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Ilena Lee Cramer is a multidisciplinary artist and ceramicist, creating work meant to be touched and interacted with. Using locally foraged clay, pit-fired ceramics, driftwood, beach glass, bones, and other found treasures. Their pieces from teapots, ritual cups, rune beads, and wind chimes blend myth, story, and history with the local landscape, connecting the materials of the land to everyday uses and infused with spirit.

Originally from Alaska, Ilena has been practicing ceramics since the 1980s and has shown work across the US and internationally. Now based on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish Nations in Vancouver, BC, they focus on simple, hands-on making: clay from the land, fired with fire, and created with intention.

Their practice is about accessibility and connection, showing that art can be made with what’s on hand, without the need for expensive materials or equipment.

At Witches Harvest, you’ll find one-of-a-kind, tactile, and ritual-inspired works that celebrate earth, fire, and creativity.

 

Witches Harvest
Sat October 24, 2026 11AM - 6PM
Sun October 25, 2026 11AM - 6PM
Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5N 4E4

#nightshademarket #nightshadeconservatory
#witchesharvest2026 #harvest #witch

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The marvellous @ilenaleecramer is back for this years Vancouver Pagan Awareness Day, and we are so glad to have them!

Ilena is a ceramic artist who blends her magical, whimsical nature with the groundedness of earthen clay. We love all the unique pieces that @ilenaleecramer creates!

Come by and check them out on August 8th, John Hendry Park (Trout Lake)!

#yvrmarkets #vancouverpaganawarenessday #pagan j

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Are you ready to enter the world of art markets and craft sales? Join us for an informative session covering different types of markets, understanding the right ones for your business, planning your table, payment systems, engaging customers and other top tips for first-timers.

🧺 Art at Work: Preparing for Art Markets
🗓️ Sunday, May 3, 1:00–2:30pm
📍 Richmond Cultural Centre, Theatre Under the Stairs
🎟️ FREE - RSVP to culture@richmond.ca (link in bio)

About the Presenters:

Ilena Cramer (@ilenaleecramer) is a multi-disciplinary artist, teacher, writer, designer and lifelong student of ceramics and clay. She studied ballet in Russia during Perestroika, received an arts degree in Alaska, made pottery in the mountains of Mexico, and has created many plays around the world. Her current practice finds local landscape, environment and materials encountering myth, story and history.

Originally from the United Kingdom, Sophie Slater (@_mothersnake) is an arts administrator, market organizer, and textiles artist based in the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations in Vancouver. Sophie’s artistic practice explores natural dyeing, quilting, and basketry. With five years experience organizing craft fairs, and working as Operations Manager at artist-run centre Western Front since 2023, she leads Toque Craft Fair every December.

Toque Craft Fair (@toquecraftfair) is an annual holiday market and community fundraiser benefiting Western Front (@western_front), a non-profit artist-run centre in Mount Pleasant. Welcoming over 5,000 visitors each year, Toque features a curated selection of artists, craftspeople, and designers—showcasing the very best of what’s made in BC. Spread across two floors of Western Front’s heritage building, the fair invites you to shop from over sixty artists and connect with the creativity rooted in our community.

Image 1: Sophie Slater, Tom Wilson Photography
Image 2: Ilena Cramer

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Raku firing with the claydies 🫖🔥✨️

This was such a magical experience! I still smell like fire and chemicals but my heart is full of joy🫶

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Wild Thing tea set by Ilena Cramer

Studio 109 @ CCAL
@ilenaleecramer

#CCAL #pottery #localartist #vancouverart #bcpotter

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Celebrated the Art of Upcycling with fellow artists that turn trash to treasure, work with reclaimed + repurposed materials found in their communities and highlight the beauty in perfectly imperfect.

Thank you for the wonderful conversations and welcoming new perspectives on little and big changes we can continue to make to walk lighter on our planet.

#woodworker #reclaimedwood #upcycling #pittmeadows #pittmeadowsartgallery

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Embrace spring’s rebirth through clay art and sacred equinox reflection. All ages welcome - supplies provided.

Join us for a ceramic workshop led by @ilenaleecramer to welcome the return of spring and the all the colours it brings. This workshop is followed by a contemplative equinox celebration.

Located in a restored heritage bulding (St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church), The Chapel is an intimate space perfect for happy hour, live music, poetry readings, and small gatherings. On the SW corner of Burrard and Nelson, we’re right in the heart of Downtown and the West End. Look for the open doors and signage outside behind the 2/44 bus stop on Burrard St.

DETAILS:
Sunday, Mar 22, 2025
5:45pm-6:45pm- Ceramic Workshop in the Chapel
7:00pm-8:00pm- Equinox service in the Sanctuary
Cost: Free

REGISTER at: (link in bio) or https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1984922182681?

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Wild clay, pit fired. Thank you @ilenaleecramer for sharing you pottery wisdom!

#pottersofinstagram #wildclay #pitfiring #burnishedpottery #handbuiltpottery

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❄️MEET THE ARTISANS❄️

🌟 @ilenaleecramer

✨ Ilena Lee Cramer is a multidisciplinary artist and ceramicist, creating work meant to be touched and interacted with. Using locally foraged clay, pit-fired ceramics, driftwood, beach glass, bones, and other found treasures. Their pieces from teapots, ritual cups, rune beads, and wind chimes blend myth, story, and history with the local landscape, connecting the materials of the land to everyday uses and infused with spirit.

Originally from Alaska, Ilena has been practicing ceramics since the 1980s and has shown work across the US and internationally. Now based on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish Nations in Vancouver, BC, they focus on simple, hands-on making: clay from the land, fired with fire, and created with intention.

Their practice is about accessibility and connection, showing that art can be made with what’s on hand, without the need for expensive materials or equipment.

At Witches Hearth, you’ll find one-of-a-kind, tactile, and ritual-inspired works that celebrate earth, fire, and creativity.

Entry is $5 at the door or in advance on Eventbrite, proceeds donated to two incredible organizations. .

❄️Witches Hearth ❄️
Sat Dec 13, 2025 11AM - 6PM
Sun Dec 14, 2025 11AM - 6PM
Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5N 4E4

#witcheshearth2025 #hearth #yule #hexmas #christmasmarket #xmas2025 #shoplocalfortheholidays #artist #art #witchcraft #magic #ritual #altar #authentic #candles #antique #collections #vintage #curated #salemsattic #vancouverevents #vancouverinwinter #spookyseason #illustrator #inktober #enchantment #wintertide #wintersolstice

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An Inevitable Beauty | Now On View at the Hearth Gallery, Bowen Island.

Discover the latest works by Sara Wiens, Ilena Lee Cramer and Julie Andrés

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AN INEVITABLE BEAUTY // Now On View

“What was lost is found again in paint and clay”

By artists Sara Wiens, Ilena Lee Cramer and Julie Andrés.

Don’t miss this beautiful show, on now at the Hearth Gallery until Oct 27th.

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