Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 in-person events to check out at Crafted Vancouver
As the fest of fine craft enters its final days, here are highlights happening IRL with full pandemic protocols in place
Kari Kristensen (whose Forest Tower is pictured) has linoprints on display as part of Crafted Vancouver.
CRAFTED VANCOUVER 2021 is a hybrid fest, with heaps of virtual events on the program as well as some that are taking place in person, safely. Here are three happenings worth masking up for.
Made To Be Discovered: Vancity x Brent Comber, Kari Kristensen, Umbra & Lux, to May 31
A new initiative for Crafted Vancouver 2021, the Made To Be Discovered window installation programme pairs fine craft and installation in window-space locations throughout Metro Vancouver, resulting in a kind of outdoor walkable gallery. Combining the talents of a visual merchandizing team with craft-based artists and designers, it’s all so people can appreciate and enjoy work at eye-level at any time of day.
One of the locations is at Vancity at 1798 Robson Street, where works by Kari Kristensen (whose work is featured at top), Brent Comber, and Umbra & Lux are on view, with visual merchandizing by Mia Weinberg.
Kristensen is a local printmaker who just received some major news: Wolf Gordon, a New York-based design company, included a collaboration with her in its newly launched Curated Collection. Along with works by others, the artist’s Chasing Shadow and Moraine Lake are part of the collection, which just won the NYCxDESIGN 2021 award for Contract Wallcovering.
Inspired by the beauty of Canada’s West coast, Kristensen refers to natural landscapes in her linoprints, one of which will adorn a pair of limited-edition artist-designed sneakers for Six Hundred Four shoe company.
Beton Brut Bench Chairs by Brent Comber. Photo by Bill Hawley
Linger, Brent Comber Atelier, to May 25
Hosted by Brent Comber Originals, Linger is an exhibition of new sculptural seating vignettes, each with a unique story that explores the human need for seated comfort.
Taking place at Brent Comber Atlelier at 1657 Columbia Street in North Vancouver, the showcase is described as a “celebration of ancient materiality and sculptural presence in translation of the wonder of nature”.
Bridget Catchpole works with ocean plastics.
Herschel x Bridget Catchpole, to May 31
It may be best known for its chic and sturdy backpacks, but Herschel Supply is at its core a design company. Currently, its flagship Gastown location is featuring works by local jeweller and sculptor Bridget Catchpole.
Represented by the Craft Council of British Columbia and Montreal’s Galerie Noël Guyomarc'h, the queer artist explores the worth and waste of plastics and makes one-of-a-kind objects that speak to the state of the climate and humanity with an edge of humour and irony. Check out her Strange Evolve, an altered 7.5’ buoy featuring monochromatic single-use ocean plastic.
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