
ccbc’s artist interview series with Katlin Aarma
Exploring the Intersection of Nature, Craft, and Sustainability with Katlin

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Exploring the Intersection of Nature, Craft, and Sustainability with Katlin

The CCBC’s Featured Region Program highlights guilds, organizations, and art communities around BC. This spring we hosted a lovely group of artists from Cortes Island, BC, including weaver Amy Robertson. Read more about Amy’s journey of becoming a craftsperson below!

Inspired by nature and bold colour, Sabine aims to share her passion for protecting the environment. When not creating, she loves to spend her time in nature.

With her CCBC gallery show Rebirth, we asked artist Amy Chang to share with us a bit about herself, her inspiration, and her projects.
Exhibition will be on view in our gallery from June 5 – July 24, 2025.

“My long answer can be simplified into one sentence: I craft because I cannot help it.”

This year, the Earring Show will feature over 120 pairs of earrings – each imbued with meaning. In this post, we take a look at some of the themes we saw in the submissions this year.

The earring show is an original event by the Craft Council of BC, an exhibition, a fundraiser, and a connector’s space. It highlights the dynamic relationship between craft and culture, and serves as a space for collectors, artists, and earring appreciators to connect.

“Above all, I make pottery because it brings me a sense of purpose and joy. It’s a way for me to express my aesthetic sensibilities, honour tradition, and share beauty with others in a way that is both functional and deeply personal.”

Rooted in my family’s needlework traditions, my creations have evolved from functional to pioneering, embodying experimentation…

“Embrace your unique voice and trust in the power of your creativity. Your experiences and stories are what make your work meaningful.”

a review of “q̓emxwéqsem (to tie a knot at the end of your thread)”
by Aliya Boubard

Serena Steel shares her thoughts on processes and experiments behind the ‘q̓emxwéqsem’ and her relationship with slow work.

“Making is my way of processing my daily life. When I create, I reflect and give physical shape to what is influencing me. Words have never come easily to me. While people talk about their day, I will make a sculpture instead!”

q̓emxwéqsem
(to tie a knot at the end of your thread)
an exhibition
aug 8 – sept 26, 2024
an interview with artist Serena Steel

“I’ve always been drawn to the concept of creating things with wood. From a very young age I would experiment with my father’s tools on scrap pieces of wood left over from construction projects.”