TOQUE 2013 FRIDAY DEC 6 - SATURDAY DEC 7

WESTERN FRONT ANNUAL FUNDRAISER AND CRAFT SALE FRIDAY DEC 6th 6->10PM | SATURDAY DEC 7th 11AM->7PM 303 E 8TH AVE, VANCOUVER FOR MORE INFO EMAIL [email protected] Western Front presents TOQUE on December 6 & 7, 2013. The annual fundraiser and craft sale returns for the Western Front’s 40th Anniversary with an exciting showcase of artists, designers and artisans. Held in the newly renovated Luxe Hall, the annual fundraiser is a longstanding Western Front tradition, initiated by Western Front founding members and friends almost 40 years ago. TOQUE offers a unique selection of vendors with goods ranging from publications, textiles and ceramics to jewellery and tasty treats. Prices range from $5 to $500. Vancouver-based artist Arvo Leo is creating this year’s limited-edition tea towels, available for sale at the event. Renowned as one of Vancouver’s most well-curated craft fairs, TOQUE has been cited as ‘the most artful of all the artisan fairs’ (Georgia Straight) and ‘a true artists’ fair with a solidly local feel’ (Scout Magazine). Friday evening features a reception with celebratory cocktails and barbecue on the back deck. The craft fair continues Saturday with new extended hours. As part of our annual holiday membership drive, one lucky member will take home a brand new bicycle from Whoa! Nellie Bikes. So become a member of Western Front at TOQUE for your chance to win! Proceeds from TOQUE directly support Western Front’s year-round programming in Exhibitions, New Music and Media Arts. FOR MORE INFO ON WESTERN FRONT VISIT WWW.FRONT.BC.CA

[toque2013]

Raffle prizes!

Fantastic raffle prizes to be won at TOQUE!

Thank you to our raffle prize sponsors: Benton Brothers Fine Cheese, car2go, The Block, Eugene Choo, Umeboshi Shoes, much & little, Vancouver Special, Science World, and Miraj Hammam Spa. 

[toque2013]

Dec 6 Friday 6-10pm | Dec 7 Saturday 11am-7pm | 303 East 8th Ave

The annual fundraiser and craft sale returns for the Western Front’s 40th Anniversary with an exciting showcase of artists, designers and artisans. The event kicks off Friday evening with celebratory cocktails, a backdeck barbecue and fantastic shopping. The festivities continue all day Saturday with new extended hours.

Proceeds from TOQUE directly support Western Front’s year-round programming in Exhibitions, New Music and Media Arts. For more info on Western Front and TOQUE, visit front.bc.ca / [email protected].

[toque2013]

1 UP Caramels  Anita Sikma  AW by Andrea Wong  Cocolico  Down Home Amy  Draw Me A Lion  Erin Templeton Fieldwork   Fleet Objects  Gailan Ngan  Gray Metal  Henderson Dry Goods  Hendrik Lou  Lemonni  Made By Kin  Miyra Olney  Nellija Zi  Osmics  Paperbacknote  Perro Verlag  Publication Studio  Simply Read Books  Thistletown Studio  Wendy Oakman  

Western Front Website

[toque2013]

Osmics is a small line of unconventional scents for wearing on the body, inspired by an infatuation with the capacity for scent to both comfort and quicken. Also pleasing diffused in a space or dropped in the bath.  All natural ingredients— essential oils in natural carrier oil.

Osmics is created by Vancouver-based artist Jen Weih, whose practice includes print, sculpture, installation, sound performance.

[toque2013]

Membership Raffle

As part of our annual holiday membership drive, one lucky member will take home a brand new bicycle courtesy of Whoa! Nellie! So become a member of Western Front before Dec 7th for your chance to win!* 

Membership is a great way to show your support of Western Front's programs in Exhibitions, New Music and Media Arts and starts at just $40 ($30 for students).

Become a member or give the gift of membership online or contact Western Front on 604-876-9343.

*All memberships purchased between now until Dec 7th will be automatically entered in a draw to win a bike. Draw takes place Saturday evening on Dec 7th at TOQUE. 

[toque2013]

Fleet Objects grew out of a love for natural materials, making things by hand and an obsession with the ocean. Zoe Garred uses clay, leather, metal and canvas to create objects ranging from jewelry to tableware to bags to lighting.

Website | Twitter | Facebook

[toque2013]

paperbacknote rebinds used paper back book covers and turns them into notebooks.

Every paperbacknote notebook is made with an original cover from a used paper back novel culled from thrift shops, garage sales, and boxes in basements and attics. At first glance, these notebooks appear as though they are real paper back novels. Only when you open them up do you discover the true secret inside. They are blank! At least until you fill them with your own thoughts, stories, pictures, and words.

