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GREETINGS FROM THE WINNIPEG ART GALLERY Welcome to the fifth annual CRAFTED: Show + Sale, featuring the latest work by over 60 jury-selected artists from Manitoba, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Newfoundland and Labrador. This one-of-a-kind event keeps getting better and better and the Gallery is proud to once again partner with the Manitoba Craft Council and Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association to bring you this two-day celebration of the handmade. The WAG is yours to discover as you shop and take workshops. Admission to all the exhibitions is free with your ticket, including access to Kent Monkman’s Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience, Small Worlds: Inuit Miniature Carving, John Paskievich: The North End, and Salon Style: Reimagining the Collection. It’s exciting to think that this time next year, we will be expanding with the opening of the WAG Inuit Art Centre, connecting to the WAG on all levels and reaching out into the community. The Centre will provide a new home for the largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art in the world. Learn more about this transformational project on the Mezzanine Level. Thank you for attending CRAFTED 2019, which raises funds to connect the public with craft and craft-based artists at the WAG and beyond. Generous sponsors and donors help make CRAFTED 2019 possible and we cannot thank you enough, in particular this year’s Presenting Sponsor, Sussex Realty, and Philanthropic Partner, Ayoko Design. To the artists—thank you for taking part and for your stunning work. We are grateful for the dedication and giving spirit of the CRAFTED organizing committee led by the incredible Yoko Chapman. Thank you to the local chefs and ceramic artists who brought to life the second volume of the philanthropic cookbook Down to Earth: Homemade Soups in Handmade Vessels. Be sure to take home a copy and sample some of the recipes at the Soup Bar. Thanks again for joining us at CRAFTED 2019 and we hope you will be inspired by the creativity that surrounds you! Dr. Stephen Borys Director & CEO Winnipeg Art Gallery wag.ca cover:
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GREETINGS FROM THE MANITOBA CRAFT COUNCIL Happy Fifth Anniversary, CRAFTED! When this unique Show + Sale of contemporary craft was inaugurated in 2015, the idea certainly felt novel, maybe even a little risky. Church basements and community clubs were the usual locus of craft sales, not international art institutions. For the Manitoba Craft Council, with its commitment to celebrating and promoting the best of contemporary craft, this kind of partnership was exactly what it was seeking. Collaborating with the Winnipeg Art Gallery has elevated craft and helped craft artists reach a new audience. WAG leadership saw the potential and embraced the concept. Now in its fifth year, CRAFTED has proven itself to be the premiere holiday venue for excellence in contemporary craft. Visitors praise the sale for its presentation of well-made, beautiful, and original work. Craftspeople appreciate the guests’ enthusiasm and care. CRAFTED is indeed a win-win for artists and appreciators alike! Many thanks to WAG staff and volunteers for continuing to champion craft and its makers through this lovely annual event: Sherri Van Went, WAG’s Retail Operations Manager and the lynchpin of CRAFTED; all WAG staff members whose work in fundraising, communications, event planning, security, caretaking, etc. bring CRAFTED to life; the CRAFTED committee (with a special thanks to Chair, Yoko Chapman); to our Northern and Eastern partners, for travelling to share your work with us; and to all the individual craft artists who enrich our daily lives with the work of your hands—thank you!
Tammy Sutherland Director Manitoba Craft Council manitobacraft.ca
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GREETINGS FROM THE NUNAVUT ARTS AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATION The Nunavut Arts & Crafts Association is excited to partner with the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Manitoba Craft Council for the fifth edition of CRAFTED. Nunavut is one of Canada’s most creative regions: nearly one third of Nunavummiut identify as artists, and uniquely, many of those artists are members of families that include multiple generations of artists. Incredibly, more than 10 per cent of all Canadian art and craft sold internationally is made in the territory, which has a population of only 40,000. Our communities are alive with people involved in the arts economy—for personal and family use all the way up to international commercial sales— the creation of arts and crafts is an everyday activity for many in the territory, who draw personal and cultural strength and resilience through their practices. We are grateful to our collaborators and the organizers of this project whose important work results in this remarkable showcase of the very best from across Nunavut and Manitoba. Thank you to our friends at the WAG, the CRAFTED committee, the MCC, and our funding partners, the Government of Nunavut and the Kakivak Association. We hope those who attend CRAFTED will gain knowledge of, and find a new appreciation for the exciting, beautiful, and extraordinary arts and crafts Nunavut has to offer.
Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster Executive Director Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association nacaarts.org
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Earrings by Alina Tungilik, 2014
Nunavut is home to 4,000 artists. Embodying the creativity and ingenuity that is a natural part of Inuit culture and using the skills passed from generation to generation, Inuit artists have developed a world-wide reputation for their beautifully crafted and distinctive work. To learn more about the artists of Nunavut, visit nacaarts.org
GREETINGS FROM THE CHAIR On behalf of the CRAFTED: Show + Sale volunteer committee, I would like to extend our sincere thanks for joining us for this incredible event’s fifth season. CRAFTED continues to grow and flourish, and with so many exciting new developments in the works for the WAG, there seems to be something extra special in the air this year. Whether this is your first time at the event, or you are a loyal patron, be sure to really look around and review the map and program to be sure you don’t miss a single highlight.
