. Passion, love of form, play of light and creative expression flow naturally in her bold, colourful and mono-chromatic acrylic paintings.

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Premala Mutukistna firmly believes that variety is indeed the spice of life. As co-founder (along with husband Bob) of Saskatoon-based Premala’s Spicy Sensations, her mission is to put more zest on our plates and more zip in our palates.

“People’s tastes are changing,” says Premala with a matronly glow. “Today, world - savvy consumers are demanding food with an international flair. They’re open to new cuisine ideas and, well yes, spicy sensations.”

The Mutukistnas have been making and marketing their collection of East Indian-inspired foods for over 20 years. Beginning with a modest stall in the Saskatoon Farmer’s Market, the couple have since expanded their product line of hot sauces, chutneys and spices to suite a growing customer base that now extends though a network of co-ops and specialty food stores across Western Canada.

When they arrived in Saskatoon from their native South Africa in 1968, there wasn’t a single samosa shop to be found - even many of the ingredients fro the deepfried vegetable-stuffed pastries weren’t readily available.

The Mutukistnas decided to make their own. Basing their samosas on an old family recipe, along with Chili-Bites (a crispy, aromatic fritter developed from the Indian pakora), and complemented by homemade condiments, they gave the savory snacks a taste run at the Farmers’ Market.

“The feedback was amazing,” smiles Premala. “People kept wanting more and asked if we would package it to take home.”

To meet the demand, the Mutukistnas completed initial product development and test marketing of their new up-scale sauces and chutneys in 1999, with funding provided by the Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development Saskatchewan (CARDS) committee, and the use of the HACCP-certified commercial kitchens of The Food Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. “We also pro-

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vided technical expertise, laboratory analysis, help in ingredients sourcing, and assisted Premala’s Spicy Sensations with recipe standardization, sourcing ingredients, and scale-up from small to large batch production,” notes Carmen Ly, the Food Centre spokesperson. “The Spicy Sensations process is still very labour-intensive. All their ingredients-from mangos, Granny Smith apples, pure lemon juice and unsulphured raisins - are cut and prepared by hand.” And most ingredients, including cilantro and hot peppers in the sauces and lentil and chickpea in the vegetarian samosas, are now easily acquired from local supplies.

Currently Premala’s Spicy Sensations, which contains no MSG or artificial preservatives, produces Cilantro Hot Sauce (original and extra spicy), Red Roasted Masala (curry powder). Madras Masala, Apple-Raisin Chutney, and Mango Chutney. Launching in 2003 is a line of spice blends to enliven the flavours of lamb, pork, beef and fish, as well as a tart vindaloo (curried sauce). “We’re diversifying slowly,” explains Premala, who develops all the recipes herself.

The Mutukistnas process about 1,000 - 1,500 bottles per day, depending on product size. They use glass and

plastic jars with gold metallic or plastic caps. Chili-Bite mix is in a 375 g gold foil pouch that’s double sealed allowing consumers to reseal after each use.

Although the filling line is semi-automated, the Mutukistna clan pitches in to help camp, label and packing each bottle manually. Finished product is immediately shipped to stores to arrive fresh with a long, stable shelf life.

“Were gearing u in a step-by-step approach to eventually distribute our products across the country,” says Premala.

Premala enjoys discovering new sauces for sauces.

I’ve seen people eat our Mango Chutney spread on bagels, or our Cilantro Hot sauce used as a dip with potato chips and pretzels.

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Another wonderful trip from Ontario for the tenth year of participating in juried craft shows across the west has brought us to year five for the Handcraft Festival here in Battleford. We have seen many changes in growth and results of hard circumstances in the west and still feel welcome by the warmth and friendliness here.

We, Randy and I, are looking forward to seeing new and return customers again this year.

As I am composing this article, I am producing new product to offer for sale, which excites me!

New fabrics, new designs - pants, a new style of skirt, all easy wear for comfort and care. Machine wash and dry for most pieces.

This years booth will be filled with ladies wear sizes small to extra large. Many pieces are one-of-a-kind, especially tops and tunic tops.

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hand (and a few important things) along with pullon pants with pockets and a soft yoga waistband.

We always have a change room for your convenience.

I always “test drive” new designs myself to make sure they perform properly. All designs are born on the cutting table in my studio.

The new line of dresses now includes a shaped sheath made from textured cotton in black and white, fully lined in fun colours. A great go everywhere style casual to dressy. Also offering a small selection of lace jackets which are selling out first at every show!

Since my husband Randy (my business manager) and I now participate in craft shows as our major income for fifteen years, we feel privileged to be able to earn a living and enjoy travelling through our great country.

Both Randy and I work together as a well rounded team - covering all business and creative aspects, doing exactly what we love - making products for you and offering them in a creative setting.

Come and see us. I will be producing right in the booth.

Hello! My name is Andrea Haukedal Blais.

I live in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada.

Here is my story.

Several years ago now, I attended a beginner’s silversmithing class with my Dad and that is where it all started.

While I was at school, I worked part time at a shop specializing in jeweller’s tools and supplies. I found that I had an affinity for the art of metalsmithing and was not afraid to try things on my own. I was soon a bench jeweller and I quit school... But I have not looked back since.