A perfect gift for an aspiring writer, note taker, list maker, journal writer, or anyone who wants to keep their notes under cover.

Website | Facebook

[toque2013]

Publication Studio Vancouver is part of an international network of studios dedicated to the social life of the book.

Publication Studio publishes an innovative series of books produced on-demand and by hand in their studio. Founded by Keith Higgins and Kathy Slade in 2010, they are part of a network of Publication Studios in other cities including Portland, Berkeley, Boston, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. They mainly publish books by artists, including books by Myfanwy MacLeod, Mina Totino, Dan Graham, Michael Turner, and others.  They also have reclaimed out-of-print and under-appreciated books and given them new life, in series like the Everyday Library, which includes books like Hutchins Hapgood’s The Spirit of the Ghetto and Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor; and Apparitions, a series of volumes of literary tales of the fantastic which includes stories by Oscar Wilde, Sarah Coleridge, and E.T.A. Hoffmann. 

[toque2013]

Draw Me a Lion

Lisa Cinar is the mastermind behind Draw Me a Lion's “imaginative prints, colouring cards and posters, greeting cards, and ‘Create Your Own Story’ activity kits”. Draw Me a Lion is the result of Cinar’s passion for drawing and creating things. Hailing from Germany, Cinar has been living in Vancouver for over a decade and is currently teaching Illustration for Picture Books at Emily Carr University, where she received her BFA in 2004. 

Website 

[toque2013]

1UP Caramels

New to TOQUE this year! Fresh, small-batch caramels made without artificial flavourings or preservatives. Each batch is stirred, poured, cut and wrapped by hand. Each chew is awesome and addictive.

Website | Instagram

[toque2013]

Anita Sikma

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1980, Anita Sikma was raised in a home which instilled her future fixation on formal contrast. From her maternal, Catholic-Italian side, Sikma became responsive to jewelry as a dazzling, deeply symbolic adornment; but with her father a mechanic, Sikma apprenticed in the garage, where she discovered the incidental glamour of machines. Upon moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, and receiving her Diploma in Jewelry Art & Design from Vancouver Community College, Sikma founded a practice to express her manifold obsessions in singular, wearable jewelry.

Website | Instagram | Facebook

[toque2013]

Amy, of Down Home Amy, designs, illustrates, prints and sews original handmade items for you and your little ones. Keeping the earth in mind she enjoys designing reusable products using organic and recycled materials, all done in her studio on the east side of Vancouver.

Website | Instagram

[toque2013]

Thistletown Studio

Joining us this year is Thistletown Studio, the product of Claire Shagerl's love of textiles, stitching, nature, and inspiring play. Thistletown Studio is home to Thistletown, a forest town belonging to Thistle and her unique friends, each of which has a name and a story. All the Soft Friends of Thistletown are designed and meticulously stitched in Shagerl's studio in Strathcona, Vancouver.

Website | Flickr | Instagram

[toque2013]

AW by Andrea Wong is a collection of handmade accessories that prides itself on using reclaimed materials whenever possible. Using re-purposed materials allows us to re-represent the beauty of traditional textiles and comfortably worn leather.

AW by Andrea Wong is inspired by the beauty of the Pacific Northwest coast. Each item is handcrafted by Andrea Wong and her team in her Vancouver studio. Andrea brings with her over 10 years of design experience, using both modern and old world sewing techniques. She can be found around BC and on her travels sourcing authentically traditional vintage textiles and leathers to be re-purposed for her next collection.  When she can’t find her materials reclaimed, she goes to authentic sources. For example, all the wax canvas used in AW bags are imported from an American family-run mill that has been manufacturing since 1838. The rock climbing ropes featured in AW drawstring backpacks are Swiss-made. 

When it comes to the product, detail is everything to us.

Website | Twitter | Instagram

[toque2013]

Established in 2005 by Jo Cook, Perro Verlag is an idea that grew out of collaborative drawing sessions, comics exhibitions and barbecues at Lucky’s Comics in Vancouver. Perro Verlag’s roots go back to the energy of 1970s artist’s mimeo magazines in which the page became an alternative exhibition space for artists to work in. 

Great article on Jo Cook by Chelsea Rooney via Project Space.

Website

[toque2013]

Henderson Dry Goods is the work of Vancouver artist and designer Alex Henderson. Inside her small backyard studio, she crafts items with care. Working almost exclusively with wood, Alex brings a delicateness and innovation to the material. 

The Henderson Dry Goods line has everything from fine jewelry to playful Christmas ornaments. Her pieces often have a nostalgic quality, while being decidedly modern.

Website | Pinterest

[toque2013]

Hand made sketchbooks and notebooks that are filled with various lovely papers by Wendy Oakman, who has been professionally bookbinding for the past 7 years. Books built to last, but break in nicely. 

Website