CRAFTED is a juried show featuring the one-of-a-kind offerings of over 60 artists from Manitoba and Nunavut. CRAFTED’s goal is to elevate the Art of Craft at the WAG by showcasing talented artists and staying true to CRAFTED’s unique philanthropic tradition which is the key to this very unique event. I would also like to extend our thanks to our presenting partners, the Manitoba Craft Council and Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association, our donors and sponsors, the chefs and artists who shared their work, and the CRAFTED committee and volunteers. It has been an honour to work with such an inspiring, generous, and committed community of patrons and supporters and I am thankful for the continued support both CRAFTED and the Down to Earth cookbook have received. Be sure to visit our pop-up Soup Bar for a sampling of some of the new recipes from our cookbook, and I hope you take away with you, a little piece of our CRAFTED community.
Yoko Chapman Chair CRAFTED 2019
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This year’s CRAFTED: Show + Sale not only showcases artists from Manitoba, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Newfoundland and Labrador, it also celebrates the second volume of our philanthropic cookbook! A special issue of Anthologie, Down to Earth: Homemade Soups in Handmade Vessels, is a collaboration between Ayoko Design and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. The cookbook features a curated selection of 20 recipes concocted by your favourite local chefs and served in vessels created by ceramic artists to warm you up this season! Proceeds from the sale of the cookbook will be donated to the Winnipeg Art Gallery and Winnipeg Harvest.
Winnipeg Harvest is a not-for-profit, community-based organization that collects and shares surplus food with hungry families and facilitates training opportunities with the aim of reducing poverty and moving toward long-term solutions. CRAFTED and the WAG are proud to support Winnipeg Harvest and arts education as this year’s heart of craft. Down to Earth: Homemade Soups in Handmade Vessels is available for order online, at the Gallery Shop, and WAG@The Forks, during this year’s CRAFTED event, and across the city. Find the full list of vendors at crafted.wag.ca. An extra special thank you to Anthologie Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director Yoko Chapman, CRAFTED 2019’s Chair, for your tireless dedication to this cookbook and CRAFTED. Finally, thank you to all of the participating chefs and artists who donated their time and expertise in support of our causes!
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CRAFTED 2019 DONORS
Anonymous CRAFTED 2019 COMMITTEE Chair Yoko Chapman Organizing Committee Joyce Berry, Johanna Brierley Siri Northcott McCaulder Heather Shayna, Margaret-Ann Smith Celeana Tennant, Cathie Ugrin WAG Staff Katryna Barske, Terry Gallagher (WAG/Doowah Design Inc.) Taylor Goodson, Amy Rebecca Harrison Catherine Maksymiuk, Cara Mason, Amber O’Reilly Brigitte Plouffe, Doren Roberts, Sherri Van Went Craft Council Tammy Sutherland (MCC) Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster (NACA)
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CRAFTED 2019 MAP ECKHARDT HALL / Main Level 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Michael Astill Cynthia Boehm Brook Drabot Glass Earth + Hide Indigo Arrows Kelli Rey Mouse River Pottery Root Cellar Sunday Feel Winnipeg North of Fargo
GALLERY LEVEL / Gallery Level 11. Aelios Design 12. Alexandra Tumanov Jewellery 13. Arctic Canada Trading Company 14. Ashoona Studios 15. Melissa Attagutsiak 16. Candice Ring Studio Pottery 17. Janet Carroll 18. Charlotte’s Dollhouse 19. Chris Pancoe Art + Craft 20. CJ Tennant Jewellery 21. Cloverdale Forge 22. Commonwealth MFG 23. Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador 24. Crystal Nykoluk Earthshaper 25. James Culleton 26. Cypress Ceramics Studio 27. dConstruct 28. Fat Daug-Hand Carved Antler Jewelry 29. Herman De Vries 30. Debra Frances 31. GlassHouse Designs 32. Kami Goertz
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33. Grace Han 34. Terry Hildebrand 35. Inspired Designs 36. Johanna Brierley Jewellery Design 37. Junebug Design 38. Helen Rose Kaloon 39. Karen Schmidt Humiski Studios 40. Annie Kilabuk 41. Tamara Klassen 42. Kathryne Koop 43. Le Petit Point 44. Alan Lacovetsky 45. Little Wing Odd Birds 46. Manitoba Craft Council 47. David McMillan 48. Metamorphosis Glass Worksr 49. PJ Anderson Ceramics 50. Rosemarie Péloquin 51. Rox Textile Art 52. Rusty Nail Shorebirds 53. Salvaged Earth Designs 54. Sarah Sue Design 55. Siqiniq Street Designs 56. Snootsie 57. Chelsey St.John 58. Stone + Colour Creative 59. Sweet Adeline 60. Dawn Teasdale 61. Teegan Walker Ceramics 62. Alina Tungilik 63. Patricia Tymkiw 64. Cathie Ugrin 65. Valerie Metcalfe Pottery 66. Velvet Plume 67. Tricia Wasney 68. Wilder Goods
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Hungry? Fuel up at the Soup Bar in Eckhardt Hall on the Main Level. For only $5 a bowl plus bun, you can enjoy several different soups, many of which are featured in our Down to Earth: Handmade Soups in Handmade Vessels Volume 2. Relax in the Soup Lounge located around the corner. Thank you to all our Down to Earth chefs, Soup Bar, and bread donors who made this amenity possible: Chef JD Braid, Chef David J. Bond, Chef Christopher McClure and the whole team of Chefs from Arctic Co-operatives Limited; Tabitha Langel from Tall Grass Prairie Bread Company; Kyle Watson from City Bread; Rob Bohay and Giorgo Mantas from Verde Juice Bar, Chef Kirk Hanson from ERA Bistro, and Chef Irene Adamopoulos from Greek Market. Hot tip #1 All proceeds from the sales of the Arctic Co-operatives Limited Soups will be donated to the Qa juqturvik Food Centre in Iqaluit, and the Deacon's Cupboard Food Bank in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
Hot tip #2 You can buy beer, wine, and other chilled refreshments at the Soup Bar.
