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Made during her time as a BIPOC Artist Residency Award recipient at Open Studio, the stars wish to rest here is a contemplative installation reflecting Leila Fatemi’s exploration of Islamic geometry as a framework for engaging with spirituality, interconnectedness, and cultural memory, inspired by her first visit to the Alhambra.

Marc’s embrace of regeneration was at the core of his piece, Tree of Life, which was made up of 56 individual tiles. We paid him a studio visit to learn about the development of the tile work and what is in his kiln now.

A list of shows and events across Toronto in the 10-day design festival that feature craft and materiality prominently!

The annual public Iron Pour Day is an important event to CSCIA as casting iron is part of the shared heritage of society members. Craft Ontario caught up with members to talk about the history of the CSCIA!

Craft Ontario recently had an opportunity to visit Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka's exhibition at The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Final Gasp of the Nervous System, a project made while in residency in the historic Tom Thomson Shack. We were fortunate to connect with Hatanaka to further expand on the intentions of this project.