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Archival summer student Tatiana Povoroznyuk reflects on the historic relationship between 60s and 70s counterculture and ceramics in BC, asking why these histories should be preserved and what a “pot that transforms” means in 2021.
In conjunction with her CCBC gallery show, we asked artist Louise Perrone to share with us a bit about herself, her inspiration, her audience and her other projects
Artist Cathy Joyce reflects on her experience of Trish Graham’s exhibition EYE C U.
Over the course of summer 2021, CCBC hired a student to archive hundreds of prints that have accumulated over three decades at New Leaf Editions. Through the raffling of prints, summer student Jane Schiedel came to recognize a serious issue.
Summer student and archivist Sarah Gibbon takes yet another trip into CCBC the archive. Sarah introduces a peculiar character that pops up repeatedly in our historical newsletters. Auntie Vice was an advice yielding conservator and an avid supporter of Warhol’s spicy Torso series. Read on to learn more about Craft Contacts and our dear Auntie Vice.
In advance of her upcoming CCBC gallery show, we asked artist Trish Graham to share with us a with us a bit about herself, her inspiration, her audience and her other projects.
Granville Island’s very own Peter Braune sits down with Craft Council summer student Jane Schiedel to delve deep into his love of printing and the legacy of New Leaf Editions established in 1985 by the Master Printer and good friend of the CCBC.
Amanda Wood writes about how her willingness to let the material lead gave her a deeper understanding of the materials fundamental to her practice.
Artist, writer and ccbc member, Amy Gogarty reflects on her experience viewing Amanda Wood’s gallery show INTERWOVEN.
Amanda Wood tells us about how her latest exhibition started with a single microfibre cloth and grew into a multi media exploration.
Summer student and archivist Sarah Gibbon takes another trip into CCBC the archive, this time all the way back to the summer of 72′ for a very special edition of the CCBC’s newsletter, Craft Contacts.
MA candidate in the department of Art History at UBC, Bahar Mohazabnia, visits and reviews Patterns of Influence, Rachel Ashe’s recent installation of ornamental arrangements, grids and geometric designs that the artist has cut by hand into paper.
In anticipation of her latest exhibition, Interwoven, Amanda Wood has taken the time to tell us about herself, her inspiration, her audience and other projects.
Rachael Ashe’s cut works from paper are often met with amazement – How is it possible that something so repetitive and precise is created by hand? In her latest blog entry for the CCBC Rachael reflects on this common perception of her work and the role technology plays in her practice.