Warm up with a cup of wildcrafted tea! Our Tea Station is located on the Main Level. Boreal Wildcraft Tea Co and Cornelia Bean Ltd provide world-class tea and coffee products to Manitobans. Our efforts range from innovative tea infusers to hot and cold drip hand brewed coffee and lately through our commitment to building the Boreal Alliance with northern community foragers who share our passion for fresh, wild, and 100% Canadian PURE herbs.
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FEATURED ARTISTS These talented artists have been selected for their original and high quality work. Learn more about the people behind the crafts.
Aelios Designs • Winnipeg, MB • Jewellery L3 Katerina Pappas is mostly self-taught, and has been creating jewellery using traditional, but environmentally friendly methods for eight years. She learned while living abroad, having had the opportunity to work with seasoned metalsmiths. She prefers to use salt and vinegar to clean her pieces, beeswax to lubricate, and water-based finishing solutions rather than the chemical options available. Katerina uses only natural materials in her pieces and recycles materials as often as possible. Her work is luxurious, yet lightweight and comfortable for everyday wear.
Alexandra Tumanov Jewellery • Winnipeg, MB • Jewellery L3 Alexandra creates Jewellery that celebrates the elegance of Mother Earth. The intricate detail inherent in a fallen leaf, the texture and complexity of a found twig, transforms her artistic process. Every piece is a symbolic connection to the natural world. Committed to an environmentally sustainable practice, Alexandra exclusively uses recycled materials and ethically sourced gemstones.
Arctic Canada Trading Company • Yellowknife, NT • Mixed Media L3 Arctic Canada Trading Company supports and promotes arts and craft from over 100 artists in communities across the Northwest Territories. They sell a range of arts and craft products including porcupine quill birch bark baskets, beaded moccasins, mukluks, muskox qiviut (wool) products, muskox horn carvings, traditional stencil prints, beaver fur mittens, hats, scarfs, neck warmers, etc.
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FEATURED ARTISTS Ashoona Studios • Elie, MB • Mixed Media L3 Goota Ashoona is a third generation female Inuit artist from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. From a long line of wellknown artists, Goota, along with her artist husband Bob Kussy and their twin sons Joe Jaw and Samueli Ashoona, founded Ashoona Studios, currently operating in Elie, Manitoba. Produced both individually and collaboratively, their work is part autobiographical and part historical, detailing stories from their family life. Many carvings are made from whalebone and black argilite, but often mixed with other materials such as caribou antler, soapstone, copper, and claws.
Michael Astill • Île des Chenes, MB • Ceramics L1 Michael has been living and creating in Manitoba for over 20 years, and for the past 15 years he has made Île des Chenes his home. He fires most of his work in a kiln he built in 2006. A creator of functional ceramics, Michael places the importance of use as highly as the aesthetic of the work. He has spent his career utilizing the atmosphere in woodfired kilns to create work with a subtle beauty that encourages handling and contemplation.
Melissa Attagutsiak • Iqaluit, NU • Jewellery L3 Melissa is the owner of Nuvuja9, a contemporary accessory, clothing, and custom garment company. Nuvuja9 produces jewellery from sealskin, caribou antler, beads, ivory, and baleen, and designs custom gowns for special events and unique parkas for Nunavut’s cold winters. Melissa has traveled across Canada and Europe to showcase her designs. She also joined the Crafters Network in Scotland and Norway to show and promote sealskin and the sustainable Inuit seal hunt.
Cynthia Boehm • St Andrews, MB • Fibre L1 Cynthia is a proud member of the Norway House Cree Nation. Growing up, beadwork and traditional wares were a part of her family home and community where she was surrounded by this intricate, delicate art form. Her earliest influences came from her parents, great grandmother, and the many elderly beadwork artists in her community. Her early work is contemporary and she recently has found appreciation for old style traditional floral beadwork. 17
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FEATURED ARTISTS Brook Drabot Glass • Warren, MB • Glass L1 Brook is a glass artist living and creating in Manitoba. She loves creating handmade, nature-inspired blown glass homewares, home decor, jewellery, and art pieces. She incorporates elements of fairy tale imaginings into her glass to create work that is both familiar and otherworldly. Experimenting between flameworked, blown, and cast glass, she often combines multiple small components together. She studied at the Sheridan School of Craft and Design, Red Deer College, and Pratt Fine Arts Centre.
Candice Ring Studio Pottery • Winnipeg, MB • Ceramics L3 Candice is a studio potter from Winnipeg, Manitoba who has always gravitated toward making utilitarian objects because of their familiarity and tactility. She is inspired by her sense of nostalgia for home, coupled with an interest in history and decoration, which she uses as building blocks for her creative process. She has exhibited and taught throughout North America, Australia, and China. She has a BFA in Ceramics from the University of Manitoba and an MFA in Studio Art from Arizona State University.
