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Reflections on the Craft Year 2020
Contemporary society has been increasingly responsive to the rapid application of technology in our everyday lives and yet it has taken the Covid 19 pandemic … Continued
Morris, Kelmscott and Observations from Nature
During my recent trip to the UK I found an opportunity to pay homage to the Father of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris. … Continued
A Peek into London Craft Week
Having been postponed from earlier in the year, London Craft Week was not dampened by the threat of a second wave of COVID19 in the … Continued
COVID19 Challenges The Canadian Year of Craft
The Canadian Craft Federation declared 2020 a Craft Year, a year-long celebration of contemporary fine craft that included exhibitions, workshops, festivals, studio tours; it was … Continued
A Craft by Any Other Name
Why is it so important to find meaning and promote an understanding of craft? After all, we see this word all the time on our … Continued
Interview with Fergus Wessel
Fran Dawkins caught up recently with Stone Letter Carver, Fergus Wessel at his Oxfordshire studio. With over 19 years experience and an outstanding reputation, Fergus … Continued
Inside Passage School Of Fine Cabinetmaking and the Complete Craftsman
It is an honour and a privilege for Crafted Vancouver to welcome our new Strategic Partner: Inside Passage School of Fine Cabinetmaking, located in Roberts … Continued
The Quest For an Heirloom
Pamela Magee is a weaver who understands the value of authenticity, has a driving passion, and the technical expertise to craft beautiful wool and cotton … Continued
The Human Condition
In his 1897 treatise, ‘What is art?’, Leo Tolstoy declared that art should be considered as ‘one of the conditions of human life’ and, as … Continued
Creative Districts: Granville Island
The 2021 Crafted Vancouver festival introduces the Craft District Series, a cluster of events within a short walking distance of each other. This year we … Continued