The Artisan Fine Craft Market is an established event, showcasing the best in Fine Craft in Saskatchewan since 1979. This boutique craft sale is consistently rated as best quality, most enjoyable Christmas market by artists and customers alike.
Organized by a cooperative of craft artists, the event offers a variety of fine handmade objects in a variety of media and price ranges. Artisan returns to the German Cultural Club in Saskatoon, for its second year. The German Club is known to Saskatonians for easy access, ample free parking, and great food.
November 1 – 3:00pm-8:00pm
November 2 – 11:00am-6:00pm
November 3 – 11:00am-5:00pm
German Cultural Centre
160 Cartwright Ave
Saskatoon, SK
Adults $5
Children (12 & under) Free
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Judy Wood is a career artist who has worked in a variety of media. Current works are photo-based print images or mixed media wall pieces. Nature, birds and animals, prairie heritage and mystery/fantasy are all represented in her portfolio.
Heike Fink is a felting artist, originally from Germany, now living in Prud’Homme, SK. She is very fascinated by felting, since it seems almost magical how those loose fluffy wool fibres transform into a solid expressive figure. She mostly loves sculptural work and especially animal sculptures. She also creates abstract or human figures and a variety of functional craft items. Most of her inspiration is drawn from nature.
Anita Rocamora is an award winning independent studio ceramicist since 1976, creating one-of-a-kind sculptural vessels and sculpture, in clay and mixed media. Her work is figurative, symbolic, or humorous, and draws inspiration from nature, culture, and social issues. “…I strive to create objects that “make sense” visually and physically, that present technical and artistic challenges, and carry a visual narrative” through the evolution from idea to object.
Paula Cooley is a ceramic artist, living and working in Saskatoon. She has had an active studio practice for the past 20 years and uses wheel-throwing, hand-building, and various glazing and firing techniques to create work that ranges from functional pottery to sculpture. Inspired by the natural world Paula’s work is elegant, sensuous and whimsical.
June Jacobs’ textile creations feature the incorporation of exotic natural and manmade fibres into wearable one of a kind creations…garments, shawls, hats and neck pieces. In her sculptural works, emphasis is on form, colour, textural elements with the addition of surface embellishments. Decor items such as wall hangings, blankets, and pillows incorporate all the techniques and fibres. June has also operated the Hand Wave Gallery of fine craft , located next door to her studio in Meacham, Sask. for 33 years.
Zane Wilcox is an award winning artist who creates a broad range of work from his studio in Regina. His sculpture is a distillation of rich elements of visual perception, where form, material, space, light and shadow become the subjects for perceptual play. Zane also makes a line of contemporary functional pottery that is built on strong forms and rich, minimal surfaces. His work has been exhibited across Canada and in the United States and Australia, and is included in several Canadian public collections.
I grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan and have always been interested in promoting the family farm. In 2009, with more health problems in the family due to chemicals, I started using and then selling local beeswax candles. In 2010 I offered to help the owner with her business and began my apprenticeship. After one year apprenticing, and finding I enjoyed the business I decided to purchase Joan’s Beeswax Candles. Although I do not raise bees myself, I do support our Saskatchewan Beekeepers by purchasing directly from them. I will only use 100% Saskatchewan beeswax, and all wicks used are pure cotton. There are no toxins emitted when burning a Joan’s Beeswax Candle.
Ba-Hung Tran has made his home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan since 1981, when he came to Canada from Vietnam. He began to fold paper again during the 1990’s – a passion from his childhood. His work now includes framed artworks, greeting cards, flowers, ornaments and origami jewelry.
Megan C Broner is an award-winning classically trained designer/goldsmith who has attracted worldwide clientele by creating fine jewellery to fit individual tastes. Executed primarily in gold, silver and platinum, often with colourful gemstones and enamel, her work echoes the line, form and textures of a diverse natural world. She lives and works in Saskatoon.
I’ve always found texture to be both intriguing and exciting. Creating with fiber has allowed me to explore an amazing variety of textures and it is this variety that I try to incorporate into all of my pieces.