Janet Carroll • Winnipeg, MB • Paper L3 Marbled paper! This material inspires Janet’s work in the book arts. She creates unique mono-prints and uses her paper in crafting functional notepads and boxes. She also employs suede and genuine parchment—often in combination with marbled paper—in making luxurious journals. Janet has marbled paper since 1979 and studied bookbinding in England. She has exhibited in Canada, Ireland, and Japan. She served as Artist in Residence at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts in 2000.
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FEATURED ARTISTS Charlotte’s Dollhouse • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Charlotte Sigurdson is a textile artist who specializes in dolls and toys. Charlotte studied Fine Art at the University of Manitoba before veering off course to pursue a career in law. After finding a legal career woefully unappealing, she returned to her artistic roots and taught herself the art of doll making. She draws inspiration from nature, children’s literature, and her own daughters to create pieces that are whimsical and full of life.
Chris Pancoe Art + Craft • Winnipeg, MB • Ceramics L3 Chris is a multi-media artist with a profound interest in clay and has been making functional pottery for over 15 years. His interest in pottery stems from the need to make comfortable and beautiful pots for the home that enhance the pleasure of food and nourishment of the soul. Chris produces pottery that is both ergonomic and efficient in form and helps remind us of our earthly surroundings, our ability to create, and enjoy the handmade in our daily lives.
CJ Tennant Jewellery • Winnipeg, MB • Jewellery L3 CJ creates exquisite, graceful, and graphic jewellery. She loves discovering new colour combinations with unusual gemstones and exploring new and traditional shapes in all of her pieces. She never forgets that jewellery is worn on the body and so every piece must make her customers feel as good as they look. The result is work that is both fresh and timeless. Each piece is handmade by CJ in Winnipeg, using gemstones, pearls, sterling silver, and gold vermeil.
Cloverdale Forge • Winnipeg, MB • Metals L3 Having picked up a hammer at an early age, Matt Jenkins feels at home in a blacksmith shop. Over the past 25 years, he has honed his skills learning techniques from smiths around North America. In 2009, Matt received an Honorable Mention at the World Forging Championship in Italy, and in 2015 he took home the first place medal in Drawing and Design. Using hand tools and early industrial equipment, Matt is dedicated to crafting each item by hand, giving his creations the timeless feel of handmade work. 21
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FEATURED ARTISTS Commonwealth MFG • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Just over four years ago, Andrew Doerksen created Commonwealth Manufacturing (CMFG), a small company comprised of only two people. CMFG specializes in making quality collared shirts right here in Winnipeg. Everything is handmade from Japanese or organic fabric from abroad. CMFG is also fully transparent about cost breakdowns and sourcing. The ethos is to make clothing diligently, transparently, and with (social/ environmental) benevolence. The company also has a Take-Back Program in which old CMFG shirts are repaired (if necessary) and resold at a low cost, with all profits being donated.
Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador • St. John’s, NFL • Mixed Media L3 The Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador supports and celebrates the integrity of the handcrafted object, the creativity of the maker, and the viability and visibility of their community. Their Shop and Gallery promotes the fine craft work of Newfoundland and Labrador artists through marketing events and 24 exhibitions per year both at the local provincial and national level. Glass, duffel, sealskin, leather, and an assortment of other materials are translated into one-of-a-kind pieces.
Crystal Nykoluk Earthshaper • Winnipeg, MB • Ceramics L3 Crystal is a shaper of earth, transforming raw mud into hybrid forms of sculpture and pottery. At the University of Manitoba, she discovered clay and how the material satisfied her need to build things in the third dimension. Always a lover of Lego and K’nex, Crystal found she thrived on the technical challenges the ceramic medium had to offer. She has taught at the Winnipeg Art Gallery and at The Edge Clay Centre, inspiring others to express themselves and to be freely intuitive with clay.
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FEATURED ARTISTS James Culleton • Winnipeg, MB • Paper + Metal L3 James is an artist, designer, and musician. His drawing style is a combination of blind drawing and gesture drawing, capture movement, time, place, and his love for music. James’ subjects include a who’s who of the local music scene as well as drawings of some of the best music venues in the province. He is multifaceted and uses his skills as a designer to create steel objects inspired by his drawings. His sculptures grace the facade of the West End Cultural Centre. James has published several books on drawing and teaches art and design at Red River College and the Forum Art Centre.
Cypress Ceramics Studio • Wawanesa, MB • Ceramics L3 Born and raised in Manitoba, Kevin Conlin has been creating with clay for over 30 years. As a ceramic artist and amateur paleontologist, he draws inspiration from the fossils he discovers and excavates on many of his expeditions. The textures, colours, and forms he encounters help to inspire exciting life-filled vessels that remind us of the past and hint of our own future. Kevin has shown both nationally and internationally. He works and teaches for the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba and runs Cypress Ceramic Studios in Southwestern Manitoba.
dConstruct • Winnipeg, MB • Jewellery L3 dConstruct stems from a love for and an interest in minimalist design and modern architecture. Their mission is to innovate, through use of unique elements and to support the community by using eco-friendly materials. They create jewellery from 40% recycled resins that incorporate organic materials and hand woven items developed by skilled artisans in diverse regions around the world.
