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Synesthesia Series

Synesthesia #1 Yellow Synesthesia #24 Golden Yellow Synesthesia #23 Orange-yellow These are the 3 works I am entering into Vancouver Island Surface Design Association’s next exhibition, in the Nanaimo Art Gallery, January 2014. It is a juried show so my work may not get in. Here is the series so far – 7 of 24 completed.

Saints’ Relics in Quebec City

Articulation visited many cathedrals, churches and chapels while in Quebec City. Two were the most memorable for me. One was originally the Petit Seminaire of Quebec’s chapel but now a deconsecrated building and incorporated into the Musee De L’Amerique Francophone.My 1st reaction to the chapel was surprise when we discovered all the wood, marble and granite walls and ceilings are […]

Articulation Work

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 […]

Victoria College of Art Student Sarah McLaren

Here is Sarah setting up her work on the Friday morning Sarah worked with a very warm intense colour palette Sarah’s couched sample has lots of exciting ideas she can expand on Sarah’s 3D project – needle weaving within a frame

VCA Textile Student Garland Fong

Garland has just put her board in place on the morning of the show and she is talking to her class members about her work. It is a dry run to prepare her for talking to many more people that evening. During the course Garland worked with her favourite colours Garland’s 3D project Her couching sample.

Progress With Red & Students’ Samples

Progress Report on Red: 3rd layer is just about finished VCA student progress with samplesEsther’s couching Sarah’s couching Kati’s couching Garland’s buttonhole stitch on her painted ground fabricThe students will be finishing off their samples and projects this coming week

New Work for the Maltwood

This past week I have been working on a new work for Articulation’s up coming exhibition in the University of Victoria’s Maltwood Gallery. The ideas for this work have been developing for quite awhile, ever since Articulation did a study week on Vancouver Island in September 2007. All members are now in their studios focusing […]