My work is predominantly needle felted wall art with subjects that range from landscapes to abstracts, but there are always some pieces that are more sculptural and whimsical in nature. Whatever I’m making, it’s always a joy to create.
Attending sculpture classes through the University of Saskatchewan USCAD program opened a new set of doors to his art. With the use of steel in abstract form, Arbie captures and defines the basic power and essence of each subject. Simplifying structure and eliminating detail, allows his sculptures to boldly dominate the very area they inhabit
Discovering fused glass opened up a whole new world for me. I like the combination of the technical skills needed to produce the artistic finished product and the freedom from traditional copper foil or lead lines. One of my goals is to produce beautiful functional pieces, such as bowls and platters, that make people smile. A second goal is experimenting with glass as a canvas, brush, and paint to produce the emotion and feel of a painting using glass as a medium.
I mostly work in high-fired translucent porcelain. I was raised in Calgary and have transplanted to the small prairie town of Maple Creek Saskatchewan which has greatly influenced my work. I use iconic and simple imagery such as children’s story book images, (possibly from reading many stories to my eight year old year old and four year old daughters ) to explore these themes. Lately my work has taken a turn to intricately carved porcelain with a focus on plant leaves. My influences are as diverse as ceramic traditions such as Japanese tea bowls and lino. print transfers.
Cassie Danielle Designs concept is creating wearable art, hand crafting each piece and focusing on upcycled materials, eco-textiles and leathers. Her style is rebellious and edgy; Clothing and accessories for those who don’t conform and strive for individuality.
As a founding member of Handmade House, I have been involved in the world of craft for a long time. Originally I worked with fibre: macrame , weaving and needlelace. I met a glass kiln about 12 years ago and still enjoy the play of light and colour and texture that one can get with glass.
Dawn Rogal creates structural textile pieces stitched entirely by hand from fabrics, fibers, beads and found items. Her work is joyful and strongly influenced by natural history, both real and imagined. Dawn is a Saskatoon-based artist and a juried member of the Saskatchewan Craft Council in both mixed media and printmaking.
I was born on the Canadian prairies and have lived here my whole life. I enjoy interpreting my native surroundings into life-like images, using only thread and cotton fabric. I particularly like coaxing my needle and my sewing machine to alter existing stitches so that the final result is one of maximum texture and realism – both in hand and machine embroidery. Although I have only been showing and selling my work since 2013 and am still considered to be an emerging artist, it has found places in many private collections, both throughout Canada and Internationally.
Bonny Houston, born and raised in Lacadena, Saskatchewan, has been making hot glass since the mid 1980s. She finds inspiration in the colours and forms around her from the shades of Asiatic lilies in her garden, to the flash of koi in the backyard pond, or the subtle blondes of native grasses. Bonny received her glass art education at The Alberta College of Art and Design, The Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Red Deer College and Sheridan College. Bonny has operated her own glass studio in Calgary, Houston Hotshop, since 1994. A committed member of the glass art community, Bonny exhibits locally, nationally and internationally, maintains an active studio practice, teaches, and still finds time to walk her dog, Qloe.
I love to draw. Usually animals. Most often dogs.
Mary Lynn Podiluk is a Saskatoon-based Art Jeweller & Goldsmith who brings a foundation of traditional goldsmithing to a contemporary space through her exploration of alternative materials and techniques. She combines precious metals, gemstones and glass-like resin to create an interplay of light and colour between lustrous surfaces and vibrant transparency, uniting nature-inspired design and her fascination with linguistics. Since graduating from NSCAD University in Halifax, she has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, receiving numerous grants and awards, including two NICHE awards and three Dimensions awards. Her collectors include the Kamm Teapot Foundation, the Saskatchewan Arts Board and Carrie Fisher.
Ron Cooley is a lifelong photographic enthusiast. After a rewarding academic career, he now devotes himself full time to the art and craft of photography. Raised in Southern Ontario, he moved to Saskatchewan in 1989 and fell in love with prairie landscape and prairie light. His favourite images highlight the glorious accidents of pattern, colour, and texture found in our urban and natural environments.
