AFFINITY GALLERY

SEEDS

An exhibition featuring the work of emerging Fine Craft Artists who are in the first five years of production working in a broad range of mediums. Curated by Stephanie Canning.

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  • Peaceful Warrior: Naomi Friesen, 2011 - Brazilian Soapstone; Hand carved and oiled. $850
  • Art of Healing 3: Blanc Star, 2011 - Soapstone; Carved. $210
  • Sustenance: B.A. Conly, 2009 - Wax, aluminum, crocheted dish cloth, wheat paste; Lost wax aluminum casting. $360
  • Cypress Trees: Elisabeth Miller, 2011 - Sheet glass, glass frit & powder, fused glass components; Fused. NFS $350
  • Woolly Bear: Janelle Franko, 2011 - Paper, acrylics, gold leaf, resin beads; Collage, painting. NFS $175
  • Oranges: Kimberly Dickinson, 2011 - Glass; Fused, cold worked, sandblasted. NFS $130
  • Falling Leaves: Debra McLeod, 2011 - Birch wood, paint, gold leaf; Turned, burnt, painted, and gold leafed. $600
  • Chaos: Debra McLeod, 2011 - Birch wood, paint, gold leaf; Turned, pierced, burned, painted, and gold leafed. $400
  • Winding: Julie-Anne Wallewein, 2010 - Gourd, apoxie sculpt; carved, pyrographed. $120
  • Clematis Meets Lotus: Cindy Obuck, 2011 - Merino wool, beads; Wet felting, shibori tied. $125
  • Field of Poppies: Kimberly Dickinson, 2011 - Glass, powders, frit, stringers, paint; Fused, painted. $130
  • Green Canopy: Elisabeth Miller, 2011 - Sheet glass, glass frit & powder, fused glass components; Fused. NFS $200
  • Tomatoes in a Maple Bowl: Dale Lowe, 2011 - Birch, analine dye, polyurethane finish, tomato vine, maple; Turned, carved. $285
  • Tomatoes in a Maple Bowl (detail): Dale Lowe, 2011 - Birch, analine dye, polyurethane finish, tomato vine, maple; Turned, carved. $285
  • Prairie Storm: Craig Hilts, 2011 - Dye, aluminum metal; Photographic print. $175
  • Plate Four: Naomi Friesen, 2010 - Clay, glazes; Hand built, dipped glaze technique. NFS $50
  • Emergency Water Supply: Cate Francis, 2011 - Gampi and Stonehenge papers; Serigraph with Chine Collé. $300
  • AMAZING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY: Cate Francis, 2011 - Gampi and Stonehenge papers; Serigraph with Chine Collé. $310
  • Ouch! Need Another Band-Aid: Howard Nixon, 2011 - Oak and Maple. NFS $1,500
  • The Creatures: Naomi Friesen, 2011 - Canadian Soapstone; Hand carved and oiled. $650
  • Hook: Ron Cooley, 2011 - Pigment inks on cotton rag paper; Digital photograph, inkjet print. $200
  • Hoard: Louisa Ferguson, 2011 - Glass, copper, grout, wood; Copper enclusion, glass fusing, mosaic. NFS $300
  • Hoard (detail): Louisa Ferguson, 2011 - Glass, copper, grout, wood; Copper enclusion, glass fusing, mosaic. NFS $300
  • Untitled: Brandi Hofer, 2011 - Chalk pastel. NFS $800
  • The DNA Man: Denis Chapados, 2007 - Wood, stain, paint; Carved. $3,800
  • Family Pride: Linda Knight, 2010 - Brazilian soap stone; Carved. NFS $5,000
  • Ice on Pavement: Ron Cooley, 2011 - Pigment inks on cotton rag paper; Digital photograph, inkjet print. $200
  • A Prairie Dress: Monika Kinner-Whalen, 2011 - Threads, fabric, batting, beads, sequins, angelina fibres, metallic and decorative fibres; Dress making, quilting, thread painting, appliqué, embroidery. NFS $2,000
  • A Prairie Dress (detail): Monika Kinner-Whalen, 2011 - Threads, fabric, batting, beads, sequins, angelina fibres, metallic and decorative fibres; Dress making, quilting, thread painting, appliqué, embroidery. NFS $2,000
  • Knock Your Socks Off!: Monika Kinner-Whalen, 2011 - Threads, fabric, batting, beads, angelina fibres, metallic and decorative fibres; Dress making, quilting, thread painting, appliqué, embroidery, fabric folding. NFS $100
  • Gateway: Rowan Pantel, 2011 - Giclée; Digital print on paper. $150
  • Queen Anne's Lace: Leila J. Olfert, 2011 - Printing ink, cotton embroidery floss; resist painting, embroidery. $225
  • Emerging: Juliane Deubner, 2011 - Branches, dried plants, seed pods, pine cones, sculpty, fishing line. $180
  • Emerging (detail): Juliane Deubner, 2011 - Branches, dried plants, seed pods, pine cones, sculpty, fishing line. $180
  • Ladybug and Grasshopper: Allison Brandt Malinski, 2011 - Cotton, polyester, reclaimed materials, polyester thread, wood; Appliqué, machine stitching. $150
  • Ladybug and Grasshopper: Allison Brandt Malinski, 2011 - Cotton, polyester, reclaimed materials, polyester thread, wood; Appliqué, machine stitching. $150
  • The Afterlife: Denis Chapados, 2008 - Wood, paint, stain; carved. $1,650
  • The Afterlife (detail): Denis Chapados, 2008 - Wood, paint, stain; carved. $1,650
  • Eclipse Pendant by Evan Hauser, 2011 - Stirling silver, diamond. $120
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