vendor profile: r.studio ceramics

r.studio ceramics is a Saskatoon based studio focused on producing thoughtfully and beautifully made functional ceramics. Each piece is made by hand - wheel thrown or slab built by Robyn Larsen in her home studio.

Robyn's background in architecture and design has influenced her ceramic design and production processes. Her fascination with simple, delicately strong and often understated aesthetics lend to her minimalistic approach to functional ceramics. She is focused on producing functional pieces that can be used and loved daily. She believes in the importance of thoughtfully made and quality handmade goods.

Robyn currently lives and works in Saskatoon and splits her time between her job as an architectural designer and her love of pottery. You can find out more about her by visiting her on Instagram @doubleblinkk or checking out her website.

vendor profile: Carole Epp

It's simple really, I like to make things that make people smile. I want to be a maker of objects that through their imagery, evoke nostalgia, innocence and love. Perhaps sometimes a greater narrative or story is lurking in the images sometimes not. 

Within the whirlwind of a busy life with two young children, my functional ceramics have evolved from a past of formal inquiries and technical explorations towards more contemporary narrative representations and whimsy. From books and their elaborate illustrative art, to my children’s drawings and imaginations I find inspiration all around me. The reward of this work for me is that young and old find happiness though the work and its engagement with nostalgia and familiar imagery.

I'm looking forward to another amazing weekend at flock & gather and am thankful to be a part of the collective that makes these events happen. I'm most thankful though to the community here in Saskatoon that has been so supportive in their embrace of the handmade and the value in supporting local makers.

See you Friday!

xoxo
carole

caroleepp.com

Spring Market Vendor Profile: Karlie King and Jay Kimball

 

Karlie King:

I'm a multimedia artist living in Mervin, SK. At Flock & Gather's Spring Market I will be showcasing some of my ceramic tiles from a series entitled "Buttons, Baking, & the Backyard," which was exhibited at Chapel Gallery in North Battleford, SK (2011) and soon to be exhibited at the Campbell River Art Gallery, BC (Summer 2013). The impetus for these tiles was a coming to terms with a new way of working artistically. As mother of two, I no longer have the luxury of of solitary art-time or a controlled environment. I am never alone and my environment is a pleasant state of chaos determined by buttons, baking, and the backyard. Therefore, these tiles are layered impressions of my life: both literally and metaphorically. The layers are comprised of buttons, items required for baking, and things found in the backyard (be it stuff from the garden, a close-pin that fell off the line, or a golf ball that never quite made it back in the bag).

Karlie = monel13@hotmail.com

Jay Kimball is a full time award winning ceramic artist and art educator. He produces artworks that live in the space between Art, Craft, and Design. He creates functional and non-functional ceramics focused on texture, colour, and balance. He work is collected nationally, and he is presently the Artist-in-Residence at Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre.

He is the co-proprietor of Flux Fine Art Studio in Mervin, SK with his partner Karlie King. And he is a proud father of Sophie (4) and Reuben (2).
Jay = kimballjay@gmail.com

Spring Market Artisan Profile: Smiling Cow Studio

Adrienne completed her BFA in Ceramics in 1998 at the Alberta College of Art & Design in Calgary. Zach studied jewellery, sculpture and glass at the ACAD & only took an elective in ceramics. It wasn't until after their time at ACAD that Adrienne introduced Zach to the wheel. Together they make tableware and other functional pots from porcelain and stoneware.

Adrienne tends to focus on traditional forms in stoneware, she has worked for several production potters and has spent time in Japan researching traditional Japanese pottery.


Zach tends to focuses on simple porcelain forms with graphic images.




www.smilingcowstudio.com

Winter Wonders Artisan Profile - Cathy Terepocki

Cathy joined our local handmade community about 3 years ago and has since become a household name around these parts.

Working out of her home studio she creates unique and beautiful functional objects which beg to be collected and enjoyed through daily use.

flock and gather are pleased and lucky to have her as a collaborator for all of the knowledge she brings from years of experience as a independent producer, shop owner and all around amazing artist.


Visit her website at cathyterepocki.com for more info.

Cathy and Carole @ Bazaart tomorrow, rain or shine

Oh please help us pray for shine, it's going to be a cold long day the way the weatherman is talking. Help us to make the day pass by quicker by stopping by and saying hi!



Saturday, June 18, 2011 | Sponsored by SaskTel | 10 am – 5 pm | Admission: $5
Bazaart takes place in front of the MacKenzie Art Gallery and T. C. Douglas Building parking lot at the corner of Albert Street and 23rd Avenue. Parking is located north of the MacKenzie Art Gallery, just off Albert St.

See their website for more details.

Cathy Terepocki is a Billboard Star!

Not much is cooler than seeing your name in lights or your work 7 feet tall on a billboard. Well done Cathy dear!

Before we forget, we should also mention that Cathy's new website is up and running and brimming with beautiful pics of lovely pots. Please take a minute to check it out here.