Fine craft demands of its maker that they are the artist, the designer, the craftsman and the technician. Where then, does such hand-crafted work live within a culture that celebrates convenience coming from ‘fast’ design and ‘fast’ making. A culture where traditional craft knowledge and skills have been marginalized by mass production and mass consumption?
As curator and a maker, Gerber wants to show not only spectacular examples of contemporary surface and textile design but to highlight the often discounted aspect – the value added to fine craft by the slower aspects of fine craft making. Curated by Natalie Gerber (Calgary, AB) Participating Artists: Charis Birchall, Jolie Bird, Natalie Gerber, Bill Morton, and Irene Rasetti
Alberta Craft Discovery Gallery- 10186 106 Street NW, Edmonton, AB.
November 7- December 24, 2020- Free- Everyone welcome