Elisabeth and Robert Miller are fused glass artists that work together to create fine and functional glass art. Both are fascinated with stained glass and its ability to transmit light and emotion. They like the combination of the technical skills needed to produce the artistic finished product and the freedom from traditional copper foil or lead lines. Although they pursue their individual projects and work, they often work together on larger projects or on new and experimental projects that require more brainstorming and collaboration. Both Elisabeth and Robert were born and raised on the prairies and draw their inspiration from the prairie landscapes and the urban environment. They have travelled extensively, in North America and abroad, and look for other inspiration in landscapes and built environments that are very different from Saskatchewan. All of these experiences combine to produce unique, one of a kind fine and functional glass art.
Shannon Welch began making jewelry while living in Victoria sixteen years ago. She remains passionate about constantly refining and growing her skills, as well as her art. Her work can be found on her Facebook Page: Shannon R Welch Jewellery.
Jenny-Lyn Fife is an Art Jeweller whose work is reminiscent of nature and living organisms harmonized with architectural elements. She completed her BFA at NSCAD University in 2011. She has received numerous awards throughout her career including the Governor General’s Silver Medal for academic excellence. She spent five summers as a Metalsmithing instructor at Camp Laurel in Maine. A 2016 Saskatchewan Arts Board grant supported the creation of a body of work exhibited at the Saskatchewan Craft Council. Jenny-Lyn maintains a studio practice in Saskatoon, continuing to create and exhibit her unique finely crafted art jewellery.
Holowaty In Wood is a mentor & apprentice; a father & son art team. Chad and Bob Holowaty are designer makers that find passion in designing without restriction. Our work starts with ideas, it challenges us as woodworkers to turn those dreams into finished pieces. We work with local and international hardwoods and combine bending and unique joinery to bring our designs to life.
I have created art in many mediums all my life and practiced as a professional sculptor for about 30 years. It is only in the past ten years that I have taken up photography as a form for my creative outlet. I enjoy all forms of photography but primarily create landscape, abstraction and expressionistic imagery.
For Ian Preston, it all started in a hospital darkroom after being given a Baby Brownie by his father. At 11 years of age, after seeing his first print emerge, it was magic.
Ian started working in film production in the early seventies after the fine arts program at the U of S, Regina. He began a career as a cinematographer, working on productions ranging from shorts to feature films. Along the way, he learned about lighting, composition, and mood working with organizations such as The National Film Board, Disney and other large production companies. His documentary “Of Classrooms and Caribou”, co-produced with Chester Pelkey, won best picture at the first SMPIA awards beating out several dramatic productions. He has won several film awards since. His work in cinematography plays a large part in the thought process that goes into the making of his photographs.
Ian has, for the most part, kept his still photography work out of the commercial realm, choosing to keep it more personal. He is a member of the Saskatchewan Craft Council where some of his works are for sale. His works are in private collections throughout Canada and in several places in the United States. He has also exhibited in The Eye Gallery, Saskatoon.
For as long as I can remember I’ve always had a fascination and love for photography. My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic 100 which my parents gave me for my 6th birthday. Since then I’ve had many different photography “phases” including traveling around Europe on a train as a teenager making black and white photographs. My mother was not too happy about this phase as I would return every two or three weeks to Denmark and turn one of her bathrooms into a full-time darkroom. After that, I had a long stint with slide film in the late seventies and eighties when I was living and working in Europe, Australia and Canada and doing everything from studying classical piano to truck driving.
Since 2009 I have focused exclusively on photography both formally, obtaining a BFA mostly focused on photography and printmaking, and informally through photography workshops and travels. Simply put; experience brings perspective and every picture I make is the sum total of my life and studies until now!
My Sacred Space circular quilts are created to provide a special place to sit, breathe, connect and dream. Anywhere you feel the need, throw your wheel. This mother daughter duo handcraft each unique quilt, piece by piece, with love and intention from their heart to yours.
Many blessings, Tannia Fortier and Deanna Swallow
Bobbi Clackson-Walker is a Canadian prairie-based mixed media artist working with a variety of processes in encaustic, glass, and fibre. Her work is grounded in a love of natural history, particularly as it relates to the wide-open and minimalist landscape that exists where she lives. This flat and profoundly subtle prairie landscape inspires her to both imagine and create.