Reflections on Three Plains : Contemporary Crafts

Exhibition catalogue for an exhibit that took place at the Winnipeg ART Gallery in March and April of 1984. Three categories of crafts are represented: ceramics, fibre and mixed media - incl. glass. See works by John Waddell, Jordan Van Sewell, Wendy Toogood, Sky Weir, and Carol McCann Schmidt among others. Works entitled: `Birds on a Fence', `Takana II', `Black Lillith', and `Grele' are included. Award winners appear in colour photographs at the front and the remainder of the illus. are b/w photos - one item per page. 72 pages. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with black lettering. Front cover graphic is a partial repro. of Jane Kidd's woven piece : `A Continuous Obsession'. Lightly chipped and rubbed. Tape repaired tear at bottom spine hinge. SPINE o/w fine, binding tight, colours bright. Minimal soiling, no names, marks nor bumps. Great reference !! Quote (p. 06) (Juror Statement) : " . conceptual concerns. The artist/craftsman at once reaches backward into tradition as he/she simultaneously stretches forward into idea. It is at that edge of risk and exploration in balance with the knowledge and appropriate use of materials that distinguishes the best of contemporary . ." Size: 4to.…