Hobbies
Yukon Traditional Hobbies
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It Takes a Village
As nine-year-old Alexis Crystal Jim focuses on picking up a brilliant blue bead with her sewing needle and fastening it to a piece of hide, the women several decades older than her chat and laugh and sew. Read more
Feb. 21, 2013
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Issue: 2014-02-20, PHOTO: Tamara Neely
Hooked on Hand-Dyeing
Baby alpaca and baby camel grow some very nice wool that can be sheared off and spun into beautifully soft balls of yarn. Skeins of yarn, actually – that's the term that Whitehorse artist Sophie Jessome uses. She and her boyfriend Yann Le Roy have... Read more
Feb. 20, 2014
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Issue: 2017-03-15, PHOTO: Mary Holozubiec
Artistic Announcements in Beads and Bells
Back in the day, when a team of dogs came into a camp or trading post, you would hear them coming. Just outside the camp, people would put belled and beaded blankets on their dogs. They would make a beautiful announcement of the team’s arrival... Read more
Mar. 15, 2017
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Issue: 2016-12-07, PHOTO: Sue Starr
Wool Gathering
The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre, located at 38 Lewes Boulevard, is a unique location in Whitehorse. Involvement of community members across generations is the focus of the centre. There is programming to nurture children and youth as well... Read more
Dec. 07, 2016
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Issue: 2017-06-14, PHOTO: Nellie Dale
Who knit you?
In 2015 my husband, Roger, and I visited Newfoundland; we rented a vehicle and hit the road. The breathtaking western shore drive took us through Gros Morne National Park and along the coast to L’Anse aux Meadows. Read more
Jun. 14, 2017
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Issue: 2017-06-21, PHOTO: Government of Yukon
Plenty of fun under the midnight sun!
Celebrated across cultures for centuries, the summer solstice falls on Wednesday, June 21. Each year, the summer solstice marks the longest day of the year and brings with it the kickoff of the major summer festivities in the Yukon. This week will... Read more
Jun. 21, 2017
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Quilters Without Borders
We might be copyright,” says May Gudmundson, laughing. A pin with the words I (heart) Quilts rests above her heart. “There’s another Quilters Without Borders in the States. We just wanted to have a group name.” “And there are no boundaries for where Read more
Dec. 03, 2014
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Issue: 2015-02-12 PHOTO: Nicole Bauberger
Quilting Hotbed
To descend the stairs into Bear’s Paw Quilts is to descend into colour. Quilts and colourful fabric samples line the walls. This is more than a fabric store. It’s a school, and a conduit to a world where quilting is the art of choice. Read more
Feb. 12, 2015
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Issue: 2020-02-26, Photo: Provided by Nicole Bauberger
The bead goes on
Last year there was a beading conference in Toronto. It was organized in conjunction with Beads They’re Sewn So Tight, an exhibition of contemporary beadwork curated by Lisa Myers at the National Textile Museum. I heard a lot of people say they... Read more
Feb. 26, 2020
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PHOTOS: Nellie Dale
The Beauty of Icelandic Socks
Blönduós is a small town situated at the mouth of River Blanda, in northwest Iceland. Iceland is largely an Arctic desert punctuated by mountains, glaciers, geysers, hot springs, volcanoes and waterfalls. Most of the vegetation and agricultural areas Read more
May 05, 2016
Yukon Arts and Crafts
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Maya Rosenburg
Drawing Mandalas
I love drawing mandalas, they are so fun, calming, and the more I create them the more I want to make. Read more
Sep. 15, 2020
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Photo Cred: Submitted by Leslie Leong
Artist in the School Adapts
Keitha Clark coordinates the Artists in the School program. She’s been impressed by the creativity the artists in the program have brought to re-imagining their workshops for online delivery. Read more
May 20, 2020
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Photo Cred: Maya Rosenberg
Recycled mixed media art cards
A big part of art is looking for inspiration, so let’s find it inside and outside! If you’ve had classes with me, you know I love textures and colors from nature; the next time you’re on a walk, start looking at the different colors around you. Read more
May 20, 2020
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Issue: 2020-02-26, Photo: Provided by Nicole Bauberger
The bead goes on
Last year there was a beading conference in Toronto. It was organized in conjunction with Beads They’re Sewn So Tight, an exhibition of contemporary beadwork curated by Lisa Myers at the National Textile Museum. I heard a lot of people say they... Read more
Feb. 26, 2020
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Issue: 2020-01-29, PHOTO: Fritz Mueller
AWG 2020 Cultural Marketplace calls for artists
The Whitehorse 2020 Arctic Winter Games, in partnership with the Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association (YFNCT) and presented by Finning, is inviting Yukon visual artists and craftspeople to apply for the AWG 2020 Cultural Marketplace ho Read more
Jan. 29, 2020
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Issue: 2019-12-04, PHOTO: courtesy of the Fireweed Community Market
Twelve days of holiday cheer
As the holiday season rapidly approaches, Yukoners find themselves in the full swing of seasonal craft markets. One of the most highly-anticipated events in the calendar, and the largest in the 2019 season, is the 12 Days of Christmas Market Read more
Dec. 04, 2019
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Issue: 2019-10-02, PHOTO: courtesy Murray Martin
The history of the canoe
Back in the early 1970s I wrote a monthly outdoors column for an Ontario outdoors magazine. One evening, after a day spent hunting moose, we pulled the canoe up on the sandy shore of an island and started a small campfire a short distance from our... Read more
Oct. 02, 2019
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PHOTO: Murray Martin
The amazing bat
Back in the 1930s and 40s, many weird stories hung from the tails of bats—they would get tangled in your hair, they were mixed up in witchcraft, a bite from a bat would condemn you to a life married to a witch. Read more
Aug. 28, 2019
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Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: courtesy of Augusto Children’s Festival
Three days of family fun
Are you keen on learning about drama, circus, dance or crafting? The Augusto Children’s Festival features a diverse group of workshops, with a roster that includes local artists and teachers as well as groups from across North America. Read more
Aug. 07, 2019
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Issue: 2018-11-21, PHOTO: Dan Davidson
It’s beginning to look a lot like ... (you know)
The pre-Christmas season will soon be underway here in the Klondike, actually beginning a few days before this piece can see print. It’s a season of bazaars and open houses that lead up to the actual holidays... Read more
Nov. 21, 2018
