Lightbank Studio Holiday Art Sale

Hey Folks! If you happen to be in the Seattle area this weekend please visit what looks like a great event - the Lightbank Studio Holiday Art Sale. SFM artists Laura McKibbon and Jasna Sokolovic (two of Canada's greatest ceramic artists!!!) will be joining the group for this event. If you miss them in Seattle, don't worry ... the Shiny Fuzzy Muddy show is only 8 days away!!!!

Lightbank Studio Holiday Art Sale
Saturday December 5, 11am – 5pm
Sunday December 6, 11am – 5pm
2200 North Pacific Suite A
Wallingford, Seattle

Erin Dolman

 Jeweller Erin Dolman was born and raised in Vancouver but eventually heard the call of the wild, pulled up her city roots and now resides in a beautiful cabin in the woods of Roberts Creek. Erin’s work is designed and created in her home-based studio under the watchful eye of her Pug, Burl. When not working in the studio Erin is an avid gardener and amateur naturalist, she also has a weak spot for hotrods and vintage tattoo designs. These diverse interests show as strong influences in her jewellery, skulls and feathers, birds and hotrod flames all come to be incorporated in her work. Over the past 15 years Erin has exhibited in numerous exhibitions both in Canada and internationally. She has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards including a Niche award in 2002 and a BC Creative Achievement Award in 2005.

Denise Wilson

Denise Wilson calls Vancouver home even though she was born and raised in Toronto. What’s more is that she regularly takes up residency with her husband’s family in Peru. Denise, who studied fine art in Vancouver and Florence Italy, uses her extensive travels throughout Europe and the Americas plus their languages, cultures, art, design and architecture to influence and inspire her.

Denise has successfully launched three unique collections. In 2003, Patina Designs launched a collection of buttery soft leather accessories accented with hand silk-screened images and appliqués. The collection has expanded from books to include refillable journals, agendas and coin purses.

In December 2005 Denise and husband Andres Hinojosa teamed up to create Bronsino Designs for Living. The line pays homage to the 16th century Florentine artist Agnolo Bronzino and the Hinojosa family home on Calle Bronsino in Lima, Peru. The finely crafted handbags and accessories from the Bronsino collection are classically inspired works of art produced in very limited numbers. 

The following year Bronsino Recycled came to fruition and focuses exclusively on the use of recycled and reclaimed leathers.

 

Denise’s work has been featured in Fashion Magazine, the Georgia Straight, Vancouver Lifestyles Magazine, Real Weddings, The Toronto Sun and Shared Vision Magazine.

claire madill in the studio!

my work currently falls into two categories: slipcast porcelain vintage jars and accessories (earrings and brooches).  both are derived from vintage glass -- at some point a year and a half ago, my thrift-store-eyes turned exclusively towards the stuff.  the kitchen cupboards of our grandparents were filled with things that we just don't use or need much anymore -- canning jars and pickle dishes, in particular, have lent me an almost endless source of inspiration.  the idea of 'value' comes into play a lot for me as a result. 

in order to use these found objects for my ceramic purposes, i have become a moldmaker. (every new mold is declared to be my 'prettiest', so i'm definitely getting better all the time! the promise of a good mold to work with makes the process not so daunting anymore...)  the best part of making a new mold of the pattern from the bottom of a vintage pickle dish, for example, is seeing the 'negative' of the pattern in the plaster. even though your eyes can look at the glass original and see a diamond impression, the 'negative' of the same is always a fantastic surprise!  so then i'll have to make a mold of the mold to be able to use both 'positive' and negative' images for my accessories...  this idea has been translated into my newest earring designs -- i've been calling them 'same same but different'.  when you look at the pair of earrings, they are definitely a pair -- no question.  but looking closer, you discover that one is the positive and one is the negative.

Toronto One of A Kind Show

This is Canada's largest show & sale featuring distinctly Canadian designers, artists, crafters and makers. Its on now until December 6! If you happen to be in the big city drop by booth I45 and visit SFM artists Kari Woo or booth U19 and visit Anat Basanta!

East Side Culture Crawl

If you haven't been out for the best art stroll (or marathon!!!) of the year in Vancouver, then you should go out today! Visiting artists in their working environments can provide such a greater understanding of their work and sources of inspiration. Many of the SFM artists are participating in the Crawl including ...

Arleigh Wood
Laura McKibbon | cul de sac design
Janna Hurtzig | Astrosatchel
Denise Wilson | Bronsino Design
Amy Stewart | Olie Designs
Clarie Madill | heyday designs
Jenefer Pleadwell | 1000 Flowers
Naomi Yamamoto | Flightpath Designs
Lincoln Heller | FiveLeft
Heather Braun-Dahl | Dalhaus

Scroll down the page and find artists links on the right side! See ya on the Eastside!!!

SFMers @ Circle Craft!

From November 11 – 15 you can find some of our SFM gals at the Circle Craft Show in Vancouver at the Convention and Exhibition Center! If you are in the area drop by to view some of the works in person! While you are there grab some postcards and give them to all your friends because they are really pretty and good reminders to come visit us all on Dec 12 & 13!

Anat Basanta - Fine Jewellery
Caroline Miller - Fun Jewellery, Booth 335
Ulla Clark | Lu Prints - Home and Personal Accessories

Caroline Miller

Caroline gravitated toward jewellery at an early age, when as a young girl growing up in Victoria, BC she would sneak plastic earrings onto her ears and into family portraits.  Since those days she has apprenticed as a silversmith in Uruguay, earned a diploma in Jewellery and Small Object Design from the Kootenay School of the Arts and studied in the coppersmithing town of Santa Clara del Cobre in Mexico.  She currently works from her studio in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.

Her work and inspiration are derived from the many oddities of personality and its ongoing progression.  Balanced with these flights of fancy are the permanence of geometries, physics and the techniques of a practised silversmith.  Her choice of materials incorporate the precious with the semi-precious; gold and silver and gemstones are often combined with found objects or plastics.  Caroline’s work is distinct in design, sometimes bold, sometimes subtle.  Classic style is often married with contemporary flair.

Caroline has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants and is committed to strive towards new and fresh approaches to her craft.  She can be contacted at info@carolinemiller.ca for orders, queries and commissions.