Rural Crafts – PFR

Metal Welding Art

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 20:06:39 +0000

Bill and Laurette Keen and their metal art and sculpting business. They build some items that are fairly large and depict native prairie trees and other plants. They also use everything from rocks to driftwood often as mounts for their welded together metal art pieces.

Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Custom Glassblowing Studio

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 19:14:51 +0000

Jacky Berting and her husband Jim Clark have developed a very successful glass blowing operation. They make a wide variety of glass items, many of them with a prairie theme such as badland vases and prairie lily plants. They even built a 400 square foot field of glass wheat with 14,000 waste high stocks.

Location: Cupar, Saskatchewan, Canada

Hand Crafted Cowboy Gear

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 16:00:18 +0000

Jamie Marner and her handcrafted cowboy and riding gear. She makes various products from Horsehair Hitching. A large portion of her business involves making chinks and chaps for working cowboys.

Location: Hanley, Saskatchewan, Canada

Modern Blacksmithing

admin — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 21:47:30 +0000

John Monteath and his business called Manuka Forge near Cochrane, Alberta. He works mostly with mild steel so he and his helpers can easily shape things with a hammer and some heat. He makes everything from stair case railings to fireplace screens. He also is sculpting everything from jewelry sized items wildlife figures from steel.

Location: Cochrane, Alberta, Canada

Amazing Antler Carving & Woodworking

admin — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:18:12 +0000

Jamie Kucey and her husband Reg and their business called Inaka Custom Handmade Furniture & Art near Rossburn, Manitoba. Numerous works of art are featured made out of everything from Manitoba Maple, Ash, Elm, Oak, Poplar & Birch. Reg specializes in custom antler

Handmade Horse Harnesses

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:18:12 +0000

Brad Funk runs a harness making business called The Livery Stable. He has a herd of Percheron Heavy Horses. One of his horse drawn vehicles is a Chore Sled. It is equipped with a winch for working with round bales. Since he works daily with horses, he understands what it takes to make a harness product from a practical standpoint. All of his harness making equipment is manually operated. In fact, he runs a leather creasing machine that was originally patented in 1867. He has tried electric machines and tools, but prefers manual equipment because it is more precise. He makes harness materials for sale and also repairs all types of harnesses.

Location: Langham, Saskatchewan, Canada

Custom Glass Bead Jewelry

admin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:42:20 +0000

Jolene Dusyk runs a business called JoJo Beads. The most popular glass beads are used for making earrings. Jolene says it It takes a steady hand and good eye to create a matched pair of earrings. She also makes bracelets, necklaces and boot jewelry. She has also ventured into sculptural art.

Location: Montmartre, Saskatchewan, Canada

Custom Concrete Yard Decor

admin — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:53:37 +0000

Tony and Bonnie Rudolph and their concrete yard decor business which allows them to make colorful and functional stepping stones. The couple purchase molds from around the world. The apply concrete sealant to ensure the stone last. At the time of our visit prices for the stones ranged from $5 to $250.

Location: Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada

Clay Portrait Sculptor

admin — Mon, 28 May 2012 20:09:22 +0000

Melody Kozmeniuk and her husband decided a few years back that it made more since to diversify instead of buy more land to stay viable on the farm. So, Melody began sculpting everything from people to horses. All her works are less than 22 inches in height. She sells her creations in a price range of $2,000 to as much as $6,500.