Thu-Fri JUN 06-07.13
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Mocassins

A two-day workshop
with Yvonne Jobin

Cost $250 +GST: includes materials | must pre-register by MAY 26 | max. 15 participants

Yvonne Jobin will teach you how to make your choice of traditional Cree or Plains style mocassins. Yvonne is Cree First Nations originally from High Prairie, Alberta and now living in Calgary where, among other things, she owns Moonstone Creation.

Her considerable knowledge of traditional native culture and spirituality is reflected in her art work.

Whether for traditional use, collectors, museums or major motion pictures, all of her art reflects a respect for the gift of nature, the land and humankind's need to live in balance with creation.

Jobin is dedicated to preserving and teaching her culture through the arts and with the use of authentic materials of her ancestors.

Fri-Sun AUG 09-11.13
9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Simple & Seamless Felt Vests

A three-day workshop
with Jorie Johnson

Cost $300 + $50 materials fee +GST | must pre-register by JUL 31 | max. 12 participants | some felting experience required

A unique, informative and practical exploration of wool, hand felt making, vest design, form and function conducted by Jorie Johnson, an internationally celebrated artist, designer and maker who lives in Kyoto, Japan.

Johnson's innovative expression of the 8,000-year-old central-Asian technique of felt making and the influences of Japanese culture are clearly visible in her work; she combines rich colours and layering techniques with materials such as silk, rayon, and mohair.

Introduced to the traditional textile technique in Finland in 1977 by learning to make Scandinavian felt boots, she was immediately enchanted by the magic and power of felting. She found her compatible expression in fiber after studying industrial textile design (weaving and printing) for fashion and interiors.

Johnson teaches felt making techniques and exhibits her contemporary feltworks in galleries, shops, and museums around the world. This is her only workshop in Canada this year.