Shift Shaping

 June Jacobs has really grown as an artist in the past few years. Her work touches my heart and soul.  And soon it will touch my head. For my next big birthday I intend to purchase one of her hats. High Bush Cranberry fits me perfectly but Green Curls would suit me as well.

Her show, Shift Shaping is currently at the Saskatchewan Craft Council.

I met June when I came to Saskatchewan in 1994 to see if I wanted to move here to take the ceramics program at SIAST. Over the years I have gotten to know her  as a friend and as owner of Hand Wave Gallery. Currently we are in the same CARFAC mentorship program and at meetings I value her critiques, suggestions and sense of fun.

Prairie Excellence Exhibition -- June Jacobs featured artist

The exhibition,  Prairie Excellence, at the Affinity Gallery, 813 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, will be closing on February 27th.  If you haven't already seen it, it's an incredible show.  I'll be back at least once more before it closes to spend more time enjoying all the pieces. 

Above is June Jacobs' sculptural hand felted piece "About the Process" which was selected for Prairie Excellence.

June Jacobs has been active in Saskatchewan crafts for more than thirty years in a variety of capacities, including fibre artist and exhibitor.  She has owned and operated The Handwave Gallery in Meacham, Sk for 28 years.  As well, she is an educator, mentor, workshop participant, adjucator and juror, an active Saskatchewan Craft Council and CARFAC Saskatchewan member, president and member of the Saskatchewan Professional Art Gallery Association, as well as a member of fibre guilds.  She also coordinates many arts related activities and is dedicated to her art practice.

June has recently completed 3 art residencies: Banff, Vallauris, France and Quebec City.

Recent exhibitions include Body Skins, A.I.R.Vallauris, France 2008; The Eye of the Hurricane, Convergence 2008 Tampa Bay, Florida,: Interface 2009, Mysteria Gallery, Regina; Unity and Diversity, Cheongju International Craft Biennalel 2009, South Korea; Plein des Bras, Contemporary Textile Museum, Montreal, Quebec Dec’09 and  Jan ‘10