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FEATURED ARTISTS Herman De Vries • Winnipeg, MB • Wood L3 For Herman, wood turning is a labour of love which began when he needed a desk and could not afford to buy one. He built his own. At first, he never considered this an art but, as time went on, the wood began to “speak” to him and soon every piece of firewood became a fresh opportunity. Taking wood from a dying tree on his parent’s 1920’s homestead and turning it into a piece of art preserved something that represented his mother and father. He was able to leave a legacy that people would enjoy.
Earth + Hide • Winnipeg, MB • Mixed Media + Leather L1 Earth + Hide is a lifestyle brand that focuses on high quality leather goods with a timeless rugged quality. Each of their products is connected to its owner through the things it carries and the way it’s used. Their hope is that their work will be an integral part of the amazing things their customers do. Earth + Hide love the process of making their products, the smell, the feel, and when their customers GUSH about the products!
Fat Daug-Hand Carved Antler Jewelry • Otterburne, MB • Mixed Media L3 Candace Lipischak is a Métis multidisciplinary artist and the owner of Fat Daug-Hand Carved Antler Jewelry. Fat Daug stands for Father-Daughter and the craft of antler carving was passed on to her from her father. In her visual artwork, she incorporates recycled and antique items salvaged from her property. Candace pieces tin items together and paints them with acrylic.
Debra Frances • Winnipeg, MB • Bookbinding L3 Debra has always been a maker, raised in an environment where innovation and creativity were nurtured. She bound her first book in 2006, a simple artist’s book for her school-aged daughter, and was immediately drawn into the world of bookbinding. Debra is very compelled with how the compact form of the book can house so many wide-ranging ideas. She is especially drawn to the quality and design of historical bindings and is always looking for ways to innovate using contemporary materials and ideas.
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GlassHouse Designs • Russell, MB • Glass L3 Tyler Kilkenny and Todd Sawyer trained in Ottawa in stained glass design. Not using lead between the glass allows them to layer it and give each piece a 3-D effect. They create all the designs like a colour by number picture and they then build the piece like a jigsaw puzzle.
Kami Goertz • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Kami is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist and character designer who creates plush characters and soft sculptures from mixed media and fibre. Forest walks and the garden, moods, textures and animals, real or imagined, inspire her creative process. Her unique objects are comforting for the young and young at heart. Her work has been exhibited internationally in the US, Canada, and Germany, as well as published in magazines focusing on the creators of plush toys.
Grace Han • Winnipeg, MB • Ceramics L3 Grace is a ceramic artist originally trained in Seoul, South Korea. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Dankook University where she specialized in traditional Korean Ceramic techniques and skills. She then worked for several years in one of the largest ceramic companies in Korea, building on her ceramics knowledge and experience outside of academia. She immigrated to Canada in 2011 and received her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Manitoba. Now, she is pursuing her career as a ceramic artist in Canada, her new home.
Terry Hildebrand • Winnipeg, MB • Ceramics L3 Terry makes ceramic work out of porcelain, with a focus on drinking vessels. He fires the pieces in a soda or wood kiln to give them a delicate flashing of reds, oranges, blues, and greens. He presents his work in groupings, mostly on wooden trays, and creates playful sets that entice the users to interact with each other and the tray. Terry hopes that his work serves as an analogy for social interactions and choices that consumers make.
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FEATURED ARTISTS Indigo Arrows • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L1 Destiny Seymour is the creator of Indigo Arrows, a design studio and line of home textiles inspired by Cree and Anishinaabe patterns and local Indigenous pottery designs. Bezhig is the first pattern she used in her line of linen tea towels, pillows, and napkins. It originated from a 400-yearold elk bone tool excavated near Birtle, Manitoba. Destiny has taught environmental design at the University of Manitoba and was the first Indigenous woman to graduate from the Faculty of Architecture.
Inspired Designs • Winnipeg, MB • Wood L3 Gary Jackson is a teacher and self taught local maker. He works with a variety of Canadian live edge wood and locally produced bio-based Epoxy to add colour. Gary highlights the unique characteristics, natural grain patterns, and features of his materials resulting in beautiful and functional pieces.
Johanna Brierley Jewellery Design • Winnipeg, MB • Jewellery L3 Johanna’s fascination with jewellery can be traced back to her childhood. She developed an enthusiasm for found objects and a curiosity about the various ways in which an object interacts with the body. Whether she is discovering shiny, unusual shapes of glass and stone along a beach, or scouring antique markets for objects with a unique past, her work is informed by her passion for collecting and her eye for the exceptional and unexpected.
Junebug Design • Winnipeg, MB • Glass L3 Working with fused glass allows June Derksen the opportunity to work in a medium that gives her a sense of freedom, take risks, and push her creative soul. She draws inspiration for her work from personal experiences and places visited. Armed with a camera, she is always on the lookout for the next glass project. June works with handmade sheet glass, frit (crushed glass), and vitro-graph (molten glass pulled to create glass string).
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Helen Rose Kaloon • Gjoa Haven, NU • Fibre L3 Helen Rose started sewing when she was eight years old. She combines her seamstress skills and artistic hand to record her peoples’ culture and heritage on appliqué tapestry art. She creates a new style of traditional clothing but also beautiful tapestries and wall hangings. Helen Rose designs from her imagination—seal and fish mermaids, geese flying with children, and seals with children riding on them.
