Synesthesia #4 Spring Green I have just spent the day working in a team to install this year’s ‘Small Expressions Show’ at Tulista Community Arts Centre, Sidney-by-the-Sea, BC. When we left the gallery late this afternoon all of the work was in place and looked so inviting. It looked like a place to spend a […]
Read More...I have an Etsy shop, Ravenmade Works Here is how I describe my shop. Refreshed Artworks for the Home The items in my shop are for people who want their home to be a living expression of themselves and a place where they are surrounded by things they love. Used domestic linens, discarded embroideries, worn garments […]
Read More...I worked 8 days straight in my temporary studio next to the front window in Lilaberry Home Decor here. Fifty artists were working, demoing and displaying as one of Sidney’s ArtSea Festival events. Lilaberry’s lovely owner, Chris Stephen, sent me these pics she had been taking during the week. My time was divided between sharing […]
Read More...I am spending 8 days working next to the front window of Lilaberry Home Decor here as part of the Artsea Festival. Lilaberry Home Decor is a fabulous shop owned by Chris Stephen. All stock is artfully staged to appeal to all senses. There is so much to see one can easily get lost in thought, […]
Read More...Here is an artist whose work makes a difference. He paints murals on bus shelters and buildings to make people smile. This happiness deters those with the urge to tag blank walls. Jeremy currently lives in Hamilton, New Zealand and has left his mark all over the country. Here is a link to an article […]
Read More...The conditions were right: no wind, sunny, fresh leaves falling fast. It was the right time to sun-print. I lay an old door on the grass and covered it with plastic. I had a collection of leaves I had picked up on my morning walk. Three Setacolor transparent greens were mixed and thinned with water. […]
Read More...‘Succession‘ 96″h x 60″w x 36″d / 244 cm h x 152 cm w x 92 cm d. Materials: cotton, wool, polyester, nylon, wood. Techniques: strip piecing, couching, knitting. Photographer: Tony Bounsall. ‘Succession‘, detail. Photographer: Tony Bounsall. The well-being of an ecosystem depends on an unbroken cycle of organic processes. This work is knit with […]
Read More...Articulation members at work; Lesley Turner, Donna Clement, Ingrid Lincoln, Leann Clifford, in the inner harbour. The Empress Hotel is in the background. First appointment was a morning visit to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria http://aggv.ca/ to see ‘Kimono: Japanese Culture in its Art Form’ with many magnificent kimonos revealing the complex codes and etiquette […]
Read More...Here is a Tate Studio Visit video of Andy Goldsworthy.I found it on Rachel’s great blog.i.art.rachel: Andy GoldsworthyDo visit her blog for lots of interesting posts about art, artists and music clips.
Read More...Hemoglobin: ChlorophyllAfter sewing the motifs I auditioned many red/green permutations for the sheers going over the top and behind the cut out motifs.First decision was to settle on the right red and the right green sheers.Auditioned 2 layers of red with the lung sandwiched between and the leaf between two layers of green. Red behind with […]
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