Toronto Craft Alert

The Junction is absolutely jammed with exciting design & craft shops and creative celebrations of late, so it was more of an ‘awesome, of course’ than an ‘no, really??’ when Amanda alerted me to to the fact that a ARTiculations, a cute new art supply store/workshop space/exhibition venue has opened there.

You can catch Amanda’s window installation and gallery show in the space until January 20th, check out the ARTiculations blog for upcoming workshops , and pop in to the [...]

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Plum crafty jobs are hard to come by, and so I thought I would share this great-looking opportunity at The Paper Place, one of my favourite places to shop in Toronto. If you are a paperholic (phile?) and have a solid background in retail leadership, why not toss your paper crown in to the ring?

The Paper Place is located in the heart of Queen Street West, directly across from Trinity Bellwoods Park. We carry an unparalleled [...]

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I didn’t get a chance to participate in last year’s mammoth group exhibition at The Paper Place, but I did stop by to see it. It was huge! This year, the paper size may be slightly different, but the premise is similar: take a piece of paper, make a piece of original artwork with it, and have it displayed in The Paper Place for others to admire!  A great opportunity for washi fans to strut their stuff. [...]

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Sequined antlers by Cassandra Smith for Printshop Forever. Photo by Mike Goelzer.

I recently caught wind of Printshop Forever (thank you, Faythe), a Milwaukee-based web project that aims to connect work from the art/craft world with budding young collectors. Under the curation and administration of maker, writer, curator and thinker, Cortney Heimerl, this website and shop work together to fill a void she felt in the art/craft divide. At this point in [...]

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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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Organic Metal Grand Re-Opening!
Saturday May 29, 4-8:30pm
578 College Street

We have been busy!

Come by on Saturday May 29th 4:00-8:30pm to celebrate our new space with some food and wine!

Come check out our new artists, new work and Beautiful new space! Showcasing the work of Robin Gray and featuring works by Maae Jewelry, Hey Lady Designs and Carmen Tam.

We have a new schedule of Jewellery workshops, [...]

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