Meghan Hildebrand Fine Art

Whimsical and mystical all at once, Meghan's vibrant paintings are both urban reflections and tales of the natural world. What results is an imaginary world that one feels drawn to or even a part of - like you've dreamed it before. Perhaps her lifelong experience of living in some of Western Canada's most beautiful, wild and natural places such as her native Yukon, Nelson and currently Powell River influences her ability to tell such compelling visual stories. Whatever the case is Meghan is one talented lady and a very accomplished artist. Long time fans of Meghan's, we are so happy she will be adding her electric color palette to the mix of our happy homemade show this year!

Natalie Gerber

 After many years of soliciting her, Natalie Gerber joins us for the first time this year! You will find immaculate attention to detail in Natalie's work that is rare to find nowadays. Natalie is not only a great designer but also a skilled technician of all things textile. From cutting to sewing to printing Natalie's hands are part of the whole process. She hails originally from South Africa, but has lived in Canada (Calgary) for close to 20 years now. Her work is deeply influenced by her native country as you can see in the patterns she has developed and printed for her latest line of handbags. She'll be debuting a new line of home accessories at SFM13, also featuring textile that she designed and printed herself. An SFM debut that is not to be missed!

Dahlhaus

The best of art, craft and design can be witnessed in Heather Braun-Dahl's ceramic work. With a fine art background and an equally strong talent in painting as in clay one can see the influence of abstract and the Bauhaus art and architecture movement from the 1920's.  Heather says, 'dahlhaus strives to connect art to life in both a practical and conceptual way'.
We are impressed with her ability to do so and we are definitely not the only ones.

Dahlhaus ceramics are regularly featured in prominent design mags. Big stores who often seek out the talent of independent artists such as Anthropologie and most recently West Elm in Vancouver have also picked up on Heather's palette of vibrant color and geometric tendencies. It is a real skill to be able to work at this level of production and maintain your artistic integrity so we take our hat off to Dahlhaus for making it work and for continuing to make her work!

We are so looking forward to seeing her return to SFM's Lucky #13 show!

riyoko urban bikewear

A mash-up of her life long love for fashion and her ethical values regarding sustainability, Kristi Woo's design priorities with riyoko urban bikewear are two-fold : to feel comfortable and to look good on your bike. We think she's done a great job! Best of all she designs specifically for women in the urban environment [thank you!!!].

Tights on display at Interbike (industry tradeshow)

With a background in fashion design from Canada's Ryerson Polytechnic University + years of travel experience she has a uniquely sharp sensibility when it comes to designing for versatility and movement. In any of her clothes you can do your daily commute across town and go straight into a business meeting or a social with friends. No more going to the bathroom to peel off your lycra tights and fluorescent nylon jacket to exchange it for the right outfit!

riyoko urban bikewear is consistently at the front edge of trends in the realm of fashion meets function which has garnered attention from leading design communities in San Franciso, New York and Portland. SFM is happy to host riyoko in their official Vancouver debut where you can come see the genius designs for yourself! !

Arm warmers!!!

Official List of Artists for Lucky 13!

Happy Novermber! Ta Dah! Finally here is a complete list (to your right) of all the AH-Mazing talent you will find at Heritage Hall on Dec 8 & 9 this year! Looking forward to having lots of new greatness with us this year. A special welcome back to Daniel Nemeth of Heliotrope Jewellery Design who showed with us at our very very first show in 2003!

Stay tuned for our next unveiling ... of our website!

Pendant by Heliotrope Jewellery Design

It's that time of year again ...

It's amazing how fast time moves when you are staying creative! Our Lucky #13 show is coming in a just a few short weeks and we have lots to share with you about our line up of artists! In the meantime we hope you are enjoying the bright fall days!

Gratitude

Thank you so much to all of you who came out to support your local creatives at our 12th show in December! We hope you had a peaceful and restful holiday season and that your new year has begun gracefully!

We have plans to renovate our blog this upcoming year to make it more of a year round place of interest and sharing regarding local and Canadian Handmade Culture so please stay tuned! Until then we'll leave you with a few pics from our Holiday show.

With Love,
SFM

Kari Woo

In 1993 Kari discovered her love of making jewellery literally by accident. While recovering from a snowboarding injury she enrolled in her first jewellery class - it was love at first make! Though she had always collected jewellery through her girlhood she never imagined that she would make it. Now almost two decades later she is still at it and she still loves it. After a few initial classes Kari's beginnings were largely self taught until she returned to school in 1998, receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts [hons] specializing in Jewellery + Metals from the Alberta College of Art + Design in 2003.

Since then she found a second love - collaborating to build small independent arts events and businesses. In 2003 she co-founded the Shiny Fuzzy Muddy Collective of artists and makers based out of Vancouver, B.C. - a group that still works together annually to host one of Vancouver's best curated independent arts + craft events. In 2004 Woo co-founded INFLUX Jewellery Gallery in Calgary which she co-owned and co-piloted with her business partners until March 2011 when they passed the torch on to new owners. 2004 also saw the start of the New Craft Collective - an Alberta based initiative modelled after her successful collaboration in Vancouver. In 2007 she launched Made In Canada: Calgary Artist's Market which supported local artists with a venue to show and sell their works on a monthly basis for the entire year.

During this time she has also been able to develop and maintain her own studio based business where she designs, produces and distributes an independent line of contemporary art jewellery, works closely with clients on custom pieces and occasionally instructs workshops through the ACAD Extended Studies Program.

Her work is notably understated and modern in design but with the use whimsical freehand motifs and the intentional asymmetry of form it is also warm and intriguing. Drawing her influences equally from architectural forms, human dwellings and her observations of nature Kari’s designs reference notions of space - whether they be public or private, external or internal, urban or natural, physical or metaphorical. Her mixed media work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe, South Korea and across Canada; her jewellery designs are available in high-end design boutiques and galleries across the country, online and in select U.S. locations

In 2010 Kari moved to Canmore with her husband where they have burrowed into a cozy little nest which includes her home studio. In early 2011 they became new parents and are embarking on a whole new collaborative project of new proportions… and she still designs and loves to make jewellery.