local event :: Bird on a Wire Creations
Got Craft? and Bird on a Wire Creations will be hosting a special event on Thursday, April 4th from 7:00-9:30pm. Drop by for a private view with some of the local designers that will be at the Got...
View ArticleThe Sign Painter Movie
“There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were all hand-lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled...
View Articlelocal event :: nifty for fifty
Nifty for Fifty returns to the Heritage Hall this Sunday featuring over 30 Vancouver designers selling everything from clothing to shoes and hats, all for $50 or less. Shop sought-after local labels...
View Articlelocal event :: one shot at glory
In conjunction with the Sign Painter movie, SMASH Gallery of Modern Art presents One Shot at Glory: The Art of the Sign Painter featuring Sign Painters from British Columbia and Washington. The show is...
View ArticleThe Sign Painter Movie
Love typography and the handmade movement? We are excited to celebrate the tradition and the time honoured art of sign painting by hosting the Canadian premiere of the documentary, the Sign Painter...
View Articleartist profile :: sign painter John Lennig
We first met sign painter John Lennig when he participated at the second Got Craft? event back in July 2007. Almost six years later, we find ourselves sitting in his home eating coconut cupcakes and...
View Articlelocal event :: Sign Painter movie
I wanted to share a few more pictures from our studio tour with John Lennig last week. One of my favourite pictures from that afternoon is the one above of the hammer he created during shop class in...
View Articledouble header :: knit city + urban market
This weekend, you can find us at the Urban Market at Highstreet in Abbotsford (BC) hosted by Spruce Collective. These ladies are super sweet and talented, so you don’t want to miss this one! I’ll be...
View Articlethings to do :: circle craft (+ giveaway!)
The beginning of November marks the start of the holiday season and we are kicking it off next week with the Circle Craft Christmas Market! Started in 1973 by the Circle Craft Co-operative, this year...
View Articlethings to do :: forest and waves pop-up
Got Craft? vendor, Edward Juan from Forest and Waves will be taking over the Chinatown Experiment this week with his very first pop-up retail store! Ed first contacted me last year when he was...
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