Kicking off the summer market season this Saturday,
Chef’s Knife; created with love! Purple heartwood and spring steel. $225
June 23 at the Grand Opening of the Clarenville Farmer’s Market. Come and help celebrate the achievement of the crew in Clarenville! Drop by and say hi!
Saturday, July 28th, 10 am to 4pm
White Roses
A perfect day for anyone new to stitching or for experienced stitchers looking for a day away! All materials supplied. Cost $60. Space is limited.
Workshop will be held in beautiful Avondale, NL which is approximately 45 minutes outside St. John’s in the newly restored Avondale Railway Museum. Gather a few friends and turn the workshop into a retreat with Harbour Retreat B&B in Conception Harbour.
Saturday, August 18th, 10 am – 4 pm
Morning by student Megan Cochrane, natural dye on watercolour paper.
Create beautiful images with local and exotic natural pigments and dyes. Expand your palette with local colour. This workshop will introduce you to painting with natural dyes and pigments on both paper and cloth. Focus will be on experimenting and colour mixing. Topics will include basic colour chemistry, the difference between dye and pigments, local sources of colour, colour shifts with mordants and treatments of ground materials. Cost $60 includes most materials. Space is limited.
Suitable for those with painting experience.
Workshop will be held in beautiful Avondale, NL which is approximately 45 minutes outside St. John’s in the newly restored Avondale Railway Museum. Gather a few friends and turn the workshop into a retreat with Harbour Retreat B&B in Conception Harbour.
With the last orders delivered and the craft fair season at a close, we would like to thank everyone for their support throughout 2017. It was so nice to see everyone out shopping at the Craft Fair and Tea and Sale supporting our Newfoundland and Labrador’s craftspeople. A special thank you to the staff and volunteers of the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador and the The Anna Templeton Centre for Craft Art and Design for their dedication to the advancement of our provincial craft sector.
Have a relaxing holiday filled with twinkling lights, yummy treats, and memory making. Wishing you and yours all the best New Year.
Susan and Mike
It’s that time of year again! The ATC’s Chritmas Tea and Sale is always a favourite for craftspeople and shoppers alike. It is the last big fine craft event before the winter break. The craft and art classrooms are transformed into a magical holiday marketplace. You are sure to find something for everyone on your list. The venue is beautiful, the food is awesome and the building is full to the brim with exquisite handmade finery.
A casual relaxed affair, the Tea and Sale provides us opportunity to chat with both customers and fellow makers. A nice change from the hustle and bustle of the trade show type fairs. Not to mention all the glorious food!
If you are out and about in St. John’s on the weekend drop by for a visit. There is lots of parking in the Duckworth Street garage. The short walk will be well worth the wonders found in the historic building.
We are on the 3rd floor. Drop by and say hi.
The Anna Templeton Centre is at 278 Duckworth Street. Tea and Sale hours are: Friday, Noon to 7 pm, Saturday, 9:30 am – 4:30pm, Sunday, Noon to 4:30 pm. www.annatempletoncentre.com
Natural Dye, Silk, Caribou Hair
In conjunction with the exhibit Bunty’s Umbrellas, at Rocket Bakery, Susan Furneaux will host a Fancy Work drop-in workshop at the Rocket from 7 to 9:30 pm on Tuesday, May 16 . Drop by, have a cup of tea and introduce yourself to the traditional skill of hand embroidery. All skill levels welcome. $10 fee includes all materials.
Caribou hair tufting.
Saturday, June 3, 10am – 3pm,
Lester Garland House, Trinity, NL
Explore the traditional and creative embroidery technique of tufting. By combining basic embroidery stitches with metal threads, beads and caribou or moose hair, create a one of a kind piece suitable for framing. All skill levels welcome. $50 includes all materials.
For more information and to register, contact blackhenstudio@gmail.com
Aster on Silk
Saturday July 29, 10 – 4pm, Trinity NL
Jump into the exciting world of natural colour and layering of pattern on cloth. With simple stitching and local plants, create a one of a kind piece of silk cloth. $35 includes all materials. workshop. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the workshop will be held indoors.
For more information and to register, contact blackhenstudio@gmail.com
Colony of Avalon, Ferryland, NL
Saturday, July 15th, 9am – 5pm
With silk, metal threads and traditional hand embroidery create a small stumpwork piece inspired by the wildflowers of Newfoundland. Fashionable in the 17th century, raised embroidery or stumpwork was a decorative art created by young girls to showcase skill with a needle. All skill levels welcome. Participants should bring a small pair of scissors. Register through Colony of Avalon, registration details TBA.
Natural Dye on Silk
Colony of Avalon, Ferryland, NL
Saturday, August 19th 10 am – 5 pm
Susan Furneaux will lead you through a journey into the past as you discover the magical world of 17th century colour. After a brief lecture, visit the Colony’s gardens for an interpretive tour of historical dye plants. Following the tour, you guided through the creation of your dyed mas
terpiece using local and exotic natural dyes. As we will be outside for part of the day, please wear weather appropriate clothing. Register through Colony of Avalon, registration details TBA.
Self Portrait by Kimberly Clarke, 2016
Dozen Odd Gallery, Carbonear, NL
Saturday July 8, 9 am– 4 pm
Introduce yourself to the world of one of a kind Art Dolls. Each doll is an exciting opportunity for creative expression through textile and mixed media techniques. Starting with the basics you will create a ‘cookie cutter ‘ form and embellish it to create a doll with a personality as unique as you are. This fun, laid back class with cover the basics of cloth doll construction, clothing, face and hair options as well as mixed media techniques. Participants are encouraged to bring along some of their own materials to personalize their creations. All skill levels welcome. Cost: $65 includes most materials. Space is limited. For more information and to register, contact blackhenstudio@gmail.com
Dozen Odd Gallery, Carbonear, NL
Saturday August 5, 9 am– 4 pm
Landscapes created by students Kayla Pelly (top and left) and Bruno Vinhas (bottom right).
Create your own beautiful landscape, with contemporary hand stitching techniques. Bring along a photo or sketch the view from the Gallery window to create your masterpiece. Topics discussed in class will include: basic colour theory for landscapes, sequence of working, simple stitches, contemporary quilt techniques, incorporating mixed media and mounting/framing options. You will finish a 5” x 7” landscape suitable for framing. All skill levels welcome. Space is limited. Cost: $50 includes most materials. For more information and to register, contact blackhenstudio@gmail.com
Taking advantage of the mauzy weather to mount some embroideries for a Prayer Flag exhibition at the Craft Council Gallery. This series of work is about astronomical events that shape our seasons. As as it was for my ancestors, every aspect of my life is seasonal and comes with different tasks and mindsets; finding comfort in those patterns . While I embrace every season, I do miss the light in winter. The summer solstice is bittersweet; the height of growth in all things with the sun waning with shorter days. My favourite is the winter solstice. Dark, cozy and with a hint of sparkle, it is the beginning of the steady climb to light and warmth. The winter solstice is all about hope and the promise of a better year ahead.
This piece was created to honour May Day, the cross-quarter day that falls between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice. May Day is also referred to as the Feast of St. Joseph (Catholic), Beltane (Ireland), Calendimaggio (Italy) and Vappu (Finland) to name just a few.
May Day is created with naturally dyed silk , vintage lace, metal threads, rooster skull and feathers.
Prayer Flags will feature work from artists across Canada. Curated by Anna Murphy and Alexe Hanlon the show will be on display at the Craft Council Gallery in early May, 2017
Drop by the Jack Byrne Arena this Saturday to see the beautiful work coming off the bench in the past few weeks. Gorgeous Labradorite rings and knives forged from Newfoundland railway spikes.
