Calgary fine craft artists have a long history of providing high quality hand-made goods in a world where most things are mass-produced. Jewelry, rugs, hand-woven, naturally dyed art work, pottery, dolls, soaps, mosaics, tile, glass and much more are all found here.
ARTIST STATEMENT
With a passion for glass and especially the transparency of glass, my artistic work challenges the traditional perception of glassart by introducing alternative ways to experience glass. Transparent glass has over years ma... (more)
Custom, regional, corporate giftware and tabletop design in earthenware and porcelain clay.
Sculptor Fabric artist Wardrobe technician
From editions that utilize my photographic and design expertise; unique books that combine fibre, paper, words, and images; and a line of original handknit items (concentrating on scarves), I create a visual and tactile experience. Commissions wel... (more)
Painting is a form of storytelling that allows me to combine what I see with how I feel. I work in oils, typically palette knife, in a style that is realist and impressionistic at the same time.
Dee Fontans is an emalist, jewellery, designer, radical fashion creator and performance artist.
I am an artist, weaver, writer and educator. My site includes galleries of my handwoven, naturally-dyed art work, installations and excerpts from my writing on textiles and art, and descriptions of my textile workshops.
Off Piste Press - design bindings, artist books and prints
Yvonne's speciality is creating clothing, ceremonial items, medicine bags using Native smoked tanned hide decorated withs beadwork, quills or moose hair tufting. She also offers classes in these decorative artforms.