Karen Schmidt Humiski Studios • Winnipeg, MB • Jewellery L3 Karen is influenced by the work of Alexander Calder, medieval architecture, and the beauty of the skies, lakes, and trees found in Manitoba landscapes. She embraces the challenges of designing 3-D small sculptures as personal adornment. Her eclectic fusion of form and function with attention to texture and finish, enables wearers to best express their own individuality. Karen teaches the Jewellery and Metalsmithing Program at Sturgeon Heights Collegiate.
Annie Kilabuk • Pangnirtung, NU • Fibre L3 Annie’s inspiration to sew comes from her surroundings which are the land, sea, the most welcoming people in her community, and as a whole, Nunavut. Her crafts are colourful, stylish, and practical for the cold. Annie mostly works with seal skins, leather, fox fur, and also yarn. For her second participation in CRAFTED, she is selling women’s, men’s, and children’s mittens, crocheted hats for all ages, magnets, zipper pulls, ornaments, and earrings.
Tamara Klassen • Morden, MB • Fibre L3 After learning to sew from her grandmother at a young age, Tamara developed a love for textiles early on. She explores natural dye techniques and textile practices from both home and abroad and has studied with artisans in places such as Peru, Mexico, and Laos. Her work reflects a modern perspective on traditional techniques, with a focus on using sustainable, natural materials and dyes.
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FEATURED ARTISTS Kathryne Koop • Winnipeg, MB • Ceramics L3 Kathryne’s work stems from the tradition of vesselmaking. Her pieces are guided by their function and have a strong organic quality as most of her inspiration derives from various aspects of nature. The shapes, colours, and patterns found in such things as leaves, exotic flowers, or the wings of birds and butterflies, are some of her sources. Kathryne’s work has been documented in numerous ceramic publications, and is included in many government, public, and private collections.
Alan Lacovetsky • St Andrews, MB • Ceramics L3 Alan has had a passion for wood-firing pottery for more than 40 years. He makes most of his work on an antique foot-powered treadle wheel and makes his glazes using various crushed rock and wood ashes. He mixes most of his own custom clays. Alan has worked and exhibited locally, nationally, and internationally. This year he was inducted into the International Ceramic Artists Association (ICAA) in China. He will be building a wood burning kiln in Croatia and next year, one in India.
Le Petit Point • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Chantal Alary established Le Petit Point in 2014. A self-taught artist with an academic and professional background in design of the built environment, she creates woven wall art that explores the relationship between colour, texture, pattern, and composition. Each unique tapestry is meticulously planned and intuitively fabricated to produce a narrative that weaves fibres and flora into a wall tapestry for the home.
Little Wing Odd Birds • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Little Wing Odd Birds are small bird sculptures made of wool, wire, and winter nights in Winnipeg. They are created to celebrate both the beauty of yarn and charm of birds. Many are purely imaginary species and some are interpretations of actual birds found in nature. All are whimsical, playful, and odd. Materials are thoughtfully selected from a wide range of sources including leftovers from knitter’s stash and fibre produced at local Manitoba farms. 30
Manitoba Craft Council • Winnipeg, MB L3 The Manitoba Craft Council (MCC) was founded in 1978 as Manitoba’s only not-for-profit arts organization dedicated exclusively to contemporary craft. Our purpose is to promote, develop, and advocate for contemporary craft and its makers in Manitoba. For over 40 years, the organization has worked to ensure that contemporary craft and the artists who produce it are supported, recognized, and celebrated for their contribution to the cultural and economic life of Manitoba. Drop by our table for a hands-on weaving experience.
David McMillan • Winnipeg, MB • Ceramics L3 From scratch and made by hand, process matters. Dave throws his pots on a kick wheel, revelling in the slower rhythms of a human powered machine. His pottery is made using only natural materials from Manitoba– fireclay from the foothills of Riding Mountain, silacious sand from an ancient delta near Brandon, glacial till from the Interlake, and wood ashes from his kiln. He takes pride in harvesting and processing all of the materials used to make a truly local, sustainable, and unique product.
Metamorphosis Glass Works • Winnipeg, MB • Glass L3 Michelle Hunter is a glass artist who makes bespoke, artisanal glass art for people who love uncomplicated expressions of nature. Rather than follow the traditional path of cold glass work, Michelle loves to focus on creating things that resonate with people and create a connection. Stained glass by its very nature is special; no two sheets are the same. It’s an incredibly exciting medium to work in–every single piece is truly one of a kind!
FEATURED ARTISTS Mouse River Pottery • Wawanesa, MB • Ceramics L1 Angela Graham’s work often revolves around motherhood and the labour behind handmade objects. She is fascinated by the idea of functional art, highly decorative tools, and the history involved in traditional ‘women’s work’–sewing, cooking, and caring for children. She loves to create small pieces of art, which are used intimately by people in their every day routines. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Brandon University, and has since been building a pottery practice, community art studio, and family in Wawanesa.
Rosemarie Péloquin • Saint-Pierre-Jolys, MB • Fibre L3 Rosemarie is drawn to ordinary people, those who make up the wallpaper of everyday life. She starts with clouds of wool and a tiny barbed needle. With the quiet, repetitive act of needle-felting she teases out characters, shaping portraits and painting with wool. The size and material of these companions make them both accessible and vulnerable. They evoke a familiar nostalgia and wrestle stories from all who encounter them. Imagine the conversations you will have when you take one home!
