Three area artists selected for ‘Dimensions’ provincial, juried art show

“It represents Saskatchewan’s best and most innovative works in the current art scene,” Garven said. “This was a highly competitive process.”

Dimensions received 130 submissions from across the province this year. Only 35 hand-crafted works were selected for the provincial tour.

Garven said the local gallery will highlight each of the artists’ work in the coming weeks.

Artist Heather Hochbaum’s piece called I Am coming Home will be featured in the tour. (Facebook)

For artist Heather Hochbaum of the Battlefords, this will be her first time taking part in the event. Her quilt piece called “I Am Coming Home” was selected.

“I’m absolutely thrilled,” she said. “It’s the first time I’ve entered. So it’s quite a surprise actually to get in. It’s a big competition.”

Hochbaum said the design is based on the log cabin block quilt pattern but done in a non-traditional way.

She started the project in January 2021. The work is part of her series reflecting on the COVID-19 situation.

Hochbaum said I Am coming Home means that “the home is our safe place.”

Artist Cindy Hoppe of Biggar created a fibre art piece that was selected. (Facebook)

Cindy Hoppe from Biggar had her fibre art piece called Drifts and Frost selected. She said it’s rewarding to have her work included in the show.

“You always feel that your piece has made the cut, so to speak, when you are juried up to 130 other works. You always feel like you accomplished something,” she said.

Hoppe who is also the chair of the Craft Council was selected for the show in the past as well.

She said Drifts and Frost is a reflection of life where she lives, in the countryside.

Cindy Hoppe’s piece is called Drifts and Frost. (Facebook)(Facebook)

The process of making fibre art Hoppe describes as “painting with my sewing machine.” She also uses dyes for her material as part of the project.

Hoppe said in the selection process the jurors would usually view artworks that would be physically present. However, this year due to the COVID-19 situation the jurors selected the pieces for the show after viewing photo submissions of the art via the internet instead.

In the past, 180 to 200 submissions were often received. Hoppe said the submissions were down this year but still managed to reach 130.

“It’s still a lot of entries for two jurors to go through and determine 35 from,” she said.

Artist Regan Schneider and his sculptural mask creation called “Kindling.” (Facebook)

Regan Schneider a Chapel Gallery member who lives in Saskatoon had his sculptural mask project called Kindling selected.

“I am very elated and honoured, yet humbled,” Schneider, an emerging artist said, on having his work chosen for the show.

Schneider said he has many connections with the Battlefords area as he used to live in Meadow Lake for many years, before returning home to Saskatoon.

The artist comes up with ideas for his pieces from his own imagination.

“I sculpt from within, not from pictures,” he said. “That ensures originality.”

When making his art pieces Schneider said he starts with a story he creates.

“My hand sculpts towards the narrative,” he said.

He describes the story for Kindling as about a being who is “kissed by wildfire.”

Here is his complementary story:

“Kindling: Kissed by wildfire

He had the complexion of burned wood. The birds continued to sing as kindling glided through the deep bush. Sometimes seen, but never heard. Every cold northern night he shared the firelight. The clan he loved, the warmth he had. Kindling, kissed by wildfire.”

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by Angela Brown

Three area artists selected for ‘Dimensions’ provincial, juried art show

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