Category Archives: drawings

Textile Society of America Symposium 2016

Textile Society of America Symposium 2016 The Textile Society of America 15th biennial symposium was held in Savannah Georgia in 2016. The co-hosts were the Savannah College of Art and Design and Art Rise Savannah. Ingrid lincoln and I attended the symposium this year. We caught one of the pre-symposium tours opting to have a group […]

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Jane Davies’ ‘Big Fat Art’ Workshop

I attended a Jane Davies’ ‘Big Fat Art Workshop, Jane’s Blog. We did many ‘technique’ exercises working quickly on large sheets of inexpensive paper. It was all about layers using many different media and working quickly to stop over thinking it. A sampler recording how to block out large shapes with different edges. An exercise […]

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Studio Design – Pattern Language #200 Open Shelves, #201 Waist-high Shelf

‘A Pattern Language’ by Christopher Alexander is a collection of patterns found in well-designed living spaces. I applied many of these patterns to my studio design. Pattern #200 Open Shelves The Problem – ‘Cupboards that are too deep waste valuable space, and it always seems that you want what is behind something else’. The Solution […]

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Studio Construction: Fixtures and Fittings

The hot water tank is installed in the crawlspace below the tub. This energy efficient placement means little heat is lost between the hot water tank and where I need the hot water. South Shore Cabinetry made and installed the cabinets and some of the furniture. Here are my drawing and design desk areas… …backed by […]

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Dorothy Caldwell’s Human Marks Workshop

“An individual stroke is an utterance of touch.” Dorothy Caldwell  Dorothy is demonstrating the next Stroke Painting exercise.  We taped various types of brushes onto long sticks. We dipped them into pots of different dilutions of black ink. With a large sheet of paper on the ground in front of each of us, we were […]

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Done & have the paper to prove it!

My drawing desk.  Notice the drafting board is empty.  I completed the final assignment, presented it…. …and graduated. For the past couple of months I put everything else more or less on hold and focused on this program.  I feel a great sense of achievement and also pleased I am able to return to my ‘normal’. […]

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Current Threads 2013 Artist Talks

On Saturday 21st, the Metchosin Art Gallery featured artist talks during the Vancouver Island Surface Design Association’s annual Current Threads exhibition.Curator of the gallery, Hailey Finnegan, made the opening remarks and introductions. Sarah McLaren spoke about the processes and techniques involved in her monumental thread painting of a path through a forest. We are all familiar […]

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