PJ Anderson Ceramics • Winnipeg, MB • Ceramic L3 PJ is an early-career ceramic artist from Thompson, Manitoba. Her work draws from the longing for connection to cultural resources that were lost to the colonial machine. Hundreds of years removed from the involuntary migration of her Jamaican and Aboriginal peoples, she still feels a strong kinship to their traditional crafts of basketry and ceramics. She feels each piece is a love letter to her ancestors. PJ has shown internationally in South Africa, China, and the United States.
Kelli Rey • Winnipeg, MB • Ceramics L1 Kelli approaches her work like a scientific experiment–a process undertaken to make a discovery. Working with materials through various stages of development helps her distill her ideas. She adores references from early to mid-20th century industrial design, incorporating aspects that surprise, puzzle, or entertain. 32
Root Cellar • Winnipeg, MB • Wood L1 Karen Hare is a graduate of University of Manitoba’s Environmental Design program. After university she gained over six years of woodworking experience at Wood Anchor, a local reclaimed furniture and custom design/build shop and has since become a self-taught wood turner. Her intention is always to allow the material to speak first, followed by the impression of the tool and the hand to reveal both form and function. Karen is interested in the roles of collaboration and craft in a modern society. She is currently spearheading Root Cellar: a collective and modern multidisciplinary guild.
Rox Textile Art • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Naila Janzen comes from a long line of creative families. Both her mother and grandmother sewed for a living at some point in their lives. Although she has always been a fan of quilts, she didn’t start quilting until adulthood. After a failed attempt at quilting she decided to try it again while recovering from breast cancer. Quilting brought life back for her. She uses colour, line, and texture as inspiration to create.
Rusty Nail Shorebirds • Winnipeg, MB • Wood L3 Ted Muir is passionate about carving birds. His interest in carving was nurtured by a life-long love of nature along with years of volunteer work and an accomplished career in wildlife conservation. Each carving has the knack of resonating with those who seek a connection with nature. Ted’s signature carving is the rusty nail shorebird-characterized by an antique square nail bent to shape a bird beak. Each of his pieces is mounted on a base of driftwood or weathered oak farm fence post.
For your viewing pleasure at CRAFTED 2019: The Manitoba Craft Council's time-lapse videos of artists at work will be on rotation in the SOUP BAR. A must see! Crystal Nykoluk Earthshaper at work in her studio
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FEATURED ARTISTS Salvaged Earth Designs • Winnipeg, MB • Wood L3 Carson Hill has always had a strong connection with wood, trees, plants, rocks, animals, and nature. Except for woodworking in high school, he is a self-taught artist, carving wood and other materials and fusing materials together sporadically. His focus in the past has been primarily on making jewellery and some small sculpture, but over the past years, he has been branching out into wooden kitchen utensils. Carson’s passion is to take something that someone else would likely discard and turn it into something beautiful.
Sarah Sue Design • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Sarah Sue MacLachlan creates modern, sustainable clothing with exquisite fabric and exceptional finishing. Cashmere, silk, cotton, linen, and eco-friendly textiles are used in creating timeless minimalistic and contemporary silhouettes. She creates small batch, hand-dyed collections such as kimono cardigans, flowy tunics, and tops that focus on being one-size-fits to look fabulous on all women. She does all this from her unique loft studio located just outside of Winnipeg, on a beautiful farm.
Siqiniq Street Designs • Rankin Inlet, NU • Jewellery/ Mixed Media L3 Kayylynn Kusugak and Eugene Kabluitok are an art team. Eugene started off making ulus and knives nine years ago and last year also starting making earrings. A selftaught ulu/knife maker with his own patterns, he also makes one-of-a-kind earrings, ensuring no one else does the same work. Kayylynn comes up with the ideas that Eugene puts on jewellery or in digital art. She is a full time Kindergarten teacher, mother of four, and clothing designer.
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Snootsie • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Tesh Kosowan received a multidisciplinary degree in visual arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2004. In 2007 she started producing bags under the label SNOOTISE. Previously a painter, Tesh explores her training in color, texture, and pattern with textiles. SNOOTSIE is designed and constructed by Tesh in her Winnipeg studio, inspired by classic and modern design. Working mostly in leather and canvas, all of her bags are carefully crafted one at a time.
Chelsey St. John • Arviat, NU • Fibre L3 Chelsey started sewing when she was 14 years old and has always had a passion for creating and designing. Taught by her mother and mother-in-law, she creates stunning, traditional Inuit parkas with a modern edge. She owns Sophia’s Outerwear which has been operating since September 2017 and is well known in the Kivalliq region in Nunavut. She is also the cofounder of the Annual Kapik Fashion Show that takes place in Arviat.
Stone + Colour Creative • Winnipeg, MB • Wood L3 Amber Green is a graphic designer and proud Métis woman with a great love for the outdoors. Following in her father’s footsteps, Amber created Stone + Colour Creative as a woodworking hobby. This allowed her to step away from behind a computer screen and be hands-on in the creative process. Amber prides herself in using wood and other materials–which her Dad no longer needs and would otherwise be tossed away–to create beautifully handcrafted and modern decor for home or office.
