Toronto Craft Alert

Why o why is this happening the day after I move (and will inevitably be stripping carpeting or other such fun)?  Sounds perfect for collecting beautiful junk to fill the new house with.  Please go in my stead and fill your own spaces with handmade and thrifted treasures (just don’t tell me about it).  Oh, and if you want to sell at it, it looks like they are still accepting vendors – apply here.

Drake Spring Market
Saturday, April 30 · 10:00am – [...]

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This just in! The Paper Place is hosting a Shifu Demonstration lead by Beth Showalter THIS SUNDAY. Shifu- the Japanese craft of spinning paper into thread- has many applications such as knitting, crocheting, weaving, hand-stitching and more! Contact The Paper Place for more information, or to reserve your spot.

Shifu Image Courtesy of The Paper Place

Shifu: Spinning Paper Demonstration
at The Paper Place
887 Queen St. West
Sunday, April 17th – 5:30-7:30pm
$25

This demonstration is inspired by the traditional [...]

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Rosin Fagan part of bookhou‘s featured artist series June 1-26, 2010

This work is from her exploration of catholic and religious imagery while a student at NSCAD University, and have since moved back to her hometown of London, Ontario and visited the church she attended growing up, St. Patrick’s Parish. The patterns used are taken from the lace-like confessional screens at St. Patrick’s. She is interested in the significance of decoration in religious iconography and correlate it, through her work, to the [...]

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Paper Arts Classes – Special Guest Instructor Jen Starr
May 28 – 31

This weekend only join special guest instructor Jen Starr at Bizzy B’s Stamp & Scrap for a series of amazing classes. Make mini books, cards, tags or master a new technique! Call 416-203-0433, email info@bizzyb.ca or visit www.bizzyb.ca for details.

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Interview by Kaye Prince

Hi Tascha! Can you tell me a little about yourself and where you create?

I’ve been a crafty chica basically from the get go. My mother is a fine art painter and she was an illustrator when I was young, so art has always been a staple in my life. I was lucky enough to be able to have an unlimited supply of crayons and paper to play with growing up. My grandfather encouraged me to make things out of scrap wood at a very young age. [...]

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COME UP TO MY ROOM 2011
The Gladstone Hotel’s 8th Annual Alternative Design Event

January 27 to 30, 2011
(Coinciding with Toronto International Design Festival and the Interior Design Show)

Deadline: Monday, May 31st, 2010.

Call for Submissions

ATTENTION: DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS, VISUAL ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, SCULPTORS, WRITERS, MUSICIANS, SET DESIGNERS, PROP MAKERS, SOUND ENGINEERS, CERAMACISTS, TEXTILE ARTISTS, CRAFTS PEOPLE, FILMOGRAPHERS, PRINT MAKERS, NEW MEDIA ARTISTS and ALL CREATIVE MAKERS:

The Gladstone Hotel seeks Expressions of Interest for innovative, cutting-edge, contemporary design and installation-based projects for The Gladstone Hotel’s [...]

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