Cryosphere II – Hydrosphere, 80″h x 50″w, machine sewing, dry felting, stuffing; nylon, polyester, net, cotton, beads, glitter, Timtex, cotton and rayon thread. An exploration of the way water changes its molecular structure each time it shifts from a frozen state to a solid-state and back again. It is a process known as a phase […]
Read More...Georgetown, the old part of Penang, is a well-preserved UNESCO World Heritage Site. There one can explore a unique culture that began in the 15th century when the Straits of Malacca was one of the busiest shipping routes in the world. Chinese migrated from southern China and settled up and down the Malay coast and […]
Read More...Our annual family holiday was spent in Morocco this year. As you can imagine I have many pics of this fascinating country. I want to show you a few of the textiley things we saw. Above is a display in a pastmentarie shop of handmade braided belts ready for the discerning bride to select from. […]
Read More...Each day I have continued to repair the bead work on this dress. The weekend started out warm and breezy – perfect conditions for laundering my collection of domestic linens, acquired over the winter. Outside in the breeze until damp dry. Then “polishing” with a steam iron. This process took 2 days!
Read More...Here is my Postcards From Fundy series where I looked at the history of human settlement in the Bay of Fundy through the textiles the people made, wore and used. When people entered the gallery Wendy Klotz’s “Lost at Sea” work greeted them. It was so moving to talk to a man who had worked as a […]
Read More...I sewed 3 different trees’ leaf scar patterns on heavy cotton velvet. Embellished with coconut shell and dried seeds. Embellished with porcelain painted beads I bought while in India. The sewn pattern on the velvet ends of each form suggest the trees’ water carrying xylem cells. ‘Joggins Coal Trees’ Luxurious bolsters referencing the wealth of the Industrial Age being […]
Read More...I have been working on a series for the Articulated Materials: Bridging Waters exhibitions Articulation and Material Girls have organised. Each member of Articulation made and sent one work to the UK where it was exhibited with a body of work produced by a similar group, Material Girls, based around London. After a successful 3-gallery […]
Read More...In the Royal BC Museum there are 2 Art Deco garments that are well worth the hunt to find.This silk georgette evening dress, 1926-28, illustrates well the shock of the new. For the first time in European history women went out in public wearing garments that exposed their lower legs and the full length of […]
Read More...I spent yesterday morning in the Whyte Museum, in Banff township. I was looking for artifacts in the museum’s collection to work with. I am focusing on the equilateral triangle as a symbol and I found lots of examples in the current exhibition.Beading on moccasins A beaded choker. (nice Art Nouveau one in front of […]
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