Sunday Feel • Winnipeg, MB • Jewellery L1 Sunday Feel is a small batch jewellery line designed and fabricated by Mangie Chan. She uses traditional and non-traditional techniques to create wearable treasures that are eye catching, versatile, and comfortable enough to be your everyday favourite. Her jewellery is inspired by the lines of the body, ancient mythology, architecture, nature, and memory.
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FEATURED ARTISTS Sweet Adeline • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Jessica Janz Cote learned embroidery with her grandmother when she was a child. Inspired by woodcut art and vintage illustrations, her work ranges from cute to spooky, as the best things should. From wall art, to jewellery, to pins; each piece is stitched and assembled by hand.
Dawn Teasdale • Winnipeg, MB • Jewellery L3 Dawn makes contemporary and modern jewellery including earrings, rings, necklaces, and bracelets designed for everyday wear. Her signature style includes clean lines combined with bold textures, and patinas. Dawn works almost entirely with sterling silver, but incorporates gold and gemstones as accents. Each piece is hand-fabricated and textured, so that no two pieces are ever exactly alike. The result is contemporary and modern –relaxed, elegant, a celebration of simplicity and ease.
Teegan Walker Ceramics • Winnipeg, MB • Ceramics L3 Teegan is a young Manitoba artist with a strong passion for handmade tableware, ceramics, and design. He has studied ceramics with Lin Xu at Brandon University, taking courses in hand-building, sculpture, and wheel-throwing. He draws influences from architecture, music, and landscape, while maintaining a style that reflects a use of line, symmetry, and minimalism. Teegan is currently a member of the Stoneware Gallery where you can find his work.
Alina Tungilik • Kugaaruk, NU • Jewellery/Carvings L3 Alina lives in Kugaaruk, Nunavut, and started carving at the age of 12. She was taught by her aunt, master artist Emily Pangnerk Illuitok, whose influence is very evident in her carving style. Alina works with mixed materials incorporating inlays of ivory, whalebone, and caribou antler. Her carvings reflect life in her community, traditional ways of living on the land, and her most favourite, dog teams.
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FEATURED ARTISTS Patricia Tymkiw • Winnipeg, MB • Glass L3 Patricia completed a BFA Honours in Graphic Design at the University of Manitoba and began creating walking tours of rural Manitoba towns for the Province of Manitoba. After working in marketing in the 90s, Patricia decided to return to her creative roots, choosing fused glass as it appealed to her love of intense colours. Her work is inspired by flora and fauna but pixelated to the abstract. Patricia is currently exploring the unique qualities of glass and light patterns.
Cathie Ugrin • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Cathie is a Winnipeg-based fabric artist whose work is characterized by a rich and inventive use of colour, and a unique approach to geometrical design. Her abstract format allows for broad and accessible interpretation. Cathie’s work has been accepted into numerous international exhibits and national juried shows and has reached a broad audience across Canada, the United States, England, Finland, Italy, and Slovenia. Much of her work is custom designed and she is available to discuss projects and commissions.
Valerie Metcalfe Pottery • Winnipeg, MB • Ceramics L3 Valerie fell in love with making pots 43 years ago in art school. Her process is a form of alchemy wherein she works with four elements to transform humble matter into something precious. Her work has many influences; from teachers and fellow artists to the wide-open skies, deep woods, and landscape of the Prairies. Valerie’s pieces have been exhibited and sold across Canada and the United States and are held in public and private collections around the world.
Velvet Plume • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Velvet Plume creates handcrafted one-of-a-kind rope baskets and an original clothing line. They individually sew each of their rope vessels. They dye and stain their rope with coffee, tea, plants, and spices and then sew each vessel into various shapes/designs, using the rope as their canvas and their thread as the paint. Velvet Plume’s clothing line is 100% designed and sewn with the mostly organic bamboo/cotton. They enjoy adding their own original screen prints and one-of-a-kind applique designs to their collection.
Tricia Wasney • Winnipeg, MB • Jewellery L3 Tricia uses sterling silver and employs various techniques in her jewellery-making process. She often incorporates other metals, wool, paper, bones, and organic materials. Having grown up on a gloriously messy small farm, Tricia’s jewellery is informed by landscape and memory. She is also working on jewellery-based artwork exploring the landscape and implications of climate change.
Wilder Goods • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L3 Nathan Bezoplenko and Brendon Friesen started Wilder Goods in 2012. Both coming from DIY backgrounds with a variety of interests, Brendon and Nathan focused on sewing and leatherwork to funnel their creative energy in a consistent direction by making products they wanted to use. Their workshops have been in locations that allow the public to watch the process of how their products are made. They believe there is value in the process of seeing the development at every stage.
Winnipeg North of Fargo • Winnipeg, MB • Fibre L1 Roy Liang thinks of his crafts as functional fun, something to remind us of our past and where we are heading. He holds onto the past and looks forward to the future! Roy is inspired by memories and by the vintage objects around him. These are the starting points for his creations. Roy finds that his designs always have an element of something familiar.
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Mirror Feather Earrings from Warren Steven Scott, $45; Carved Swan from Ning Ashoona, $900; Beaded Shoulder Bangers from Jessica Canard, $60
Kent Monkman’s The Four Continents from Black Dog Publishers, $29.95; Framed Art Card featuring “Kunik” (Kiss) from Ohotaq Mikkigak, $30; Sterling Silver Smiley Necklace from Sunday Feel, $90
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