While I was honing my skills as a bench jeweller, I also began instructing silversmithing classes... which I love doing. I have been teaching for seven years.

I later quit my day job as a bench jeweller; it gave me the skills and knowledge of traditional techniques I needed but did not leave much room for creativity. Now I spend my days teaching classes and making jewellery pieces in my well stocked studio which I have been adding to over the years.

This is my art and creative outlet; It is an expression of myself and my pieces are a fragment of that. Thank you for visiting and please enjoy!

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Like all sound entrepreneurs, Arati Chattopadhyay started off with a good idea, and followed through with hard work to develop her dreams into a reality.

Arati, known as Chatty to her friends, has turned her wizardry in the family kitchen to a business opportunity using her cooking skills to create a variety of curry spices to liven up dishes prepared by home cooks. “For me, I don’t think of my business as selling stuff. It is my passion. I love my business,” she explains.

Winner of 1998 Best New Food Product Award Chattopadhyay started Chatty’s Indian Spices in 1996 - a business dedicated to mixing, packaging, labelling, and selling spices used to prepare East Indian food. She said she decided to market the blended spices to allow consumers to cook and enjoy East Indian food without having to buy all the spices used to prepare it.

“Some of my recipes called for as many as 30 different spices that needed to be used in a single dish,” explains Arati. “It would have proved very difficult for the individual who had little experience with Indian food to manage to find and use that many spices. It seemed sensible that pre-packaged spices would present people with the opportunity to cook authentic Indian-style food fairly easily.”

Specializing in her native East Indian cuisine, Arati explains that her blends of spices are high quality without MSG and no colors, just spices and herbs.

Chatty’s has three blends with more to come. She has Chicken Curry, Tandoori (barbeque-style), and Calcutta Curry.

For the spice blends Chatty’s was named entrepreneur of the year for 1998, and won the award for the

Best New Food Product in Western Canada.

This year Chatty has expanded her beautifully packaged product line to include the Mango Mustard Chutney which was selected as “Best New Food Product” in Western Canada in 2000 receiving the Genesis Award. Two other top ten selections, a subtle and colourful Vegetable Biryani and a slightly sweet, well seasoned Tomato Chutney have also been added.

Chatty’s Indian Spices offer a unique blend of East Indian gourmet spices for the first time cook or experienced connoisseur of Indian food. An innovative product for consumers, the company offers three different mixes requiring only yogurt and onion to produce exotic, time honoured tastes.

Serve the chutneys with bacon sandwiches, grilled meats,

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Dichroic Glass - Colour Changing Glass Gems With a beauty that rivals gemstones, Dichroic Glass is a sparkling glass that has been coated with layers of metals and oxides. The word Dichroic comes from Greek root, “Di” meaning “Two” and “”Chroos” meaning “Colour”. The striking characteristic of Dichroic Glass is that is has a transmitted colour and a completely different reflective colour. Each layer reflects and transmits light differently so the glass appears to change colour when viewed from different angles.

With the play of light together with its vibrant colour, Dichroic glass is a prime tool used by glass artists from a multitude of disciplines; fusing, lampworking, glass blowing and stained glass construction.

Ancient Roman Dichroic Glass was created with gold and silver particles mixed into glass. The most famous example is the 4th century Lycurgus cup, displayed at the British Museum. The modern technique for creating Dichroic Glass was developed by NASA in the 1960’s for high technology applications of optic fil-

sausages, samosas, pakoras and toutiere, even try the Tomato Chutney as an ice cream topping.

The products have been featured in the local media for its outstanding taste and convenience.

“Chatty’s is committed to serve the customers the best by spicing up life in the West” Clearly labeled with information on what dishes each of the three spice package choices are best used with, the individual 40 gram packages also have an easy-to-follow proven recipe on the back of each pouch. The Chutneys come in two sized jars, 250mL and 125mL. The Vegetable Biryani comes in a 230g size.

There is a package for Chicken Curry, Tandoori (barbeque-style), and Calcutta Curry. The spices can be used with a wide variety of foods, including vegetables and fish.

ters and reflectors. The coating process vaporizes and vacuum fuses 30-50 extremely thin layers of heavy metals onto glass, yet the coating is only as thick as 35 millionths of an inch. The Dichroic coating when applied to a translucent glass has an opal appearance. When applied to an opaque or black glass the Dichroic colours look like metallic foil and the colour shift is much more dramatic.

Jill Nicholson of Quicksilver Halo has been etching metal sparkling gems with black silhouettes, or lines “drawn” in Dichroic Glass on top of a black background. She uses intricate patterns, pictures and symbols that are inspired by nature, music, and history. Creations range from treble clefs and butterflies to Asian landscapes and Norse Runes. Runes and symbols have deeper meanings as talismans of contemplation, knowledge or protection. Norse, Celtic and other traditional designs have been drawn and reworked until these are suitable to be applied as an etching resist.

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Queen Size Storage Bed $ 99

19999

Air $ Conditioner $$ 99 99

449

99

579

999

Only 17 left...When they are gone, they are gone!

192-24th Street West, Battleford

Phone 306-937-7474

www.battlefordfurniture.com

Fax 306-937-7676

mail@battlefordfurniture.com

BATTLEFORD FURNITURE