Shaping Craft: Strategies of Making and Discourse
ARTH 388 - Narration and Art
Fall Semester 2018
Students in the “Shaping Craft” course were presented with an option for their research assignment of crafting an object. Along with making, they were to document the process through photos, drawings, textual explanations and diagrams. They were also required to submit a four-page paper on the experiment in order to explore one or several issues that have contributed to how narratives around craft are shaped and how these in turn have shaped the crafted object. These issues included: social engagement, skill, digital technology, heritage, political interventions, design, concept vs materiality, and
handcraft vs industry. This exhibition is comprised of some of crafted objects submitted by the Fall 2018 semester “Shaping Craft” students accompanied by examples of their documentation processes.
Susan Surette, “Shaping Craft” Instructor
PARTICIPANTS
Emily Barton
Independent Publishing in the 20th Century: From the Kelmscott Press to Riot Grrrl
Object: Handprinted and Bound Book
Madison Berger
A Stitch in Time: A Look into the Tradition of Norwegian Sweater Knitting
Object: Sweater Sleeve
Xavier Belanger-Dorval
L’impression 3D et la numérisation digitale sont une forme d’artisanat
Objet: La partie est nulle
Stephanie Coutu
Sewing and Embroidering a Coat: The Gendering of Domestic Craft
Object: Coat
Caroline Kinkead
Skill, Studio Space and Materials: Crafting a Ceramic Ginger Jar
Object: Ginger Jar
Cassandra Lacroix
A Story Necklace: A Script of Sorts
Object: Rolled Paper Necklace
Audrey-Maude Lupien
Internet, DIY and Transgenerational Skill Exchange: Sewing a Dress
Object: Dress
Réjane Mercier-Miquelon
Furoshiki: Process and Behaviour
Object: Printed Furoshiki
Rebecca Rogers
3D Printing, Dreidels and Diaspora: Maintaining Jewish Cultural History Through Modern Craftwork Technologies
Object: Plastic Dreidel
Michelle Sayer
Handmade with Love: Gender and Quilt Making
Object: Quilt for Child
Natasha Whyte
On Weaving Neoliberalism and Democratisation Simultaneously: Analyzing the Politics of Etsy & Apolitical DIY
Object: Weaving Sample
Christine Vista
The Contemporary Child Christ: Agency or (Mis)Appropriation
Object: Dressed Child Christ