School of Art Honours Students Craft Show and Sale

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Ceramics by Morgan Steeves

Courtesy of the Gallery.

In what seems to be a recent surge of interest in the crafting arts from emerging artists, many Fine Arts Honours students at the School of Art are honing in their skills in pottery, beadwork, textiles and printmaking. Possibly stemming from an increase in craft-based course offering at the university level, craft is growing in Manitoba. Some students - soon to be artists in the professional world - have had their love of craft sparked through their studies at the University of Manitoba.

Shanelle St. Hilaire began taking pottery classes soon after completing their first year of study. She now creates ceramics with local river clay harvested herself. She's also taken up beadwork and works with her own naturally dyed fabrics in textile pieces.

Morgan Steeves is an interdisciplinary artist with a love of ceramics. She has been exploring the idea of connecting pottery and print by creating carved imagery in her pieces that can then be treated similar to block-prints. For the sale, she will be including ceramic mugs and dishes.

Joel Nichols combines their painting skills with woodworking and ceramics. He's recently begun to fire large hand-built vessels and often pit-fires his pieces, embracing the marks that smoke creates.

Jasmine Prior works in multiple mediums and will be including jewellery, ink block prints, and pottery in the sale. A love of nature and insects inspires her imagery and process, and she explores personal and intimate worlds through sculpture and craft.

Alice Hamilton creates ethereal sculptures and imagery that flow from her connection to the world. She explores ways to give new life to found materials. For the sale, she will be including hand-made recycled journals. 

Rae Swan explores their connection to the land through textiles, natural imagery and beadwork. They are currently focusing their work on relational ways of making. For the sale, she will be including screen-printed naturally-dyed wearables.

Sage Sorokan works in functional design, the idea of utilitarianism is a crucial aspect to their work. They create bright and enticing pottery that catches the eye and reminds us how exciting it is to use beautiful things.